Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.97/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.07 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$141.97

129 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$14.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	147.79	676	41
Medium and Large 2	464	141.20	655	66
Medium and Large 3	464	133.45	620	22

One grade step is worth $14.34/cwt here — about $57 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 sale129 hd

141.97

—

AL average11 barns · 869 hd

132.47

+9.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−62.07

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	1,666	82.72	1,378	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	57.40	699	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	56.48	810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	50.48	531	18

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	152.86/cwt	147.00–155.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,089	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.32/cwt	144.00–145.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.25/cwt	157.00–164.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	134.16/cwt	132.00–137.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	116.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.24/cwt	127.00–132.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	135.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.15/cwt	134.00–137.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.20/cwt	137.00–138.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	166.95/cwt	162.00–172.00	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.80/cwt	149.00–155.00	650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	158.26/cwt	155.00–162.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	125.07/cwt	122.00–128.00	715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	152.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	147.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	141.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	663	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	52.65/cwt	51.00–54.00	563	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	47.08/cwt	45.00–49.00	482	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	56.48/cwt	55.00–58.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	56.28/cwt	54.00–58.00	660	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	60.01/cwt	59.00–62.00	792	6
Bulls	—	—	1,707	82.99/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,417	6
Bulls	—	—	1,471	79.05/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,933	89.23/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	713	401.59/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,863	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	883	625.07/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,519	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	797	454.89/cwt	435.00–470.00	3,625	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,285	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,133	698.68/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,916	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,213	789.44/cwt	780.00–800.00	9,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	584.81/cwt	550.00–600.00	6,579	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	760	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	1,047.18/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	9,268	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,225	976.22/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,959	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 560Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
2	—	610	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	147.00–155.00	152.86
2	—	618	132.00	132.00
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	141.00	141.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	846	128.75	128.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	144.00–145.00	144.32
3	—	545	145.00–147.00	145.67
3	—	420	157.00–164.00	160.25
2	—	468	150.00–152.00	150.99
1	—	720	134.00	134.00
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	122.00–130.00	127.27
5	—	326	132.00–137.00	134.16
4	—	479	119.00–120.00	119.49
3	—	587	110.00	110.00
3	—	527	115.00–119.00	116.29
3	—	380	130.00–132.00	130.63
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	127.00–132.00	129.24
8	—	421	132.00–135.00	133.59
3	—	367	135.00–138.00	135.97
2	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	132.00–135.00	133.98
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	134.00–137.00	135.15
5	—	425	137.00–138.00	137.20
4	—	511	125.00–127.00	125.49
3	—	367	145.00	145.00
2	—	613	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
4	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.40
5	—	475	145.00–147.00	145.98
5	—	565	128.00–134.00	131.74
6	—	323	162.00–172.00	166.95
9	—	428	149.00–155.00	151.80
9	—	522	135.00–142.00	138.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
3	—	327	155.00–162.00	158.26
7	—	572	122.00–128.00	125.07
10	—	379	150.00–155.00	152.06
10	—	524	128.00–135.00	131.42
13	—	422	145.00–150.00	147.32
19	—	467	137.00–145.00	141.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,070	51.00–54.00	52.65
7	—	1,024	45.00–49.00	47.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	55.00–58.00	56.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,173	54.00–58.00	56.28
6	—	1,320	59.00–62.00	60.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,707	81.00–85.00	82.99
4	—	1,471	78.00–80.00	79.05
2	—	1,933	86.00–92.00	89.23

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	713	385.00–410.00	401.59
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	600.00–650.00	625.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	797	435.00–470.00	454.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	770.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,133	650.00–750.00	698.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	780.00–800.00	789.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,125	550.00–600.00	584.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,047.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	950.00–1,000.00	976.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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