Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $130.40/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$130.40

95 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$5.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	133.23	656	32
Medium and Large 3	464	130.15	604	31
Medium and Large 1	600	127.82	767	32

One grade step is worth $5.40/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale95 hd

130.40

—

AL average15 barns · 1,293 hd

128.15

+2.26

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	1,582	81.92	1,296	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	61.02	777	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	58.01	627	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	43.00	400	4thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	610	142.34/cwt	141.00–145.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	143.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	141.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	934	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	143.77/cwt	140.00–146.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.46/cwt	124.00–124.50	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	175.73/cwt	172.00–179.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	138.18/cwt	135.00–139.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	125.77/cwt	123.00–129.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	135.50/cwt	133.00–137.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.49/cwt	160.00–168.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.18/cwt	126.00–136.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.04/cwt	148.00–158.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	138.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	175.32/cwt	172.00–179.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	144.56/cwt	140.00–149.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	185.38/cwt	182.00–187.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	142.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	162.20/cwt	160.00–167.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	155.20/cwt	150.00–157.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	133.74/cwt	131.00–137.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	126.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	165.18/cwt	163.00–168.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	136.16/cwt	136.00–137.00	806	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,232	758.63/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	573	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,215	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	614.16/cwt	600.00–635.00	5,466	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	144.18/cwt	140.00–147.00	545	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	58.57/cwt	56.00–61.00	630	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	61.90/cwt	59.00–64.00	758	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	66.58/cwt	65.00–70.00	858	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	56.46/cwt	54.00–58.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.48/cwt	137.00–146.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	129.25/cwt	127.00–132.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	175.07/cwt	170.00–177.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	181.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	115.33/cwt	112.00–118.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	164.01/cwt	160.00–169.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	145.49/cwt	143.00–148.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	820	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,312	924.59/cwt	900.00–950.00	12,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	153.12/cwt	151.00–158.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	175.05/cwt	172.00–177.00	728	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	53.80/cwt	52.00–55.00	560	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	410	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	62.49/cwt	62.00–63.00	726	4
Bulls	—	—	1,337	78.57/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,050	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	84.44/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,490	4

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 449Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	141.00–145.00	142.34
17	—	662	138.00–142.00	141.03
4	—	455	172.00–179.00	175.73
2	—	508	160.00–162.00	161.00
3	—	812	112.00–118.00	115.33
2	—	400	180.00	180.00
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	140.00–146.00	143.77
5	—	722	121.00	121.00
11	—	630	135.00–139.00	138.18
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
3	—	468	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	140.00–149.00	144.56
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
4	—	429	163.00–168.00	165.18
6	—	592	136.00–137.00	136.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	140.00–148.00	143.83
4	—	636	123.00–129.00	125.77
4	—	561	133.00–137.00	135.50
4	—	425	160.00–168.00	165.49
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
3	—	313	182.00–187.00	185.38
4	—	475	150.00–157.00	155.25
4	—	365	170.00–177.00	175.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	127.00–129.00	128.01
4	—	379	180.00–185.00	181.72
9	—	474	160.00–169.00	164.01
2	—	558	143.00–148.00	145.49
4	—	619	130.00–138.00	134.23
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
8	—	516	151.00–158.00	153.12
4	—	416	172.00–177.00	175.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	172.00–179.00	175.32
4	—	368	160.00–167.00	162.20
5	—	424	150.00–157.00	155.20
4	—	540	131.00–137.00	133.74
2	—	588	125.00–130.00	127.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	605	124.00–124.50	124.46
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
6	—	523	137.00–146.00	140.48
4	—	560	127.00–132.00	129.25
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	126.00–136.00	128.18
2	—	600	119.00	119.00
3	—	380	148.00–158.00	152.04
4	—	476	135.00–140.00	138.05
5	—	567	120.00–126.00	122.22
7	—	407	140.00–147.00	142.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
10	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.66
9	—	481	125.00–130.00	126.22
4	—	423	135.00–137.00	135.49
6	—	378	140.00–147.00	144.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	124.50	124.50

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)	3	—	1,232	750.00–775.00	758.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	600.00–635.00	614.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	900.00–950.00	924.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,076	56.00–61.00	58.57
6	—	1,041	52.00–55.00	53.80
4	—	1,161	62.00–63.00	62.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,225	59.00–64.00	61.90
4	—	1,288	65.00–70.00	66.58
7	—	1,339	54.00–58.00	56.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	46.00	46.00
3	—	975	42.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	76.00–80.00	78.57
4	—	1,765	83.00–88.00	84.44

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle