Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.86/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$130.86

95 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	134.59	671	40
Medium and Large 2	449	132.31	595	30
Medium and Large 3	436	123.15	537	25

One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $134 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 sale95 hd

130.86

—

AL average12 barns · 1,167 hd

129.02

+1.84

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	1,984	86.15	1,709	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	62.00	893	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	59.52	684	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	52.09	566	17

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	327	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.52/cwt	152.00–157.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.46/cwt	138.00–144.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.11/cwt	145.00–152.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	162.93/cwt	159.00–165.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.93/cwt	170.00–177.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.94/cwt	146.00–150.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	571	130.74/cwt	129.00–132.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	123.10/cwt	121.00–127.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.21/cwt	132.00–140.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	144.37/cwt	142.00–147.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	148.54/cwt	145.00–153.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	141.66/cwt	138.00–145.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	135.61/cwt	132.00–138.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	53.80/cwt	51.00–56.00	588	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	48.00/cwt	46.00–50.00	514	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	866	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	947	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	59.41/cwt	58.00–61.00	640	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	54.71/cwt	54.00–55.00	696	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	67.12/cwt	66.00–68.00	816	2
Bulls	—	—	2,043	84.23/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,679	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	715	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,396	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,830	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	514.72/cwt	465.00–560.00	4,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,115	688.73/cwt	625.00–800.00	7,679	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,319	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	785	578.77/cwt	525.00–650.00	4,543	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,005	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	821	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	123.90/cwt	120.00–127.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	118.81/cwt	117.00–120.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	111.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	142.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	148.93/cwt	145.00–152.00	621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	133.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	175.20/cwt	172.00–177.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	735	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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 930Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	167.00	167.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
10	—	471	137.00–145.00	142.03
9	—	417	145.00–152.00	148.93
7	—	378	152.00–157.00	154.50
5	—	529	130.00–137.00	133.33
4	—	276	172.00–177.00	175.20
3	—	568	128.00–130.00	129.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	152.00–157.00	154.52
6	—	521	138.00–144.00	140.46
5	—	473	145.00–152.00	148.11
4	—	369	159.00–165.00	162.93
3	—	325	170.00–177.00	173.93
2	—	675	119.00–121.00	119.99
2	—	573	135.00–137.00	135.97
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	127.00–130.00	128.98
4	—	421	138.00–145.00	141.66
3	—	467	132.00–138.00	135.61
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
1	—	260	167.00	167.00
1	—	235	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	135.00–140.00	138.24
6	—	528	120.00–125.00	121.47
6	—	473	125.00–132.00	128.42
5	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.32
2	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.44
2	—	325	146.00–150.00	147.94
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	129.00–132.00	130.74
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	121.00–127.00	123.10
7	—	473	132.00–140.00	135.21
7	—	421	142.00–147.00	144.37
5	—	376	145.00–153.00	148.54
2	—	640	115.00	115.00
2	—	533	126.00–130.00	127.95
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	290	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	120.00–127.00	123.90
6	—	472	117.00–120.00	118.81
5	—	530	110.00–115.00	111.15
4	—	379	130.00–135.00	132.71
2	—	328	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
1	—	420	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	526	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	51.00–56.00	53.80
5	—	1,070	46.00–50.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,480	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,077	58.00–61.00	59.41
3	—	1,273	54.00–55.00	54.71
2	—	1,215	66.00–68.00	67.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,043	83.00–85.00	84.23
1	—	1,865	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	465.00–560.00	514.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	625.00–800.00	688.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	785	525.00–650.00	578.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	685.00	685.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle