Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.78/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$127.78

83 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$7.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	130.26	641	42
Medium and Large 2	492	125.41	617	38
Medium and Large 3	475	123.00	584	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.26/cwt here — about $57 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 sale83 hd

127.78

—

AL average8 barns · 974 hd

119.46

+8.32

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	1,689	96.20	1,625	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	65.06	1,040	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	62.67	762	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,290	58.00	748	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.67/cwt	143.00–146.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	134.89/cwt	134.00–136.00	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.18/cwt	108.00–113.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	136.84/cwt	135.00–139.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	124.01/cwt	123.00–126.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.26/cwt	148.00–154.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	117.68/cwt	117.00–119.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	101.96/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,422	90.97/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	133.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	147.02/cwt	144.00–152.00	609	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,216.02/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	12,975	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.86/cwt	131.00–135.00	756	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	945	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	58.98/cwt	56.00–61.00	648	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	65.06/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,040	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	70.76/cwt	69.00–73.00	992	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	64.25/cwt	62.00–68.00	823	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.05/cwt	129.00–134.00	555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	144.20/cwt	141.00–149.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.19/cwt	137.00–142.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	140.32/cwt	137.00–143.00	591	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	95.28/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	148.10/cwt	148.00–149.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	139.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	769	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.21/cwt	128.00–130.00	799	10

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 381Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 59Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
10	—	507	148.00–149.00	148.10
2	—	560	143.00–145.00	143.99
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	143.00–146.00	144.67
2	—	670	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
15	—	553	135.00–140.00	139.05
10	—	623	128.00–130.00	128.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	134.00–136.00	134.89
6	—	519	130.00–132.00	131.00
5	—	559	123.00–126.00	124.01
2	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
19	—	472	130.00–135.00	132.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	108.00–113.00	110.18
5	—	364	135.00–139.00	136.84
2	—	668	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	468	127.00–129.00	128.04
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
13	—	520	122.00–130.00	124.77
10	—	420	129.00–134.00	132.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	148.00–154.00	150.26
2	—	620	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
7	—	569	131.00–135.00	132.86
4	—	521	141.00–149.00	144.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	117.00–119.00	117.68
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
9	—	524	130.00–137.00	133.02
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
8	—	414	144.00–152.00	147.02
6	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.63
5	—	470	137.00–142.00	139.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	127.00	127.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
6	—	421	137.00–143.00	140.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	101.00–103.00	101.96
3	—	1,422	90.00–93.00	90.97
8	—	1,790	93.00–99.00	95.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,099	56.00–61.00	58.98
3	—	1,402	69.00–73.00	70.76
15	—	1,281	62.00–68.00	64.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	63.00–66.00	65.06

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 · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,216.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	775.00	775.00

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