Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.10/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.94 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$123.10

52 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$13.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	128.93	601	22
Medium and Large 2	501	119.19	597	27
Medium and Large 3	458	115.67	530	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.26/cwt here — about $71 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 sale52 hd

123.10

—

AL average13 barns · 1,161 hd

115.48

+7.62

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−80.94

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	1,579	83.10	1,312	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	57.48	726	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	57.25	858	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	52.59	584	14

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	52.59/cwt	50.00–54.00	584	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	57.25/cwt	55.00–59.00	858	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	58.05/cwt	55.00–60.00	750	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	53.26/cwt	52.00–54.00	606	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	62.49/cwt	61.00–65.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.68/cwt	122.00–123.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	123.48/cwt	121.00–126.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	129.20/cwt	127.00–132.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	133.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.60/cwt	112.00–120.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	104.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	103.98/cwt	100.00–107.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	125.36/cwt	122.00–127.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	117.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	113.32/cwt	112.00–114.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	111.30/cwt	108.00–115.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	111.64/cwt	109.00–113.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,856	89.23/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,656	4
Bulls	—	—	1,547	84.06/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,300	5
Bulls	—	—	1,461	79.43/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,160	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	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 Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 606Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,110	50.00–54.00	52.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	55.00–59.00	57.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,292	55.00–60.00	58.05
15	—	1,138	52.00–54.00	53.26
9	—	1,373	61.00–65.00	62.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,856	88.00–91.00	89.23
5	—	1,547	82.00–87.00	84.06
8	—	1,461	78.00–81.00	79.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	122.00–123.00	122.68
2	—	683	121.00	121.00
2	—	533	128.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	445	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	121.00–126.00	123.48
4	—	465	127.00–132.00	129.20
5	—	416	130.00–137.00	133.76
5	—	615	112.00–120.00	115.60
6	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	127.00	127.00
2	—	335	134.00–137.00	135.48
2	—	578	112.00–115.00	113.53
2	—	610	100.00–109.00	104.43
3	—	667	100.00–107.00	103.98
5	—	485	120.00–125.00	122.80
6	—	429	122.00–127.00	125.36
6	—	521	115.00–120.00	117.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
2	—	665	107.00–110.00	108.48
3	—	580	112.00–114.00	113.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	368	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	103.00–105.00	104.01
2	—	618	100.00–105.00	102.53
3	—	410	120.00–121.00	120.67
3	—	487	115.00–117.00	116.33
6	—	522	108.00–115.00	111.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
2	—	360	120.00	120.00
3	—	485	109.00–113.00	111.64

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle