Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, bulls sold 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. 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 $123.80/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.25 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$123.80

134 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$14.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	128.41	616	51
Medium and Large 2	457	124.01	567	59
Medium and Large 3	467	113.50	530	24

One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about $86 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 sale134 hd

123.80

—

AL average15 barns · 1,705 hd

120.02

+3.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−80.25

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	1,798	68.69	1,235	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	44.35	694	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	43.10	562	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	36.81	418	22

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	273	123.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	146.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	109.63/cwt	108.00–112.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	130.34/cwt	127.00–133.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	114.98/cwt	112.00–117.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.97/cwt	138.00–141.00	525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.68/cwt	133.00–138.00	574	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	139.08/cwt	135.00–142.00	442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	109.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	492	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	582	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.13/cwt	112.00–118.00	604	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	128.27/cwt	127.00–130.00	548	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	115.12/cwt	114.00–117.00	487	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	113.59/cwt	113.00–114.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	111.84/cwt	110.00–113.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	108.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	119.70/cwt	117.00–122.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	112.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	115.61/cwt	114.00–117.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	114.23/cwt	113.00–115.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	116.96/cwt	115.00–120.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.73/cwt	137.00–140.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	774	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	129.32/cwt	127.00–132.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.93/cwt	105.00–112.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	119.76/cwt	117.00–122.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	103.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	38.45/cwt	36.00–40.00	441	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	33.95/cwt	32.00–35.00	378	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	45.14/cwt	44.00–47.00	733	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	40.94/cwt	40.00–42.00	575	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	797	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	43.20/cwt	41.00–45.00	579	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	46.99/cwt	46.00–48.00	587	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	37.92/cwt	36.00–40.00	479	4
Bulls	—	—	1,796	68.95/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,238	8
Bulls	—	—	1,860	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,209	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,247	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	815	325.49/cwt	265.00–350.00	2,653	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,893	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,005	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	367.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,129	564.68/cwt	550.00–575.00	6,375	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,068	419.37/cwt	365.00–455.00	4,479	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	640.98/cwt	600.00–725.00	7,499	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 949Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 196Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 57Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	122.00–125.00	123.96
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	117.00	117.00
5	—	425	105.00–112.00	108.93
5	—	316	117.00–122.00	119.76
3	—	467	100.00–105.00	103.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	423	114.00–117.00	115.12
10	—	473	113.00–114.00	113.59
7	—	520	110.00–113.00	111.84
4	—	590	105.00–110.00	108.23
4	—	370	117.00–122.00	119.70
3	—	327	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	117.50	117.50
3	—	405	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	110.00–113.00	112.53
5	—	476	114.00–117.00	115.61
4	—	521	113.00–115.00	114.23
2	—	433	117.00–118.00	117.49
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
2	—	673	107.00–108.00	107.49
3	—	330	142.00–150.00	146.55
3	—	622	108.00–112.00	109.63
6	—	518	120.00–127.00	123.95
7	—	474	127.00–133.00	130.34
7	—	569	112.00–117.00	114.98
8	—	378	138.00–141.00	138.97
11	—	423	133.00–138.00	135.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	118.00–120.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	92.00	92.00
3	—	278	145.00–147.00	146.33
3	—	633	100.00–105.00	103.30
5	—	318	135.00–142.00	139.08
6	—	566	105.00–112.00	109.44
8	—	371	130.00–135.00	132.67
10	—	468	120.00–127.00	124.33
10	—	525	112.00–118.00	115.13
13	—	427	127.00–130.00	128.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	132.00	132.00
6	—	478	110.00–115.00	112.28
5	—	428	115.00–120.00	116.96
4	—	529	105.00–110.00	107.43
3	—	570	100.00–105.00	103.26
2	—	610	97.00–100.00	98.49
2	—	233	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	115.00–117.00	115.65
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
1	—	355	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	130.00–135.00	131.16
4	—	425	137.00–140.00	137.73
2	—	775	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	138.00	138.00
2	—	693	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	140.00–145.00	142.45
3	—	585	127.00–132.00	129.32
3	—	482	136.00–138.00	136.98
2	—	523	135.00–136.00	135.49
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,148	36.00–40.00	38.45
8	—	1,113	32.00–35.00	33.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,623	44.00–47.00	45.14
2	—	1,405	40.00–42.00	40.94
1	—	1,660	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,341	41.00–45.00	43.20
5	—	1,249	46.00–48.00	46.99
4	—	1,264	36.00–40.00	37.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,796	66.00–70.00	68.95
2	—	1,860	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,685	74.00	74.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	815	265.00–350.00	325.49
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	365.00–370.00	367.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,129	550.00–575.00	564.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,068	365.00–455.00	419.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,170	600.00–725.00	640.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	560.00	560.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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