Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.23/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$120.23

119 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$7.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

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	123.29	657	53
Medium and Large 2	492	118.82	585	44
Medium and Large 3	410	115.65	474	22

One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about $183 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 sale119 hd

120.23

—

AL average15 barns · 1,609 hd

117.89

+2.34

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	1,698	86.59	1,470	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	60.00	744	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	59.00	820	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	53.30	536	8thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	510	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	129.54/cwt	128.00–132.00	662	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	112.79/cwt	112.00–113.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	125.29/cwt	125.00–127.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	124.24/cwt	123.00–125.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	129.30/cwt	128.00–130.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	127.18/cwt	125.00–128.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.63/cwt	132.00–135.00	633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	142.70/cwt	142.00–145.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	121.73/cwt	120.00–123.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	142.22/cwt	140.00–144.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	126.62/cwt	123.00–129.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	163.00/cwt	162.00–165.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	53.30/cwt	50.00–55.00	536	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	853	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	786	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	58.26/cwt	56.00–60.00	691	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	62.82/cwt	61.00–65.00	819	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	81.82/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,332	4
Bulls	—	—	1,772	91.33/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	88.22/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,515	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	883	633.12/cwt	575.00–710.00	5,590	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	496.06/cwt	430.00–560.00	4,217	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,110	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,105	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,857	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	950.58/cwt	925.00–975.00	11,293	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	753.82/cwt	700.00–815.00	8,435	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	805	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,434	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,043	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	109.63/cwt	107.00–112.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.89/cwt	117.00–120.00	565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	511	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	571	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	101.60/cwt	100.00–105.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.20/cwt	105.00–110.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	126.23/cwt	122.00–130.00	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	165.31/cwt	162.00–169.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.80/cwt	139.00–140.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	946	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 425Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	393	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	582	107.00–112.00	109.63
11	—	475	117.00–120.00	118.89
12	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	511	128.00–132.00	129.54
5	—	667	112.00–113.00	112.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	123.00	123.00
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	435	125.00–127.00	125.29
4	—	511	121.00–123.00	121.99
4	—	484	123.00–125.00	124.24
2	—	608	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	126.00	126.00
7	—	571	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
2	—	363	122.00	122.00
3	—	527	100.00–105.00	101.60
4	—	475	105.00–110.00	106.20
6	—	326	122.00–130.00	126.23
6	—	427	110.00–118.00	113.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	128.00–130.00	129.30
5	—	480	125.00–128.00	127.18
4	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.92
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	735	97.00	97.00
1	—	685	102.00	102.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.40
12	—	474	132.00–135.00	133.63
6	—	515	127.00–130.00	129.49
4	—	671	110.00–115.00	112.96
4	—	379	142.00–145.00	142.70
3	—	608	117.00–119.00	117.99
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	468	135.00–140.00	138.70
10	—	529	130.00–135.00	133.48
4	—	619	120.00–123.00	121.73
4	—	435	140.00–144.00	142.22
3	—	660	116.00–120.00	118.65
3	—	577	123.00–129.00	126.62
3	—	265	162.00–165.00	163.00
2	—	305	153.00–155.00	154.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	132.00–135.00	132.97
2	—	613	127.00–129.00	127.99
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	157.00	157.00
1	—	375	152.00	152.00
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
2	—	270	162.00–169.00	165.31
3	—	620	132.00–133.00	132.66
5	—	515	139.00–140.00	139.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	142.00	142.00
6	—	561	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	802	122.00	122.00
68	—	706	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,005	50.00–55.00	53.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,310	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,186	56.00–60.00	58.26
13	—	1,303	61.00–65.00	62.82
1	—	1,320	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	80.00–83.00	81.82
3	—	1,772	91.00–92.00	91.33
3	—	1,717	86.00–89.00	88.22

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)	4	—	883	575.00–710.00	633.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	850	430.00–560.00	496.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	925.00–975.00	950.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,119	700.00–815.00	753.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	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

Heifers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle