Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.51/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −86.53 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$117.51

128 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	125.36	882	21
Medium and Large 3	492	116.04	571	58
Medium and Large 2	552	115.89	640	49

One grade step is worth $9.47/cwt here — about $242 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 sale128 hd

117.51

—

AL average13 barns · 1,153 hd

115.89

+1.62

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−86.53

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	1,530	77.36	1,183	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	51.39	845	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	48.53	574	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	44.19	463	23

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Value Added	—	730	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	909	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	105.21/cwt	102.50–110.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.47/cwt	128.00–131.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.86/cwt	117.00–124.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	111.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	933	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	105.11/cwt	100.00–108.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	100.65/cwt	95.00–105.00	531	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	114.63/cwt	113.00–115.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	107.55/cwt	106.00–110.00	572	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	106.66/cwt	100.00–109.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	119.12/cwt	117.50–120.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	769	76.24/cwt	75.00–80.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	107.65/cwt	102.00–112.00	518	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	121.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	102.98/cwt	101.00–105.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	100.04/cwt	97.00–107.50	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.66/cwt	116.00–123.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	113.25/cwt	112.50–114.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	118.84/cwt	117.00–122.50	492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	144.67/cwt	144.00–145.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	899	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	55.31/cwt	55.00–56.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	51.25/cwt	49.00–54.00	614	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	477	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	45.94/cwt	44.00–49.00	520	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	45.29/cwt	43.00–48.00	518	23
Bulls	—	—	1,864	81.85/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,526	4
Bulls	—	—	1,381	75.36/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,041	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	40.35/cwt	38.00–42.00	387	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	50.74/cwt	50.00–52.00	832	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	646.57/cwt	500.00–775.00	5,884	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	470.75/cwt	400.00–550.00	3,742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	640.55/cwt	535.00–750.00	7,225	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	109.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	131.54/cwt	127.50–136.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	614	93.61/cwt	90.00–97.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	119.36/cwt	113.00–123.00	566	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	101.87/cwt	95.00–102.50	688	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	732	85.33/cwt	84.00–87.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	125.22/cwt	120.00–127.50	547	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	139.16/cwt	135.00–142.50	461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.89/cwt	124.00–127.50	590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	93.72/cwt	92.50–95.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	552	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 Oct 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 829Last week 931Year ago 925

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 170Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 29Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	730	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
4	—	616	102.50–110.00	105.21
4	—	428	128.00–131.00	129.47
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
7	—	520	116.00–123.00	119.66
2	—	555	112.50–114.00	113.25
3	—	345	144.00–145.00	144.67
16	—	675	95.00–102.50	101.87
11	—	469	124.00–127.50	125.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	105.00–115.00	109.45
7	—	570	100.00–108.00	104.63
5	—	380	127.50–136.00	131.54
4	—	614	90.00–97.00	93.61
12	—	474	113.00–123.00	119.36
3	—	732	84.00–87.00	85.33
1	—	755	80.00	80.00
11	—	437	120.00–127.50	125.22
6	—	331	135.00–142.50	139.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
3	—	488	120.00–125.00	122.63
4	—	681	100.00–108.00	105.11
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	117.00–124.00	118.86
3	—	670	110.00–114.00	111.37
2	—	495	130.00	130.00
7	—	769	100.00–109.00	106.66
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	124.00–126.00	124.99
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
8	—	786	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	933	104.50	104.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	720	80.00	80.00
15	—	528	95.00–105.00	100.65
4	—	368	117.50–120.00	119.12
4	—	769	75.00–80.00	76.24
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
14	—	481	102.00–112.00	107.65
3	—	345	120.00–123.00	121.67
2	—	570	92.50–95.00	93.72
3	—	613	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	101.00	101.00
13	—	664	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	97.50	97.50
8	—	491	113.00–115.00	114.63
9	—	532	106.00–110.00	107.55
7	—	583	97.00–107.50	100.04
12	—	414	117.00–122.50	118.84
8	—	373	121.00–125.00	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	112.00	112.00
2	—	615	101.00–105.00	102.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,640	50.00–52.00	50.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	55.00–56.00	55.31
20	—	1,199	49.00–54.00	51.25
23	—	1,144	43.00–48.00	45.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	51.00	51.00
12	—	1,131	44.00–49.00	45.94
9	—	959	38.00–42.00	40.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,864	79.00–84.00	81.85
9	—	1,381	73.00–78.00	75.36

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	500.00–775.00	646.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,128	535.00–750.00	640.55
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	400.00–550.00	470.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	535.00	535.00

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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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