Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $131.27/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$131.27

87 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$3.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	132.43	701	35
Medium and Large 2	485	131.43	638	33
Medium and Large 3	458	128.85	591	19thin

One grade step is worth $3.58/cwt here — about $111 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 sale87 hd

131.27

—

AL average14 barns · 1,309 hd

129.24

+2.03

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	1,626	95.68	1,556	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	73.31	1,029	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	70.26	784	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	61.04	603	56

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.49/cwt	132.00–138.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	134.15/cwt	132.00–135.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.85/cwt	132.00–135.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	123.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	950.64/cwt	925.00–975.00	12,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	9,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	138.01/cwt	136.00–141.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.98/cwt	126.00–133.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.37/cwt	124.00–130.00	739	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	134.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.40/cwt	139.00–145.00	745	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	58.52/cwt	56.00–61.00	576	16
Bulls	—	—	1,790	90.79/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,625	3
Bulls	—	—	1,110	85.79/cwt	84.00–88.00	952	3
Bulls	—	—	1,722	99.71/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,717	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	76.61/cwt	75.00–79.00	877	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	79.31/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,028	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,174.09/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	12,915	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,343	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	66.76/cwt	65.00–68.00	754	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	56.26/cwt	54.00–67.00	506	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	63.50/cwt	62.00–65.00	643	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	131.47/cwt	130.00–134.00	569	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	69.54/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,006	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	73.90/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,041	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	70.74/cwt	69.00–74.00	777	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	134.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	127.34/cwt	125.00–129.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	142.76/cwt	140.00–147.00	762	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,395	1,025.76/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	14,309	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,003	750.08/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,523	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,136	858.32/cwt	835.00–885.00	9,751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	156.67/cwt	155.00–158.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	161.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	134.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.21/cwt	140.00–147.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.01/cwt	150.00–155.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	144.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	126.52/cwt	125.00–129.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	102.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	855	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 Jun 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 672Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 123Year ago 236

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 39Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	132.00–138.00	134.49
2	—	430	144.00–145.00	144.49
4	—	614	120.00–126.00	123.78
11	—	464	136.00–141.00	138.01
8	—	569	126.00–133.00	128.98
2	—	710	112.00–113.00	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	132.00–135.00	133.85
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
8	—	521	125.00–130.00	127.09
2	—	673	112.00–113.00	112.49
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
11	—	420	135.00–140.00	138.44
2	—	573	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	120.00–122.00	121.32
3	—	380	137.00–140.00	138.01
4	—	433	130.00–134.00	131.47
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.75
4	—	478	125.00–129.00	126.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	132.00–135.00	134.15
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
2	—	720	110.00–115.00	112.50
11	—	580	124.00–130.00	127.37
2	—	683	117.00	117.00
2	—	375	162.00–165.00	163.48
5	—	472	140.00–147.00	143.21
4	—	420	150.00–155.00	153.01
2	—	633	120.00–122.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
2	—	713	122.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	440	158.00	158.00
2	—	580	132.00–134.00	132.99
5	—	523	139.00–145.00	142.40
4	—	618	124.00–128.00	125.21
2	—	830	100.00–106.00	102.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	122.00	122.00
7	—	464	133.00–137.00	134.99
3	—	538	125.00–129.00	127.34
3	—	393	155.00–158.00	156.67
2	—	340	157.00–165.00	161.00
2	—	620	114.00–117.00	115.48
3	—	420	140.00–147.00	144.40
2	—	783	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
1	—	815	119.00	119.00
3	—	658	130.00–139.00	134.33
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	152.00	152.00
4	—	534	140.00–147.00	142.76
4	—	571	130.00–137.00	134.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	925.00–975.00	950.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	800.00–825.00	812.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,395	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	700.00–775.00	750.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	835.00–885.00	858.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,174.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	984	56.00–61.00	58.52
8	—	899	54.00–67.00	56.26
32	—	1,012	62.00–65.00	63.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,145	75.00–79.00	76.61
29	—	1,129	65.00–68.00	66.76
40	—	1,098	69.00–74.00	70.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,296	78.00–83.00	79.31
15	—	1,446	67.00–71.00	69.54
25	—	1,408	72.00–77.00	73.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	89.00–92.00	90.79
3	—	1,110	84.00–88.00	85.79
11	—	1,722	97.00–104.00	99.71

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