Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and steers 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 $136.50/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.55 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$136.50

101 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$8.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	422	138.19	583	36
Medium and Large 2	482	137.73	664	48
Medium and Large 1	598	129.46	774	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.73/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale101 hd

136.50

—

AL average15 barns · 981 hd

128.68

+7.82

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−67.55

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	—	Low	1,500	90.57	1,359	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	69.56	944	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	65.63	715	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	57.36	575	23

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	69.74/cwt	68.00–73.00	939	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	66.03/cwt	64.00–67.00	913	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	76.30/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	65.26/cwt	63.00–67.00	709	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	821.84/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,328	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,279	957.27/cwt	950.00–975.00	12,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.40/cwt	132.00–137.00	508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	50.45/cwt	50.00–51.00	527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	138.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	96.02/cwt	95.00–97.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	131.23/cwt	130.00–133.00	571	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	905.72/cwt	900.00–910.00	10,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	1,090.41/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	11,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	156.87/cwt	155.00–162.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.09/cwt	135.00–144.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	124.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	130.97/cwt	129.00–135.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	617	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	156.60/cwt	155.00–159.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.24/cwt	125.00–133.00	681	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.46/cwt	145.00–154.00	628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.95/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.99/cwt	123.00–130.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.25/cwt	129.00–132.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	118.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	124.70/cwt	122.00–127.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.27/cwt	118.00–125.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	129.50/cwt	127.00–132.00	764	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	54.68/cwt	52.00–57.00	531	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	60.07/cwt	58.00–62.00	610	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	69.27/cwt	68.00–70.00	759	4
Bulls	—	—	1,664	93.46/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,555	5
Bulls	—	—	1,065	88.62/cwt	86.00–91.00	944	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 379Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 72Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 16Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	68.00–73.00	69.74
10	—	1,382	64.00–67.00	66.03
5	—	1,325	74.00–79.00	76.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,086	63.00–67.00	65.26
1	—	1,170	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,096	68.00–70.00	69.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	50.00–51.00	50.45
8	—	971	52.00–57.00	54.68
13	—	1,015	58.00–62.00	60.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,664	93.00–95.00	93.46
2	—	1,065	86.00–91.00	88.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
1	—	355	166.00	166.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
3	—	665	118.00–125.00	122.27
3	—	510	135.00–137.00	135.66
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
4	—	620	125.00–128.00	126.01
2	—	590	127.00–132.00	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	135.00–142.00	138.00
4	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.27
1	—	275	167.00	167.00
8	—	321	155.00–162.00	156.87
3	—	528	115.00–120.00	117.38
16	—	479	125.00–132.00	128.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	135.00–144.00	139.09
4	—	571	122.00–125.00	124.26
2	—	618	110.00–115.00	112.45
5	—	362	155.00–159.00	156.60
17	—	523	125.00–133.00	130.24
9	—	420	145.00–154.00	149.46
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
2	—	335	165.00–167.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	125.00–127.00	125.68
3	—	375	132.00–137.00	135.40
2	—	633	95.00–97.00	96.02
4	—	435	130.00–133.00	131.23
3	—	560	112.00–113.00	112.67
2	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.55
2	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	235	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	235	163.00	163.00
6	—	466	129.00–135.00	130.97
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
3	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.95
4	—	571	115.00–120.00	118.04
3	—	508	122.00–127.00	124.70
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	123.00–130.00	125.99
4	—	520	129.00–132.00	130.25
3	—	670	111.00–113.00	112.00
1	—	205	177.00	177.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	735	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	761	127.50	127.50

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)	4	—	1,135	800.00–850.00	821.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,279	950.00–975.00	957.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	900.00–910.00	905.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,060	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,090.41

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle