Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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 $140.28/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.77 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$140.28

88 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	466	142.59	664	37
Medium and Large 1	532	139.33	741	45
Medium and Large 3	466	133.19	620	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $44 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 sale88 hd

140.28

—

AL average11 barns · 1,062 hd

129.18

+11.10

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−63.77

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	1,700	92.46	1,572	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	72.00	1,075	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	65.68	789	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	60.96	688	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	410	138.88/cwt	137.00–144.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	127.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.45/cwt	135.00–143.00	721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.84/cwt	130.00–134.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.33/cwt	123.00–133.00	793	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	176.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	89.61/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	128.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.69/cwt	153.00–158.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	146.19/cwt	142.00–152.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.33/cwt	132.00–133.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.13/cwt	132.00–140.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	121.42/cwt	114.00–127.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	170.72/cwt	170.00–172.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	145.62/cwt	143.00–154.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	159.00/cwt	157.00–160.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	524	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	71.65/cwt	70.00–76.00	954	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	862.50/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	65.26/cwt	63.00–68.00	753	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,093	900.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,837	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	60.96/cwt	59.00–62.00	688	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	59.94/cwt	58.00–62.00	679	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	147.49/cwt	147.00–148.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.17/cwt	140.00–141.00	715	6

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 715Year ago 936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 76Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	410	137.00–144.00	138.88
20	—	585	124.00	124.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
5	—	477	130.00–133.00	130.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	125.00–129.00	127.64
8	—	424	130.00–135.00	131.53
2	—	565	118.00–120.00	119.03
19	—	519	120.00–125.00	123.15
2	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	735	108.00	108.00
3	—	313	142.00–145.00	144.01
3	—	377	137.00–140.00	138.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	127.00	127.00
2	—	525	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	135.00–143.00	138.45
1	—	255	180.00	180.00
11	—	623	123.00–133.00	127.33
3	—	335	175.00–180.00	176.67
3	—	418	153.00–158.00	155.69
3	—	570	132.00–133.00	132.33
5	—	685	114.00–127.00	121.42
8	—	464	143.00–154.00	145.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	135.00–140.00	137.37
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
2	—	475	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	130.00–134.00	132.84
6	—	567	125.00–131.00	128.48
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
7	—	434	142.00–152.00	146.19
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
9	—	469	132.00–140.00	137.13
2	—	273	177.00	177.00
3	—	322	170.00–172.00	170.72
3	—	383	157.00–160.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
1	—	500	149.00	149.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	139.00	139.00
1	—	335	177.00	177.00
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
2	—	425	152.00–155.00	153.50
2	—	465	147.00–148.00	147.49
6	—	510	140.00–141.00	140.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,598	89.00–91.00	89.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,332	70.00–76.00	71.65
22	—	1,154	63.00–68.00	65.26
15	—	1,133	58.00–62.00	59.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	59.00–62.00	60.96

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)	2	—	1,118	850.00–875.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,093	875.00–925.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00

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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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