Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 to 150.00 per head higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.23/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −50.82 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$153.23

87 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$28.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	164.51	670	23
Medium and Large 2	422	155.58	657	43
Medium and Large 3	461	136.06	627	21

One grade step is worth $28.45/cwt here — about $43 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 sale87 hd

153.23

—

AL average15 barns · 891 hd

143.12

+10.11

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−50.82

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	1,675	89.92	1,506	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	64.85	834	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	62.87	769	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	53.37	573	13

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1	—	333	158.37/cwt	155.00–162.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	163.63/cwt	162.00–165.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	172.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	166.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	141.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	159.03/cwt	155.00–162.00	671	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	158.39/cwt	155.00–162.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	131.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	145.71/cwt	144.00–148.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.16/cwt	141.00–142.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	880.48/cwt	860.00–900.00	9,157	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,462.13/cwt	1,400.00–1,525.00	18,686	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,199.27/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	14,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	164.50/cwt	162.00–167.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	152.66/cwt	145.00–154.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.78/cwt	172.00–180.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	168.29/cwt	168.00–169.00	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	171.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	177.15/cwt	175.00–180.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.52/cwt	145.00–154.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	54.40/cwt	53.00–56.00	597	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	49.92/cwt	49.00–52.00	497	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	65.78/cwt	64.00–67.00	833	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	60.47/cwt	58.00–63.00	720	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	67.21/cwt	64.00–70.00	862	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	87.17/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,446	6
Bulls	—	—	1,753	98.72/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,232	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	795	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,776	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	850	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,060	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	5,087	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,598	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	806	505.93/cwt	445.00–560.00	4,078	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,038	587.23/cwt	575.00–600.00	6,095	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,574	953.66/cwt	915.00–975.00	15,011	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,091.70/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	14,771	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	1,291.27/cwt	1,100.00–1,475.00	18,233	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	686.98/cwt	630.00–720.00	7,749	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	1,048.10/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	9,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	178.47/cwt	177.00–180.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	120.55/cwt	117.00–124.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	129.30/cwt	127.00–130.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	132.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	114.61/cwt	112.00–117.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.09/cwt	138.00–143.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	144.71/cwt	144.00–145.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	122.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	132.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	150.13/cwt	145.00–153.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.45/cwt	113.00–116.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.78/cwt	149.00–155.00	562	7

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 298Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	155.00–162.00	158.37
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
4	—	436	144.00–148.00	145.71
6	—	469	141.00–142.00	141.16
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
7	—	370	149.00–155.00	151.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	117.00–124.00	120.55
6	—	416	127.00–130.00	129.30
5	—	387	130.00–135.00	132.15
3	—	522	112.00–117.00	114.61
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	138.00–143.00	141.09
7	—	369	144.00–145.00	144.71
6	—	537	122.00–128.00	122.96
6	—	481	130.00–136.00	132.09
5	—	329	145.00–153.00	150.13
2	—	573	113.00–116.00	114.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	162.00–165.00	163.63
5	—	365	165.00–175.00	171.11
5	—	319	175.00–180.00	177.15
3	—	518	145.00–154.00	150.52
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	158.00	158.00
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	177.00	177.00
1	—	575	131.00	131.00
2	—	615	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	277	170.00–175.00	172.27
6	—	326	165.00–170.00	166.60
6	—	519	135.00–145.00	141.42
7	—	376	160.00–165.00	162.63
8	—	473	147.00–155.00	151.17
9	—	422	155.00–162.00	159.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
2	—	330	155.00–162.00	158.39
2	—	380	150.00–152.00	150.99
2	—	560	117.00–120.00	118.50
2	—	615	107.00–110.00	108.48
6	—	424	142.00–150.00	146.02
6	—	474	125.00–135.00	131.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	162.00–167.00	164.50
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	145.00–154.00	152.66
2	—	323	172.00–180.00	175.78
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	132.00	132.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	162.00	162.00
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	168.00–169.00	168.29
3	—	677	135.00	135.00
3	—	548	155.00	155.00
2	—	378	177.00–180.00	178.47
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
1	—	335	187.00	187.00

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	—	965	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	920	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,048.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	860.00–900.00	880.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,278	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,462.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,203	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,199.27
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	360.00	360.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	595.00	595.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	806	445.00–560.00	505.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	575.00–600.00	587.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,574	915.00–975.00	953.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,353	925.00–1,225.00	1,091.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,412	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,291.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,128	630.00–720.00	686.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,098	53.00–56.00	54.40
3	—	995	49.00–52.00	49.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,266	64.00–67.00	65.78
2	—	1,328	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,190	58.00–63.00	60.47
11	—	1,283	64.00–70.00	67.21
1	—	1,075	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,659	84.00–89.00	87.17
3	—	1,753	97.00–100.00	98.72
1	—	1,540	80.00	80.00

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

Bulls · 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