Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.02/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$124.02

202 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$8.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	128.73	691	40
Medium and Large 2	502	124.18	624	102
Medium and Large 3	432	120.60	521	60

One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about $170 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 sale202 hd

124.02

—

AL average15 barns · 1,959 hd

120.39

+3.63

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	1,563	88.67	1,386	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	62.31	917	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	58.22	643	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	50.59	469	22

Every lot, as filed

88 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 3	—	366	152.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	559	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	119.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	123.87/cwt	120.00–127.50	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	119.99/cwt	117.50–122.50	518	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	133.23/cwt	131.00–144.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	144.35/cwt	142.50–146.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	149.19/cwt	147.50–150.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	138.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	123.22/cwt	122.50–124.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.17/cwt	128.00–132.50	677	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,603	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	788.26/cwt	700.00–860.00	8,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	132.95/cwt	130.00–137.50	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	108.35/cwt	104.00–112.50	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	144.25/cwt	142.50–146.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.15/cwt	115.00–124.00	798	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.06/cwt	128.00–132.50	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.90/cwt	125.00–131.00	733	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	136.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	122.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	160.19/cwt	157.50–165.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	138.08/cwt	133.00–144.50	726	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	129.12/cwt	127.00–133.00	808	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.19/cwt	132.50–136.00	778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	145.06/cwt	142.50–148.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.83/cwt	154.00–160.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.27/cwt	162.50–164.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	133.09/cwt	130.00–137.50	365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	108.16/cwt	105.00–110.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	98.31/cwt	95.00–100.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.18/cwt	112.50–115.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.20/cwt	117.00–128.00	642	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	592	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	135.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	498	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.66/cwt	127.50–132.50	558	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.79/cwt	112.50–117.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.49/cwt	105.00–115.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	95.11/cwt	90.00–100.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	135.32/cwt	131.00–136.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	127.61/cwt	121.00–129.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	131.20/cwt	129.00–132.00	677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	112.33/cwt	111.00–114.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	129.00/cwt	125.00–132.50	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	132.72/cwt	130.00–137.50	565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	118.33/cwt	115.00–122.50	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	137.86/cwt	135.00–142.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	227	151.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	109.33/cwt	100.00–117.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	145.83/cwt	145.00–147.50	408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	147.84/cwt	142.50–152.50	634	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	47.88/cwt	45.00–50.00	432	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	54.06/cwt	51.00–56.00	518	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	571	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	62.31/cwt	61.00–63.00	917	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	57.85/cwt	55.00–60.00	645	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	62.79/cwt	61.00–66.00	755	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	51.27/cwt	49.00–54.00	468	10
Bulls	—	—	1,251	83.23/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,041	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	90.01/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,435	5
Bulls	—	—	1,994	95.16/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,897	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,514	1

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 802Year ago 658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 113Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	145.00–155.00	152.83
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
2	—	438	135.00–142.50	138.73
2	—	575	122.50–124.00	123.22
3	—	520	128.00–132.50	130.17
6	—	484	130.00–137.50	132.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	129.00–132.00	130.48
6	—	608	131.00–144.00	133.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	149.00	149.00
1	—	570	143.00	143.00
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
5	—	529	142.50–146.00	144.35
6	—	439	147.50–150.00	149.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.86
10	—	476	115.00–120.00	119.38
11	—	379	120.00–127.50	123.87
13	—	432	117.50–122.50	119.99
7	—	274	130.00–137.50	133.09
4	—	620	105.00–110.00	108.16
3	—	660	95.00–100.00	98.31
3	—	525	112.50–115.00	114.18
2	—	565	110.00–113.00	111.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	521	117.00–128.00	123.20
18	—	464	125.00–130.00	127.50
14	—	366	130.00–140.00	135.99
11	—	571	115.00–120.00	117.01
11	—	430	127.50–132.50	129.66
8	—	613	112.50–117.00	115.79
7	—	670	105.00–115.00	110.49
4	—	338	140.00–142.50	141.28
2	—	778	90.00–100.00	95.11
2	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	455	131.00–136.00	135.32
11	—	556	121.00–129.00	127.61
11	—	516	129.00–132.00	131.20
3	—	713	111.00–114.00	112.33
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
1	—	625	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	104.00–112.50	108.35
2	—	325	142.50–146.00	144.25
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
12	—	473	125.00–132.50	129.00
10	—	528	120.00–127.50	124.13
9	—	426	130.00–137.50	132.72
8	—	571	115.00–122.50	118.33
6	—	381	135.00–142.00	137.86
5	—	227	145.00–155.00	151.12
4	—	624	100.00–117.00	109.33
3	—	280	145.00–147.50	145.83
2	—	730	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	675	115.00–124.00	118.15
11	—	515	128.00–132.50	130.06
10	—	573	125.00–131.00	127.90
10	—	490	134.00–140.00	136.72
6	—	616	120.00–126.00	122.79
5	—	321	157.50–165.00	160.19
2	—	770	105.00–109.00	107.00
2	—	720	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
11	—	429	142.50–152.50	147.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	526	133.00–144.50	138.08
12	—	626	127.00–133.00	129.12
9	—	580	132.50–136.00	134.19
7	—	474	142.50–148.00	145.06
6	—	428	154.00–160.00	156.83
2	—	370	162.50–164.00	163.27
1	—	700	127.50	127.50
1	—	665	127.00	127.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	700.00–860.00	788.26
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	902	45.00–50.00	47.88
8	—	958	51.00–56.00	54.06
1	—	985	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	61.00–63.00	62.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,115	55.00–60.00	57.85
17	—	1,202	61.00–66.00	62.79
10	—	913	49.00–54.00	51.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,251	82.00–85.00	83.23
5	—	1,594	87.00–92.00	90.01
4	—	1,994	94.00–98.00	95.16

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle