Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.08/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$140.08

201 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$220

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	377	146.00	550	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	706	140.83	995	152
Medium and Large 2	643	137.35	883	36
Medium and Large 1	573	134.50	770	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about −$220 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 sale201 hd

140.08

—

AL average14 barns · 1,522 hd

134.36

+5.72

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	1,641	81.53	1,338	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	59.04	696	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	57.70	785	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	51.91	532	15

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	61.98/cwt	60.00–65.00	738	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	639	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	80.26/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,353	7
Bulls	—	—	1,485	85.96/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,277	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	781.14/cwt	665.00–850.00	8,772	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	875	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	377	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	792	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	976	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,098	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	124.77/cwt	122.00–127.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	116.31/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.18/cwt	137.00–142.00	596	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.95/cwt	132.00–138.00	639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	124.38/cwt	122.00–128.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.00	675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	144.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	57.50/cwt	55.00–59.00	671	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	57.70/cwt	55.00–59.00	785	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	439	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	53.39/cwt	51.00–55.00	556	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	828	588.17/cwt	535.00–635.00	4,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	158.43/cwt	157.00–160.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	143.40/cwt	142.00–145.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	128.94/cwt	127.00–131.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.93/cwt	122.00–127.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	455	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	945	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.81/cwt	124.00–127.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.09/cwt	120.00–124.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	432	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	603	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	792	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	113.36/cwt	112.00–115.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.97/cwt	143.00–145.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.68/cwt	123.00–128.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	690	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	114.99/cwt	113.00–117.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.55/cwt	134.00–140.00	703	12

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 804Last week 627Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 162Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,190	60.00–65.00	61.98
2	—	1,205	53.00	53.00
15	—	1,167	55.00–59.00	57.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,360	55.00–59.00	57.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	46.00	46.00
12	—	1,042	51.00–55.00	53.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,686	78.00–82.00	80.26
2	—	1,485	85.00–87.00	85.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	828	535.00–635.00	588.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,123	665.00–850.00	781.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	725.00	725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	690	135.00	135.00
13	—	560	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	691	141.25	141.25
60	—	813	135.10	135.10
20	—	441	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
2	—	468	143.00–145.00	143.97
2	—	560	135.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	670	123.00–128.00	124.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	98.00	98.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	132.00	132.00
2	—	273	142.00–145.00	143.40
3	—	432	127.00–131.00	128.94
3	—	470	122.00–127.00	124.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	129.00–130.00	129.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	724	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	388	127.00	127.00
4	—	571	113.00–115.00	113.98
6	—	420	124.00–127.00	125.81
7	—	473	120.00–124.00	122.09
7	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	432	139.50	139.50
42	—	615	128.75	128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
2	—	505	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	565	105.00–106.00	105.49
5	—	477	112.00–115.00	113.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	130.00–135.00	132.68
5	—	477	122.00–127.00	124.77
3	—	572	115.00–117.00	116.31
2	—	668	105.00–107.00	105.99
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	137.00–142.00	139.18
10	—	470	132.00–138.00	135.95
7	—	579	122.00–128.00	124.38
7	—	514	130.00–132.00	131.28
3	—	380	142.00–147.00	144.31
2	—	693	108.00–109.00	108.50
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	275	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	152.00	152.00
2	—	330	157.00–160.00	158.43
2	—	435	145.00	145.00
3	—	678	113.00–117.00	114.99
5	—	574	128.00–132.00	129.98
8	—	473	138.00–142.00	139.98
12	—	511	134.00–140.00	137.55

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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle