Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 1.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.30/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −61.75 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$142.30

104 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$11.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	148.85	708	26
Medium and Large 2	481	141.54	681	48
Medium and Large 3	459	137.82	633	30

One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $75 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 sale104 hd

142.30

—

AL average9 barns · 944 hd

135.22

+7.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−61.75

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	1,766	81.61	1,441	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	55.91	699	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	54.98	903	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	48.14	491	19

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.40/cwt	132.00–139.00	717	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	151.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	153.36/cwt	151.00–157.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	135.31/cwt	133.00–138.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.73/cwt	145.00–148.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	176.32/cwt	175.00–177.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	825	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	794	509.51/cwt	415.00–605.00	4,046	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	942	637.61/cwt	550.00–695.00	6,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	128.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	122.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	116.17/cwt	113.00–117.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	109.62/cwt	107.00–112.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	128.96/cwt	127.00–132.00	618	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	125.40/cwt	125.00–126.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	112.66/cwt	112.00–113.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	798	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.78/cwt	133.00–135.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	887.04/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,695	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	720.15/cwt	695.00–740.00	8,159	4
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,375	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,031	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,325	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	11,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	144.43/cwt	142.00–147.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	127.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.29/cwt	139.00–142.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.62/cwt	147.00–152.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	491	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	148.77/cwt	148.00–150.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	171.52/cwt	170.00–178.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	130.31/cwt	129.00–132.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.88/cwt	138.00–146.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	764	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	725	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	805	869.25/cwt	750.00–975.00	6,997	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	49.74/cwt	48.00–52.00	507	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	44.93/cwt	43.00–47.00	461	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	527	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	54.98/cwt	54.00–56.00	903	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	54.98/cwt	52.00–57.00	692	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	59.43/cwt	58.00–62.00	745	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	81.35/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,426	8
Bulls	—	—	2,070	85.96/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	949	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	800	593.40/cwt	575.00–650.00	4,747	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	794	281.75/cwt	230.00–315.00	2,237	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	813	704.30/cwt	625.00–800.00	5,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	154.98/cwt	153.00–157.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.95/cwt	163.00–167.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	135.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	128.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	122.21/cwt	119.00–125.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	155.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	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 May 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 1.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.95
11	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.77
9	—	526	132.00–139.00	136.40
5	—	381	150.00–155.00	151.34
4	—	683	115.00–120.00	116.73
3	—	562	130.00–132.00	131.34
2	—	335	160.00–162.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	151.00–157.00	153.36
6	—	562	133.00–138.00	135.31
4	—	525	140.00–145.00	142.96
4	—	474	145.00–148.00	146.73
3	—	318	175.00–177.00	176.32
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.38
8	—	420	140.00–145.00	143.57
6	—	522	125.00–130.00	128.79
4	—	578	119.00–125.00	122.21
3	—	320	150.00–160.00	155.47
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
5	—	390	170.00–178.00	171.52
3	—	727	129.00–132.00	130.31
2	—	578	138.00–146.00	141.88
2	—	518	145.00–150.00	147.44
2	—	480	153.00–157.00	154.98
2	—	435	163.00–167.00	164.95
1	—	670	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	142.00–147.00	144.43
1	—	620	129.00	129.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	125.00–130.00	127.28
3	—	530	139.00–142.00	140.29
3	—	475	147.00–152.00	149.62
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	152.00	152.00
1	—	340	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	491	159.00	159.00
5	—	582	148.00–150.00	148.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	125.00–130.00	128.16
8	—	479	120.00–125.00	122.18
5	—	561	113.00–117.00	116.17
5	—	370	130.00–135.00	133.14
3	—	632	107.00–112.00	109.62
3	—	337	135.00	135.00
2	—	508	120.00	120.00
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	479	127.00–132.00	128.96
11	—	423	132.00–135.00	133.51
5	—	516	125.00–126.00	125.40
3	—	640	112.00–113.00	112.66
3	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.31
3	—	387	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	122.00	122.00
2	—	798	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	133.00–135.00	133.78
3	—	655	116.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	568	120.00–126.00	122.93
2	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.40
1	—	515	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	794	415.00–605.00	509.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	813	625.00–800.00	704.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	942	550.00–695.00	637.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	850.00–900.00	887.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,133	695.00–740.00	720.15
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	855.00	855.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	800	575.00–650.00	593.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	794	230.00–315.00	281.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	805	750.00–975.00	869.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,020	48.00–52.00	49.74
7	—	1,025	43.00–47.00	44.93
1	—	995	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	54.00–56.00	54.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,259	52.00–57.00	54.98
9	—	1,253	58.00–62.00	59.43
1	—	980	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,753	79.00–84.00	81.35
2	—	2,070	85.00–87.00	85.96
1	—	1,265	75.00	75.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle