Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 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 $133.57/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −70.47 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$133.57

92 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$5.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	134.44	743	33
Medium and Large 2	508	133.40	677	55
Medium and Large 3	503	128.75	647	4thin

One grade step is worth $5.69/cwt here — about $96 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 sale92 hd

133.57

—

AL average12 barns · 1,266 hd

129.01

+4.56

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−70.47

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	1,633	88.79	1,449	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	59.46	868	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	57.60	672	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	53.08	602	7thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	669	6
Bulls	—	—	1,440	86.28/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	130.33/cwt	127.00–132.00	667	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.84/cwt	134.00–137.00	702	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	91.29/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.90/cwt	132.00–139.00	656	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.44/cwt	126.00–131.00	798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.67/cwt	133.00–135.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	120.30/cwt	117.00–124.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	118.28/cwt	116.00–121.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.76/cwt	129.00–133.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	120.74/cwt	119.00–123.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.41/cwt	126.00–131.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	120.42/cwt	118.00–125.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	119.18/cwt	118.00–122.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	126.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	143.95/cwt	140.00–147.00	607	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	52.81/cwt	51.00–54.00	576	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	53.08/cwt	51.00–56.00	602	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	59.01/cwt	56.00–62.00	856	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,384	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	57.52/cwt	55.00–60.00	668	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	61.91/cwt	61.00–64.00	770	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	170.92/cwt	167.00–175.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	135.63/cwt	132.00–138.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	146.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	777	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	835	2

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 734Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 79Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 26

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	140.00–144.00	141.65
6	—	517	134.00–137.00	135.84
9	—	621	126.00–131.00	128.44
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
5	—	667	118.00–122.00	119.18
4	—	565	131.00–133.00	132.00
2	—	358	167.00–175.00	170.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	512	127.00–132.00	130.33
17	—	476	132.00–139.00	137.90
7	—	616	118.00–125.00	120.42
7	—	581	125.00–130.00	126.43
6	—	422	140.00–147.00	143.95
2	—	368	156.00–160.00	157.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	135.00–140.00	137.53
3	—	460	133.00–135.00	133.67
3	—	677	116.00–121.00	118.28
4	—	624	119.00–123.00	120.74
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	120.00–121.00	120.52
3	—	525	117.00–119.00	117.98
2	—	430	125.00–127.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	113.00–115.00	114.01
7	—	566	117.00–124.00	120.30
8	—	432	129.00–133.00	131.76
9	—	480	126.00–131.00	128.41
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
11	—	513	120.00–128.00	123.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	132.00–138.00	135.63
2	—	630	142.00	142.00
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	530	142.00–147.00	146.60
2	—	623	133.00–135.00	133.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	85.00–89.00	86.28
3	—	1,825	91.00–92.00	91.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,091	51.00–54.00	52.81
31	—	1,161	55.00–60.00	57.52
15	—	1,244	61.00–64.00	61.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,134	51.00–56.00	53.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,450	56.00–62.00	59.01
1	—	1,560	64.00	64.00

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	—	1,088	800.00–925.00	862.50

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

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