Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.96/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.08 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$134.96

65 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	434	139.22	605	40
Medium and Large 1	522	132.22	690	18thin
Medium and Large 3	528	117.71	621	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.51/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale65 hd

134.96

—

AL average11 barns · 696 hd

124.30

+10.66

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−69.08

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	1,563	84.33	1,318	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	63.06	965	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	58.31	689	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,460	51.72	755	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	134.41/cwt	133.00–135.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	113.62/cwt	113.00–117.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.35/cwt	107.00–111.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.30/cwt	119.00–124.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.35/cwt	122.00–126.00	530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	140.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	168.45/cwt	167.00–170.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	160.81/cwt	160.00–162.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	124.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	664	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,454	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	82.10/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	86.56/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	149.77/cwt	145.00–152.00	563	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.62/cwt	115.00–121.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	145.41/cwt	145.00–147.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	59.51/cwt	57.00–63.00	730	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	817	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	63.06/cwt	59.00–65.00	965	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	864	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	51.72/cwt	50.00–54.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	54.67/cwt	52.00–56.00	582	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.80/cwt	137.00–143.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	109.66/cwt	107.00–112.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	114.34/cwt	113.00–115.00	707	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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 238Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
4	—	418	130.00–132.00	131.25
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
3	—	557	113.00–117.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	103.00	103.00
5	—	359	133.00–135.00	134.41
8	—	534	113.00–117.00	113.62
3	—	582	106.00–108.00	106.98
6	—	477	119.00–124.00	121.30
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
6	—	426	122.00–126.00	124.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	107.00–111.00	109.35
2	—	478	114.00–115.00	114.48
1	—	405	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	139.00–143.00	140.99
3	—	730	104.00–106.00	104.98
2	—	308	165.00–170.00	167.48
5	—	417	145.00–147.00	145.41
2	—	688	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	360	157.00	157.00
3	—	618	113.00–115.00	114.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	167.00–170.00	168.45
5	—	311	160.00–162.00	160.81
6	—	519	120.00–128.00	124.29
8	—	467	130.00–136.00	132.82
5	—	376	145.00–152.00	149.77
3	—	570	115.00–121.00	117.62
6	—	420	137.00–143.00	140.80
3	—	610	107.00–112.00	109.66
2	—	235	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
2	—	635	104.00–105.00	104.49
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
2	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	425	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	664	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	81.00–83.00	82.10
2	—	1,680	85.00–88.00	86.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,226	57.00–63.00	59.51
4	—	1,339	64.00–65.00	64.50
15	—	1,065	52.00–56.00	54.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	59.00–65.00	63.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	50.00–54.00	51.72

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

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