Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle too few to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.73/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$118.73

80 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$3.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	120.81	617	27
Medium and Large 2	473	117.87	557	34
Medium and Large 3	444	117.31	521	19thin

One grade step is worth $3.50/cwt here — about $96 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 sale80 hd

118.73

—

AL average12 barns · 1,595 hd

117.22

+1.51

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	1,574	77.76	1,224	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	52.76	744	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	48.30	588	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	43.96	472	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	45.45/cwt	45.00–46.00	583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	48.26/cwt	47.00–50.00	582	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	121.87/cwt	120.00–123.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	94.48/cwt	90.00–98.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	131.18/cwt	130.50–135.00	795	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	120.39/cwt	120.00–122.00	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	117.39/cwt	117.00–118.00	554	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.07/cwt	132.00–145.00	716	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	54.65/cwt	54.00–55.00	805	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	51.51/cwt	51.00–52.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	115.77/cwt	115.00–117.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	117.50/cwt	117.00–119.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	135.50/cwt	135.00–137.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	123.78/cwt	121.00–125.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	120.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	132.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	145.75/cwt	145.00–147.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	156.04/cwt	155.00–157.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	126.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	143.77/cwt	141.00–147.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	132.21/cwt	131.00–135.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	133.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	147.31/cwt	142.00–151.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	123.38/cwt	121.00–126.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	156.35/cwt	152.00–162.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.74/cwt	146.00–147.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	116.75/cwt	116.00–118.00	649	4
Bulls	—	—	1,416	75.34/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,067	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	43.96/cwt	43.00–45.00	472	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	51.35/cwt	50.00–53.00	700	8
Bulls	—	—	1,851	82.00/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,518	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,210	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,314	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,973	2

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 767Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 139Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 100

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle too few to trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	120.00	120.00
14	—	606	130.50–135.00	131.18
2	—	528	140.00–143.00	141.54
2	—	568	136.00	136.00
7	—	726	128.50	128.50
3	—	485	152.00–162.00	156.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	112.00–113.00	112.33
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
5	—	661	121.00–125.00	123.78
3	—	613	127.00–128.00	127.33
2	—	530	135.00	135.00
2	—	415	155.00–157.00	156.04
2	—	709	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	468	142.00–151.00	147.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	117.00	117.00
2	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
4	—	438	145.00–147.00	145.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	150.00–152.00	151.01
3	—	485	140.00–143.00	141.01
4	—	516	120.00–125.00	122.97
4	—	584	117.00–119.00	117.50
4	—	426	141.00–147.00	143.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	148.00–150.00	148.98
3	—	555	130.00–132.00	130.66
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
4	—	515	132.00–145.00	139.07
4	—	478	146.00–147.00	146.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	140.00–145.00	141.64
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
4	—	429	135.00–137.00	135.50
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
5	—	465	130.00–135.00	133.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	120.00–123.00	121.87
3	—	423	127.00	127.00
4	—	371	131.00–135.00	132.21
3	—	478	121.00–126.00	123.38
5	—	644	108.00	108.00
4	—	556	116.00–118.00	116.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	90.00–98.00	94.48
3	—	567	110.00–112.00	111.34
5	—	528	115.00–117.00	115.77
6	—	419	120.00–123.00	120.66
2	—	630	102.00	102.00
5	—	332	130.00–135.00	132.83
7	—	371	125.00–129.00	126.69
2	—	475	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	120.00–122.00	120.39
5	—	472	117.00–118.00	117.39
3	—	322	125.00	125.00
4	—	591	105.00–108.00	106.50
2	—	445	119.00–120.00	119.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	45.00–46.00	45.45
20	—	1,207	47.00–50.00	48.26
2	—	1,260	51.00–52.00	51.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	54.00–55.00	54.65
8	—	1,363	50.00–53.00	51.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	43.00–45.00	43.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	73.00–78.00	75.34
4	—	1,851	80.00–84.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	935.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,035.00	1,035.00

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