Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.92/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$124.92

93 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$2.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	380	126.63	481	24
Medium and Large 1	501	124.36	622	27
Medium and Large 2	449	124.29	558	42

One grade step is worth $2.34/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale93 hd

124.92

—

AL average13 barns · 940 hd

121.84

+3.08

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	1,745	88.53	1,544	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	69.10	945	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	67.91	792	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	55.20	573	16

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	—	—	1,761	87.55/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,542	8
Bulls	—	—	1,949	95.03/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,852	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	74.85/cwt	74.00–77.00	822	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	63.77/cwt	61.00–66.00	717	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	68.71/cwt	67.00–72.00	958	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,201	74.28/cwt	73.00–76.00	892	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,390	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,080	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.00/cwt	150.00–153.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	165.27/cwt	162.00–169.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	116.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	120.51/cwt	119.00–125.00	628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	179.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	144.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	687	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	155.88/cwt	151.00–160.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	132.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	184.00/cwt	180.00–187.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	129.79/cwt	127.00–133.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.50/cwt	110.00–114.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	531	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	179.36/cwt	177.00–182.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	165.27/cwt	162.00–170.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	498	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	134.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	168.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	144.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	175.49/cwt	174.00–177.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	143.58/cwt	142.00–147.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	131.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	143.71/cwt	140.00–146.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.60/cwt	125.00–127.00	475	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	807.08/cwt	775.00–835.00	9,887	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,205.71/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	14,722	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	943	651.92/cwt	625.00–675.00	6,148	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,114	1,056.30/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	11,767	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,182	858.85/cwt	800.00–875.00	10,152	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	605	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	52.26/cwt	52.00–53.00	502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,456	82.36/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,199	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	68.63/cwt	67.00–72.00	828	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	65.24/cwt	64.00–66.00	940	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	55.01/cwt	54.00–57.00	594	8

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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 786Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 534Last week 155Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 41Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,761	85.00–91.00	87.55
5	—	1,949	93.00–97.00	95.03
4	—	1,456	79.00–84.00	82.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	74.00–77.00	74.85
12	—	1,124	61.00–66.00	63.77
21	—	1,207	67.00–72.00	68.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,394	67.00–72.00	68.71
5	—	1,201	73.00–76.00	74.28
5	—	1,441	64.00–66.00	65.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	58.00–59.00	58.52
4	—	961	52.00–53.00	52.26
8	—	1,079	54.00–57.00	55.01

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	—	1,385	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	775.00–835.00	807.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,221	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,205.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	625.00–675.00	651.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,114	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,056.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,182	800.00–875.00	858.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	556	130.00–137.00	133.71
3	—	675	117.00	117.00
2	—	625	126.00–130.00	127.98
3	—	458	150.00–153.00	151.00
4	—	411	162.00–169.00	165.27
5	—	520	139.00–142.00	139.99
6	—	379	175.00–185.00	179.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	140.00–147.00	144.99
9	—	433	151.00–160.00	155.88
9	—	527	130.00–137.00	132.98
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
2	—	318	177.00–182.00	179.36
3	—	390	162.00–170.00	165.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	130.00–138.00	134.36
5	—	324	165.00–170.00	168.95
7	—	432	142.00–147.00	144.56
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	120.00–127.00	123.52
2	—	605	107.00–110.00	108.51
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	133.00–135.00	134.01
6	—	567	115.00–120.00	116.33
8	—	521	119.00–125.00	120.51
11	—	464	127.00–133.00	129.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	120.00–125.00	121.55
4	—	575	110.00–114.00	111.50
12	—	415	125.00–131.00	127.94
12	—	376	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	618	105.00	105.00
3	—	520	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	100.00–103.00	101.47
3	—	263	142.00–147.00	143.58
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
8	—	325	130.00–135.00	131.92
3	—	488	115.00–117.00	116.32
7	—	378	125.00–127.00	125.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	180.00–187.00	184.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	145.00–147.00	145.67
1	—	585	138.00	138.00
1	—	435	167.00	167.00
2	—	353	174.00–177.00	175.49
1	—	310	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	122.00–125.00	123.53
3	—	265	185.00	185.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
2	—	438	160.00–165.00	162.54
3	—	482	140.00–146.00	143.71
1	—	335	177.00	177.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle