Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm with high yielding bulls up to 112. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $143.20/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.85 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$143.20

118 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$8.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	149.49	733	30
Medium and Large 2	494	141.11	698	48
Medium and Large 3	448	140.98	632	40

One grade step is worth $8.51/cwt here — about $101 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 sale118 hd

143.20

—

AL average15 barns · 1,274 hd

132.10

+11.10

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−60.85

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	—	High	1,625	93.61	1,521	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	71.45	1,009	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	67.16	732	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	903	56.59	511	32

Every lot, as filed

74 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 3	—	282	172.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	153.18/cwt	150.00–157.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	120.47/cwt	119.00–124.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	142.74/cwt	141.00–145.00	460	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	915	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	138.88/cwt	137.00–142.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	115.04/cwt	113.00–117.00	665	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	67.91/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,008	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	60.78/cwt	59.00–63.00	574	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	709	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,954	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,132	889.99/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,075	3
Bulls	—	—	1,721	98.50/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,695	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	67.75/cwt	65.00–70.00	745	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	174.22/cwt	172.00–177.00	632	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	72.69/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,002	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	78.62/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,028	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	92.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,576	5
Bulls	—	—	1,295	86.01/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,114	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	55.78/cwt	53.00–58.00	493	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	48.47/cwt	47.00–49.00	422	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	73.30/cwt	71.00–76.00	825	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	63.41/cwt	61.00–64.00	671	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.02/cwt	149.00–151.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.73/cwt	152.00–155.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.34/cwt	126.00–132.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	133.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	123.66/cwt	122.00–125.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	182.98/cwt	182.00–185.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	134.24/cwt	132.00–138.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	162.12/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	174.54/cwt	172.00–177.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	139.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	140.30/cwt	138.00–143.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	136.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	133.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	130.66/cwt	129.00–134.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	641	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	128.12/cwt	127.00–129.00	618	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	144.94/cwt	140.00–157.00	615	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	144.06/cwt	140.00–147.00	671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	121.59/cwt	120.00–124.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.71/cwt	132.00–137.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	152.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	126.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.80/cwt	136.00–138.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 578Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 240Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 80Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	170.00–177.00	172.28
6	—	383	150.00–157.00	153.18
2	—	328	167.00	167.00
2	—	630	110.00–115.00	112.50
6	—	477	130.00–136.00	133.49
10	—	521	125.00–130.00	127.40
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
10	—	424	140.00–157.00	144.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	172.00–177.00	174.22
2	—	408	158.00–162.00	160.01
2	—	468	149.00–151.00	150.02
3	—	663	122.00–125.00	123.66
3	—	327	182.00–185.00	182.98
8	—	564	132.00–138.00	134.24
3	—	508	138.00–143.00	140.30
3	—	607	125.00–128.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	160.00–165.00	162.12
8	—	581	125.00–130.00	126.63
2	—	335	172.00–177.00	174.54
2	—	688	117.00	117.00
10	—	466	140.00–147.00	144.06
5	—	617	120.00–124.00	121.59
8	—	516	132.00–137.00	134.71
6	—	425	150.00–157.00	152.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	152.00	152.00
1	—	360	166.00	166.00
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	152.00–155.00	152.73
5	—	575	140.00–145.00	143.43
1	—	475	157.00	157.00
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
3	—	607	137.00–140.00	139.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	150.00–155.00	152.53
2	—	675	121.00–123.00	122.02
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	119.00–124.00	120.47
5	—	322	141.00–145.00	142.74
2	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	675	105.00	105.00
7	—	379	137.00–142.00	138.88
2	—	578	113.00–117.00	115.04
5	—	418	129.00–134.00	130.66
13	—	482	127.00–129.00	128.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	126.00–132.00	129.34
9	—	509	132.00–135.00	133.42
2	—	625	120.00–123.00	121.51
5	—	469	136.00–138.00	136.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	135.00–140.00	136.83
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
21	—	480	132.00–135.00	133.62
5	—	529	128.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	563	120.00–124.00	122.34
2	—	615	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	670	109.00–110.00	109.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	850.00–925.00	889.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,484	65.00–69.00	67.91
17	—	1,379	71.00–76.00	72.69
3	—	1,308	77.00–82.00	78.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	945	59.00–63.00	60.78
17	—	884	53.00–58.00	55.78
4	—	871	47.00–49.00	48.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,100	65.00–70.00	67.75
7	—	1,125	71.00–76.00	73.30
16	—	1,058	61.00–64.00	63.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,721	96.00–101.00	98.50
5	—	1,708	90.00–95.00	92.30
3	—	1,295	83.00–88.00	86.01

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle