Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. 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 $124.56/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$124.56

132 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$10.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	128.82	675	38
Medium and Large 2	485	125.51	608	35
Medium and Large 3	418	123.97	519	32
Medium and Large 1-2	631	118.06	745	27

One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale132 hd

124.56

—

AL average16 barns · 1,896 hd

127.57

−3.01

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	—	Low	1,685	80.64	1,358	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	61.14	885	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	59.28	723	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	50.14	543	18

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	144.43/cwt	142.00–147.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.63/cwt	127.00–131.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	143.16/cwt	140.00–147.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.95/cwt	131.00–137.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	103.93/cwt	100.00–107.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	135.89/cwt	135.00–142.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	118.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	788	648.89/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.79/cwt	137.50–139.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.85/cwt	142.00–150.00	766	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	898	743.25/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,674	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	864	493.80/cwt	380.00–565.00	4,266	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,088	527.66/cwt	470.00–580.00	5,741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	840.91/cwt	825.00–860.00	9,797	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	712.46/cwt	620.00–780.00	8,329	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	813	427.87/cwt	375.00–450.00	3,479	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	793	533.51/cwt	525.00–550.00	4,231	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	837	627.52/cwt	595.00–675.00	5,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.45/cwt	152.00–160.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.32/cwt	145.00–152.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.27/cwt	136.00–142.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	175.95/cwt	175.00–177.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	131.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	772	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	946	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	795	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	117.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	760	3
Bulls	—	—	1,504	77.48/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,165	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	82.10/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.68/cwt	144.00–152.00	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	133.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.81/cwt	124.00–129.00	602	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	58.05/cwt	57.00–59.00	861	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	898	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	46.53/cwt	45.00–48.00	500	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	52.53/cwt	49.00–54.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	122.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	53.73/cwt	52.00–55.00	601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	62.99/cwt	62.00–65.00	821	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	58.69/cwt	56.00–61.00	705	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	156.46/cwt	152.00–160.00	580	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	140.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	161.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	377	4

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 678Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
9	—	424	152.00–160.00	155.45
5	—	469	145.00–152.00	149.32
3	—	523	136.00–142.00	139.27
2	—	385	160.00–162.00	160.97
2	—	278	175.00–177.00	175.95
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	127.00–135.00	131.43
4	—	414	140.00	140.00
2	—	625	112.00–115.00	113.46
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	141.70
1	—	255	157.00	157.00
2	—	733	100.00–102.00	101.00
4	—	233	160.00–165.00	161.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	144.00–152.00	148.68
3	—	523	130.00–134.00	132.29
2	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.43
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
2	—	270	167.00–170.00	168.50
11	—	371	152.00–160.00	156.46
13	—	468	135.00–145.00	140.53
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	142.00–147.00	144.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	151.00	151.00
5	—	570	137.50–139.00	137.79
4	—	695	121.00	121.00
2	—	623	132.00	132.00
2	—	525	142.00–150.00	145.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	126.00	126.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	166.00	166.00
22	—	772	122.50	122.50
5	—	450	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
3	—	522	127.00–131.00	128.63
4	—	379	140.00–147.00	143.16
6	—	475	131.00–137.00	132.95
7	—	421	137.00–140.00	138.26
1	—	330	148.00	148.00
12	—	627	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
2	—	508	124.00	124.00
3	—	375	135.00–137.00	135.64
1	—	285	142.00	142.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
3	—	573	112.00–115.00	113.99
8	—	422	130.00–135.00	133.06
14	—	475	124.00–129.00	126.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	115.00	115.00
3	—	333	130.00–132.00	131.33
3	—	618	100.00–107.00	103.93
7	—	293	135.00–142.00	135.89
7	—	473	115.00–120.00	118.23
4	—	395	129.00	129.00
6	—	429	120.00–127.00	122.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	700	113.50	113.50
11	—	592	115.00–118.00	117.46
3	—	477	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	788	600.00–700.00	648.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	955	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	898	700.00–775.00	743.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	864	380.00–565.00	493.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	837	595.00–675.00	627.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	470.00–580.00	527.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	825.00–860.00	840.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,169	620.00–780.00	712.46
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	813	375.00–450.00	427.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	793	525.00–550.00	533.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	77.00–78.00	77.48
1	—	1,835	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,799	80.00–85.00	82.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	57.00–59.00	58.05
5	—	1,426	62.00–64.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	55.00	55.00
8	—	1,075	45.00–48.00	46.53
8	—	1,084	49.00–54.00	52.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	52.00–55.00	53.73
7	—	1,304	62.00–65.00	62.99
16	—	1,201	56.00–61.00	58.69

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