Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.88/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$133.88

136 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	138.44	724	26
Medium and Large 1	754	136.76	1,031	66
Medium and Large 3	562	126.86	713	44

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $11 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 sale136 hd

133.88

—

AL average13 barns · 964 hd

130.42

+3.46

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	1,588	86.49	1,374	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	57.63	778	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	55.96	651	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	47.59	486	29

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	468	122.23/cwt	120.00–124.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	154.14/cwt	152.50–155.00	336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	98.24/cwt	97.50–99.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	137.95/cwt	132.50–142.50	563	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.75/cwt	112.50–118.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.61/cwt	110.00–113.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	126.71/cwt	122.50–129.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	114.10/cwt	112.00–117.50	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	126.05/cwt	121.00–130.00	741	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	128.73/cwt	128.00–135.00	672	19
Bulls	—	—	1,585	87.96/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,394	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	57.39/cwt	55.00–60.00	708	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	50.73/cwt	48.00–53.00	514	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	56.67/cwt	55.00–57.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	120.88/cwt	120.00–122.50	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	109.46/cwt	107.50–110.00	585	8
Bulls	—	—	1,593	84.28/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,343	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	52.06/cwt	49.00–54.00	564	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	44.66/cwt	42.00–47.00	458	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	63.02/cwt	61.00–66.00	754	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	123.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	759	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,033	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	123.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	144.08/cwt	142.50–147.50	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	106.96/cwt	105.00–108.00	763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	729.25/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,686	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	693.87/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	106.02/cwt	102.50–107.50	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	167.22/cwt	162.50–172.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.50	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	113.08/cwt	111.00–115.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	757	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,037	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	151.74/cwt	150.00–157.50	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.56/cwt	144.00–152.50	621	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	870.99/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	9,860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	137.87/cwt	137.50–139.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	117.10/cwt	115.00–122.50	600	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	121.90/cwt	121.00–128.00	531	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	123.29/cwt	119.00–125.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.54/cwt	130.00–137.50	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.48/cwt	128.00–135.00	492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	129.34/cwt	127.00–132.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	116.15/cwt	115.00–118.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.76/cwt	124.00–128.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.54/cwt	134.00–137.50	438	3

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 931Last week 1,143Year ago 813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 163Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 32Year ago 37

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	120.00–124.00	122.23
1	—	675	107.50	107.50
10	—	583	112.50–118.00	115.75
5	—	628	110.00–113.00	111.61
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
18	—	512	115.00–122.50	117.10
14	—	436	121.00–128.00	121.90
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
7	—	374	128.00–135.00	131.48
3	—	323	134.00–137.50	135.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	107.00–109.00	108.00
1	—	655	99.00	99.00
6	—	482	112.00–117.50	114.10
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
8	—	534	107.50–110.00	109.46
5	—	356	120.00–127.50	123.11
5	—	269	130.00–135.00	133.00
2	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	127.00	127.00
4	—	408	130.00–132.50	130.64
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
4	—	368	137.50–139.00	137.87
7	—	576	119.00–125.00	123.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
2	—	593	119.00–120.00	119.50
7	—	381	150.00–157.50	151.74
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
5	—	418	144.00–152.50	148.56
10	—	465	130.00–137.50	134.54
4	—	658	111.00	111.00
7	—	614	115.00–118.00	116.15
7	—	530	124.00–128.00	125.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	218	152.50–155.00	154.14
2	—	725	97.50–99.00	98.24
13	—	408	132.50–142.50	137.95
11	—	570	115.00–117.00	115.99
5	—	480	122.50–129.00	126.71
3	—	270	150.00–155.00	152.48
8	—	526	120.00–122.50	120.88
2	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.42
5	—	366	142.50–147.50	144.08
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
6	—	679	102.50–107.50	106.02
6	—	625	111.00–115.00	113.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
2	—	455	140.00	140.00
3	—	713	105.00–108.00	106.96
2	—	358	162.50–172.00	167.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	119.00	119.00
5	—	345	159.00	159.00
9	—	447	144.00	144.00
1	—	520	137.50	137.50
6	—	622	127.00–132.00	129.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	112.50–113.00	112.75
2	—	495	137.50–140.00	138.75
16	—	588	121.00–130.00	126.05
19	—	522	128.00–135.00	128.73
5	—	616	120.00–126.00	123.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	757	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,585	87.00–89.00	87.96
4	—	1,593	84.00–85.00	84.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,233	55.00–60.00	57.39
36	—	1,084	49.00–54.00	52.06
13	—	1,197	61.00–66.00	63.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,014	48.00–53.00	50.73
15	—	1,026	42.00–47.00	44.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,269	55.00–57.00	56.67
2	—	1,593	60.00–61.00	60.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	500.00–600.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,054	600.00–800.00	729.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	925	600.00–800.00	693.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	775.00–1,050.00	870.99

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

Steers · 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