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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jan 21

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

821 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 877▲ 821 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 64▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 29▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.19/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$126.19

143 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$8.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.58

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	129.14	662	43
Medium and Large 2	472	126.55	597	52
Medium and Large 3	443	124.00	550	35
Medium and Large 1-2	619	120.92	748	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.21/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale143 hd

126.19

—

AL average15 barns · 1,960 hd

133.77

−7.58

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	1,576	76.38	1,204	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	56.61	667	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	56.23	820	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	48.70	539	17

Every lot

89 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	402	167.87/cwt	167.00–168.00	675	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	753	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	814	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	142.96/cwt	141.00–145.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	661	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	767	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	778	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,022	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	794	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	850	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	136.21/cwt	132.00–140.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	137.99/cwt	133.00–142.00	516	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	130.18/cwt	129.00–132.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	147.02/cwt	144.00–152.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	128.49/cwt	127.00–129.00	529	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	141.81/cwt	140.00–143.00	590	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	130.70/cwt	129.00–133.00	561	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	135.20/cwt	133.00–139.00	637	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	120.42/cwt	117.00–125.00	574	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	126.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	612	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	123.36/cwt	121.00–126.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	119.09/cwt	117.00–121.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	666	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	114.78/cwt	113.00–116.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	110.29/cwt	108.00–113.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	709	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	111.15/cwt	107.00–113.00	740	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	171.94/cwt	169.00–175.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	162.28/cwt	159.00–168.00	618	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	159.66/cwt	157.00–162.00	677	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	144.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	613	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	153.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	654	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	155.83/cwt	152.00–158.00	729	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	146.23/cwt	142.00–150.00	692	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	147.72/cwt	143.00–150.00	762	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	141.39/cwt	138.00–143.00	800	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	122.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	131.62/cwt	127.00–135.00	752	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	122.73/cwt	122.00–124.00	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	722	119.63/cwt	117.00–122.00	864	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	70.18/cwt	68.00–72.00	954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,424	75.20/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,071	4
Bulls	—	—	1,922	82.08/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,578	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	45.37/cwt	44.00–47.00	494	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	50.09/cwt	48.00–52.00	559	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	55.54/cwt	53.00–58.00	648	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	61.87/cwt	60.00–63.00	729	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	51.05/cwt	50.00–52.00	651	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	724	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	60.46/cwt	60.00–61.00	922	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	772	331.74/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,561	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	825	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,919	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	478.36/cwt	430.00–535.00	4,090	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	910	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,288	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	757.29/cwt	710.00–780.00	8,444	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,120	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,376	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	870	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,525	2

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 821Last week 877Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	149.00	149.00
2	—	618	141.00–145.00	142.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	794	107.00	107.00
6	—	661	116.00	116.00
10	—	468	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
1	—	545	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
8	—	402	167.00–168.00	167.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	174.00	174.00
6	—	485	164.00	164.00
13	—	512	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	130.00–132.00	131.34
1	—	655	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	113.00–116.00	114.78
8	—	429	129.00–133.00	130.70
2	—	673	100.00–106.00	102.92
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
2	—	328	142.00–148.00	144.98
8	—	523	117.00–121.00	119.09
12	—	485	125.00–128.00	126.14
13	—	374	133.00–142.00	137.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	140.00–143.00	141.81
8	—	471	133.00–139.00	135.20
5	—	666	107.00–113.00	111.15
4	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.25
5	—	515	121.00–126.00	123.36
6	—	379	144.00–152.00	147.02
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
4	—	561	117.00–120.00	118.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	140.00–145.00	142.41
6	—	412	127.00–129.00	128.49
6	—	521	113.00–117.00	114.96
10	—	477	117.00–125.00	120.42
3	—	328	132.00–140.00	136.21
3	—	572	108.00–113.00	110.29
5	—	377	129.00–132.00	130.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	120.00	120.00
5	—	577	126.00	126.00
3	—	697	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	117.00–122.00	119.63
2	—	610	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	373	169.00–175.00	171.94
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
11	—	468	152.00–158.00	155.83
1	—	245	185.00	185.00
4	—	675	122.00–124.00	122.73
5	—	516	143.00–150.00	147.72
7	—	424	157.00–162.00	159.66
7	—	566	138.00–143.00	141.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	140.00–148.00	144.57
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
6	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.62
2	—	390	150.00–152.00	151.00
3	—	567	120.00–125.00	122.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	131.00	131.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	150.00–158.00	153.92
12	—	473	142.00–150.00	146.23
2	—	615	122.00–123.00	122.50
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
8	—	381	159.00–168.00	162.28
9	—	571	127.00–135.00	131.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	480.00	480.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	772	325.00–335.00	331.74

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)	3	—	1,115	710.00–780.00	757.29

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)	2	—	910	725.00–775.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	855	430.00–535.00	478.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	74.00–76.00	75.20
3	—	1,922	79.00–84.00	82.08
2	—	1,360	68.00–72.00	70.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	44.00–47.00	45.37
12	—	1,115	48.00–52.00	50.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,167	53.00–58.00	55.54
2	—	1,275	50.00–52.00	51.05
6	—	1,179	60.00–63.00	61.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,525	60.00–61.00	60.46

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.