Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.76/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −82.28 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$121.76

98 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	123.35	678	32
Medium and Large 2	485	123.11	597	48
Medium and Large 3	484	115.34	558	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $120 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 sale98 hd

121.76

—

AL average14 barns · 1,259 hd

114.58

+7.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−82.28

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	1,624	76.39	1,241	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	53.83	753	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	52.13	646	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	46.12	489	22

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	111.92/cwt	108.00–116.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	132.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	129.48/cwt	128.00–130.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	122.80/cwt	122.00–124.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	116.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	148.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	118.31/cwt	117.00–119.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	114.36/cwt	112.00–116.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	102.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.66/cwt	122.00–127.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	112.18/cwt	109.00–115.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	115.59/cwt	115.00–118.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	117.95/cwt	116.00–120.00	557	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	441.33/cwt	400.00–525.00	3,531	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,813	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	755	331.99/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,507	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	858	476.53/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,089	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	812	414.74/cwt	410.00–425.00	3,368	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	73.68/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	78.01/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,314	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	557	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	55.41/cwt	54.00–57.00	728	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	51.63/cwt	49.00–53.00	628	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	630.45/cwt	610.00–650.00	6,935	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,772	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	730	667.81/cwt	625.00–725.00	4,875	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	132.30/cwt	132.00–132.50	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	746	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	133.35/cwt	131.00–135.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	129.67/cwt	129.00–131.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	111.70/cwt	110.00–113.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	115.60/cwt	113.00–117.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	117.32/cwt	117.00–118.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.90/cwt	111.00–114.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	115.97/cwt	114.00–117.00	489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	119.79/cwt	117.00–122.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	599	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	518	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	113.94/cwt	112.00–117.00	600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	47.51/cwt	45.00–49.00	519	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	43.14/cwt	42.00–44.00	429	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	54.29/cwt	53.00–55.00	768	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	694	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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 733Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and bulls 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	—	565	109.00	109.00
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
3	—	633	100.00–105.00	102.29
4	—	370	122.00–127.00	124.66
4	—	521	109.00–115.00	112.18
5	—	482	115.00–118.00	115.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
2	—	380	135.00–137.00	135.99
2	—	525	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	728	104.00–105.00	104.49
3	—	672	108.00–116.00	111.92
4	—	421	130.00–135.00	132.91
4	—	474	128.00–130.00	129.48
5	—	577	122.00–124.00	122.80
7	—	627	116.00–120.00	116.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	127.00–128.00	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	99.00–100.00	99.50
3	—	225	145.00–155.00	148.72
3	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.25
3	—	567	117.00–119.00	118.31
6	—	510	119.00–121.00	119.99
8	—	621	112.00–116.00	114.36
11	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.39
12	—	470	120.00–125.00	123.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
2	—	623	107.00–108.00	107.49
3	—	472	116.00–120.00	117.95
3	—	558	110.00–112.00	111.33
3	—	527	112.00–117.00	113.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	110.00–113.00	111.70
3	—	567	100.00–102.00	100.65
3	—	367	113.00–117.00	115.60
3	—	325	117.00–118.00	117.32
1	—	510	106.00	106.00
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	111.00–114.00	112.90
11	—	422	114.00–117.00	115.97
7	—	369	117.00–122.00	119.79
2	—	520	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	599	115.00	115.00
3	—	688	105.00	105.00
3	—	612	115.00	115.00
2	—	498	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	132.00–135.00	133.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	132.00–132.50	132.30
6	—	746	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	131.00–135.00	133.35
4	—	627	120.00–121.00	120.49
3	—	554	129.00–131.00	129.67
1	—	425	140.00	140.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	800	400.00–525.00	441.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	755	300.00–360.00	331.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	858	450.00–500.00	476.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	812	410.00–425.00	414.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	610.00–650.00	630.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	730	625.00–725.00	667.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	72.00–75.00	73.68
5	—	1,685	77.00–80.00	78.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	47.00	47.00
7	—	1,313	54.00–57.00	55.41
15	—	1,217	49.00–53.00	51.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,092	45.00–49.00	47.51
7	—	995	42.00–44.00	43.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	53.00–55.00	54.29
1	—	1,335	52.00	52.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle