Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.86/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$121.86

136 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$25.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	127.42	773	51
Medium and Large 2	504	123.90	624	62
Medium and Large 3	495	119.33	591	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	907	101.75	923	20

One grade step is worth $25.67/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale136 hd

121.86

—

AL average10 barns · 988 hd

119.00

+2.86

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	—	Average	1,865	92.71	1,729	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	63.51	953	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	61.72	754	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	55.59	663	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1Value Added	—	617	131.44/cwt	128.00–132.00	811	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.33/cwt	135.00–138.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	131.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.81/cwt	137.00–142.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.11/cwt	148.00–154.00	635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,988	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.73/cwt	116.00–120.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.80/cwt	110.00–115.50	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	101.75/cwt	101.75–101.75	923	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.71/cwt	123.00–128.00	601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	125.59/cwt	121.00–129.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	87.93/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	112.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.23/cwt	132.00–137.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,917	96.71/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	12,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.36/cwt	138.00–140.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	183.55/cwt	182.00–185.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	138.74/cwt	138.00–139.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	130.14/cwt	125.00–131.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,091	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	985	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,012.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	10,560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	55.65/cwt	52.00–58.00	679	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	62.72/cwt	59.00–65.00	755	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	63.51/cwt	63.00–64.00	953	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	55.59/cwt	54.00–57.00	663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	66.79/cwt	66.00–68.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	158.55/cwt	157.00–160.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	171.36/cwt	167.00–177.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.75/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.30/cwt	127.00–133.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.63/cwt	136.00–137.00	638	8

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 Jul 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 0Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 0Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 31

No Trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	617	128.00–132.00	131.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
2	—	510	127.00–130.00	128.49
4	—	623	116.00–120.00	117.73
4	—	780	108.00	108.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
8	—	558	121.00–129.00	125.59
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	135.00–138.00	136.33
7	—	411	127.00–134.00	131.10
7	—	571	115.00–120.00	117.56
9	—	625	110.00–115.50	114.80
13	—	478	123.00–128.00	125.71
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
18	—	519	120.00–125.00	122.27
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	907	101.75	101.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	137.00–142.00	138.81
1	—	275	167.00	167.00
4	—	664	110.00–114.00	112.98
6	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.52
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
9	—	521	125.00–132.00	128.68
2	—	310	157.00–160.00	158.55
9	—	570	120.00–126.00	123.75
2	—	703	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	370	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	148.00–154.00	151.11
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
8	—	519	132.00–137.00	134.23
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
4	—	624	123.00–127.00	125.01
6	—	314	167.00–177.00	171.36
6	—	568	127.00–133.00	130.30
8	—	467	136.00–137.00	136.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	138.00–140.00	139.36
3	—	683	124.00–125.00	124.67
4	—	554	138.00–139.00	138.74
9	—	627	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	167.00	167.00
2	—	320	182.00–185.00	183.55
7	—	717	125.00–131.00	130.14
11	—	550	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	797	121.00	121.00
27	—	945	115.50	115.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,988	92.00–94.00	93.01
3	—	1,483	87.00–89.00	87.93
3	—	1,917	96.00–97.00	96.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,221	52.00–58.00	55.65
18	—	1,204	59.00–65.00	62.72
6	—	1,277	66.00–68.00	66.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	63.00–64.00	63.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	54.00–57.00	55.59

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,075	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	900.00–925.00	912.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50

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