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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, May 28

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 560▲ 450 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 75▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 58▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.97/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.07 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$141.97

129 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$14.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.50

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	147.79	676	41
Medium and Large 2	464	141.20	655	66
Medium and Large 3	464	133.45	620	22

One grade step is worth $14.34/cwt here — about $57 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 sale129 hd

141.97

—

AL average11 barns · 869 hd

132.47

+9.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−62.07

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	1,666	82.72	1,378	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	57.40	699	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	56.48	810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	50.48	531	18

Every lot

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	152.86/cwt	147.00–155.00	634	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	160.25/cwt	157.00–164.00	673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	707	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	794	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	144.32/cwt	144.00–145.00	830	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,089	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	134.16/cwt	132.00–137.00	437	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	135.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	130.63/cwt	130.00–132.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	562	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	127.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	541	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	129.24/cwt	127.00–132.00	601	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	116.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	587	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	166.95/cwt	162.00–172.00	539	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	158.26/cwt	155.00–162.00	518	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	152.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	576	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	147.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	622	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	137.20/cwt	137.00–138.00	583	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	151.80/cwt	149.00–155.00	650	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	141.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	663	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	135.15/cwt	134.00–137.00	642	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	511	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	641	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	138.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	725	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	131.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	689	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	131.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	744	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	125.07/cwt	122.00–128.00	715	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,471	79.05/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	82.99/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,417	6
Bulls	—	—	1,933	89.23/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,725	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	47.08/cwt	45.00–49.00	482	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	52.65/cwt	51.00–54.00	563	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	56.28/cwt	54.00–58.00	660	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	60.01/cwt	59.00–62.00	792	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	56.48/cwt	55.00–58.00	810	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	713	401.59/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,863	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	797	454.89/cwt	435.00–470.00	3,625	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	883	625.07/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,519	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,125	584.81/cwt	550.00–600.00	6,579	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,133	698.68/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,916	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,676	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,213	789.44/cwt	780.00–800.00	9,576	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,733	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,285	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,895	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	760	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	885	1,047.18/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	9,268	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,225	976.22/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,959	4

This sale against other markets

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 May 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 560Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
2	—	610	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	147.00–155.00	152.86
2	—	618	132.00	132.00
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	141.00	141.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	846	128.75	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	144.00–145.00	144.32
3	—	545	145.00–147.00	145.67
3	—	420	157.00–164.00	160.25
2	—	468	150.00–152.00	150.99
1	—	720	134.00	134.00
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	122.00–130.00	127.27
5	—	326	132.00–137.00	134.16
4	—	479	119.00–120.00	119.49
3	—	587	110.00	110.00
3	—	527	115.00–119.00	116.29
3	—	380	130.00–132.00	130.63
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	465	127.00–132.00	129.24
8	—	421	132.00–135.00	133.59
3	—	367	135.00–138.00	135.97
2	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	132.00–135.00	133.98
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	134.00–137.00	135.15
5	—	425	137.00–138.00	137.20
4	—	511	125.00–127.00	125.49
3	—	367	145.00	145.00
2	—	613	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
4	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.40
5	—	475	145.00–147.00	145.98
5	—	565	128.00–134.00	131.74
6	—	323	162.00–172.00	166.95
9	—	428	149.00–155.00	151.80
9	—	522	135.00–142.00	138.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
3	—	327	155.00–162.00	158.26
7	—	572	122.00–128.00	125.07
10	—	379	150.00–155.00	152.06
10	—	524	128.00–135.00	131.42
13	—	422	145.00–150.00	147.32
19	—	467	137.00–145.00	141.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,070	51.00–54.00	52.65
7	—	1,024	45.00–49.00	47.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	55.00–58.00	56.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,173	54.00–58.00	56.28
6	—	1,320	59.00–62.00	60.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,707	81.00–85.00	82.99
4	—	1,471	78.00–80.00	79.05
2	—	1,933	86.00–92.00	89.23

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	—	713	385.00–410.00	401.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	600.00–650.00	625.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	797	435.00–470.00	454.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	770.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,133	650.00–750.00	698.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	780.00–800.00	789.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,125	550.00–600.00	584.81

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)	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	820.00	820.00

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	—	760	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,047.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	950.00–1,000.00	976.22

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	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.