Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher. bulls lightly test a week ago. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $111.56/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$111.56

93 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$5.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	114.84	625	21
Medium and Large 2	506	111.61	565	36
Medium and Large 3	448	109.60	491	36

One grade step is worth $5.24/cwt here — about $134 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 sale93 hd

111.56

—

AL average16 barns · 1,942 hd

110.54

+1.02

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	1,525	69.62	1,062	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	49.07	856	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	46.64	580	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	40.46	440	27

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	41.40/cwt	40.00–43.00	457	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	72.37/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,220	4
Bulls	—	—	1,364	66.87/cwt	65.00–68.00	912	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	779	263.12/cwt	230.00–300.00	2,050	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	844	371.13/cwt	335.00–405.00	3,132	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,193	439.08/cwt	400.00–480.00	5,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	694.63/cwt	660.00–730.00	8,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	715	687.59/cwt	675.00–700.00	4,916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	143.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.31/cwt	130.00–139.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.27/cwt	149.00–153.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	110.96/cwt	109.00–115.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	119.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	132.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	105.42/cwt	102.00–109.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	603	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	112.60/cwt	109.00–115.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	96.45/cwt	94.00–99.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.74/cwt	129.00–135.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	143.74/cwt	142.00–145.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	136.29/cwt	135.00–138.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	106.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	112.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	98.63/cwt	97.00–102.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	118.95/cwt	117.00–120.00	381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.95/cwt	102.00–105.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	114.24/cwt	110.00–117.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	119.61/cwt	118.00–120.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	105.83/cwt	105.00–107.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	102.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	118.18/cwt	117.00–120.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	109.65/cwt	109.00–111.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	820	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	42.02/cwt	40.00–44.00	463	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	37.34/cwt	35.00–39.00	395	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,714	48.22/cwt	47.00–49.00	826	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,838	51.60/cwt	50.00–53.00	948	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	46.18/cwt	44.00–48.00	580	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	50.39/cwt	49.00–52.00	647	4

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 887Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	40.00–43.00	41.40
10	—	1,256	44.00–48.00	46.18
4	—	1,284	49.00–52.00	50.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,101	40.00–44.00	42.02
9	—	1,058	35.00–39.00	37.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,714	47.00–49.00	48.22
2	—	1,838	50.00–53.00	51.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,686	70.00–74.00	72.37
4	—	1,364	65.00–68.00	66.87

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)	8	—	779	230.00–300.00	263.12
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	844	335.00–405.00	371.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	400.00–480.00	439.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	660.00–730.00	694.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	715	675.00–700.00	687.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	135.00–137.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	140.00–146.00	143.18
2	—	513	128.00	128.00
2	—	475	130.00–139.00	134.31
2	—	378	147.00	147.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	129.00	129.00
13	—	656	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	149.00–153.00	151.27
1	—	625	128.00	128.00
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
5	—	490	117.00–120.00	118.18
3	—	587	109.00–111.00	109.65
3	—	530	112.00–114.00	112.99
3	—	418	125.00–128.00	126.64
2	—	710	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	615	108.00–109.00	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	105.00–110.00	106.95
7	—	424	110.00–115.00	112.66
6	—	575	97.00–102.00	98.63
6	—	371	115.00–117.00	116.32
5	—	320	117.00–120.00	118.95
3	—	520	102.00–105.00	103.95
1	—	705	92.00	92.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	110.00–117.00	114.24
8	—	422	118.00–120.00	119.61
7	—	577	105.00–107.00	105.83
6	—	525	107.00–110.00	108.47
3	—	628	100.00–105.00	102.31
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	107.00–110.00	108.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	109.00–115.00	110.96
6	—	475	115.00–125.00	119.04
6	—	430	125.00–128.00	126.47
5	—	372	130.00–135.00	132.35
2	—	568	102.00–109.00	105.42
1	—	330	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	470	125.00–132.00	128.27
8	—	421	132.00–137.00	134.44
6	—	568	109.00–115.00	112.60
4	—	515	122.00–125.00	124.23
3	—	383	137.00–139.00	137.98
2	—	730	94.00–99.00	96.45
2	—	330	142.00–145.00	143.48
1	—	760	93.00	93.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	138.00–140.00	139.31
5	—	525	129.00–135.00	131.74
4	—	379	142.00–145.00	143.74
3	—	477	135.00–138.00	136.29
2	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	325	152.00	152.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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