Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.08/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$126.08

102 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$11.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	131.76	683	25
Medium and Large 2	474	130.85	621	29
Medium and Large 3	501	120.24	602	48

One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about $81 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 sale102 hd

126.08

—

AL average16 barns · 1,823 hd

129.37

−3.28

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	1,602	84.33	1,351	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	55.71	746	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	55.02	636	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	45.82	437	17

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Medium and Large 2	—	335	173.95/cwt	170.00–177.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.19/cwt	122.00–125.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	121.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	587	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	153.96/cwt	152.00–155.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	119.16/cwt	117.00–120.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	139.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	164.73/cwt	162.00–167.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.18/cwt	136.00–140.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	163.62/cwt	160.00–167.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	149.66/cwt	147.00–152.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	149.67/cwt	148.00–151.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	113.97/cwt	112.00–117.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.68/cwt	129.00–135.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	127.44/cwt	124.00–129.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	173.59/cwt	172.00–177.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	141.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	155.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	165.36/cwt	162.00–168.00	696	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	60.91/cwt	60.00–62.00	775	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	50.40/cwt	50.00–51.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	135.83/cwt	135.00–137.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	163.60/cwt	160.00–167.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	125.76/cwt	125.00–127.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.17/cwt	135.00–139.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	144.39/cwt	142.00–145.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	102.76/cwt	102.00–105.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	155.69/cwt	152.00–157.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	119.58/cwt	118.00–120.00	621	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	55.92/cwt	54.00–59.00	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	110.78/cwt	110.00–112.00	645	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,378	821.32/cwt	750.00–875.00	11,318	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	1,151.90/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	13,650	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	147.73/cwt	146.00–151.00	753	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	60.70/cwt	60.00–61.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	809	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	52.17/cwt	50.00–53.00	722	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	47.00/cwt	45.00–49.00	445	8
Bulls	—	—	1,452	78.69/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,143	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	55.58/cwt	54.00–59.00	641	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	52.14/cwt	51.00–53.00	591	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	41.96/cwt	40.00–44.00	393	6
Bulls	—	—	1,875	91.06/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	83.78/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,290	6

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 Mar 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 731Last week 440Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 91Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 15Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	170.00–177.00	173.95
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
2	—	610	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	563	135.00–139.00	136.97
2	—	368	160.00–167.00	163.62
6	—	467	147.00–152.00	149.66
9	—	426	152.00–160.00	155.99
5	—	525	142.00–145.00	144.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	135.00–142.00	139.75
5	—	425	140.00–150.00	146.01
4	—	329	160.00–167.00	163.60
4	—	578	125.00–127.00	125.76
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
4	—	378	152.00–157.00	155.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	112.00–117.00	113.97
3	—	372	172.00–177.00	173.59
3	—	608	125.00–130.00	126.66
5	—	421	162.00–168.00	165.36
2	—	473	160.00–164.00	161.95
4	—	510	146.00–151.00	147.73
2	—	663	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.68
5	—	522	122.00–125.00	124.19
6	—	569	117.00–120.00	119.16
6	—	483	130.00–135.00	132.30
6	—	433	135.00–137.00	135.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	120.00–127.00	121.70
3	—	422	127.00–130.00	129.00
6	—	378	135.00–139.00	137.17
4	—	614	102.00–105.00	102.76
2	—	325	142.00–145.00	143.52
5	—	519	118.00–120.00	119.58
13	—	582	110.00–112.00	110.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	136.00–140.00	137.18
3	—	513	129.00–135.00	131.68
9	—	566	124.00–129.00	127.44
3	—	600	117.00–120.00	119.00
5	—	429	140.00–144.00	141.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	140.00–143.00	141.49
2	—	765	100.00	100.00
3	—	525	152.00–155.00	153.96
4	—	465	162.00–167.00	164.73
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
1	—	640	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	143.00	143.00
3	—	550	148.00–151.00	149.67
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	157.00	157.00
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
2	—	583	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	177.00	177.00
1	—	675	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	60.00–62.00	60.91
20	—	1,154	54.00–59.00	55.58
8	—	1,133	51.00–53.00	52.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	50.00–51.00	50.40
8	—	947	45.00–49.00	47.00
6	—	936	40.00–44.00	41.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,337	54.00–59.00	55.92
4	—	1,273	60.00–61.00	60.70
7	—	1,384	50.00–53.00	52.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	78.00–80.00	78.69
3	—	1,875	89.00–94.00	91.06
6	—	1,540	82.00–86.00	83.78

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,378	750.00–875.00	821.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,185	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,151.90

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