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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 25

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jun 11Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

567 head

▲ 567 vs last sale 0▲ 567 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

223 head

▲ 223 vs last sale 0▲ 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 0▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.38/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$117.38

92 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	120.73	575	23
Medium and Large 2	474	116.49	552	42
Medium and Large 3	419	115.89	485	27

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about $90 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 sale92 hd

117.38

—

AL average13 barns · 1,407 hd

118.57

−1.19

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	—	High	1,562	84.62	1,322	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	61.11	936	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	58.71	687	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	51.58	542	18

Every lot

83 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	637	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	763	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	872	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	412	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	118.75/cwt	117.00–120.00	436	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	123.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	459	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	129.86/cwt	127.00–134.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	113.90/cwt	111.00–117.00	485	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	124.10/cwt	122.00–127.00	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	120.22/cwt	119.00–122.00	516	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	553	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	476	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	581	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	107.97/cwt	106.00–109.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	116.18/cwt	115.00–117.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	111.66/cwt	111.00–113.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	107.57/cwt	106.00–110.00	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	143.42/cwt	142.00–145.00	394	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	466	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	148.87/cwt	145.00–152.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	131.83/cwt	130.00–134.00	555	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	131.30/cwt	130.00–133.00	617	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	120.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	569	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	128.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	120.54/cwt	118.00–124.00	633	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,367	82.00/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,121	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	86.37/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,434	5
Bulls	—	—	2,050	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,825	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	983	52.99/cwt	52.00–54.00	521	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	52.84/cwt	50.00–55.00	554	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	48.30/cwt	47.00–49.00	509	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	57.87/cwt	55.00–60.00	670	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	62.56/cwt	61.00–65.00	790	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	60.16/cwt	59.00–61.00	899	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,013	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,175	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,205	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,749	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,619	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	767	363.41/cwt	345.00–400.00	2,787	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	5,381	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,048	558.03/cwt	505.00–615.00	5,848	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,106	695.93/cwt	665.00–760.00	7,697	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	696.18/cwt	675.00–730.00	7,748	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,152	627.21/cwt	615.00–650.00	7,225	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	792.16/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,807	3

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 Jun 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
2	—	313	148.00–150.00	148.98
2	—	608	112.00–115.00	113.49
5	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.93
5	—	525	118.00–124.00	120.54
8	—	421	130.00–134.00	131.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
1	—	605	118.00	118.00
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
3	—	367	145.00–152.00	148.87
3	—	518	125.00–130.00	128.28
4	—	426	135.00–140.00	137.40
6	—	470	130.00–133.00	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
2	—	275	142.00–145.00	143.42
2	—	595	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.59
5	—	473	118.00–122.00	120.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	122.00–125.00	122.97
3	—	523	106.00–109.00	107.97
5	—	367	117.00–120.00	118.75
6	—	426	111.00–117.00	113.90
2	—	463	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	255	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
2	—	285	140.00–145.00	142.46
3	—	382	127.00–134.00	129.86
3	—	480	119.00–120.00	119.66
3	—	567	111.00–113.00	111.66
5	—	428	122.00–127.00	124.10
5	—	528	115.00–117.00	116.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
5	—	574	106.00–110.00	107.57
7	—	372	122.00–125.00	123.26
8	—	429	119.00–122.00	120.22
8	—	518	110.00–114.00	112.09
9	—	473	115.00–119.00	116.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	125.00–128.00	126.49
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
1	—	830	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
2	—	525	136.00–139.00	137.49
1	—	285	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	452	141.00	141.00
10	—	553	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	59.00–61.00	60.16
2	—	1,608	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	47.00–49.00	48.30
13	—	1,049	50.00–55.00	52.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	52.00–54.00	52.99
9	—	1,262	61.00–65.00	62.56
21	—	1,158	55.00–60.00	57.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,367	78.00–83.00	82.00
5	—	1,660	84.00–88.00	86.37

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	—	1,225	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	2	—	1,175	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,205	975.00	975.00

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	2	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,113	675.00–730.00	696.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	775.00–800.00	792.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,048	505.00–615.00	558.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,106	665.00–760.00	695.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	615.00–650.00	627.21

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	615.00	615.00

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	—	767	345.00–400.00	363.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	625.00	625.00

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.