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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Nov 10

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Oct 27Nov 10Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

866 head

▲ 378 vs last sale 488▲ 50 vs year ago 816 · +6.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 127▲ 38 vs year ago 104 · +36.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 19▲ 21 vs year ago 30 · +70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle 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 $123.77/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$123.77

84 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$10.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	124.99	657	41
Medium and Large 2	459	124.49	571	35
Medium and Large 3	502	114.37	574	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $83 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 sale84 hd

123.77

—

AL average11 barns · 1,325 hd

119.66

+4.11

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	1,628	79.43	1,293	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	57.52	912	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	53.53	624	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	48.51	473	2thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	150.51/cwt	149.00–152.00	698	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	136.08/cwt	134.00–138.00	792	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	134.90/cwt	133.00–135.00	809	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	945	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	135.69/cwt	135.00–137.00	418	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	134.71/cwt	134.00–136.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	128.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	133.96/cwt	132.00–137.00	584	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	129.34/cwt	127.00–133.00	609	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	123.70/cwt	122.00–126.00	641	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	116.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	115.54/cwt	112.00–117.00	656	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	120.25/cwt	120.00–122.00	697	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	764	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	163.96/cwt	162.00–165.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	356	163.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	582	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	154.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	557	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	144.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	134.70/cwt	132.00–137.00	624	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	141.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	127.15/cwt	125.00–129.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	75.67/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,153	6
Bulls	—	—	1,671	81.43/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,361	6
Bulls	—	—	1,990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,791	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	48.51/cwt	48.00–49.00	473	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	50.40/cwt	47.00–52.00	558	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	54.81/cwt	52.00–58.00	649	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	61.62/cwt	59.00–64.00	832	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	57.52/cwt	57.00–58.00	912	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	965	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,238	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	900.00/cwt	850.00–975.00	8,910	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	990	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,029	1

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 Nov 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 866Last week 488Year ago 816

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 127Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 19Year ago 30

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	850.00–975.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	152.00	152.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	500	133.00–136.00	134.50
3	—	470	140.00–145.00	141.72
5	—	356	160.00–167.00	163.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	125.00–127.00	125.99
8	—	423	140.00–148.00	144.27
4	—	463	132.00–137.00	134.70
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
3	—	328	162.00–165.00	163.96
2	—	675	109.00–110.00	109.49
6	—	528	125.00–129.00	127.15
4	—	376	150.00–157.00	154.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	144.00	144.00
2	—	405	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	483	125.00–127.00	126.01
3	—	535	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	801	118.00	118.00
21	—	600	133.00–135.00	134.90
1	—	455	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	149.00–152.00	150.51
11	—	582	134.00–138.00	136.08
4	—	511	145.00	145.00
1	—	760	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	134.00–136.00	134.71
3	—	308	135.00–137.00	135.69
10	—	427	125.00–130.00	128.58
4	—	568	112.00–117.00	115.54
7	—	475	120.00–125.00	123.40
8	—	521	115.00–120.00	116.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	122.00–126.00	123.70
12	—	580	120.00–122.00	120.25
2	—	728	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
1	—	340	157.00	157.00
7	—	436	132.00–137.00	133.96
9	—	471	127.00–133.00	129.34
2	—	615	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	518	112.00–113.00	112.49
2	—	488	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	433	117.00–121.00	118.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	57.00–58.00	57.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,107	47.00–52.00	50.40
31	—	1,184	52.00–58.00	54.81
4	—	1,350	59.00–64.00	61.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	48.00–49.00	48.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,524	74.00–77.00	75.67
6	—	1,671	78.00–83.00	81.43
1	—	1,990	90.00	90.00

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.