Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $131.82/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −72.23 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$131.82

79 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	401	139.13	559	7thin
Medium and Large 1	536	133.40	715	27
Medium and Large 2	510	129.73	661	45

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale79 hd

131.82

—

AL average12 barns · 732 hd

121.55

+10.27

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−72.23

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	1,790	98.63	1,765	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	62.64	730	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	61.27	554	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,315	59.00	776	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	124.11/cwt	120.00–127.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	137.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.06/cwt	111.00–115.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	128.88/cwt	125.00–132.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	103.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	114.21/cwt	111.00–117.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	152.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Bulls	—	—	1,912	102.13/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.89/cwt	138.00–143.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	106.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	139.59/cwt	138.00–142.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	136.91/cwt	134.00–140.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	116.63/cwt	112.00–119.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	163.53/cwt	160.00–167.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	126.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	97.22/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	94.99/cwt	93.00–97.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.84/cwt	115.00–122.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	776	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	917.39/cwt	910.00–925.00	9,266	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	57.35/cwt	55.00–59.00	606	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	61.27/cwt	59.00–63.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	68.34/cwt	67.00–70.00	863	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	63.84/cwt	60.00–66.00	762	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	172.25/cwt	170.00–177.00	537	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 600Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 106Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	129.00	129.00
2	—	530	124.00–127.00	125.49
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
2	—	718	97.00–100.00	98.49
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
2	—	413	134.00–140.00	136.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	132.00	132.00
2	—	480	117.00–119.00	118.02
1	—	430	122.00	122.00
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
2	—	545	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	462	120.00–127.00	124.11
7	—	372	135.00–142.00	137.53
2	—	568	111.00–115.00	113.06
7	—	421	125.00–132.00	128.88
3	—	620	100.00–105.00	103.27
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
3	—	658	93.00–97.00	94.99
7	—	530	115.00–122.00	117.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	120.00–125.00	123.25
5	—	619	111.00–117.00	114.21
3	—	353	152.00–155.00	152.99
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
8	—	429	138.00–143.00	140.89
4	—	660	104.00–110.00	106.50
1	—	730	97.00	97.00
2	—	308	160.00–167.00	163.53
5	—	477	130.00–135.00	132.17
8	—	521	125.00–130.00	126.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	145.00–150.00	147.19
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
5	—	463	138.00–142.00	139.59
1	—	525	133.00	133.00
4	—	621	118.00–121.00	119.51
8	—	669	112.00–119.00	116.63
3	—	312	170.00–177.00	172.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	132.00–135.00	133.96
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
2	—	363	142.00–147.00	144.52
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	117.00	117.00
1	—	565	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,912	101.00–104.00	102.13
1	—	1,600	91.00	91.00
7	—	1,730	94.00–99.00	97.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	55.00–59.00	57.35
3	—	1,263	67.00–70.00	68.34
21	—	1,193	60.00–66.00	63.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	59.00–63.00	61.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	59.00	59.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	910.00–925.00	917.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	740.00	740.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle