Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.15/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$131.15

120 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$3.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	132.16	728	70
Medium and Large 2	495	130.37	645	25
Medium and Large 3	444	129.09	574	25

One grade step is worth $3.07/cwt here — about $154 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 sale120 hd

131.15

—

AL average16 barns · 1,603 hd

125.06

+6.08

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	1,703	93.96	1,600	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	71.78	1,026	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	69.74	800	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	59.60	591	38

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	Medium and Large 2	—	467	142.78/cwt	139.00–147.00	667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	127.79/cwt	122.00–131.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	141.10/cwt	137.00–145.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	133.33/cwt	130.00–136.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.86/cwt	128.00–136.00	678	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.86/cwt	149.00–157.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.61/cwt	137.00–140.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.16/cwt	142.00–148.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	130.65/cwt	129.00–132.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	139.29/cwt	133.00–143.00	855	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.31/cwt	150.00–156.00	801	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.55/cwt	117.00–121.00	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.71/cwt	124.00–131.00	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.69/cwt	112.00–117.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	123.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	748	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	91.58/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,774	96.51/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,712	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	63.71/cwt	63.00–65.00	622	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	72.62/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,073	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	71.53/cwt	69.00–74.00	836	10
Bulls	—	—	1,353	87.42/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,205	822.23/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,908	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	66.59/cwt	64.00–68.00	764	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	78.16/cwt	76.00–81.00	861	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	53.48/cwt	51.00–56.00	502	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	60.50/cwt	57.00–62.00	618	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	68.12/cwt	65.00–70.00	946	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	123.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	588	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	79.38/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	126.68/cwt	122.00–130.00	865	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,423	938.05/cwt	925.00–950.00	13,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	539	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	960	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	11,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	138.03/cwt	137.00–139.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	114.64/cwt	113.00–117.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	144.26/cwt	142.00–149.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	142.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	117.45/cwt	116.00–119.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	151.36/cwt	150.00–152.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	170.62/cwt	170.00–172.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	146.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	792	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	134.79/cwt	132.00–137.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	122.71/cwt	119.00–127.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.57/cwt	125.00–128.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	118.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 562Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 82Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 21Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	139.00–147.00	142.78
2	—	790	97.00–100.00	98.49
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
13	—	518	128.00–136.00	130.86
2	—	430	149.00–157.00	152.86
2	—	370	162.00	162.00
2	—	660	113.00–116.00	114.48
5	—	568	125.00–128.00	126.57
9	—	617	116.00–125.00	118.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	137.00–145.00	141.10
2	—	335	160.00–162.00	161.03
3	—	562	113.00–117.00	114.64
3	—	268	170.00–172.00	170.62
5	—	479	132.00–137.00	134.79
2	—	385	155.00–157.00	155.97
6	—	527	119.00–127.00	122.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	130.00–136.00	133.33
3	—	613	129.00–132.00	130.65
3	—	725	112.00–117.00	114.69
7	—	666	120.00–127.00	123.14
2	—	770	104.00–105.00	104.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	112.00–120.00	115.98
5	—	604	122.00–131.00	127.79
17	—	542	140.00–149.00	146.17
2	—	460	157.00–158.00	157.50
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	614	133.00–143.00	139.29
13	—	519	150.00–156.00	154.31
6	—	683	122.00–130.00	126.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	142.00–149.00	144.26
2	—	623	116.00–119.00	117.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	125.00–129.00	127.68
7	—	474	129.00–135.00	132.00
5	—	419	135.00–140.00	138.01
3	—	615	115.00–118.00	116.66
2	—	578	122.00–123.00	122.51
2	—	393	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
11	—	475	137.00–140.00	137.61
5	—	422	142.00–148.00	145.16
11	—	660	117.00–121.00	120.55
11	—	569	124.00–131.00	128.71
8	—	524	130.00–136.00	133.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	554	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	120.00–127.00	123.71
2	—	380	137.00–139.00	138.03
3	—	527	118.00–120.00	119.35
3	—	313	140.00–147.00	142.94
3	—	282	150.00–152.00	151.36
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
4	—	430	127.00–130.00	128.48
2	—	633	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	90.00–93.00	91.58
7	—	1,774	94.00–98.00	96.51
2	—	1,353	87.00–88.00	87.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	977	63.00–65.00	63.71
9	—	938	51.00–56.00	53.48
20	—	1,021	57.00–62.00	60.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,477	71.00–76.00	72.62
9	—	1,389	65.00–70.00	68.12
3	—	1,355	77.00–81.00	79.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,169	69.00–74.00	71.53
19	—	1,147	64.00–68.00	66.59
5	—	1,102	76.00–81.00	78.16

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	—	1,205	750.00–900.00	822.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,423	925.00–950.00	938.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,210.00	1,210.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle