Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.11/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.94 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$141.11

104 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$10.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	144.23	674	44
Medium and Large 2	434	141.92	616	38
Medium and Large 3	436	133.46	581	22

One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $92 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 sale104 hd

141.11

—

AL average16 barns · 1,025 hd

126.04

+15.07

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−62.94

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	1,433	79.08	1,133	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	57.91	709	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	56.04	821	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	48.68	464	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	—	323	158.98/cwt	155.00–162.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	134.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	687	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	116.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	624	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	602	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.48/cwt	122.00–123.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	803	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	161.16/cwt	157.00–165.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	141.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	663	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	861	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.63/cwt	131.00–135.00	815	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	53.73/cwt	53.00–54.00	556	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	62.05/cwt	60.00–66.00	746	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	56.30/cwt	55.00–59.00	720	18
Bulls	—	—	1,325	74.25/cwt	73.00–76.00	984	6
Bulls	—	—	1,601	83.31/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,334	7
Bulls	—	—	1,300	78.94/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,026	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	44.50/cwt	44.00–45.00	398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	50.80/cwt	50.00–52.00	521	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	47.94/cwt	47.00–49.00	419	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	53.41/cwt	52.00–54.00	719	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	60.48/cwt	59.00–62.00	907	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	56.74/cwt	55.00–58.00	875	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	148.64/cwt	147.00–150.00	630	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.75/cwt	128.00–132.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	171.84/cwt	167.00–177.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.76/cwt	121.00–125.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	126.57/cwt	122.00–130.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	120.62/cwt	119.00–124.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	120.30/cwt	119.00–122.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.39/cwt	136.00–142.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	303	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.54/cwt	140.00–146.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.60/cwt	110.00–116.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.69/cwt	131.00–138.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	146.64/cwt	145.00–148.00	553	3

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 939Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 170Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	155.00–162.00	158.98
17	—	536	115.00–122.00	116.33
7	—	461	125.00–130.00	127.55
5	—	572	110.00–116.00	113.60
4	—	418	131.00–138.00	133.69
3	—	377	145.00–148.00	146.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	694	115.75	115.75
2	—	370	157.00–165.00	161.16
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	122.00–130.00	126.57
5	—	479	119.00–124.00	120.62
4	—	363	142.00–144.00	142.99
2	—	538	104.00–105.00	104.50
1	—	255	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
12	—	423	140.00–146.00	142.34
10	—	378	150.00–160.00	154.14
7	—	475	130.00–135.00	131.94
3	—	537	125.00	125.00
2	—	568	122.00–123.00	122.48
2	—	323	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	467	137.00–145.00	141.89
9	—	424	147.00–150.00	148.64
8	—	519	128.00–132.00	129.75
7	—	366	167.00–177.00	171.84
4	—	610	121.00–125.00	122.76
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	119.00–122.00	120.30
3	—	423	136.00–142.00	138.39
2	—	303	150.00–155.00	152.48
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
6	—	368	140.00–146.00	143.54
5	—	490	120.00–127.00	124.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	510	130.00–135.00	134.71
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	129.00	129.00
2	—	510	137.00–138.00	137.50
20	—	704	122.25	122.25
11	—	605	131.00–135.00	134.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	533	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	53.00–54.00	53.73
11	—	1,203	60.00–66.00	62.05
18	—	1,279	55.00–59.00	56.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	44.00–45.00	44.50
5	—	1,026	50.00–52.00	50.80
3	—	873	47.00–49.00	47.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,346	52.00–54.00	53.41
3	—	1,500	59.00–62.00	60.48
11	—	1,542	55.00–58.00	56.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,325	73.00–76.00	74.25
7	—	1,601	83.00–84.00	83.31
4	—	1,300	78.00–80.00	78.94

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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