Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Demand on feeder good. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.35/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$133.35

147 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$18.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	139.15	735	21
Medium and Large 1-2	769	137.75	1,059	65
Medium and Large 2	546	130.27	712	39
Medium and Large 3	556	120.29	669	22

One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $66 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 sale147 hd

133.35

—

AL average11 barns · 1,030 hd

135.30

−1.94

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	1,827	75.93	1,387	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	55.38	844	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	54.38	704	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	44.76	486	15

Every lot, as filed

98 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	46.77/cwt	45.00–48.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	97.41/cwt	95.00–100.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	111.25/cwt	108.00–113.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	106.64/cwt	105.00–108.00	497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	153.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.15/cwt	142.00–150.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,059	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.32/cwt	119.00–122.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.24/cwt	113.00–115.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	42.46/cwt	41.00–44.00	440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.54/cwt	122.00–132.00	603	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	575	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	133.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	118.63/cwt	117.00–121.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	54.85/cwt	53.00–56.00	848	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	52.08/cwt	50.00–54.00	647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	108.49/cwt	105.00–111.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	103.98/cwt	102.00–105.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	101.30/cwt	100.00–103.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	110.55/cwt	109.00–112.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	108.24/cwt	108.00–109.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	109.82/cwt	107.00–112.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	113.30/cwt	111.00–115.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	102.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	125.70/cwt	122.00–130.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	120.81/cwt	120.00–122.00	642	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,833	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	880.03/cwt	875.00–885.00	7,920	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	582.45/cwt	500.00–630.00	6,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,842	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	688.29/cwt	675.00–700.00	8,122	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	524.29/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,557	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	462.92/cwt	440.00–485.00	3,703	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	727	278.72/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,026	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	905	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,073	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	800	383.13/cwt	350.00–400.00	3,065	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	69.61/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	2,070	82.57/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,709	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	75.73/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,356	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	58.11/cwt	55.00–61.00	802	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	120.63/cwt	118.00–122.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.26/cwt	142.00–150.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	123.39/cwt	122.00–127.00	721	7

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,139Last week 802Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 205Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 95Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Demand on feeder good. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,128	45.00–48.00	46.77
7	—	1,036	41.00–44.00	42.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,546	53.00–56.00	54.85
1	—	1,410	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,242	50.00–54.00	52.08
8	—	1,380	55.00–61.00	58.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	68.00–72.00	69.61
3	—	2,070	80.00–86.00	82.57
5	—	1,791	73.00–78.00	75.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
2	—	373	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	575	95.00–100.00	97.41
2	—	613	95.00	95.00
3	—	418	108.00–113.00	111.25
4	—	540	100.00–102.00	100.99
6	—	466	105.00–108.00	106.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	110.00–115.00	112.31
9	—	525	105.00–111.00	108.49
8	—	576	102.00–105.00	103.98
6	—	624	100.00–103.00	101.30
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	92.00	92.00
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	109.00–112.00	110.55
4	—	678	108.00–109.00	108.24
3	—	708	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	562	114.00–115.00	114.66
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	107.00–112.00	109.82
6	—	519	111.00–115.00	113.30
3	—	665	100.00–105.00	102.30
3	—	408	121.00–122.00	121.67
2	—	618	105.00–107.00	105.99
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
2	—	385	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	723	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	432	150.00–157.00	153.94
3	—	632	122.00–126.00	123.97
4	—	528	135.00–140.00	136.70
5	—	473	142.00–150.00	146.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	769	137.75	137.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
2	—	670	116.00–117.00	116.49
2	—	778	107.00–110.00	108.49
3	—	615	119.00–122.00	120.32
4	—	506	134.00–135.00	134.50
4	—	710	113.00–115.00	114.24
10	—	471	135.00–140.00	137.34
6	—	424	142.00–150.00	146.26
7	—	584	122.00–127.00	123.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
2	—	613	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	745	105.00	105.00
3	—	683	112.00	112.00
5	—	474	122.00–130.00	125.70
6	—	531	120.00–122.00	120.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	122.00	122.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	147.00	147.00
3	—	327	140.00	140.00
3	—	527	110.00–115.00	113.28
6	—	469	118.00–122.00	120.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	122.00–132.00	127.54
11	—	420	132.00–140.00	136.91
6	—	570	110.00–117.00	113.62
4	—	326	145.00–150.00	146.71
3	—	513	120.00–122.00	121.31
2	—	268	150.00–155.00	152.43
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	130.00–140.00	133.30
4	—	615	115.00–117.00	115.98
4	—	365	150.00–152.00	151.49
3	—	577	117.00–121.00	118.63
2	—	728	105.00	105.00
2	—	538	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	423	140.00–148.00	143.83
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	875.00–885.00	880.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,154	500.00–630.00	582.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	675.00–700.00	688.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,060	500.00–600.00	524.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	440.00–485.00	462.92
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	727	270.00–295.00	278.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	800	350.00–400.00	383.13

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle