Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cow sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes under 600 lbs sold steady, over 600 lbs 2.00 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 $142.28/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −61.76 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$142.28

98 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	148.41	708	30
Medium and Large 2	468	143.05	670	45
Medium and Large 3	465	132.77	618	23

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $90 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 sale98 hd

142.28

—

AL average16 barns · 1,331 hd

133.68

+8.60

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−61.76

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	1,613	84.59	1,365	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	56.89	662	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	55.00	707	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	49.80	512	18

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	175.96/cwt	175.00–177.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	165.30/cwt	164.00–166.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.67/cwt	156.00–157.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.64/cwt	132.00–134.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	169.74/cwt	167.00–172.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.38/cwt	138.00–141.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	159.65/cwt	159.00–160.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.15/cwt	132.00–136.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.28/cwt	145.00–152.00	633	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.74/cwt	137.00–145.00	672	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	127.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.27/cwt	132.00–140.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	134.20/cwt	132.00–135.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	126.82/cwt	125.00–128.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	134.22/cwt	133.00–135.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	136.37/cwt	135.00–138.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.51/cwt	127.00–132.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	51.09/cwt	49.00–53.00	540	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	46.45/cwt	45.00–47.00	443	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	55.78/cwt	53.00–58.00	639	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	60.62/cwt	59.00–64.00	738	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	82.48/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,471	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,443	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	777	515.45/cwt	500.00–550.00	4,005	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	805	605.37/cwt	575.00–635.00	4,873	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	763	363.45/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,773	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,104	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	781	486.34/cwt	420.00–530.00	3,798	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,204	652.14/cwt	625.00–735.00	7,852	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,310	840.79/cwt	800.00–875.00	11,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	536.36/cwt	515.00–555.00	5,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	975.67/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	12,147	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	690.72/cwt	635.00–720.00	8,254	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	880	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,140	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	790	783.86/cwt	725.00–875.00	6,192	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,178	1,040.84/cwt	990.00–1,085.00	12,261	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,225.89/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	15,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	582	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	143.72/cwt	141.00–146.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	880	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	119.52/cwt	116.00–124.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	655	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 May 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 518Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	175.00–177.00	175.96
2	—	488	145.00	145.00
3	—	367	164.00–166.00	165.30
3	—	418	156.00–157.00	156.67
3	—	580	132.00–134.00	132.64
5	—	331	167.00–172.00	169.74
5	—	523	138.00–141.00	140.38
7	—	629	126.00–130.00	127.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	365	159.00–160.00	159.65
3	—	562	130.00–132.00	130.99
5	—	319	160.00–165.00	162.37
5	—	525	132.00–136.00	134.15
5	—	612	122.00–125.00	123.98
11	—	424	145.00–152.00	149.28
12	—	474	137.00–145.00	141.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	157.00	157.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
5	—	517	125.00–130.00	127.37
6	—	471	130.00–132.00	131.30
8	—	423	132.00–140.00	136.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	343	145.00–149.00	146.99
2	—	395	137.00	137.00
2	—	425	137.00	137.00
4	—	466	132.00–135.00	134.20
6	—	517	125.00–128.00	126.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.48
4	—	421	133.00–135.00	134.22
5	—	386	135.00–138.00	136.37
5	—	623	110.00	110.00
7	—	473	127.00–132.00	129.51
7	—	518	115.00–125.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	595	107.00	107.00
9	—	378	130.00–135.00	132.81
8	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.32
7	—	478	116.00–124.00	119.52
6	—	535	115.00	115.00
2	—	668	100.00–102.00	100.99
2	—	630	103.00–105.00	103.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	137.00–139.00	137.99
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	141.00–146.00	143.72
3	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.93
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
1	—	290	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	611	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	155.00	155.00
2	—	465	156.00	156.00
1	—	430	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,056	49.00–53.00	51.09
5	—	954	45.00–47.00	46.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,145	53.00–58.00	55.78
9	—	1,218	59.00–64.00	60.62
1	—	1,115	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	82.00–83.00	82.48
2	—	1,603	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,295	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	777	500.00–550.00	515.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	805	575.00–635.00	605.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	763	350.00–390.00	363.45
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	865	590.00	590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	781	420.00–530.00	486.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,204	625.00–735.00	652.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	800.00–875.00	840.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	515.00–555.00	536.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,245	950.00–1,000.00	975.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,195	635.00–720.00	690.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	880	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	790	725.00–875.00	783.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,178	990.00–1,085.00	1,040.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,270	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225.89

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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