Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm with high yielding bulls up to 109. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $140.22/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.82 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$140.22

185 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	142.57	714	62
Medium and Large 1	560	140.93	790	63
Medium and Large 3	474	137.06	649	60

One grade step is worth $5.51/cwt here — about $65 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 sale185 hd

140.22

—

AL average11 barns · 1,269 hd

136.90

+3.33

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−63.82

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	1,652	92.12	1,522	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	71.53	986	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	66.92	785	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	57.35	583	31

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	114.55/cwt	112.00–117.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.21/cwt	140.00–149.00	735	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	181.30/cwt	180.00–182.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.25/cwt	135.00–139.00	719	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.68/cwt	141.00–148.00	687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	174.62/cwt	172.00–177.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	159.66/cwt	159.00–160.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	128.11/cwt	126.00–132.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	116.68/cwt	116.00–118.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.80/cwt	131.00–138.00	755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.48/cwt	141.00–143.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	169.28/cwt	165.00–172.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	129.20/cwt	129.00–130.00	864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	138.65/cwt	137.00–141.00	711	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	149.70/cwt	147.00–150.00	837	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.01/cwt	136.00–142.00	783	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.51/cwt	150.00–157.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	133.06/cwt	130.00–139.00	824	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,019.10/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	8,693	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	70.33/cwt	68.00–73.00	971	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	63.08/cwt	61.00–64.00	713	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	72.49/cwt	71.00–76.00	878	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	67.58/cwt	65.00–70.00	801	49
Bulls	—	—	1,577	86.71/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,664	92.95/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,547	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	75.42/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,048	10
Bulls	—	—	1,760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	50.78/cwt	48.00–53.00	481	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	60.61/cwt	60.00–61.00	620	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	56.97/cwt	54.00–59.00	586	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	874	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	928.36/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,490	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,064	1,125.35/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	11,974	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	929	775.78/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,207	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	945.50/cwt	925.00–975.00	9,672	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,229.25/cwt	1,175.00–1,260.00	10,633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	135.52/cwt	133.00–138.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	140.77/cwt	139.00–142.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.19/cwt	125.00–134.00	677	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	152.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	136.90/cwt	133.00–140.00	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	131.11/cwt	127.00–134.00	629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	126.39/cwt	122.00–128.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	142.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	597	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.35/cwt	127.00–130.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.15/cwt	127.00–135.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	141.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	648	18

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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 738Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
3	—	277	180.00–182.00	181.30
12	—	528	135.00–139.00	136.25
9	—	475	141.00–148.00	144.68
5	—	323	172.00–177.00	174.62
3	—	385	159.00–160.00	159.66
10	—	619	122.00–128.00	126.39
2	—	665	115.00–120.00	117.50
7	—	575	127.00–135.00	130.15
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
9	—	423	150.00–157.00	152.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	517	140.00–149.00	142.21
1	—	425	162.00	162.00
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
4	—	364	165.00–172.00	169.28
10	—	669	129.00–130.00	129.20
9	—	567	136.00–142.00	138.01
8	—	473	150.00–157.00	152.51
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
13	—	619	130.00–139.00	133.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
1	—	680	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	125.00–134.00	130.19
6	—	369	150.00–157.00	152.05
13	—	474	133.00–140.00	136.90
11	—	419	140.00–147.00	142.41
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
7	—	576	120.00–125.00	123.41
3	—	608	116.00–120.00	118.01
2	—	263	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
6	—	635	120.00–125.00	122.84
2	—	683	112.00–117.00	114.55
6	—	578	127.00–130.00	129.35
10	—	520	130.00–136.00	133.69
9	—	424	140.00–144.00	141.54
5	—	380	145.00–147.00	145.99
18	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	126.00–132.00	128.11
5	—	660	120.00–127.00	123.79
3	—	727	116.00–118.00	116.68
14	—	564	131.00–138.00	133.80
4	—	464	141.00–143.00	142.48
14	—	513	137.00–141.00	138.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	133.00–138.00	135.52
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	260	152.00	152.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
4	—	378	139.00–142.00	140.77
4	—	531	125.00–127.00	126.02
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
10	—	480	127.00–134.00	131.11
2	—	565	122.00–123.00	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	147.00	147.00
2	—	570	140.00	140.00
2	—	478	150.00–152.00	151.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	470	167.50	167.50
4	—	528	157.00	157.00
2	—	600	135.00–142.00	138.50
10	—	559	147.00–150.00	149.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
1	—	485	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	853	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,019.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	865	1,175.00–1,260.00	1,229.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	850.00–975.00	928.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,064	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	929	750.00–800.00	775.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,023	925.00–975.00	945.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,380	68.00–73.00	70.33
10	—	1,390	74.00–79.00	75.42
2	—	1,305	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,131	61.00–64.00	63.08
10	—	1,211	71.00–76.00	72.49
49	—	1,185	65.00–70.00	67.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	48.00–53.00	50.78
10	—	1,023	60.00–61.00	60.61
17	—	1,028	54.00–59.00	56.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	85.00–89.00	86.71
10	—	1,664	90.00–94.00	92.95
1	—	1,760	100.00	100.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle