Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $128.77/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −75.27 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$128.77

117 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$6.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	132.25	704	22
Medium and Large 2	505	129.32	653	56
Medium and Large 3	463	126.03	583	39

One grade step is worth $6.22/cwt here — about $121 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 sale117 hd

128.77

—

AL average15 barns · 1,716 hd

125.41

+3.36

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−75.27

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	1,738	88.90	1,545	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	61.53	777	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	59.99	874	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	54.91	568	28

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	—	320	128.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.46/cwt	106.00–109.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	115.46/cwt	115.00–117.00	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	119.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	126.81/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	123.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	115.16/cwt	112.00–117.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	146.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	132.49/cwt	129.00–135.00	624	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	115.28/cwt	115.00–117.00	739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.72/cwt	125.00–128.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	141.54/cwt	139.00–146.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	140.58/cwt	139.00–142.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	117.96/cwt	115.00–120.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.65/cwt	122.00–124.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.64/cwt	124.00–128.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	163.46/cwt	162.00–165.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	56.36/cwt	54.00–58.00	601	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	51.83/cwt	50.00–53.00	502	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	822	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	982	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	61.00/cwt	58.00–63.00	745	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	65.25/cwt	64.00–67.00	876	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	55.00/cwt	53.00–57.00	701	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	92.65/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,772	3
Bulls	—	—	1,782	88.68/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,580	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	83.59/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,177	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	778	370.71/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,884	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	864	725.14/cwt	650.00–825.00	6,265	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	819	513.20/cwt	465.00–560.00	4,203	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	755.19/cwt	670.00–800.00	8,722	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	911.51/cwt	875.00–955.00	10,291	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,036.63/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	11,973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	819.77/cwt	780.00–850.00	9,837	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	985	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,095	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	826	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	939	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	118.75/cwt	117.00–120.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	121.30/cwt	120.00–123.00	518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	126.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	148.43/cwt	147.00–150.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 936Last week 717Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	125.00–130.00	128.69
3	—	455	115.00–116.00	115.33
3	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.26
3	—	283	130.00–135.00	133.29
2	—	575	106.00–109.00	107.46
2	—	535	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
8	—	418	116.00–119.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	115.00–117.00	115.46
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
9	—	471	117.00–120.00	118.75
9	—	427	120.00–123.00	121.30
4	—	555	115.00	115.00
3	—	383	125.00–130.00	126.59
2	—	608	111.00–113.00	112.00
2	—	230	147.00–150.00	148.43
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	660	113.50	113.50
12	—	615	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	119.00–120.00	119.49
3	—	557	117.00–119.00	118.00
2	—	723	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	613	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	123.00	123.00
1	—	370	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	117.00–122.00	119.29
8	—	426	125.00–130.00	126.81
7	—	472	122.00–125.00	123.26
5	—	571	112.00–117.00	115.16
4	—	324	142.00–150.00	146.42
2	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.32
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
1	—	630	107.00	107.00
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
1	—	235	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	135.00–140.00	136.93
12	—	560	120.00–125.00	123.73
11	—	471	129.00–135.00	132.49
7	—	641	115.00–117.00	115.28
4	—	660	112.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	528	125.00–128.00	126.72
3	—	382	139.00–146.00	141.54
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	210	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	139.00–142.00	140.58
3	—	672	115.00–120.00	117.96
3	—	625	122.00–124.00	122.65
3	—	580	124.00–128.00	125.64
2	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.42
2	—	288	162.00–165.00	163.46
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	825	132.75	132.75
11	—	605	136.50	136.50
7	—	939	113.50	113.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	255	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,067	54.00–58.00	56.36
10	—	968	50.00–53.00	51.83
1	—	1,165	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	57.00–59.00	57.98
1	—	1,535	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,222	58.00–63.00	61.00
10	—	1,343	64.00–67.00	65.25
4	—	1,275	53.00–57.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,913	92.00–93.00	92.65
3	—	1,782	88.00–89.00	88.68
2	—	1,408	82.00–85.00	83.59

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)	2	—	778	350.00–390.00	370.71
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	864	650.00–825.00	725.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	819	465.00–560.00	513.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,155	670.00–800.00	755.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,129	875.00–955.00	911.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,036.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,200	780.00–850.00	819.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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Replacement Cattle