Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $140.64/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$140.64

110 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$6.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	143.51	656	38
Medium and Large 1	550	140.48	772	46
Medium and Large 3	457	136.75	625	26

One grade step is worth $6.75/cwt here — about $31 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 sale110 hd

140.64

—

AL average15 barns · 1,614 hd

132.11

+8.53

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	1,538	87.92	1,352	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,244	67.95	846	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,035	59.80	619	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	46.53	448	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	152.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	577	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	176.37/cwt	175.00–177.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	177.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	132.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	125.39/cwt	123.00–126.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	176.27/cwt	172.00–179.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	171.89/cwt	169.00–175.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	192.94/cwt	190.00–197.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	147.01/cwt	145.00–147.50	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	171.85/cwt	167.00–177.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.74/cwt	145.00–149.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	184.15/cwt	180.00–187.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	153.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	168.86/cwt	167.00–170.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	164.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	158.66/cwt	158.00–159.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	802	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,565	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,868	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,053	1,041.48/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	10,967	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	48.70/cwt	47.00–50.00	484	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	73.45/cwt	72.00–77.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.76/cwt	137.00–140.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	146.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	68.22/cwt	66.00–71.00	870	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,156	63.21/cwt	60.00–65.00	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	183.93/cwt	182.00–188.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	180.34/cwt	180.00–181.00	694	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	146.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	121.64/cwt	120.00–123.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	178.64/cwt	177.00–180.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	141.19/cwt	138.00–144.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	136.29/cwt	135.00–138.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	140.67/cwt	139.00–142.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	151.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.38/cwt	155.00–167.00	839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.88/cwt	144.00–152.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	160.74/cwt	157.00–165.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.28/cwt	138.00–141.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	177.76/cwt	177.00–180.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	54.87/cwt	54.00–56.00	562	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	64.58/cwt	63.00–66.00	703	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	59.18/cwt	57.00–62.00	599	14
Bulls	—	—	1,090	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	93.57/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,553	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	87.17/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,412	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 448Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	377	152.00–155.00	152.99
8	—	423	145.00–149.00	146.74
2	—	725	110.00–115.00	112.57
2	—	573	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
6	—	462	138.00–144.00	141.19
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
4	—	521	135.00–138.00	136.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	137.00–140.00	139.51
7	—	621	131.00–136.00	132.99
5	—	706	123.00–126.00	125.39
5	—	461	145.00–147.50	147.01
5	—	522	140.00–145.00	142.42
8	—	409	150.00–155.00	151.99
2	—	668	125.00–127.00	125.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	557	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	137.00–140.00	137.76
4	—	381	145.00–150.00	146.77
4	—	574	120.00–127.00	123.48
2	—	520	128.00–130.00	128.97
4	—	321	152.00–155.00	153.49
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
7	—	471	132.00–137.00	134.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	175.00–177.00	176.37
2	—	465	152.00–155.00	153.53
3	—	532	140.00–149.00	146.04
3	—	587	135.00–137.00	136.32
2	—	383	167.00–170.00	168.53
3	—	633	120.00–123.00	121.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	175.00–185.00	177.30
3	—	315	190.00–197.00	192.94
7	—	454	167.00–177.00	171.85
5	—	372	182.00–188.00	183.93
9	—	555	144.00–152.00	147.88
5	—	517	157.00–165.00	160.74
2	—	728	122.00–126.00	124.01
4	—	626	138.00–141.00	139.28
2	—	680	132.00–136.00	133.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	172.00–179.00	176.27
4	—	316	180.00–187.00	184.15
5	—	520	150.00–155.00	153.38
7	—	430	167.00–170.00	168.86
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
7	—	475	160.00–165.00	164.30
3	—	590	139.00–142.00	140.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	478	169.00–175.00	171.89
4	—	560	145.00	145.00
3	—	522	158.00–159.00	158.66
3	—	417	177.00–180.00	178.64
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	180.00–181.00	180.34
2	—	435	170.00–172.00	170.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	158.50	158.50
7	—	523	155.00–167.00	160.38
1	—	725	137.00	137.00
4	—	459	177.00–180.00	177.76
5	—	689	143.50	143.50
1	—	640	146.00	146.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,053	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,041.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	40.00	40.00
3	—	993	47.00–50.00	48.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,235	72.00–77.00	73.45
21	—	1,276	66.00–71.00	68.22
7	—	1,156	60.00–65.00	63.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	54.00–56.00	54.87
7	—	1,089	63.00–66.00	64.58
14	—	1,012	57.00–62.00	59.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	78.00–79.00	78.50
4	—	1,660	92.00–95.00	93.57
5	—	1,620	86.00–89.00	87.17

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle