Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $125.61/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.43 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$125.61

110 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$4.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	128.51	697	26
Medium and Large 2	520	125.10	651	59
Medium and Large 3	455	123.82	564	25

One grade step is worth $4.70/cwt here — about $133 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 sale110 hd

125.61

—

AL average11 barns · 781 hd

119.22

+6.39

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−78.43

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	1,532	84.76	1,299	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	62.25	922	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	59.81	744	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	52.37	559	21

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	—	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.62/cwt	117.00–122.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	127.12/cwt	125.00–128.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.74/cwt	141.00–142.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	577	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.49/cwt	125.00–132.00	608	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	704	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	121.02/cwt	117.00–125.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	116.30/cwt	114.00–118.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	568	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	101.95/cwt	99.00–105.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	107.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	114.24/cwt	112.00–116.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.15/cwt	117.00–120.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	523	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	105.73/cwt	105.00–107.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	116.18/cwt	115.00–117.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	110.70/cwt	107.00–115.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.36/cwt	145.00–149.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.72/cwt	137.00–145.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	54.21/cwt	52.00–56.00	620	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	48.68/cwt	48.00–50.00	445	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	901	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	59.11/cwt	56.00–61.00	737	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	65.19/cwt	62.00–67.00	846	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	53.94/cwt	52.00–55.00	627	7
Bulls	—	—	1,615	86.52/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,397	5
Bulls	—	—	1,327	81.36/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,080	5
Bulls	—	—	2,145	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,995	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	740	412.69/cwt	395.00–440.00	3,054	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	856	575.40/cwt	480.00–675.00	4,925	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,594	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	828.23/cwt	780.00–885.00	9,434	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	860	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,805	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,195	862.09/cwt	810.00–910.00	10,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	137.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	705	7

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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 658Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
3	—	620	117.00–122.00	119.62
3	—	670	113.00–117.00	114.96
5	—	473	135.00–138.00	135.98
5	—	526	128.00–135.00	129.74
8	—	556	125.00–128.00	127.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	820	95.00	95.00
4	—	368	141.00–142.00	141.74
7	—	569	115.00–121.00	118.53
11	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.60
13	—	429	132.00–137.00	134.55
13	—	473	125.00–132.00	128.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	137.00	137.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
2	—	505	115.00–117.00	116.00
4	—	373	132.00–135.00	133.45
7	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.20
9	—	476	117.00–125.00	121.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
2	—	625	113.00–115.00	113.97
3	—	517	118.00–122.00	119.98
3	—	565	114.00–118.00	116.30
4	—	480	124.00–125.00	124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	107.00	107.00
2	—	568	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	635	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	123.00	123.00
2	—	535	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	99.00–105.00	101.95
3	—	620	107.00–110.00	107.98
4	—	526	112.00–116.00	114.24
11	—	473	117.00–120.00	119.15
13	—	424	120.00–125.00	123.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
3	—	380	117.00–120.00	117.99
3	—	557	105.00	105.00
4	—	524	105.00–107.00	105.73
5	—	421	115.00–117.00	116.18
5	—	476	107.00–115.00	110.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
2	—	673	128.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	620	130.00–137.00	133.92
5	—	521	145.00–149.00	147.36
5	—	579	137.00–145.00	140.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	148.00	148.00
2	—	675	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	149.00	149.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
4	—	470	140.00–145.00	141.70
7	—	514	134.00–140.00	137.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.94
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,144	52.00–56.00	54.21
7	—	915	48.00–50.00	48.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,565	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,247	56.00–61.00	59.11
10	—	1,298	62.00–67.00	65.19
7	—	1,162	52.00–55.00	53.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,615	84.00–89.00	86.52
5	—	1,327	79.00–83.00	81.36
1	—	2,145	93.00	93.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	740	395.00–440.00	412.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	856	480.00–675.00	575.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,139	780.00–885.00	828.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	810.00–910.00	862.09

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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