Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 $124.96/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$124.96

164 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$2.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	125.62	741	49
Medium and Large 2	465	125.58	584	47
Medium and Large 3	408	125.47	512	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	123.52	701	49

One grade step is worth $2.10/cwt here — about $40 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 sale164 hd

124.96

—

AL average14 barns · 1,717 hd

128.05

−3.09

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	1,673	78.85	1,319	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	58.81	706	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	57.99	867	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	49.06	534	25

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	118.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	118.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.54/cwt	128.00–135.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.13/cwt	140.00–147.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	125.34/cwt	122.00–127.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	140.78/cwt	137.00–145.00	387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	139.71/cwt	137.00–142.00	729	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	114.74/cwt	113.00–115.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	124.20/cwt	122.00–126.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	129.67/cwt	127.00–132.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	875	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	929	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	755	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	424.66/cwt	325.00–515.00	3,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,235	655.22/cwt	600.00–710.00	8,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,123	555.14/cwt	505.00–600.00	6,234	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,421	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	737.42/cwt	665.00–835.00	8,775	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,945	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.91/cwt	158.00–165.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.42/cwt	126.00–133.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	819	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	676	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	120.22/cwt	119.00–124.00	697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	9
Bulls	—	—	1,751	81.49/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,427	6
Bulls	—	—	1,556	74.45/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,158	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	139.24/cwt	137.00–142.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	146.16/cwt	142.00–150.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	152.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	155.64/cwt	155.00–157.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	129.45/cwt	127.00–132.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	147.03/cwt	142.00–151.00	694	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	138.17/cwt	136.00–140.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	158.42/cwt	155.00–162.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	109.97/cwt	107.00–113.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	46.28/cwt	44.00–48.00	479	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	58.13/cwt	56.00–59.00	866	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,022	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	726	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	57.82/cwt	55.00–60.00	700	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	62.73/cwt	61.00–65.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.46/cwt	122.00–127.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.89/cwt	136.00–143.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	118.18/cwt	117.00–120.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.93/cwt	143.00–147.00	541	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	51.24/cwt	49.00–54.00	580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 821Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	115.00–120.00	118.45
5	—	328	140.00–147.00	143.13
2	—	620	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
8	—	566	113.00–115.00	114.74
8	—	476	122.00–126.00	124.20
7	—	426	127.00–132.00	129.67
6	—	363	135.00–140.00	136.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	117.00–120.00	118.38
5	—	416	122.00–127.00	125.34
3	—	368	128.00–130.00	128.97
3	—	320	130.00–137.00	133.94
2	—	275	137.00–145.00	140.78
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	115.00–116.00	115.33
3	—	470	128.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	780	102.00	102.00
1	—	345	147.00	147.00
6	—	523	122.00–127.00	124.46
6	—	423	136.00–143.00	138.89
5	—	577	117.00–120.00	118.18
4	—	373	143.00–147.00	144.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	528	128.00	128.00
12	—	603	120.00	120.00
12	—	580	119.00–124.00	120.22
3	—	663	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	710	121.00	121.00
6	—	763	119.00	119.00
2	—	673	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	522	137.00–142.00	139.71
2	—	595	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	147.50	147.50
3	—	540	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	144.00	144.00
10	—	672	135.00–140.00	138.29
7	—	487	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	146.00	146.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	819	127.00	127.00
1	—	580	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	142.00	142.00
6	—	470	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	140.00–147.00	142.89
3	—	420	158.00–165.00	160.91
2	—	625	126.00–133.00	129.42
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	460	154.00	154.00
1	—	385	167.00	167.00
5	—	569	135.00–140.00	137.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.62
10	—	472	142.00–151.00	147.03
5	—	513	136.00–140.00	138.17
4	—	374	155.00–162.00	158.42
2	—	673	107.00–113.00	109.97
2	—	578	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	137.00–142.00	139.24
7	—	422	142.00–150.00	146.16
4	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.21
3	—	320	155.00–157.00	155.64
2	—	530	127.00–132.00	129.45
1	—	290	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	325.00–515.00	424.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	600.00–710.00	655.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,123	505.00–600.00	555.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,190	665.00–835.00	737.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,751	80.00–84.00	81.49
5	—	1,556	73.00–76.00	74.45
1	—	1,785	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	54.00	54.00
19	—	1,211	55.00–60.00	57.82
6	—	1,193	61.00–65.00	62.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,036	44.00–48.00	46.28
14	—	1,131	49.00–54.00	51.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,490	56.00–59.00	58.13
1	—	1,675	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,345	54.00	54.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle