Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: Market not reported this week. Last report issued for 06/11/2019.

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.39/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$121.39

109 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$11.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	124.49	613	44
Medium and Large 2	443	123.32	547	39
Medium and Large 3	473	113.26	535	26

One grade step is worth $11.23/cwt here — about $77 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 sale109 hd

121.39

—

AL average16 barns · 1,577 hd

119.32

+2.07

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	—	High	1,739	83.99	1,461	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	58.88	718	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	58.80	896	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	50.93	547	27

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	128.36/cwt	127.00–130.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	124.96/cwt	122.00–127.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.42/cwt	120.00–122.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.23/cwt	118.00–120.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	108.14/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	114.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	158.14/cwt	155.00–159.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	139.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,076.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	12,976	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,235	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,806	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	7,610	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	803	763.61/cwt	750.00–770.00	6,132	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	739.57/cwt	685.00–790.00	7,973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,484	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	806.45/cwt	800.00–825.00	9,581	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,215	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,158	630.42/cwt	575.00–700.00	7,300	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	508.61/cwt	435.00–605.00	4,349	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	6,098	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	823	384.19/cwt	285.00–425.00	3,162	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	865	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,453	2
Bulls	—	—	1,667	80.70/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,345	5
Bulls	—	—	1,811	84.79/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,536	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	729	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	62.62/cwt	60.00–65.00	787	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	57.24/cwt	55.00–59.00	681	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	61.04/cwt	59.00–64.00	1,063	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	57.12/cwt	55.00–58.00	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	47.43/cwt	45.00–49.00	482	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	53.33/cwt	50.00–55.00	593	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	121.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	135.70/cwt	132.00–139.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	127.59/cwt	127.00–129.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.13/cwt	147.00–152.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	143.42/cwt	139.00–147.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	107.66/cwt	107.00–109.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	125.94/cwt	122.00–128.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	120.12/cwt	117.00–122.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	142.10/cwt	137.00–145.00	534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.04/cwt	133.00–137.00	570	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	130.60/cwt	128.00–133.00	609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.40/cwt	115.00–122.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	126.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	107.32/cwt	106.00–109.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	128.20/cwt	128.00–129.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	123.70/cwt	122.00–124.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	135.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.69/cwt	129.00–132.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.45/cwt	107.00–113.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	134.55/cwt	130.00–136.00	439	5

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 Jun 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 887Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 47Year ago 0

Special Note: Market not reported this week. Last report issued for 06/11/2019.

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	127.00–130.00	128.36
6	—	415	122.00–127.00	124.96
7	—	522	115.00–120.00	117.82
9	—	476	120.00–122.00	121.42
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
4	—	575	107.00–113.00	110.45
5	—	326	130.00–136.00	134.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
2	—	623	98.00–100.00	98.97
4	—	425	118.00–120.00	119.23
5	—	377	120.00–125.00	121.73
5	—	526	105.00–110.00	108.14
7	—	466	110.00–118.00	114.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
3	—	572	113.00–115.00	113.99
3	—	667	106.00–109.00	107.32
5	—	460	128.00–129.00	128.20
7	—	504	122.00–124.00	123.70
10	—	378	132.00–137.00	135.47
10	—	423	129.00–132.00	130.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
5	—	358	155.00–159.00	158.14
5	—	416	153.00	153.00
6	—	469	145.00	145.00
6	—	509	134.00–140.00	139.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	147.00	147.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
2	—	555	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	668	115.00–117.00	115.99
3	—	613	120.00–123.00	121.66
4	—	469	132.00–139.00	135.70
5	—	539	127.00–129.00	127.59
6	—	385	147.00–152.00	148.13
8	—	427	139.00–147.00	143.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	152.00	152.00
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
2	—	338	145.00	145.00
2	—	608	115.00	115.00
3	—	715	107.00–109.00	107.66
4	—	516	122.00–128.00	125.94
7	—	579	117.00–122.00	120.12
9	—	376	137.00–145.00	142.10
11	—	422	133.00–137.00	135.04
11	—	466	128.00–133.00	130.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
2	—	520	115.00–122.00	118.40
5	—	376	125.00–130.00	126.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,205	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,076.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	803	750.00–770.00	763.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,078	685.00–790.00	739.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	870.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	800.00–825.00	806.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,158	575.00–700.00	630.42
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	855	435.00–605.00	508.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	705.00	705.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	823	285.00–425.00	384.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	480.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	88.00–90.00	88.99
5	—	1,667	78.00–82.00	80.70
8	—	1,811	83.00–87.00	84.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	53.00	53.00
9	—	1,256	60.00–65.00	62.62
17	—	1,190	55.00–59.00	57.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	59.00–64.00	61.04
4	—	1,360	55.00–58.00	57.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,017	45.00–49.00	47.43
16	—	1,112	50.00–55.00	53.33

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

Heifers · 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