Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $112.30/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$112.30

156 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	115.59	522	48
Medium and Large 1	557	114.02	635	72
Medium and Large 3	491	104.46	513	36

One grade step is worth $11.13/cwt here — about $9 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 sale156 hd

112.30

—

AL average13 barns · 1,448 hd

109.42

+2.87

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	1,514	78.19	1,184	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	52.36	723	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	50.52	646	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	42.67	436	27

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	—	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	124.74/cwt	120.00–129.00	594	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	100.82/cwt	96.00–107.50	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	647	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.20/cwt	134.00–137.50	709	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	119.87/cwt	118.00–121.00	563	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	928	516.61/cwt	400.00–600.00	4,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.15/cwt	139.00–144.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	708	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	822.14/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,997	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	714.45/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,252	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,110.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	14,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,738	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	74.69/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,056	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	39.22/cwt	37.00–42.00	391	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	45.03/cwt	42.00–47.00	533	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	54.92/cwt	54.00–57.00	757	16
Bulls	—	—	1,918	86.51/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,547	80.63/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,247	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	44.71/cwt	43.00–47.00	461	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	52.36/cwt	50.00–54.00	723	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	50.21/cwt	48.00–52.00	624	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	98.10/cwt	95.00–102.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	714	82.00/cwt	78.00–85.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	93.25/cwt	92.50–94.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	80.77/cwt	79.00–82.50	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	132.08/cwt	127.50–136.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	94.86/cwt	92.50–97.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	103.21/cwt	97.00–107.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	611	94.75/cwt	90.00–100.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	112.10/cwt	110.00–115.00	473	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	115.16/cwt	113.00–117.50	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.29/cwt	117.50–127.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	115.60/cwt	112.50–117.50	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	119.21/cwt	117.50–122.50	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.07/cwt	112.50–117.50	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	106.90/cwt	105.00–112.50	568	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.86/cwt	112.50–113.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	111.74/cwt	107.50–115.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	103.38/cwt	100.00–106.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	103.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	135.09/cwt	130.00–137.50	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	124.88/cwt	124.00–125.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	121.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.39/cwt	137.00–146.00	520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	108.73/cwt	102.50–111.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	109.57/cwt	107.50–112.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	93.49/cwt	92.00–96.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	128.11/cwt	125.00–132.50	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	96.40/cwt	95.00–97.50	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	108.22/cwt	107.00–110.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	109.79/cwt	105.00–112.50	681	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	120.31/cwt	118.00–123.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	116.36/cwt	114.00–117.50	723	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	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 Oct 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 829Year ago 949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 136Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 28Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	124.00	124.00
3	—	653	96.00–107.50	100.82
28	—	570	110.00–117.00	113.47
10	—	508	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	300	136.00	136.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
9	—	470	118.00–121.00	119.87
19	—	620	105.00–112.50	109.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	127.50	127.50
3	—	522	95.00–102.00	98.10
4	—	714	78.00–85.00	82.00
2	—	620	92.50–94.00	93.25
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
7	—	474	105.00–110.00	107.52
4	—	569	92.50–97.00	94.86
13	—	422	110.00–115.00	112.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	112.50–117.50	115.60
7	—	427	117.50–122.50	119.21
9	—	531	105.00–112.50	106.90
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
4	—	570	100.00–105.00	103.48
3	—	265	130.00–137.50	135.09
5	—	378	120.00–125.00	121.43
7	—	334	125.00–132.50	128.11
5	—	604	95.00–97.50	96.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	118.00–120.00	119.33
11	—	476	120.00–129.00	124.74
6	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.47
8	—	368	137.00–146.00	141.39
5	—	577	107.50–112.00	109.57
3	—	690	92.00–96.00	93.49
3	—	325	147.50	147.50
4	—	624	107.00–110.00	108.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	167.50	167.50
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
2	—	330	160.00–162.50	161.27
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	135.00	135.00
2	—	283	140.00–142.50	141.24
4	—	660	90.00	90.00
2	—	783	79.00–82.50	80.77
5	—	372	127.50–136.00	132.08
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
4	—	611	90.00–100.00	94.75
1	—	800	77.00	77.00
9	—	483	113.00–117.50	115.16
8	—	420	117.50–127.00	121.29
10	—	526	107.50–115.00	111.74
9	—	578	100.00–106.00	103.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	517	134.00–137.50	137.20
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
5	—	460	135.00	135.00
5	—	418	139.00–144.00	142.15
1	—	555	127.50	127.50
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	127.50	127.50
2	—	410	125.00–127.50	126.25
2	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.46
5	—	680	97.00–107.00	103.21
3	—	515	115.00–116.00	115.35
1	—	293	142.00	142.00
2	—	638	105.00–110.00	107.49
2	—	575	112.50–117.50	115.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	112.50–113.00	112.86
3	—	477	125.00–132.00	128.98
8	—	536	124.00–125.00	124.88
6	—	707	102.50–111.00	108.73
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
5	—	561	118.00–123.00	120.31
16	—	621	114.00–117.50	116.36

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	928	400.00–600.00	516.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,216	725.00–900.00	822.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	675.00–750.00	714.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,335	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,110.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,414	73.00–77.00	74.69
2	—	1,918	86.00–87.00	86.51
9	—	1,547	79.00–84.00	80.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	998	37.00–42.00	39.22
1	—	1,125	50.00	50.00
15	—	1,032	43.00–47.00	44.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,184	42.00–47.00	45.03
16	—	1,379	54.00–57.00	54.92
14	—	1,242	48.00–52.00	50.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,380	50.00–54.00	52.36

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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