Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, bulls sold 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.01/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$130.01

128 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	133.27	705	33
Medium and Large 1-2	825	133.25	1,099	60
Medium and Large 2	528	122.74	648	27
Medium and Large 3	553	116.87	647	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $58 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 sale128 hd

130.01

—

AL average16 barns · 1,371 hd

126.70

+3.31

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	1,795	73.09	1,312	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	51.92	716	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	47.21	599	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	40.15	449	19

Every lot, as filed

75 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 3	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	112.96/cwt	112.00–113.00	528	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	115.74/cwt	114.00–116.00	499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.46/cwt	103.00–108.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	99.27/cwt	97.00–103.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	660	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	110.77/cwt	109.00–112.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	112.66/cwt	112.00–113.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	113.27/cwt	112.00–115.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	110.16/cwt	108.00–112.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	122.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	126.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	534	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	119.15/cwt	118.00–120.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	111.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	110.16/cwt	110.00–111.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	118.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.48/cwt	125.00–127.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	41.60/cwt	40.00–43.00	461	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	37.67/cwt	37.00–39.00	426	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	51.04/cwt	50.00–53.00	735	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,158	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	45.36/cwt	43.00–48.00	567	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	50.92/cwt	49.00–53.00	663	7
Bulls	—	—	1,726	72.89/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,258	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,478	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	850	389.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	3,312	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	777	302.44/cwt	260.00–350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	4,831	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	494.75/cwt	445.00–550.00	4,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,065	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	441.49/cwt	420.00–485.00	5,099	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	744.48/cwt	700.00–785.00	8,785	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	664.04/cwt	615.00–700.00	7,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.66/cwt	123.50–124.00	650	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	115.40/cwt	115.00–117.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,099	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	777	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	107.71/cwt	106.00–108.00	439	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.43/cwt	105.00–107.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	103.75/cwt	102.00–106.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	571	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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 780Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
11	—	408	106.00–108.00	107.71
7	—	475	105.00–107.00	106.43
5	—	527	102.00–106.00	103.75
2	—	560	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	467	112.00–113.00	112.96
16	—	529	110.00–112.00	111.05
12	—	431	114.00–116.00	115.74
4	—	575	103.00–108.00	105.46
3	—	625	97.00–103.00	99.27
1	—	385	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	116.00	116.00
2	—	673	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	107.00–109.00	107.99
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	109.00–112.00	110.77
3	—	532	112.00–113.00	112.66
2	—	640	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	112.00–115.00	113.27
5	—	531	108.00–112.00	110.16
5	—	417	120.00–124.00	122.35
3	—	377	124.00–130.00	126.25
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
1	—	690	97.00	97.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	124.00–129.00	126.57
12	—	466	120.00–125.00	122.71
6	—	521	118.00–120.00	119.15
4	—	370	130.00–137.00	134.66
3	—	630	107.00	107.00
3	—	587	110.00–115.00	111.96
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	110.00–111.00	110.16
6	—	466	127.00–130.00	128.47
6	—	430	130.00–137.00	132.40
4	—	576	115.00–122.00	118.69
4	—	528	125.00–127.00	125.48
2	—	668	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	115.00	115.00
2	—	523	117.00–121.00	118.99
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	123.50–124.00	123.66
5	—	612	115.00–117.00	115.40
5	—	427	130.00	130.00
3	—	471	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	825	133.25	133.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	584	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	140.00–141.00	140.50
3	—	615	121.00–122.00	121.66
3	—	508	130.00–132.00	130.67
3	—	494	132.00–134.00	133.33
2	—	555	127.00–128.00	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,109	40.00–43.00	41.60
7	—	1,131	37.00–39.00	37.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,441	50.00–53.00	51.04
2	—	1,158	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,251	43.00–48.00	45.36
7	—	1,302	49.00–53.00	50.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,726	71.00–75.00	72.89
1	—	1,945	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,920	77.00	77.00

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)	2	—	850	385.00–395.00	389.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	777	260.00–350.00	302.44
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	565.00	565.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	445.00–550.00	494.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,155	420.00–485.00	441.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	700.00–785.00	744.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,162	615.00–700.00	664.04

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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Steers · 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

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