Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $136.04/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.00 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$136.04

90 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$5.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	138.72	681	37
Medium and Large 1	563	134.99	761	19thin
Medium and Large 3	472	133.71	631	34

One grade step is worth $5.01/cwt here — about $50 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 sale90 hd

136.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,285 hd

130.29

+5.75

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−68.00

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	—	Average	1,712	89.34	1,530	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	66.20	920	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	64.35	754	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	52.14	500	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Fancy	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	67.12/cwt	65.00–70.00	950	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	54.23/cwt	54.00–55.00	571	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	51.21/cwt	49.00–53.00	469	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	62.74/cwt	60.00–64.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	134.89/cwt	132.00–137.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	129.39/cwt	126.00–133.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	109.75/cwt	108.00–114.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.76/cwt	122.00–125.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.02/cwt	139.00–145.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	151.69/cwt	147.00–155.00	640	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	153.21/cwt	150.00–156.00	570	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	133.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	114.25/cwt	112.00–115.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.11/cwt	137.00–145.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	110.69/cwt	108.00–112.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	134.77/cwt	132.00–138.00	496	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	121.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	138.75/cwt	137.00–140.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	116.96/cwt	115.00–120.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	548	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	139.24/cwt	137.00–144.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	86.84/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,696	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	59.97/cwt	59.00–62.00	684	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	71.27/cwt	69.00–74.00	836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	65.67/cwt	63.00–68.00	780	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	121.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.96/cwt	126.00–128.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.96/cwt	127.00–132.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	685	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	129.91/cwt	127.00–136.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	160.40/cwt	157.00–163.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.29/cwt	127.00–134.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	712	2

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 723Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 112Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 66Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	139.00	139.00
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	108.00–114.00	109.75
10	—	422	147.00–155.00	151.69
6	—	475	137.00–145.00	142.11
10	—	522	127.00–136.00	129.91
5	—	384	157.00–163.00	160.40
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
7	—	372	150.00–156.00	153.21
9	—	477	129.00–135.00	133.21
4	—	576	112.00–115.00	114.25
3	—	633	110.00–112.00	110.67
4	—	511	120.00–126.00	121.47
2	—	260	170.00	170.00
4	—	421	137.00–140.00	138.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	137.00–144.00	139.24
2	—	623	126.00–128.00	126.96
4	—	575	127.00–132.00	129.96
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
2	—	665	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	350	167.00	167.00
2	—	473	150.00–151.00	150.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	120.00–125.00	123.22
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
3	—	573	108.00–112.00	110.69
12	—	368	132.00–138.00	134.77
2	—	620	100.00–102.00	101.03
5	—	528	115.00–120.00	116.96
8	—	428	126.00–130.00	127.98
1	—	225	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	417	132.00–137.00	134.89
10	—	469	126.00–133.00	129.39
4	—	526	122.00–125.00	123.76
5	—	376	139.00–145.00	141.02
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
2	—	685	122.00–124.00	122.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	120.00–123.00	121.33
2	—	628	115.00–118.00	116.53
4	—	528	127.00–134.00	130.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
1	—	625	137.00	137.00
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
1	—	595	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,416	65.00–70.00	67.12
4	—	1,291	60.00–64.00	62.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	54.00–55.00	54.23
9	—	916	49.00–53.00	51.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,141	59.00–62.00	59.97
2	—	1,173	69.00–74.00	71.27
16	—	1,187	63.00–68.00	65.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	85.00–89.00	86.84
7	—	1,823	91.00–95.00	93.01
2	—	1,583	79.00	79.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	875.00	875.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle