Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.71/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$122.71

184 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	126.96	850	80
Medium and Large 2	479	122.89	589	57
Medium and Large 3	472	115.26	544	47

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $306 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 sale184 hd

122.71

—

AL average13 barns · 1,253 hd

117.22

+5.49

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	1,603	87.95	1,410	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	62.03	862	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	59.07	703	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	53.11	524	15

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	—	849	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	118.92/cwt	116.00–122.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	126.48/cwt	124.00–129.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	144.33/cwt	143.00–146.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	136.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	146.21/cwt	143.00–148.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	52.96/cwt	51.00–54.00	577	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	47.07/cwt	45.00–48.00	418	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	61.83/cwt	61.00–63.00	882	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	58.68/cwt	58.00–59.00	787	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	65.70/cwt	65.00–66.00	905	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	58.43/cwt	55.00–60.00	698	53
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.33/cwt	131.00–136.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	899	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	139.75/cwt	139.00–141.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,001	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	148.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	153.23/cwt	148.00–157.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	137.39/cwt	134.00–139.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	144.59/cwt	143.00–146.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.54/cwt	130.00–136.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.32/cwt	117.00–119.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.21/cwt	121.00–128.00	714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	762	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	106.66/cwt	106.00–107.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	119.38/cwt	117.00–121.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	130.51/cwt	128.00–133.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.31/cwt	114.00–119.00	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.19/cwt	122.00–129.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	489	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	884	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	115.82/cwt	113.00–121.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.09/cwt	123.00–132.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	112.01/cwt	109.00–115.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	106.26/cwt	105.00–107.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	123.73/cwt	123.00–125.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	109.74/cwt	109.00–112.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	595	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	53.53/cwt	51.00–55.00	552	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	62.99/cwt	61.00–66.00	775	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	58.42/cwt	56.00–61.00	588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	15,876	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,293	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,994	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	847.96/cwt	690.00–970.00	8,997	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	137.28/cwt	134.00–139.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	142.62/cwt	142.00–143.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.30/cwt	140.00–146.00	669	3
Bulls	—	—	1,721	90.31/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,554	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	85.58/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	159.13/cwt	154.00–164.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	689	107.80/cwt	101.00–113.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	692	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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,143Last week 785Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 56Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 33

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	849	124.00	124.00
1	—	460	149.00	149.00
1	—	425	153.00	153.00
14	—	631	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	116.00–122.00	118.92
2	—	665	124.00–129.00	126.48
2	—	480	143.00	143.00
5	—	560	135.00–138.00	136.59
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
5	—	441	143.00–148.00	146.21
3	—	620	131.00–136.00	133.33
4	—	536	139.00–141.00	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
3	—	487	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
3	—	340	143.00–146.00	144.33
2	—	583	129.00–132.00	130.48
2	—	410	139.00	139.00
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	733	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	146.00–150.00	148.29
4	—	525	120.00–127.00	122.70
5	—	390	143.00–146.00	144.59
5	—	575	114.00–120.00	116.99
10	—	421	134.00–139.00	137.28
2	—	735	97.00–100.00	98.50
8	—	478	125.00–130.00	127.71
2	—	235	154.00	154.00
5	—	689	101.00–113.00	107.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	148.00–157.00	153.23
2	—	735	105.00–107.00	106.00
7	—	467	134.00–139.00	137.39
3	—	622	120.00–122.00	120.98
8	—	518	130.00–136.00	132.54
3	—	670	117.00–119.00	118.32
9	—	570	121.00–128.00	125.21
3	—	762	100.00–106.00	103.01
1	—	205	168.00	168.00
4	—	414	142.00–143.00	142.62
4	—	334	154.00–164.00	159.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	164.00	164.00
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
2	—	520	138.00–140.00	139.02
1	—	320	168.00	168.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
3	—	470	140.00–146.00	142.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	110.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	582	106.00–107.00	106.66
4	—	333	128.00–133.00	130.51
5	—	375	122.00–129.00	126.19
6	—	434	113.00–121.00	115.82
7	—	620	105.00–107.00	106.26
1	—	220	137.50	137.50
8	—	533	109.00–112.00	109.74
1	—	250	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	117.00–121.00	119.38
12	—	573	114.00–119.00	116.31
13	—	370	130.00–139.00	132.21
13	—	418	123.00–132.00	127.09
2	—	613	109.00–115.00	112.01
2	—	670	100.00–105.00	102.56
7	—	488	120.00–124.00	121.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	129.00	129.00
13	—	673	134.00	134.00
51	—	700	126.25	126.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	118.00–119.00	118.49
4	—	535	123.00–125.00	123.73
6	—	570	120.00–122.00	121.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,089	51.00–54.00	52.96
53	—	1,194	55.00–60.00	58.43
32	—	1,231	61.00–66.00	62.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	45.00–48.00	47.07
7	—	1,031	51.00–55.00	53.53
4	—	1,006	56.00–61.00	58.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	61.00–63.00	61.83
3	—	1,342	58.00–59.00	58.68
3	—	1,377	65.00–66.00	65.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	88.00–93.00	90.31
4	—	1,485	83.00–87.00	85.58

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	—	1,620	980.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,061	690.00–970.00	847.96
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	540.00	540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	490.00	490.00

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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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