Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 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 $143.15/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.89 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$143.15

131 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$8.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	145.36	765	47
Medium and Large 2	485	145.15	705	52
Medium and Large 3	481	136.65	657	32

One grade step is worth $8.71/cwt here — about $108 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 sale131 hd

143.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,385 hd

137.19

+5.96

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−60.89

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	1,672	90.26	1,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	65.40	858	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	62.17	712	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	52.50	508	16

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	668	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	118.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.18/cwt	125.00–132.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	143.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	696	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.35/cwt	135.00–139.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	133.78/cwt	132.00–136.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	170.74/cwt	170.00–172.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	114.16/cwt	112.00–115.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	135.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	154.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	102.64/cwt	100.00–108.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	126.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	119.14/cwt	117.00–122.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.41/cwt	135.00–141.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	154.10/cwt	150.00–157.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	122.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.02/cwt	150.00–157.00	653	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.91/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	968	1,026.61/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	9,938	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	131.00/cwt	127.00–135.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	165.63/cwt	160.00–168.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	138.55/cwt	137.00–143.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.80/cwt	132.00–139.00	630	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	52.83/cwt	50.00–55.00	502	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	58.85/cwt	57.00–60.00	631	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	988	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	143.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	139.86/cwt	137.00–142.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	734	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	885	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	65.26/cwt	62.00–67.00	882	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	162.92/cwt	160.00–167.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	771	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	63.40/cwt	61.00–66.00	744	35
Bulls	—	—	1,155	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	947	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	47.03/cwt	45.00–49.00	503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,762	91.97/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,621	9
Bulls	—	—	1,573	87.88/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,382	3

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 597Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	105.00–107.00	105.67
4	—	564	117.00–122.00	118.50
6	—	520	125.00–132.00	129.18
2	—	378	146.00–147.00	146.48
9	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.91
7	—	414	137.00–143.00	138.55
10	—	467	132.00–139.00	134.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	132.00–136.00	133.78
6	—	568	112.00–115.00	114.16
3	—	610	100.00–108.00	102.64
7	—	523	117.00–122.00	119.14
2	—	470	130.00–131.00	130.51
8	—	378	137.00–142.00	139.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
8	—	523	135.00–141.00	137.41
2	—	550	127.00–135.00	131.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
5	—	608	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	128.00–133.00	130.52
11	—	484	140.00–149.00	143.81
8	—	529	135.00–139.00	137.35
3	—	340	170.00–172.00	171.32
3	—	620	125.00–129.00	126.99
12	—	424	150.00–157.00	154.02
3	—	668	115.00–117.00	115.68
6	—	378	160.00–168.00	165.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	130.00–135.00	131.55
2	—	723	123.00	123.00
4	—	381	170.00–172.00	170.74
9	—	413	160.00–167.00	162.47
6	—	458	150.00–159.00	154.79
5	—	512	142.00–147.00	144.40
2	—	660	129.00–130.00	129.51
8	—	569	134.00–137.00	135.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
7	—	482	130.00–138.00	135.13
7	—	534	120.00–130.00	126.71
3	—	373	150.00–157.00	154.10
3	—	627	120.00–124.00	122.31
6	—	411	140.00–149.00	143.35
2	—	583	125.00–127.00	125.98
3	—	317	160.00–167.00	162.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	140.00	140.00
5	—	835	120.50	120.50

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	12	—	968	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,026.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	950	50.00–55.00	52.83
2	—	1,070	45.00–49.00	47.03
2	—	968	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,073	57.00–60.00	58.85
35	—	1,173	61.00–66.00	63.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	68.00–69.00	68.49
1	—	1,450	61.00	61.00
13	—	1,352	62.00–67.00	65.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	82.00	82.00
9	—	1,762	90.00–95.00	91.97
3	—	1,573	86.00–89.00	87.88

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

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