Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.91/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −85.14 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$118.91

79 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	122.36	550	40
Medium and Large 1	565	116.45	657	12thin
Medium and Large 3	460	114.89	528	27

One grade step is worth $7.47/cwt here — about $22 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 sale79 hd

118.91

—

AL average15 barns · 1,576 hd

116.58

+2.33

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−85.14

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	1,751	69.36	1,215	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	45.99	673	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	45.45	563	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	37.71	406	24

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	113.18/cwt	110.00–117.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	123.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	684.03/cwt	640.00–750.00	7,901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	571.94/cwt	530.00–640.00	6,417	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	705	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,230	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	878	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	108.16/cwt	105.00–110.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	110.73/cwt	110.00–112.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	114.95/cwt	113.00–117.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	112.32/cwt	111.00–113.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	108.65/cwt	107.00–110.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	105.28/cwt	103.00–107.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	578	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	38.75/cwt	36.00–41.00	421	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	34.04/cwt	33.00–35.00	353	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	44.97/cwt	44.00–46.00	633	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	47.68/cwt	47.00–48.00	742	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	43.57/cwt	42.00–45.00	524	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	48.83/cwt	46.00–51.00	625	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	38.52/cwt	38.00–39.00	489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	70.61/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,272	7
Bulls	—	—	1,573	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,022	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	905	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,073	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	875	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,813	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	287.31/cwt	210.00–330.00	2,212	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	537.20/cwt	515.00–550.00	4,432	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,190	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	842	399.16/cwt	340.00–455.00	3,361	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,198	555.03/cwt	500.00–600.00	6,649	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,110	464.16/cwt	450.00–495.00	5,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	123.17/cwt	120.00–127.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	103.97/cwt	102.00–105.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	106.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	130.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	118.13/cwt	114.00–120.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.15/cwt	127.00–135.00	497	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	139.34/cwt	137.00–142.00	454	5

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 925Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	628	103.00–104.00	103.49
2	—	558	107.00–110.00	108.49
1	—	765	94.00	94.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
11	—	469	114.00–120.00	118.13
10	—	424	120.00–127.00	123.62
7	—	373	127.00–135.00	133.15
5	—	326	137.00–142.00	139.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	110.00–117.00	113.18
4	—	476	120.00–126.00	123.17
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	115.00–120.00	118.34
4	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.46
4	—	383	120.00–127.00	123.17
3	—	575	102.00–105.00	103.97
3	—	528	105.00–110.00	106.59
3	—	327	125.00–135.00	130.66
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
1	—	630	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	138.00	138.00
7	—	424	143.00	143.00
5	—	564	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	686	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	695	90.00	90.00
6	—	617	97.00	97.00
5	—	469	105.00–110.00	108.16
4	—	433	110.00–112.00	110.73
2	—	365	113.00–117.00	114.95
1	—	565	102.00	102.00
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	113.00–115.00	113.98
9	—	468	111.00–113.00	112.32
6	—	518	107.00–110.00	108.65
3	—	568	103.00–107.00	105.28
2	—	323	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	380	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	113.00–114.00	113.49
3	—	513	112.00–113.00	112.67
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	640.00–750.00	684.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,122	530.00–640.00	571.94
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	770	210.00–330.00	287.31
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	825	515.00–550.00	537.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	842	340.00–455.00	399.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,198	500.00–600.00	555.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,110	450.00–495.00	464.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,086	36.00–41.00	38.75
6	—	1,038	33.00–35.00	34.04
1	—	1,130	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	44.00–46.00	44.97
3	—	1,557	47.00–48.00	47.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,203	42.00–45.00	43.57
13	—	1,279	46.00–51.00	48.83
2	—	1,270	38.00–39.00	38.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,802	68.00–72.00	70.61
2	—	1,573	65.00	65.00

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