Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.44/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$125.44

100 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

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

$7.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	128.28	622	32
Medium and Large 3	449	126.39	568	38
Medium and Large 1	602	121.20	730	30

One grade step is worth $7.08/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 sale100 hd

125.44

—

AL average10 barns · 853 hd

123.30

+2.13

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	1,705	93.16	1,588	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	71.45	947	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	69.67	767	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	60.14	606	22

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	132.81/cwt	129.00–137.00	636	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	154.31/cwt	152.00–155.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	130.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	123.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	123.59/cwt	122.00–125.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	116.43/cwt	113.00–120.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	164.44/cwt	162.00–167.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	141.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	137.24/cwt	137.00–138.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	136.71/cwt	135.00–137.00	514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	102.51/cwt	102.00–103.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,375	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,169	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	62.22/cwt	61.00–63.00	627	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	446	1
Bulls	—	—	1,238	87.18/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,079	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	69.71/cwt	69.00–72.00	757	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	71.85/cwt	70.00–75.00	957	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	58.37/cwt	56.00–60.00	599	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	113.34/cwt	112.00–115.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	159.00/cwt	157.00–160.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	141.21/cwt	138.00–144.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.70/cwt	128.00–132.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.48/cwt	123.00–132.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	150.58/cwt	147.00–155.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.36/cwt	122.00–128.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	141.17/cwt	139.00–145.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.22/cwt	128.00–135.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	112.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	126.82/cwt	125.00–128.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.67/cwt	115.00–121.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.74/cwt	121.00–125.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	130.77/cwt	128.00–134.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.95/cwt	149.00–156.00	717	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	68.60/cwt	68.00–69.00	942	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,193	77.55/cwt	76.00–79.00	925	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	66.16/cwt	64.00–68.00	705	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	76.64/cwt	75.00–79.00	914	5
Bulls	—	—	1,886	96.49/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,820	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	92.88/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,623	5

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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 390Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
2	—	693	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	580	137.00	137.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	628	113.00–120.00	116.43
1	—	360	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	123.00–132.00	127.48
1	—	515	148.00	148.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	129.00–137.00	132.81
3	—	567	115.00–120.00	116.68
4	—	381	152.00–155.00	154.31
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
2	—	318	162.00–167.00	164.44
7	—	535	120.00–127.00	122.69
1	—	280	172.00	172.00
7	—	424	140.00–145.00	141.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
2	—	385	167.00	167.00
6	—	571	130.00–137.00	132.66
5	—	511	138.00–144.00	141.21
3	—	660	119.00–125.00	121.99
6	—	612	125.00–128.00	126.82
4	—	469	149.00–156.00	152.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	110.00–113.00	111.01
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
4	—	364	157.00–160.00	159.00
3	—	413	147.00–155.00	150.58
8	—	575	122.00–128.00	125.36
6	—	467	139.00–145.00	141.17
11	—	523	128.00–135.00	131.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	135.00–140.00	136.94
5	—	516	122.00–125.00	123.59
2	—	353	140.00–142.00	140.99
3	—	627	112.00–115.00	113.34
7	—	473	128.00–132.00	129.70
5	—	576	115.00–120.00	117.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	127.00–132.00	130.98
5	—	477	120.00–127.00	123.98
4	—	334	137.00–138.00	137.24
10	—	376	135.00–137.00	136.71
2	—	623	102.00–103.00	102.51
4	—	574	110.00	110.00
7	—	516	115.00–120.00	117.40
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
7	—	676	110.00–117.00	112.43
6	—	615	115.00–121.00	117.67
4	—	580	121.00–125.00	122.74
8	—	518	128.00–134.00	130.77

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,008	61.00–63.00	62.22
1	—	810	55.00	55.00
10	—	1,026	56.00–60.00	58.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,086	69.00–72.00	69.71
10	—	1,065	64.00–68.00	66.16
5	—	1,193	75.00–79.00	76.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	70.00–75.00	71.85
5	—	1,373	68.00–69.00	68.60
2	—	1,193	76.00–79.00	77.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	86.00–88.00	87.18
4	—	1,886	95.00–98.00	96.49
5	—	1,747	89.00–94.00	92.88

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

Heifers · 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