Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.62/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.43 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$146.62

89 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

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

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	149.13	724	39
Medium and Large 3	469	145.14	680	22
Medium and Large 1	556	144.28	802	28

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale89 hd

146.62

—

AL average15 barns · 1,382 hd

136.80

+9.82

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−57.43

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	1,600	81.87	1,310	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	58.48	829	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	54.37	601	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	45.43	420	12

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	370	166.18/cwt	165.00–167.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	142.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	155.17/cwt	152.00–157.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	131.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	129.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	633	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	138.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	161.09/cwt	160.00–162.00	672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.76/cwt	120.00–126.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	143.13/cwt	142.00–145.00	547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	138.80/cwt	137.00–140.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	158.40/cwt	157.00–160.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	143.93/cwt	141.00–147.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	170.54/cwt	169.00–171.00	740	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	114.27/cwt	110.00–118.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	120.68/cwt	118.00–122.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	158.99/cwt	155.00–162.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	117.26/cwt	117.00–118.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	111.52/cwt	108.00–115.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	140.41/cwt	137.00–142.00	449	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	58.68/cwt	57.00–61.00	831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	46.81/cwt	44.00–49.00	440	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	41.30/cwt	40.00–43.00	363	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,616	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	53.88/cwt	52.00–56.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	172.38/cwt	168.00–177.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	125.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.35/cwt	150.00–153.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.20/cwt	123.00–128.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	139.51/cwt	137.00–142.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	151.48/cwt	149.00–154.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	63.62/cwt	62.00–67.00	899	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	55.67/cwt	54.00–58.00	630	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	51.86/cwt	50.00–53.00	549	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	82.71/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,382	7
Bulls	—	—	1,397	78.63/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,098	5

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 731Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 132Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	165.00–167.00	166.18
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
2	—	690	121.00–122.00	121.50
10	—	417	160.00–162.00	161.09
3	—	525	147.00	147.00
2	—	313	180.00–182.00	180.99
3	—	567	130.00–132.00	130.68
6	—	621	125.00–127.00	125.33
6	—	473	150.00–153.00	151.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	140.00–145.00	142.82
5	—	418	152.00–157.00	155.17
4	—	528	130.00–135.00	131.27
2	—	635	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
2	—	335	177.00	177.00
3	—	367	155.00–162.00	158.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	157.00–160.00	158.40
2	—	760	108.00–115.00	111.52
3	—	660	125.00–130.00	127.66
3	—	720	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	385	168.00–177.00	172.38
3	—	623	129.00–135.00	132.35
2	—	583	137.00–142.00	139.51
4	—	529	149.00–154.00	151.48
4	—	424	165.00–167.00	166.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	130.00–136.00	132.64
2	—	658	103.00–105.00	104.00
20	—	490	125.00–130.00	129.11
5	—	363	135.00–140.00	138.61
7	—	516	120.00–126.00	122.76
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	382	142.00–145.00	143.13
5	—	412	137.00–140.00	138.80
4	—	603	122.50	122.50
3	—	667	110.00–118.00	114.27
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
5	—	562	123.00–128.00	125.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	118.00–122.00	120.68
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
3	—	423	125.00–127.00	126.32
4	—	528	117.00–118.00	117.26
3	—	320	137.00–142.00	140.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	167.00	167.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	159.00	159.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
2	—	563	141.00–147.00	143.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	434	169.00–171.00	170.54
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
2	—	473	147.00	147.00
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	395	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,416	57.00–61.00	58.68
5	—	1,427	52.00–56.00	53.88
4	—	1,413	62.00–67.00	63.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	940	44.00–49.00	46.81
3	—	880	40.00–43.00	41.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,131	54.00–58.00	55.67
12	—	1,059	50.00–53.00	51.86
1	—	1,220	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	87.00	87.00
7	—	1,671	81.00–85.00	82.71
5	—	1,397	75.00–80.00	78.63

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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