Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.96/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.08 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$157.96

103 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$4.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	159.36	806	37
Medium and Large 2	466	158.29	738	44
Medium and Large 3	418	154.96	647	22

One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about $159 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 sale103 hd

157.96

—

AL average15 barns · 1,068 hd

140.42

+17.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−46.08

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	—	Low	1,651	86.68	1,431	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	62.80	828	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	61.20	691	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	47.93	422	5thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	313	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	168.73/cwt	164.00–173.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	142.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	134.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	162.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	148.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	174.35/cwt	170.00–177.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	731	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,073	1,055.90/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	11,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	170.77/cwt	167.00–177.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.54/cwt	138.00–143.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	136.06/cwt	132.00–137.50	720	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	65.51/cwt	63.00–68.00	746	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	141.83/cwt	140.00–143.00	528	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	67.68/cwt	67.00–69.00	902	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	46.41/cwt	46.00–47.00	394	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	59.86/cwt	58.00–62.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	176.87/cwt	175.00–180.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.65/cwt	142.00–148.00	822	12
Bulls	—	—	1,060	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	86.35/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,282	3
Bulls	—	—	2,013	89.90/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,810	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	58.52/cwt	56.00–60.00	765	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	63.27/cwt	62.00–65.00	835	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	51.91/cwt	51.00–53.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	156.73/cwt	152.00–160.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	182.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	176.16/cwt	175.00–178.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	156.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	750	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 632Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 74Year ago 252

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	180.00	180.00
9	—	428	164.00–173.00	168.73
13	—	529	140.00–150.00	144.77
7	—	370	175.00–178.00	176.16
10	—	480	150.00–160.00	156.22
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	583	139.00–140.00	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
2	—	420	150.00–160.00	154.94
3	—	462	140.00–145.00	143.29
7	—	379	160.00–167.00	162.31
6	—	320	170.00–177.00	174.35
2	—	585	120.00–130.00	125.04
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	167.00–177.00	170.77
2	—	620	138.00–143.00	140.54
9	—	422	175.00–180.00	176.87
12	—	572	142.00–148.00	143.65
3	—	513	152.00–160.00	156.73
4	—	378	180.00–190.00	182.35
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	130.00–137.00	133.42
3	—	670	110.00–112.00	111.33
6	—	527	125.00–130.00	127.49
11	—	422	140.00–145.00	142.98
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
10	—	371	145.00–150.00	147.55
2	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.42
3	—	572	121.00–123.00	121.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	120.00–125.00	122.97
4	—	668	105.00	105.00
7	—	442	130.00–137.00	134.28
1	—	530	116.00	116.00
6	—	330	145.00–150.00	148.10
2	—	590	110.00–114.00	111.98
6	—	372	140.00–143.00	141.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	132.00–137.50	136.06
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	565	128.00	128.00
2	—	635	124.00–125.00	124.50
9	—	460	138.00–140.00	139.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	151.00	151.00
1	—	485	162.00	162.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	167.00	167.00
3	—	368	175.00	175.00
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
2	—	623	144.00–145.00	144.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,073	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,055.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	63.00–68.00	65.51
1	—	1,205	56.00	56.00
9	—	1,117	58.00–62.00	59.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	67.00–69.00	67.68
5	—	1,308	56.00–60.00	58.52
4	—	1,319	62.00–65.00	63.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	43.00	43.00
2	—	850	46.00–47.00	46.41
2	—	925	51.00–53.00	51.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,485	85.00–88.00	86.35
3	—	2,013	89.00–91.00	89.90

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

Bulls · 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