Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Demand on feeders good. 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 $127.26/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −76.78 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$127.26

132 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$6.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	128.97	691	39
Medium and Large 2	486	128.37	624	65
Medium and Large 3	463	122.31	566	28

One grade step is worth $6.66/cwt here — about $125 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 sale132 hd

127.26

—

AL average16 barns · 1,304 hd

122.69

+4.58

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−76.78

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	1,774	85.14	1,510	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	59.41	1,018	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	58.52	742	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	51.76	557	12

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	125.95/cwt	125.00–128.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	125.92/cwt	122.00–130.00	539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	131.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	116.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	120.71/cwt	119.00–122.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.12/cwt	125.00–132.00	612	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.11/cwt	132.00–138.00	580	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	648	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	116.13/cwt	115.00–117.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.78/cwt	140.00–142.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.47/cwt	110.00–113.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	143.15/cwt	142.00–147.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.96/cwt	150.00–152.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.18/cwt	127.00–135.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	125.11/cwt	122.00–127.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.55/cwt	135.00–137.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	115.21/cwt	113.00–118.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	119.24/cwt	118.00–120.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	146.50/cwt	145.00–147.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	52.64/cwt	50.00–54.00	576	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	47.38/cwt	46.00–49.00	467	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	58.84/cwt	58.00–59.00	1,008	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,722	61.13/cwt	60.00–62.00	1,053	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	58.36/cwt	55.00–60.00	731	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	61.60/cwt	61.00–62.00	872	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	52.56/cwt	52.00–53.00	569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	85.49/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,368	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,108	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,776	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,341	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	805	612.34/cwt	600.00–625.00	4,929	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	843	668.69/cwt	650.00–685.00	5,637	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	862	481.63/cwt	465.00–490.00	4,152	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,250	654.88/cwt	650.00–660.00	8,186	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,255	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,099	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	619.33/cwt	565.00–650.00	7,438	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	880	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,065	812.56/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,654	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.31/cwt	132.00–134.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	110.44/cwt	108.00–112.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	114.49/cwt	113.00–115.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.35/cwt	117.00–124.00	515	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	116.68/cwt	115.00–118.00	544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	636	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 662Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold sharply 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
2	—	313	137.00	137.00
1	—	785	87.00	87.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
8	—	428	122.00–130.00	125.92
5	—	384	130.00–135.00	131.33
4	—	516	114.00–119.00	116.97
4	—	471	119.00–122.00	120.71
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	478	125.00–132.00	128.12
13	—	429	132.00–138.00	135.11
9	—	520	120.00–127.00	124.52
7	—	611	115.00–117.00	116.13
6	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.95
5	—	378	140.00–142.00	140.78
4	—	675	110.00–113.00	111.47
4	—	333	142.00–147.00	143.15
2	—	275	150.00–152.00	150.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	127.00–135.00	130.18
7	—	566	122.00–127.00	125.11
7	—	477	135.00–137.00	135.55
4	—	674	113.00–118.00	115.21
4	—	629	118.00–120.00	119.24
4	—	358	145.00–147.00	146.50
3	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	733	109.00–111.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	113.00–115.00	113.98
2	—	388	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
12	—	428	117.00–124.00	120.35
10	—	466	115.00–118.00	116.68
2	—	573	110.00–112.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	117.00	117.00
3	—	432	125.00–128.00	125.95
2	—	573	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	480	119.00–121.00	119.99
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	108.00–112.00	110.44
4	—	433	113.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	518	107.00–108.00	107.49
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	132.00–134.00	133.31
2	—	568	126.00–130.00	127.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	134.00–138.00	136.68
2	—	570	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	138.00	138.00
1	—	445	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,095	50.00–54.00	52.64
2	—	985	46.00–49.00	47.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,713	58.00–59.00	58.84
6	—	1,722	60.00–62.00	61.13
1	—	1,665	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,252	55.00–60.00	58.36
5	—	1,415	61.00–62.00	61.60
2	—	1,083	52.00–53.00	52.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,938	84.00–87.00	85.49
2	—	1,368	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,930	92.00	92.00

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	—	755	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	805	600.00–625.00	612.34
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	650.00–685.00	668.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	862	465.00–490.00	481.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	650.00–660.00	654.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,201	565.00–650.00	619.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	800.00–825.00	812.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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How this sale compares

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