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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jan 7

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

630 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 656▲ 630 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 111▲ 148 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 100▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available markets closed for holidays.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.79/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.25 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$146.79

103 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.79

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	150.16	720	29
Medium and Large 2	431	149.30	643	42
Medium and Large 3	431	140.44	605	32

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $115 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 sale103 hd

146.79

—

AL average9 barns · 746 hd

138.00

+8.79

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−57.25

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	1,602	72.77	1,166	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	52.22	817	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	49.06	608	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	40.55	435	14

Every lot

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	548	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	825	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	723	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	947	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	311	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	415	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	138.89/cwt	137.00–142.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	145.84/cwt	142.00–152.00	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.00	500	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	141.38/cwt	140.00–142.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	137.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	122.73/cwt	122.00–124.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	131.17/cwt	127.00–135.00	559	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	130.35/cwt	127.00–132.00	609	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	583	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	119.22/cwt	118.00–121.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	125.73/cwt	125.00–127.00	666	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	119.31/cwt	115.00–122.00	684	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	268	163.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	439	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	317	158.97/cwt	157.00–160.00	504	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	166.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	535	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	149.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	554	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	589	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	167.37/cwt	163.00–172.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	151.51/cwt	146.00–155.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	159.22/cwt	157.00–163.00	677	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	138.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	596	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	142.34/cwt	137.00–145.00	663	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	150.11/cwt	145.00–155.00	707	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	132.81/cwt	129.00–135.00	628	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	134.98/cwt	132.00–137.00	694	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	139.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	742	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	766	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	128.65/cwt	127.00–130.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,596	73.74/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,177	8
Bulls	—	—	1,650	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,073	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	36.52/cwt	35.00–38.00	347	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	42.16/cwt	39.00–44.00	473	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	47.88/cwt	45.00–50.00	576	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	42.50/cwt	42.00–43.00	522	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	53.41/cwt	51.00–55.00	709	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	714	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	51.64/cwt	50.00–53.00	804	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	55.11/cwt	54.00–56.00	880	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	879	462.14/cwt	380.00–525.00	4,062	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	892	648.97/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,789	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	594.53/cwt	560.00–650.00	5,749	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,055	475.66/cwt	430.00–500.00	5,018	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,115	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	749.47/cwt	710.00–785.00	8,559	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,166	660.77/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,705	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	740	654.86/cwt	625.00–710.00	4,846	6

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 656Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 100Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: No trends available markets closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
2	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	440	166.00	166.00
1	—	815	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	147.00	147.00
6	—	548	150.50	150.50
8	—	723	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	122.00–124.00	122.73
2	—	460	117.00–119.00	117.99
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
4	—	311	132.00–135.00	133.51
1	—	375	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
6	—	573	115.00–122.00	119.31
5	—	467	127.00–132.00	130.35
5	—	415	135.00–140.00	137.94
5	—	378	140.00–142.00	141.38
4	—	530	125.00–127.00	125.73
4	—	331	142.00–152.00	145.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	118.00–121.00	119.22
3	—	563	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
1	—	290	147.00	147.00
7	—	426	127.00–135.00	131.17
3	—	330	137.00–142.00	138.89
6	—	368	135.00–137.00	135.81
10	—	473	121.00–125.00	123.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	705	122.00	122.00
8	—	610	125.00	125.00
3	—	555	129.00–130.00	129.33
6	—	540	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	129.00–135.00	132.81
6	—	430	135.00–145.00	138.52
2	—	568	121.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	268	160.00–167.00	163.83
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	523	128.00	128.00
3	—	317	157.00–160.00	158.97
6	—	371	145.00–155.00	149.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	125.00–126.00	125.50
9	—	321	160.00–170.00	166.67
7	—	466	137.00–145.00	142.34
9	—	374	155.00–160.00	157.59
3	—	578	127.00–130.00	128.65
6	—	423	146.00–155.00	151.51
6	—	514	132.00–137.00	134.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	163.00–172.00	167.37
4	—	530	138.00–144.00	139.93
8	—	471	145.00–155.00	150.11
7	—	425	157.00–163.00	159.22
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
3	—	563	135.00–138.00	135.99

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	967	560.00–650.00	594.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	710.00–785.00	749.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,166	600.00–750.00	660.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,055	430.00–500.00	475.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	715	230.00	230.00

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)	3	—	892	625.00–700.00	648.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	879	380.00–525.00	462.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	740	625.00–710.00	654.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	54.00–56.00	55.11
6	—	1,557	50.00–53.00	51.64
1	—	1,520	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	35.00–38.00	36.52
10	—	1,121	39.00–44.00	42.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,204	45.00–50.00	47.88
2	—	1,228	42.00–43.00	42.50
9	—	1,328	51.00–55.00	53.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,596	72.00–75.00	73.74

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.