Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.41/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$132.41

121 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	134.77	769	53
Medium and Large 2	528	132.95	702	46
Medium and Large 3	523	127.19	665	13thin
Medium and Large 1	723	123.30	892	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale121 hd

132.41

—

AL average16 barns · 1,324 hd

138.70

−6.29

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	1,794	71.27	1,279	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	47.36	598	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	46.62	715	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	39.38	456	21

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	138.18/cwt	136.00–140.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	134.27/cwt	132.00–136.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	115.64/cwt	115.00–117.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	118.26/cwt	117.00–121.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.96/cwt	142.00–148.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	693	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	780	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.37/cwt	134.00–143.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	133.07/cwt	128.00–134.00	680	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.07/cwt	136.00–142.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	123.61/cwt	123.00–125.00	774	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	402.79/cwt	350.00–485.00	3,504	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	607.74/cwt	520.00–650.00	6,764	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	968	886.69/cwt	825.00–950.00	8,583	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	750.71/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,920	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,231	630.40/cwt	600.00–660.00	7,760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,140	677.19/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,720	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,124	454.94/cwt	400.00–500.00	5,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	148.06/cwt	145.00–152.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.66/cwt	145.00–152.00	641	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	153.35/cwt	152.00–155.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	130.57/cwt	130.00–132.00	804	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	774	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	456	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	67.51/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,181	4
Bulls	—	—	1,762	73.38/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,293	3
Bulls	—	—	2,070	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	128.96/cwt	128.00–130.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	158.40/cwt	157.00–162.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	128.94/cwt	126.00–132.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.42/cwt	129.00–137.00	627	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.23/cwt	137.00–145.00	597	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	41.52/cwt	39.00–43.00	499	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	37.02/cwt	35.00–38.00	412	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	138.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	672	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	123.55/cwt	122.00–127.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	157.34/cwt	155.00–160.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	608	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	46.62/cwt	44.00–48.00	715	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	46.08/cwt	44.00–48.00	562	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	50.97/cwt	49.00–55.00	701	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	112.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.10/cwt	109.00–115.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	107.77/cwt	105.00–109.00	508	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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,052Last week 1,139Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 173Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	132.00	132.00
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
4	—	425	115.00–118.00	116.46
3	—	575	105.00–107.00	105.66
11	—	468	110.00–115.00	112.88
8	—	523	107.00–110.00	108.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	115.00–117.00	115.64
3	—	323	117.00–121.00	118.26
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
7	—	524	102.00–105.00	103.54
6	—	430	109.00–115.00	112.10
5	—	471	105.00–109.00	107.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	136.00–140.00	138.18
3	—	468	132.00–136.00	134.27
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
2	—	640	112.00–113.00	112.50
2	—	575	119.00–122.00	120.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	128.00	128.00
4	—	430	142.00–148.00	144.96
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
18	—	511	128.00–134.00	133.07
11	—	475	136.00–142.00	139.07
8	—	626	123.00–125.00	123.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	134.00–143.00	138.37
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	616	130.00–132.00	130.57
9	—	498	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	774	119.00–120.00	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
11	—	431	145.00–152.00	148.66
5	—	371	152.00–155.00	153.35
4	—	333	157.00–162.00	158.40
2	—	530	126.00–132.00	128.94
17	—	484	137.00–145.00	138.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	145.00–152.00	148.06
4	—	535	122.00–125.00	122.96
4	—	314	155.00–157.00	155.97
1	—	615	112.00	112.00
10	—	470	129.00–137.00	133.42
9	—	420	137.00–145.00	142.23
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	128.00–130.00	128.96
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
5	—	476	122.00–127.00	123.55
2	—	230	155.00–160.00	157.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	968	825.00–950.00	886.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,055	725.00–775.00	750.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,113	520.00–650.00	607.74
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	265.00	265.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	305.00	305.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	870	350.00–485.00	402.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,231	600.00–660.00	630.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	625.00–725.00	677.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,124	400.00–500.00	454.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,749	65.00–69.00	67.51
3	—	1,762	73.00–74.00	73.38
1	—	2,070	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,201	39.00–43.00	41.52
10	—	1,112	35.00–38.00	37.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,534	44.00–48.00	46.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,220	44.00–48.00	46.08
10	—	1,375	49.00–55.00	50.97
1	—	1,165	42.00	42.00

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

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