Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.27/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$120.27

53 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$13.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.73

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	130.82	635	11thin
Medium and Large 3	466	117.72	548	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	117.47	632	36

One grade step is worth $13.36/cwt here — about $3 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 sale53 hd

120.27

—

AL average7 barns · 309 hd

114.54

+5.73

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	—	High	1,517	85.93	1,303	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	59.21	766	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	58.03	804	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	53.32	588	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	476	135.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	113.25/cwt	111.00–115.00	695	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	91.04/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	87.12/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.35/cwt	132.00–136.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	156.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	622	5
Bulls	—	—	1,230	79.64/cwt	78.00–81.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	688	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	59.17/cwt	57.00–61.00	779	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	797	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	63.30/cwt	63.00–65.00	820	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	53.32/cwt	52.00–55.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	122.58/cwt	122.00–124.00	824	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	54.30/cwt	52.00–56.00	635	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	58.03/cwt	57.00–59.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.23/cwt	122.00–127.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	105.37/cwt	105.00–108.00	670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.66/cwt	126.00–133.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	145.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	119.59/cwt	114.00–122.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	102.51/cwt	102.00–103.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	111.21/cwt	110.00–113.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	610	2

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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 514Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 252Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. 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
5	—	476	135.00–140.00	135.99
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
6	—	518	132.00–136.00	134.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	125.00–127.00	126.00
4	—	614	111.00–115.00	113.25
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
3	—	427	135.00–140.00	136.64
3	—	328	153.00–160.00	156.23
5	—	473	130.00–133.00	131.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	163.00	163.00
2	—	560	130.00–136.00	132.95
12	—	625	125.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	518	144.00–145.00	144.50
5	—	672	122.00–124.00	122.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	122.00	122.00
2	—	370	145.00–148.00	146.52
6	—	487	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	470	122.00–127.00	124.23
13	—	636	105.00–108.00	105.37
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
3	—	424	126.00–133.00	130.66
6	—	338	145.00–147.00	145.33
2	—	673	102.00–103.00	102.51
5	—	561	110.00–113.00	111.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	114.00–122.00	119.59
2	—	535	113.00–115.00	113.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	90.00–92.00	91.04
2	—	1,600	84.00–89.00	87.12
2	—	1,230	78.00–81.00	79.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,317	57.00–61.00	59.17
5	—	1,296	63.00–65.00	63.30
4	—	1,170	52.00–56.00	54.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	52.00–55.00	53.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	57.00–59.00	58.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00

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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Arab Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle