Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $121.96/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$121.96

197 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	124.53	828	122
Medium and Large 2	506	121.66	615	42
Medium and Large 3	493	112.82	557	33

One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about $271 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 sale197 hd

121.96

—

AL average14 barns · 1,992 hd

118.90

+3.06

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	1,526	89.89	1,372	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,303	68.00	886	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	59.17	687	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	54.66	514	8thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	825.23/cwt	785.00–875.00	8,112	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	544	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	53.25/cwt	52.00–55.00	496	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	54.22/cwt	52.00–55.00	512	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	56.47/cwt	56.00–58.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	134.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	134.43/cwt	133.00–137.50	776	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,198	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	749.54/cwt	675.00–825.00	6,469	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	63.71/cwt	61.00–66.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	996	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	130.78/cwt	127.50–132.50	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	141.16/cwt	140.00–143.00	765	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.74/cwt	142.50–143.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	124.94/cwt	122.50–127.50	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	127.58/cwt	125.00–129.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.63/cwt	110.00–112.50	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	125.14/cwt	125.00–125.75	866	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	119.01/cwt	117.50–120.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	118.96/cwt	116.00–122.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.11/cwt	120.00–125.50	703	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	126.82/cwt	124.00–127.50	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	113.73/cwt	109.00–117.50	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	128.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	600	6
Bulls	—	—	1,355	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,569	89.11/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.17/cwt	129.00–137.50	711	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	137.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	140.48/cwt	137.50–144.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	136.78/cwt	135.00–141.00	667	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	151.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	171.69/cwt	170.00–172.50	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	116.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	145.00/cwt	141.00–149.00	622	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	128.49/cwt	127.50–130.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	128.01/cwt	122.50–129.00	795	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.01/cwt	131.00–137.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	111.01/cwt	107.50–113.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.03/cwt	157.50–167.50	527	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	143.13/cwt	142.00–145.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.50	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.87/cwt	132.50–137.50	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.08/cwt	125.00–132.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.10/cwt	124.00–130.00	661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	102.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.50	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	129.62/cwt	126.00–132.50	795	4

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 785Last week 675Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 117Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	983	785.00–875.00	825.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	863	675.00–825.00	749.54
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	57.00	57.00
5	—	931	52.00–55.00	53.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	52.00–55.00	54.22
6	—	1,096	56.00–58.00	56.47
9	—	1,324	61.00–66.00	63.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,569	87.00–91.00	89.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	112.50	112.50
30	—	760	131.00	131.00
1	—	505	147.50	147.50
2	—	578	142.50–143.00	142.74
2	—	635	141.00–143.00	141.99
2	—	673	133.00–135.00	134.02
2	—	708	129.00–131.00	129.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	130.00–137.00	134.24
6	—	578	127.50–132.50	130.78
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	415	137.50	137.50
2	—	478	135.00–137.50	136.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	133.00–137.50	134.43
15	—	542	140.00–143.00	141.16
1	—	495	143.00	143.00
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
2	—	678	122.50–127.50	124.94
2	—	725	115.00–117.50	116.22
4	—	613	126.00–132.50	129.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	125.00–129.00	127.58
85	—	692	125.00–125.75	125.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
2	—	470	132.00–133.00	132.51
2	—	608	116.00–122.00	118.96
4	—	571	120.00–125.50	123.11
9	—	758	114.00	114.00
14	—	520	124.00–130.00	127.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	113.00–115.00	114.00
13	—	478	120.00–128.00	124.96
1	—	320	142.50	142.50
2	—	278	140.00–145.00	142.57
5	—	520	120.00–122.50	121.00
2	—	375	132.50–137.50	134.87
7	—	425	125.00–132.00	128.08
2	—	590	117.50	117.50
8	—	679	100.00–108.00	102.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	110.00–112.50	110.63
5	—	433	117.50–120.00	119.01
1	—	310	133.00	133.00
7	—	475	110.00–115.00	113.29
1	—	765	87.50	87.50
8	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.24
2	—	288	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	610	100.00	100.00
3	—	380	120.00–125.00	121.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	124.00–127.50	126.82
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
6	—	465	125.00–133.00	128.97
1	—	790	97.50	97.50
8	—	424	130.00–140.00	137.11
3	—	383	137.50–144.00	140.48
8	—	560	110.00–120.00	116.25
3	—	688	107.50–113.00	111.01
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	717	109.00–117.50	113.73
2	—	285	165.00–170.00	167.54
11	—	530	129.00–137.50	134.17
2	—	768	105.00–107.00	105.98
14	—	488	135.00–141.00	136.78
4	—	390	150.00–155.00	151.25
15	—	429	141.00–149.00	145.00
4	—	576	127.50–130.00	128.49
17	—	621	122.50–129.00	128.01
4	—	671	115.00–120.00	117.48
8	—	323	157.50–167.50	163.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	139.00–141.00	140.01
2	—	660	123.00–128.00	125.50
3	—	320	170.00–172.50	171.69
4	—	615	130.00–132.50	131.26
6	—	573	131.00–137.00	134.01
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
7	—	476	142.00–145.00	143.13
1	—	430	150.00	150.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle