Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: All slaughter classes sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.48/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −72.57 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$131.48

79 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	136.07	681	20
Medium and Large 2	479	132.04	633	35
Medium and Large 3	468	126.83	593	24

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $88 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 sale79 hd

131.48

—

AL average10 barns · 872 hd

125.11

+6.37

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−72.57

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	1,827	83.51	1,525	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	58.82	732	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	56.97	858	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	51.72	548	21

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	53.36/cwt	51.00–55.00	584	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	46.46/cwt	45.00–49.00	440	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	55.62/cwt	53.00–57.00	779	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	982	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	57.74/cwt	55.00–60.00	706	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	62.35/cwt	61.00–64.00	824	7
Bulls	—	—	1,751	81.08/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,420	6
Bulls	—	—	1,897	84.41/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,601	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	89.43/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,742	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	775	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,371	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	838	587.01/cwt	575.00–600.00	4,919	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	600.85/cwt	550.00–650.00	5,318	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	893	652.55/cwt	650.00–655.00	5,827	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	843	482.70/cwt	410.00–550.00	4,069	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	601.09/cwt	550.00–650.00	6,913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,208	761.08/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,631	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	12,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	753.71/cwt	740.00–760.00	8,984	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,175	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	823	685.12/cwt	625.00–740.00	5,639	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	857.54/cwt	850.00–865.00	8,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	115.35/cwt	113.00–117.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	119.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	121.82/cwt	120.00–123.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.81/cwt	117.00–120.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	117.17/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	107.65/cwt	107.00–109.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	125.50/cwt	122.00–130.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	133.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	136.95/cwt	135.00–138.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.62/cwt	112.00–117.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.96/cwt	132.00–137.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.35/cwt	117.00–122.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	143.16/cwt	142.00–147.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.20/cwt	122.00–127.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	133.19/cwt	132.00–134.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	158.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 567Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 223Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 42Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,095	51.00–55.00	53.36
5	—	948	45.00–49.00	46.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	53.00–57.00	55.62
2	—	1,665	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,222	55.00–60.00	57.74
7	—	1,322	61.00–64.00	62.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,751	79.00–83.00	81.08
3	—	1,897	84.00–85.00	84.41
2	—	1,948	88.00–91.00	89.43

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)	1	—	775	435.00	435.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	838	575.00–600.00	587.01
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	550.00–650.00	600.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	650.00–655.00	652.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	843	410.00–550.00	482.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	550.00–650.00	601.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	700.00–825.00	761.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	990.00	990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,192	740.00–760.00	753.71
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	823	625.00–740.00	685.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	850.00–865.00	857.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	113.00–117.00	115.35
5	—	413	117.00–120.00	119.38
2	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	120.00–123.00	121.82
6	—	470	117.00–120.00	118.81
4	—	510	115.00–117.00	115.50
3	—	383	124.00–125.00	124.67
2	—	565	112.00	112.00
2	—	318	135.00–138.00	136.46
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.17
3	—	637	107.00–109.00	107.65
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
1	—	660	107.00	107.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	122.00–130.00	125.50
7	—	424	130.00–135.00	133.10
4	—	366	135.00–138.00	136.95
3	—	575	112.00–117.00	114.62
2	—	518	120.00–122.00	120.98
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	135.00–140.00	138.15
8	—	476	132.00–137.00	133.96
5	—	568	117.00–122.00	120.35
5	—	389	142.00–147.00	143.16
4	—	524	122.00–127.00	125.20
3	—	610	116.00–117.00	116.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	132.00–134.00	133.19
3	—	643	120.00–122.00	120.66
3	—	323	155.00–160.00	158.27
2	—	675	116.00–117.00	116.49
2	—	555	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	460	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.37
1	—	425	144.00	144.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle