Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.52/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$116.52

58 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$7.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	119.94	660	16thin
Medium and Large 2	512	116.07	594	32
Medium and Large 3	453	112.51	510	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.44/cwt here — about $150 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 sale58 hd

116.52

—

AL average9 barns · 1,205 hd

120.42

−3.90

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	1,692	80.22	1,357	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	51.60	769	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	50.55	634	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	47.57	534	8thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	139.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.13/cwt	113.00–118.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.34/cwt	117.00–120.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	113.61/cwt	112.00–117.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.76/cwt	134.00–140.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	123.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	129.05/cwt	125.00–133.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	109.83/cwt	105.00–113.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	118.78/cwt	115.00–122.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	54.47/cwt	54.00–57.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	162.68/cwt	162.00–164.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	111.30/cwt	110.00–113.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.00	490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	47.57/cwt	45.00–50.00	534	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	50.61/cwt	48.00–53.00	654	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.32/cwt	155.00–162.00	664	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	50.75/cwt	49.00–53.00	749	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	46.34/cwt	45.00–47.00	508	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	82.35/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,466	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	86.47/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	76.44/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,187	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 866Year ago 1,139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 142Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 51Year ago 42

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
3	—	422	131.00–132.00	131.66
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
3	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.34
5	—	613	112.00–117.00	113.61
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
1	—	530	123.00	123.00
1	—	350	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	113.00–118.00	116.13
6	—	434	120.00–127.00	123.38
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
7	—	575	105.00–113.00	109.83
8	—	469	115.00–122.00	118.78
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
2	—	683	100.00–102.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	105.00	105.00
3	—	470	110.00–113.00	111.30
5	—	422	115.00–117.00	116.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	150.00–160.00	155.61
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
4	—	465	134.00–140.00	136.76
5	—	576	119.00–121.00	120.00
1	—	690	111.00	111.00
3	—	428	145.00–147.00	146.31
4	—	521	125.00–133.00	129.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	147.00	147.00
2	—	333	157.00	157.00
2	—	523	120.00	120.00
2	—	433	135.00–137.00	135.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
4	—	468	144.00–150.00	145.94
3	—	382	162.00–164.00	162.68
3	—	527	135.00–137.00	136.02
6	—	422	155.00–162.00	157.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	137.00–141.00	139.02
4	—	729	124.00	124.00
4	—	663	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.47
3	—	608	120.00–126.00	123.02
7	—	588	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	168.00	168.00
2	—	433	153.00–155.00	153.98
2	—	523	137.00–139.00	138.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	54.00–57.00	54.47
32	—	1,293	48.00–53.00	50.61
6	—	1,096	45.00–47.00	46.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,123	45.00–50.00	47.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	49.00–53.00	50.75
2	—	1,548	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	82.00–83.00	82.35
2	—	1,908	86.00–87.00	86.47
5	—	1,553	74.00–79.00	76.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	800.00–875.00	837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00

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