Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Demand on feeder light. 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 $116.41/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −87.64 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$116.41

120 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$4.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	118.62	624	38
Medium and Large 2	487	116.34	567	49
Medium and Large 3	447	113.96	510	33

One grade step is worth $4.66/cwt here — about $114 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 sale120 hd

116.41

—

AL average16 barns · 1,544 hd

119.00

−2.59

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−87.64

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	1,744	86.41	1,507	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	56.56	650	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	56.03	802	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	49.55	492	9thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	555	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	656	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	105.29/cwt	105.00–106.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	100.38/cwt	100.00–102.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	91.32/cwt	90.00–92.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	112.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	107.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	386	120.39/cwt	120.00–122.00	465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	99.18/cwt	95.00–102.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	107.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.23/cwt	128.00–130.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	101.32/cwt	99.00–103.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	118.07/cwt	114.00–120.00	613	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	125.15/cwt	121.00–128.00	589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.59/cwt	128.00–130.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	104.64/cwt	102.00–107.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	50.79/cwt	50.00–53.00	501	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	48.00/cwt	46.00–49.00	480	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	57.05/cwt	55.00–59.00	856	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	55.76/cwt	53.00–58.00	627	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	61.75/cwt	59.00–63.00	764	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	50.57/cwt	50.00–51.00	561	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	85.85/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,437	6
Bulls	—	—	1,917	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,706	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,349	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	870	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	775	307.69/cwt	275.00–325.00	2,385	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	844	504.77/cwt	450.00–585.00	4,260	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	668.95/cwt	650.00–710.00	7,659	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,238	580.09/cwt	575.00–585.00	7,182	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	770	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,608	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,085	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,789	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,112	736.18/cwt	725.00–760.00	8,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	101.82/cwt	100.00–104.00	430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	97.13/cwt	95.00–100.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	108.93/cwt	105.00–112.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	103.05/cwt	100.00–105.00	491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	108.22/cwt	105.00–112.00	460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	115.24/cwt	114.00–117.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	99.30/cwt	98.00–100.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	391	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 Aug 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 936Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 131Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Demand on feeder light. 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
1	—	555	98.00	98.00
11	—	476	100.00–105.00	103.05
9	—	425	105.00–112.00	108.22
4	—	371	114.00–117.00	115.24
3	—	522	98.00–100.00	99.30
2	—	618	90.00–95.00	92.45
2	—	323	120.00–122.00	120.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	103.00	103.00
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	105.00–106.00	105.29
5	—	585	100.00–102.00	100.38
4	—	481	105.00–109.00	106.97
3	—	668	90.00–92.00	91.32
1	—	375	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	100.00–104.00	101.82
6	—	474	95.00–100.00	97.13
6	—	368	105.00–112.00	108.93
2	—	518	90.00–95.00	92.44
1	—	335	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	110.00–115.00	112.81
6	—	420	115.00–117.00	115.65
5	—	526	105.00–110.00	107.34
5	—	386	120.00–122.00	120.39
5	—	327	125.00–127.00	125.78
4	—	568	95.00–102.00	99.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.95
10	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.84
9	—	422	120.00–125.00	123.05
7	—	571	105.00–110.00	107.66
4	—	365	128.00–130.00	129.23
3	—	622	99.00–103.00	101.32
2	—	335	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
1	—	655	97.00	97.00
1	—	280	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	114.00–120.00	118.07
8	—	471	121.00–128.00	125.15
5	—	574	111.00–115.00	112.97
5	—	423	128.00–130.00	129.59
3	—	667	102.00–107.00	104.64
2	—	630	108.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	840	94.00	94.00
1	—	710	97.00	97.00
1	—	380	132.00	132.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	130.00–132.00	131.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	130.00–132.00	130.66
2	—	413	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	987	50.00–53.00	50.79
4	—	1,001	46.00–49.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	55.00–59.00	57.05
1	—	1,295	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,125	53.00–58.00	55.76
4	—	1,238	59.00–63.00	61.75
2	—	1,110	50.00–51.00	50.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,674	83.00–88.00	85.85
3	—	1,917	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,645	82.00	82.00

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	—	870	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	775	275.00–325.00	307.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	844	450.00–585.00	504.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	650.00–710.00	668.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,238	575.00–585.00	580.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,112	725.00–760.00	736.18

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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Arab Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle