Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Light weight feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, heavy weight feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Light weight feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady, heavy weight feeder bulls and steers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.48/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −72.57 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$131.48

103 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

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

$4.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	462	134.38	621	28
Medium and Large 2	539	130.70	705	48
Medium and Large 1	590	129.84	766	27

One grade step is worth $4.54/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale103 hd

131.48

—

AL average15 barns · 1,206 hd

123.84

+7.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−72.57

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	1,680	91.49	1,537	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,338	73.05	977	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	66.58	736	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	56.72	530	20

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	—	1,428	80.14/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,144	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	90.81/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,474	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,229	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	940	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	54.48/cwt	51.00–56.00	474	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	58.55/cwt	57.00–59.00	578	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	68.54/cwt	67.00–71.00	949	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	78.64/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	116.18/cwt	115.00–117.00	615	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	61.85/cwt	60.00–63.00	643	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,258	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,379	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,425	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	12,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	124.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.10/cwt	127.00–133.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	146.67/cwt	145.00–148.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.08/cwt	107.00–113.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.25/cwt	107.00–112.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	148.97/cwt	145.00–154.00	563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.76/cwt	122.00–126.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	121.26/cwt	117.00–122.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	120.33/cwt	117.00–122.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.68/cwt	114.00–116.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	140.36/cwt	137.00–144.00	661	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	129.56/cwt	126.00–133.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.66/cwt	125.00–129.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.60/cwt	136.00–141.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	122.32/cwt	119.00–123.00	937	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	158.03/cwt	156.00–160.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	119.80/cwt	119.00–120.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.84/cwt	145.00–148.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	113.25/cwt	113.00–114.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	113.61/cwt	112.00–114.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	158.98/cwt	158.00–161.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	119.78/cwt	117.00–122.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.03/cwt	127.00–134.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	901	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	955	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	716	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	114.76/cwt	114.00–116.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	933	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,089	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	71.37/cwt	70.00–74.00	796	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	66.15/cwt	64.00–69.00	764	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	73.65/cwt	72.00–77.00	974	14
Bulls	—	—	1,841	96.17/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,770	6

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 332Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 67Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	78.00–82.00	80.14
8	—	1,623	87.00–92.00	90.81
6	—	1,841	94.00–100.00	96.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	870	51.00–56.00	54.48
11	—	988	57.00–59.00	58.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,384	67.00–71.00	68.54
9	—	1,295	78.00–80.00	78.64
14	—	1,322	72.00–77.00	73.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,040	60.00–63.00	61.85
13	—	1,115	70.00–74.00	71.37
13	—	1,155	64.00–69.00	66.15

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,130.00	1,130.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	115.00–117.00	116.18
4	—	476	120.00–126.00	124.22
2	—	675	100.00–102.00	100.99
7	—	425	127.00–133.00	130.10
2	—	575	107.00–113.00	110.08
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	123.00–125.00	124.01
8	—	675	107.00–112.00	110.25
8	—	577	117.00–122.00	121.26
3	—	620	114.00–116.00	114.68
6	—	469	127.00–132.00	129.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	127.00–130.00	129.02
5	—	617	119.00–120.00	119.80
5	—	720	112.00–114.00	113.61
4	—	671	114.00–116.00	114.76
2	—	570	125.00–127.00	126.02
4	—	773	105.00–110.00	107.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	901	106.00	106.00
10	—	716	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	135.00–137.00	135.98
9	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	583	117.00–120.00	118.48
8	—	378	145.00–154.00	148.97
2	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.57
2	—	313	155.00–160.00	157.48
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	122.00–126.00	123.76
9	—	622	117.00–122.00	120.33
13	—	471	137.00–144.00	140.36
7	—	529	126.00–133.00	129.56
4	—	669	110.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	360	156.00–160.00	158.03
6	—	433	145.00–148.00	145.84
3	—	738	105.00–109.00	107.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	136.00–141.00	137.60
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
5	—	664	117.00–122.00	119.78
5	—	571	127.00–134.00	130.03
6	—	629	125.00–130.00	127.64
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
3	—	417	145.00–148.00	146.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	120.00–123.00	120.98
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
3	—	620	125.00–129.00	126.66
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	766	119.00–123.00	122.32
4	—	818	113.00–114.00	113.25
4	—	476	158.00–161.00	158.98
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
7	—	614	134.00–138.00	136.00
2	—	523	147.00–150.00	148.48
5	—	564	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	933	116.75	116.75

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle