Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 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 $134.62/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.43 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$134.62

135 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$1.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	135.89	802	44
Medium and Large 3	503	134.05	674	47
Medium and Large 2	558	133.95	747	44

One grade step is worth $1.94/cwt here — about $54 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 sale135 hd

134.62

—

AL average16 barns · 1,490 hd

136.05

−1.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−69.43

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	1,710	97.55	1,668	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	70.31	966	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	66.13	746	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	56.68	560	24

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.16/cwt	131.00–135.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	146.53/cwt	142.00–150.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	139.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	893	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	50.66/cwt	49.00–52.00	495	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	60.66/cwt	60.00–62.00	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	57.39/cwt	54.00–59.00	568	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	130.85/cwt	129.00–134.00	683	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	126.58/cwt	125.00–129.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	142.74/cwt	140.00–146.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.84/cwt	117.00–123.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	129.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.88/cwt	144.00–148.00	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	128.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	148.95/cwt	147.00–151.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.94/cwt	129.00–133.00	744	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	127.51/cwt	125.00–133.00	843	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	153.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	712	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	71.30/cwt	69.00–74.00	976	19
Bulls	—	—	1,732	100.89/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,747	7
Bulls	—	—	1,684	93.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	120.76/cwt	119.00–122.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	736	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	67.19/cwt	66.00–68.00	932	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	71.96/cwt	71.00–74.00	834	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	67.36/cwt	65.00–70.00	774	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	62.92/cwt	61.00–64.00	687	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	136.31/cwt	135.00–137.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	132.05/cwt	129.00–134.00	629	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,339.31/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	13,862	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,400	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,201.71/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	13,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	113.74/cwt	112.00–115.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	120.15/cwt	115.00–124.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	126.59/cwt	125.00–128.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	152.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	141.89/cwt	139.00–146.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	129.78/cwt	126.00–133.00	685	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	119.53/cwt	117.00–123.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	136.59/cwt	135.00–139.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	158.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.27/cwt	124.00–127.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.56/cwt	117.00–124.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	125.29/cwt	125.00–127.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	120.86/cwt	120.00–123.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	157.98/cwt	155.00–162.00	716	3

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 830Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 186Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 109Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	131.00–135.00	133.16
12	—	568	135.00–140.00	136.72
10	—	661	125.00–133.00	127.51
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
9	—	465	150.00–159.00	153.05
4	—	706	119.00–122.00	120.76
2	—	513	143.00–144.00	143.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
1	—	355	162.00	162.00
3	—	428	150.00–156.00	152.08
5	—	613	125.00–129.00	126.58
6	—	573	128.00–134.00	129.95
9	—	473	144.00–148.00	145.88
10	—	528	135.00–140.00	136.70
7	—	668	117.00–124.00	120.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	135.00–140.00	136.67
1	—	335	167.00	167.00
4	—	368	150.00–157.00	152.19
7	—	423	140.00–147.00	143.58
13	—	528	126.00–133.00	129.78
7	—	575	125.00–127.00	125.29
6	—	619	120.00–123.00	120.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	131.00–134.00	132.49
6	—	583	142.00–150.00	146.53
2	—	640	137.00–142.00	139.50
3	—	708	127.00–132.00	128.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	137.00	137.00
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
2	—	620	147.00–151.00	148.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	138.00–139.00	138.50
5	—	525	145.00–150.00	147.00
3	—	453	155.00–162.00	157.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	137.00–138.00	137.50
3	—	430	157.00–160.00	158.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	129.00–134.00	130.85
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
1	—	280	164.00	164.00
9	—	417	140.00–146.00	142.74
6	—	613	117.00–123.00	119.53
5	—	458	135.00–139.00	136.59
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
7	—	573	124.00–127.00	125.27
2	—	653	110.00–114.00	112.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	675	117.00–123.00	119.84
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
2	—	468	140.00–142.00	141.03
6	—	616	125.00–130.00	127.68
13	—	568	129.00–133.00	130.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	135.00–137.00	136.31
18	—	476	129.00–134.00	132.05
4	—	631	112.00–115.00	113.74
6	—	571	115.00–124.00	120.15
3	—	318	147.00	147.00
7	—	516	125.00–128.00	126.59
6	—	375	139.00–146.00	141.89
1	—	260	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	49.00–52.00	50.66
3	—	995	60.00–62.00	60.66
17	—	989	54.00–59.00	57.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,369	69.00–74.00	71.30
6	—	1,387	66.00–68.00	67.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,159	71.00–74.00	71.96
26	—	1,149	65.00–70.00	67.36
19	—	1,092	61.00–64.00	62.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,732	98.00–104.00	100.89
6	—	1,684	90.00–95.00	93.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,035	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,339.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,097	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle