Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to market being closed for holidays. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.97/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$115.97

115 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$3.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	117.64	638	53
Medium and Large 3	436	114.99	502	17thin
Medium and Large 2	514	114.39	588	45

One grade step is worth $3.25/cwt here — about $51 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 sale115 hd

115.97

—

AL average11 barns · 926 hd

117.06

−1.08

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	1,498	78.93	1,182	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	55.49	724	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	53.88	602	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	48.72	454	20

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	143.97/cwt	142.00–145.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	142.11/cwt	137.00–147.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	151.17/cwt	150.00–157.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	147.33/cwt	147.00–148.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	131.51/cwt	126.00–135.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	111.26/cwt	111.00–115.00	654	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	144.70/cwt	144.00–147.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	130.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	816	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	118.74/cwt	117.00–120.00	697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	136.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	514	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	109.59/cwt	109.00–110.00	632	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.93/cwt	145.00–152.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	772	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	843	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.63/cwt	117.00–122.00	745	3
Bulls	—	—	1,329	78.62/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,045	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	85.39/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,477	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	52.37/cwt	52.00–53.00	494	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	56.55/cwt	55.00–58.00	757	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	55.11/cwt	54.00–57.00	606	20
Bulls	—	—	1,376	71.17/cwt	68.00–75.00	979	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,400	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	51.88/cwt	50.00–53.00	584	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	58.96/cwt	58.00–60.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	49.96/cwt	48.00–51.00	484	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	44.63/cwt	44.00–46.00	383	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	53.08/cwt	51.00–54.00	686	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	60.05/cwt	59.00–64.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	140.32/cwt	135.00–144.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,233	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	864.89/cwt	825.00–900.00	12,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.53/cwt	135.00–136.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	121.68/cwt	117.00–125.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	145.83/cwt	145.00–147.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	108.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	152.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	129.68/cwt	125.00–133.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	163.24/cwt	160.00–167.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	154.05/cwt	152.00–157.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	928	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	162.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	116.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	120.71/cwt	114.00–123.00	524	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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 939Last week 561Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 94Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 10Year ago 38

No trend available due to market being closed for holidays. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	167.00–170.00	168.53
6	—	516	137.00–147.00	142.11
6	—	413	150.00–157.00	151.17
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
10	—	626	129.00	129.00
3	—	475	145.00–152.00	147.93
19	—	574	130.00–136.00	134.48
11	—	674	124.00–126.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
7	—	431	144.00–147.00	144.70
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
3	—	513	117.00–125.00	121.68
1	—	635	107.00	107.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	675	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	115.00–120.00	117.72
4	—	414	126.00–135.00	131.51
22	—	588	111.00–115.00	111.26
3	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.28
11	—	669	108.50	108.50
9	—	376	135.00–141.00	136.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	130.00–132.00	130.51
5	—	659	100.00	100.00
16	—	577	109.00–110.00	109.59
6	—	514	112.00	112.00
5	—	467	115.00–120.00	116.99
2	—	303	135.00	135.00
7	—	434	114.00–123.00	120.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	365	118.00–120.00	118.96
1	—	405	118.00	118.00
4	—	511	107.00–110.00	108.00
4	—	465	111.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	570	105.00–106.00	105.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
3	—	412	147.00–148.00	147.33
4	—	365	160.00–165.00	161.75
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
3	—	623	117.00–122.00	119.63
5	—	514	135.00–144.00	140.32
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	142.00–145.00	143.97
2	—	816	91.00	91.00
4	—	468	135.00–137.00	136.00
11	—	587	117.00–120.00	118.74
2	—	620	112.00–115.00	113.49
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
2	—	755	97.00	97.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
4	—	386	152.00–157.00	154.05
2	—	928	80.00	80.00
6	—	313	160.00–165.00	162.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	115.00	115.00
2	—	423	135.00–136.00	135.53
7	—	385	145.00–147.00	145.83
5	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.79
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
7	—	476	125.00–133.00	129.68
6	—	280	160.00–167.00	163.24
2	—	618	105.00–107.00	106.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	78.00–81.00	78.62
5	—	1,730	83.00–88.00	85.39
4	—	1,376	68.00–75.00	71.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	52.00–53.00	52.37
11	—	969	48.00–51.00	49.96
6	—	858	44.00–46.00	44.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,338	55.00–58.00	56.55
23	—	1,292	51.00–54.00	53.08
7	—	1,241	59.00–64.00	60.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,099	54.00–57.00	55.11
20	—	1,125	50.00–53.00	51.88
3	—	1,182	58.00–60.00	58.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,410	825.00–900.00	864.89

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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Arab Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle