Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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 $133.49/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −70.55 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$133.49

125 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$11.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	138.22	681	46
Medium and Large 3	467	135.24	631	38
Medium and Large 1	609	126.56	771	41

One grade step is worth $11.65/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale125 hd

133.49

—

AL average14 barns · 1,343 hd

127.59

+5.90

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−70.55

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	1,683	91.42	1,538	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	67.80	904	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	61.20	664	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	53.18	521	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	143.26/cwt	137.00–145.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	139.04/cwt	137.00–140.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	134.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	116.31/cwt	114.00–120.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	139.32/cwt	138.00–142.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	112.32/cwt	110.00–114.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.80/cwt	127.00–130.00	735	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,055	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	130.74/cwt	127.00–135.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.61/cwt	109.00–112.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	158.52/cwt	157.00–160.00	523	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	66.81/cwt	64.00–69.00	927	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	70.76/cwt	70.00–73.00	828	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	58.50/cwt	57.00–60.00	596	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	890	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,654	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	83.52/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,040	2
Bulls	—	—	1,866	94.66/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,766	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	54.73/cwt	54.00–56.00	583	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	52.41/cwt	50.00–53.00	491	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	62.55/cwt	61.00–65.00	699	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.64/cwt	122.00–127.00	780	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	149.97/cwt	147.00–155.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.52/cwt	149.00–156.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	141.08/cwt	137.00–146.00	677	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	105.51/cwt	103.00–108.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	119.44/cwt	116.00–122.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.77/cwt	127.00–136.00	689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	133.24/cwt	132.00–135.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	121.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	151.66/cwt	147.00–156.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.36/cwt	122.00–126.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	171.25/cwt	167.00–175.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	119.23/cwt	118.00–123.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	127.58/cwt	126.00–129.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	113.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	123.69/cwt	122.00–126.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 543Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
9	—	429	137.00–145.00	143.26
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.98
8	—	479	127.00–135.00	130.74
2	—	330	157.00–160.00	158.52
2	—	560	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	693	102.00–104.00	103.00
9	—	373	147.00–156.00	151.66
2	—	620	107.00–110.00	108.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	138.00–142.00	139.32
9	—	575	127.00–130.00	127.80
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
5	—	720	109.00–112.00	110.61
17	—	621	122.00–127.00	125.64
2	—	463	149.00–156.00	152.52
2	—	650	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	775	104.00–105.00	104.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	147.00–155.00	149.97
12	—	480	137.00–146.00	141.08
11	—	527	127.00–136.00	130.77
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
6	—	563	122.00–126.00	124.36
2	—	628	118.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	315	167.00–175.00	171.25
2	—	378	157.00–160.00	158.47
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	137.00–140.00	139.04
6	—	435	125.00–130.00	126.68
8	—	373	132.00–137.00	134.02
3	—	520	114.00–120.00	116.31
3	—	568	110.00–114.00	112.32
5	—	476	120.00–124.00	121.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
6	—	521	127.00–132.00	128.99
4	—	611	118.00–123.00	119.23
5	—	562	126.00–129.00	127.58
5	—	668	110.00–119.00	113.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	673	103.00–108.00	105.51
4	—	564	116.00–122.00	119.44
2	—	218	160.00–165.00	162.53
3	—	473	127.00–130.00	128.00
4	—	413	132.00–135.00	133.24
6	—	514	122.00–126.00	123.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
2	—	605	120.00–125.00	122.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	138.00	138.00
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	104.00	104.00

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	2	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,388	64.00–69.00	66.81
4	—	1,170	70.00–73.00	70.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,018	57.00–60.00	58.50
18	—	1,118	61.00–65.00	62.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	54.00–56.00	54.73
8	—	936	50.00–53.00	52.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,245	83.00–84.00	83.52
5	—	1,866	92.00–97.00	94.66

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