Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.19/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$126.19

143 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$8.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	129.14	662	43
Medium and Large 2	472	126.55	597	52
Medium and Large 3	443	124.00	550	35
Medium and Large 1-2	619	120.92	748	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about −$87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale143 hd

126.19

—

AL average15 barns · 1,960 hd

133.77

−7.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,576	76.38	1,204	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	56.61	667	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	56.23	820	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	48.70	539	17

Every lot, as filed

89 lots · USDA AMS · Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.78/cwt	113.00–116.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.70/cwt	129.00–133.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	141.81/cwt	140.00–143.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.20/cwt	133.00–139.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	794	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	661	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	111.15/cwt	107.00–113.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	128.49/cwt	127.00–129.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	120.42/cwt	117.00–125.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.09/cwt	117.00–121.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.99/cwt	133.00–142.00	516	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.36/cwt	121.00–126.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	147.02/cwt	144.00–152.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	870	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.96/cwt	141.00–145.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	167.87/cwt	167.00–168.00	675	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	825	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,919	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	757.29/cwt	710.00–780.00	8,444	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	772	331.74/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,561	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,825	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	478.36/cwt	430.00–535.00	4,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	119.63/cwt	117.00–122.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	171.94/cwt	169.00–175.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	144.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	814	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	654	13
Bulls	—	—	1,424	75.20/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,071	4
Bulls	—	—	1,922	82.08/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,578	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	70.18/cwt	68.00–72.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.23/cwt	142.00–150.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	136.21/cwt	132.00–140.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	110.29/cwt	108.00–113.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	130.18/cwt	129.00–132.00	491	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	45.37/cwt	44.00–47.00	494	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	50.09/cwt	48.00–52.00	559	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	55.54/cwt	53.00–58.00	648	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.83/cwt	152.00–158.00	729	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	51.05/cwt	50.00–52.00	651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	61.87/cwt	60.00–63.00	729	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	724	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	60.46/cwt	60.00–61.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	162.28/cwt	159.00–168.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.73/cwt	122.00–124.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.72/cwt	143.00–150.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	159.66/cwt	157.00–162.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	141.39/cwt	138.00–143.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Tue Jan 21, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 877Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	149.00	149.00
2	—	618	141.00–145.00	142.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	794	107.00	107.00
6	—	661	116.00	116.00
10	—	468	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
1	—	545	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
8	—	402	167.00–168.00	167.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	174.00	174.00
6	—	485	164.00	164.00
13	—	512	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	130.00–132.00	131.34
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	113.00–116.00	114.78
8	—	429	129.00–133.00	130.70
2	—	673	100.00–106.00	102.92
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
2	—	328	142.00–148.00	144.98
8	—	523	117.00–121.00	119.09
12	—	485	125.00–128.00	126.14
13	—	374	133.00–142.00	137.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	140.00–143.00	141.81
8	—	471	133.00–139.00	135.20
5	—	666	107.00–113.00	111.15
4	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.25
5	—	515	121.00–126.00	123.36
6	—	379	144.00–152.00	147.02
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
4	—	561	117.00–120.00	118.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	140.00–145.00	142.41
6	—	412	127.00–129.00	128.49
6	—	521	113.00–117.00	114.96
10	—	477	117.00–125.00	120.42
3	—	328	132.00–140.00	136.21
3	—	572	108.00–113.00	110.29
5	—	377	129.00–132.00	130.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	120.00	120.00
5	—	577	126.00	126.00
3	—	697	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	117.00–122.00	119.63
2	—	610	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	373	169.00–175.00	171.94
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
11	—	468	152.00–158.00	155.83
1	—	245	185.00	185.00
4	—	675	122.00–124.00	122.73
5	—	516	143.00–150.00	147.72
7	—	424	157.00–162.00	159.66
7	—	566	138.00–143.00	141.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	140.00–148.00	144.57
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
6	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.62
2	—	390	150.00–152.00	151.00
3	—	567	120.00–125.00	122.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	131.00	131.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	150.00–158.00	153.92
12	—	473	142.00–150.00	146.23
2	—	615	122.00–123.00	122.50
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
8	—	381	159.00–168.00	162.28
9	—	571	127.00–135.00	131.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	772	325.00–335.00	331.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,115	710.00–780.00	757.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	725.00–775.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	855	430.00–535.00	478.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	74.00–76.00	75.20
3	—	1,922	79.00–84.00	82.08
2	—	1,360	68.00–72.00	70.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	44.00–47.00	45.37
12	—	1,115	48.00–52.00	50.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,167	53.00–58.00	55.54
2	—	1,275	50.00–52.00	51.05
6	—	1,179	60.00–63.00	61.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,525	60.00–61.00	60.46

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle