Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.11/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$114.11

116 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$9.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	118.15	698	52
Medium and Large 2	474	112.12	531	41
Medium and Large 3	457	108.54	496	23

One grade step is worth $9.61/cwt here — about $202 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 sale116 hd

114.11

—

AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd

111.77

+2.34

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	1,730	71.83	1,243	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	46.90	690	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	45.50	581	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	40.02	456	23

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	—	476	122.16/cwt	118.00–125.00	581	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	115.85/cwt	114.00–117.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.77/cwt	130.00–136.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	108.99/cwt	107.00–111.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.18/cwt	128.00–130.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	118.96/cwt	118.00–121.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	133.31/cwt	132.00–134.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	110.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	107.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	104.30/cwt	103.00–105.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.90/cwt	111.00–114.00	534	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	114.86/cwt	113.00–116.00	489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.29/cwt	107.00–111.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	105.23/cwt	104.00–107.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	121.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	686	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	709	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	670	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	104.47/cwt	103.00–106.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	67.53/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,603	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	788	447.56/cwt	445.00–450.00	3,527	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	734	322.63/cwt	265.00–360.00	2,368	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	574.45/cwt	560.00–590.00	4,739	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	876	459.63/cwt	410.00–525.00	4,026	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	702.75/cwt	670.00–725.00	7,927	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	915	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	879	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.37/cwt	128.00–134.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	40.75/cwt	38.00–43.00	472	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	36.53/cwt	35.00–37.00	384	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	47.71/cwt	46.00–49.00	687	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	44.48/cwt	44.00–45.00	695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	44.77/cwt	43.00–46.00	562	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	48.08/cwt	47.00–50.00	656	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	41.05/cwt	40.00–42.00	459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	72.18/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	114.13/cwt	110.00–117.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.23/cwt	104.00–107.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	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 Oct 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 925Last week 952Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 52Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	476	118.00–125.00	122.16
13	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.79
8	—	526	114.00–117.00	115.85
7	—	380	130.00–136.00	132.77
4	—	579	107.00–111.00	108.99
3	—	620	105.00–107.00	105.67
1	—	780	87.00	87.00
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	290	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	128.00–130.00	129.18
4	—	670	105.00–107.00	106.24
3	—	533	118.00–121.00	118.96
3	—	430	132.00–134.00	133.31
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.06
5	—	476	110.00–117.00	114.13
4	—	575	104.00–107.00	105.23
2	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	110.00–112.00	110.33
4	—	479	105.00–110.00	107.96
3	—	520	103.00–105.00	104.30
2	—	585	95.00–100.00	97.46
2	—	365	115.00–117.00	115.97
2	—	313	117.00–120.00	118.46
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	111.00–114.00	112.90
10	—	426	113.00–116.00	114.86
6	—	525	107.00–111.00	109.29
4	—	565	104.00–107.00	105.23
4	—	324	120.00–123.00	121.98
2	—	610	100.00–103.00	101.49
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	567	121.00	121.00
8	—	709	118.00	118.00
6	—	622	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	109.00–111.00	109.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	103.00–106.00	104.47
3	—	413	122.00–123.00	122.33
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
1	—	395	123.00	123.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	117.00–120.00	118.48
3	—	578	115.00–117.00	115.66
2	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	125.00–130.00	126.37
3	—	568	122.00–125.00	123.96
2	—	618	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	661	133.00	133.00
7	—	775	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	128.00–134.00	130.37
2	—	608	124.00–127.00	125.49
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	67.00–68.00	67.53
1	—	2,055	78.00	78.00
7	—	1,706	70.00–74.00	72.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,158	38.00–43.00	40.75
4	—	1,050	35.00–37.00	36.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	46.00–49.00	47.71
2	—	1,563	44.00–45.00	44.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,256	43.00–46.00	44.77
8	—	1,365	47.00–50.00	48.08
3	—	1,118	40.00–42.00	41.05

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	—	788	445.00–450.00	447.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	734	265.00–360.00	322.63
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	560.00–590.00	574.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	876	410.00–525.00	459.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,128	670.00–725.00	702.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	650.00	650.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle