Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 to 100.00 a head higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.30/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$109.30

47 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$10.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	115.37	604	13thin
Medium and Large 2	533	108.74	580	20
Medium and Large 3	482	104.47	503	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $100 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 sale47 hd

109.30

—

AL average13 barns · 1,109 hd

114.32

−5.02

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	1,668	95.41	1,592	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	71.83	973	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	64.82	794	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	57.20	566	26

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	582	116.31/cwt	114.00–118.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.16/cwt	141.00–150.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.32/cwt	122.00–125.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.98/cwt	133.00–137.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	824	770.53/cwt	725.00–825.00	6,349	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	878	999.53/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	8,776	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,595	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,181	1,077.87/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	12,730	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,097	899.24/cwt	850.00–925.00	9,865	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,301.50/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	16,581	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,185.18/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	14,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.95/cwt	147.00–151.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	113.38/cwt	112.00–115.00	418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	817	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	109.46/cwt	108.00–111.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	108.11/cwt	108.00–109.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	112.81/cwt	112.00–114.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	58.60/cwt	56.00–61.00	595	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	52.52/cwt	50.00–54.00	477	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	70.51/cwt	69.00–72.00	917	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	74.46/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,089	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	63.68/cwt	61.00–66.00	778	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	68.97/cwt	67.00–73.00	857	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	57.62/cwt	56.00–59.00	680	3
Bulls	—	—	1,569	96.75/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,518	5
Bulls	—	—	1,686	89.51/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,509	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	101.03/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,829	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	905	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,109	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	776	366.79/cwt	315.00–395.00	2,846	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	866	698.82/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,052	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,280	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	896	519.90/cwt	425.00–590.00	4,658	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,170	701.21/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,204	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,157	820.09/cwt	790.00–875.00	9,488	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	982.34/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	11,906	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	632.78/cwt	625.00–640.00	6,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	119.59/cwt	119.00–120.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	116.61/cwt	114.00–119.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	125.46/cwt	125.00–127.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 764Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 24Year 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	—	582	114.00–118.00	116.31
2	—	343	135.00	135.00
1	—	775	84.00	84.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
5	—	417	127.00–130.00	129.00
4	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.42
4	—	369	130.00–135.00	132.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	141.00–150.00	145.16
3	—	572	119.00–121.00	119.98
3	—	530	122.00–125.00	123.32
3	—	473	133.00–137.00	134.98
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	125.00–127.00	125.46
3	—	365	120.00–124.00	121.95
1	—	590	103.00	103.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	126.00	126.00
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	147.00–151.00	148.95
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	112.00–115.00	113.38
3	—	817	76.00	76.00
2	—	415	108.00–111.00	109.46
1	—	560	102.00	102.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	553	108.00–109.00	108.11
6	—	474	112.00–114.00	112.81
2	—	693	93.00	93.00
2	—	508	112.00–113.00	112.50
1	—	445	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	119.00–120.00	119.59
3	—	522	114.00–119.00	116.61
2	—	573	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	122.00	122.00

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	14	—	824	725.00–825.00	770.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	878	925.00–1,050.00	999.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,181	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,077.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,097	850.00–925.00	899.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,274	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,301.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,199	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,185.18
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	776	315.00–395.00	366.79
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	866	600.00–775.00	698.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	910	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	896	425.00–590.00	519.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	650.00–750.00	701.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,157	790.00–875.00	820.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,212	925.00–1,075.00	982.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	625.00–640.00	632.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,015	56.00–61.00	58.60
6	—	908	50.00–54.00	52.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	69.00–72.00	70.51
2	—	1,463	74.00–75.00	74.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,222	61.00–66.00	63.68
11	—	1,242	67.00–73.00	68.97
3	—	1,180	56.00–59.00	57.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,569	94.00–98.00	96.75
4	—	1,686	88.00–90.00	89.51
3	—	1,810	100.00–103.00	101.03

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