Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.38/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$113.38

104 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	115.91	647	61
Medium and Large 2	496	110.69	549	29
Medium and Large 3	461	107.91	497	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $150 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 sale104 hd

113.38

—

AL average14 barns · 1,912 hd

110.83

+2.54

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	1,666	73.11	1,218	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	51.37	753	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	47.61	583	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	41.47	450	13

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	—	618	108.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	111.16/cwt	109.00–113.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	114.91/cwt	114.00–115.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	117.92/cwt	117.00–118.50	736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	106.35/cwt	102.00–108.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	109.63/cwt	108.00–111.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	111.42/cwt	110.00–113.00	530	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	106.40/cwt	106.00–107.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	112.32/cwt	110.00–113.00	474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.96/cwt	123.00–127.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	113.27/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	104.32/cwt	103.00–105.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	108.93/cwt	106.00–111.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.85/cwt	118.00–125.00	587	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	115.40/cwt	113.00–119.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	111.12/cwt	109.00–113.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.67/cwt	107.00–108.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	115.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.68/cwt	128.00–133.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	126.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.96/cwt	137.00–141.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	104.49/cwt	103.00–106.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	42.01/cwt	40.00–43.00	460	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	38.48/cwt	38.00–39.00	396	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	51.24/cwt	51.00–52.00	738	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	883	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	45.81/cwt	43.00–48.00	548	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	51.76/cwt	49.00–54.00	664	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	40.42/cwt	40.00–41.00	465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,694	74.00/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,254	7
Bulls	—	—	1,570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,099	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	805	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,019	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	905	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,978	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	821	320.09/cwt	275.00–340.00	2,628	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,813	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	817	460.74/cwt	400.00–500.00	3,764	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,188	504.30/cwt	475.00–550.00	5,991	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	421.50/cwt	390.00–475.00	4,531	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	746.79/cwt	740.00–750.00	8,498	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	788.41/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,972	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	607.45/cwt	510.00–670.00	6,888	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	798	623.17/cwt	585.00–675.00	4,973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.24/cwt	139.00–140.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.78/cwt	133.00–136.00	714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.15/cwt	122.00–130.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	482	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	114.57/cwt	113.00–117.00	660	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,025.95/cwt	1,020.00–1,035.00	12,363	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,162.32/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	13,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,155	717.37/cwt	710.00–725.00	8,286	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,087	808.67/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,790	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	843	810.62/cwt	795.00–825.00	6,834	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,418	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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 813Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	107.00–110.00	108.98
5	—	575	109.00–113.00	111.16
11	—	537	114.00–115.00	114.91
2	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
1	—	435	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	125.00	125.00
7	—	556	117.00	117.00
8	—	518	116.00	116.00
15	—	624	117.00–118.50	117.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	117.00	117.00
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
2	—	435	115.00	115.00
5	—	570	102.00–108.00	106.35
6	—	522	108.00–111.00	109.63
13	—	476	110.00–113.00	111.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
2	—	533	100.00–105.00	102.44
5	—	459	106.00–107.00	106.40
6	—	422	110.00–113.00	112.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
2	—	570	123.00–127.00	124.96
2	—	673	119.00	119.00
3	—	622	120.00–123.00	120.98
4	—	475	139.00–140.00	139.24
14	—	526	133.00–136.00	135.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	134.00	134.00
17	—	745	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
5	—	526	122.00–130.00	126.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	136.00	136.00
4	—	590	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
2	—	470	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	510	120.00–122.00	120.66
5	—	576	113.00–117.00	114.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–117.00	113.27
3	—	560	103.00–105.00	104.32
3	—	523	106.00–111.00	108.93
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	118.00–125.00	122.85
7	—	527	113.00–119.00	115.40
6	—	574	109.00–113.00	111.12
3	—	610	107.00–108.00	107.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	114.00–120.00	115.94
4	—	480	128.00–133.00	129.68
3	—	615	112.00–114.00	112.99
3	—	508	125.00–128.00	126.66
3	—	378	137.00–141.00	138.96
2	—	718	103.00–106.00	104.49
2	—	670	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
1	—	405	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,095	40.00–43.00	42.01
2	—	1,028	38.00–39.00	38.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	51.00–52.00	51.24
2	—	1,635	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,350	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,196	43.00–48.00	45.81
13	—	1,283	49.00–54.00	51.76
2	—	1,150	40.00–41.00	40.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	72.00–75.00	74.00
2	—	1,570	70.00	70.00

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)	3	—	805	375.00	375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	821	275.00–340.00	320.09
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	817	400.00–500.00	460.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	475.00–550.00	504.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,075	390.00–475.00	421.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,138	740.00–750.00	746.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	775.00–800.00	788.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,134	510.00–670.00	607.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	798	585.00–675.00	623.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,205	1,020.00–1,035.00	1,025.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,198	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	710.00–725.00	717.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,087	800.00–825.00	808.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	843	795.00–825.00	810.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	910.00	910.00

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