Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.89/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −58.15 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$145.89

57 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$3.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	146.84	713	39
Medium and Large 2	448	143.95	644	16thin
Medium and Large 3	400	143.00	572	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.84/cwt here — about $141 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 sale57 hd

145.89

—

AL average11 barns · 640 hd

128.97

+16.92

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−58.15

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	1,799	74.67	1,343	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	44.99	567	99
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,534	44.34	680	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	44.32	521	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	421	159.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	127.79/cwt	126.00–130.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	149.92/cwt	145.00–154.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.48/cwt	152.00–157.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.82/cwt	160.00–168.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	116.95/cwt	114.00–122.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.96/cwt	142.00–145.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	134.49/cwt	132.00–140.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	121.69/cwt	120.00–123.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.25/cwt	147.00–157.00	712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	135.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	68.62/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,203	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	42.17/cwt	40.00–44.00	520	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	42.67/cwt	42.00–44.00	629	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	46.67/cwt	45.00–50.00	596	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	44.32/cwt	42.00–47.00	521	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	55.52/cwt	55.00–56.00	773	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	46.00/cwt	45.00–47.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	153.21/cwt	150.00–156.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	147.00/cwt	145.00–148.00	747	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	75.28/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,360	11
Bulls	—	—	1,828	80.48/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,471	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 Mar 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 123Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	155.00–165.00	159.89
5	—	569	126.00–130.00	127.79
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
6	—	375	160.00–168.00	162.82
3	—	662	114.00–122.00	116.95
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
4	—	515	135.00–145.00	140.97
9	—	471	147.00–157.00	151.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	145.00–154.00	149.92
2	—	378	152.00–157.00	154.48
3	—	533	128.00–130.00	129.34
3	—	458	130.00–140.00	135.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
1	—	395	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	428	125.00–127.00	126.04
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	130.00–137.00	134.98
3	—	367	142.00–145.00	143.96
3	—	532	120.00–123.00	121.69
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
4	—	481	125.00–130.00	127.49
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	132.00–140.00	134.49
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
2	—	520	126.00–130.00	128.00
3	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	163.00	163.00
1	—	520	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	128.00	128.00
2	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.57
5	—	478	150.00–156.00	153.21
4	—	508	145.00–148.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	67.00–70.00	68.62
11	—	1,807	72.00–78.00	75.28
3	—	1,828	79.00–83.00	80.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,232	40.00–44.00	42.17
56	—	1,276	45.00–50.00	46.67
2	—	1,393	55.00–56.00	55.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,474	42.00–44.00	42.67
6	—	1,593	45.00–47.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	42.00–47.00	44.32

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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