Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeder calves. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.76/cwt on 164 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.29 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$139.76

164 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$136

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

$6.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	142.33	707	50
Medium and Large 3	458	140.28	642	70
Medium and Large 1	620	136.00	843	44

One grade step is worth $6.33/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale164 hd

139.76

—

AL average16 barns · 1,503 hd

136.46

+3.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−64.29

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	1,484	94.48	1,402	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	70.98	1,029	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	67.26	779	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	57.88	552	28

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	325	164.00/cwt	162.00–165.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	173.41/cwt	172.00–175.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	147.64/cwt	146.00–150.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	155.33/cwt	152.00–160.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	129.00/cwt	127.00–132.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	145.75/cwt	143.00–148.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	136.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.24/cwt	122.00–125.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	131.03/cwt	127.00–135.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.65/cwt	142.00–147.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	131.11/cwt	127.00–134.00	808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	136.59/cwt	134.00–141.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	164.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	125.33/cwt	124.00–127.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	136.84/cwt	135.00–141.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	147.99/cwt	145.00–151.00	900	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	67.40/cwt	66.00–68.00	996	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	80.10/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,093	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	63.59/cwt	62.00–65.00	735	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	74.36/cwt	73.00–76.00	902	5
Bulls	—	—	1,494	93.48/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	99.81/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	137.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	908	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	60.89/cwt	60.00–63.00	634	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	71.06/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,032	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	68.23/cwt	66.00–71.00	781	20
Bulls	—	—	1,183	88.47/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,047	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	57.57/cwt	54.00–59.00	542	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	664	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	157.48/cwt	153.00–162.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	134.67/cwt	132.00–137.00	831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.48/cwt	127.00–134.00	685	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	119.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	140.96/cwt	139.00–145.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	136.15/cwt	135.00–138.00	583	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	145.48/cwt	142.00–150.00	615	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	151.02/cwt	147.00–155.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	137.86/cwt	133.00–140.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	152.74/cwt	150.00–157.00	567	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	117.71/cwt	116.00–120.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.29/cwt	134.00–138.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	131.40/cwt	129.00–133.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.64/cwt	139.00–146.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	131.71/cwt	129.00–135.00	680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	8

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 742Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 127Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year 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	—	325	162.00–165.00	164.00
13	—	525	127.00–134.00	130.48
1	—	260	177.00	177.00
14	—	423	142.00–150.00	145.48
11	—	466	133.00–140.00	137.86
16	—	371	150.00–157.00	152.74
3	—	622	116.00–120.00	117.71
9	—	571	120.00–125.00	122.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	172.00–175.00	173.41
9	—	422	152.00–160.00	155.33
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
7	—	577	127.00–132.00	129.00
8	—	466	143.00–148.00	145.75
12	—	522	135.00–140.00	136.50
4	—	620	122.00–125.00	123.24
2	—	660	116.00–119.00	117.51
5	—	365	160.00–167.00	164.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	127.00–130.00	128.49
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
6	—	668	127.00–135.00	131.03
3	—	517	142.00–147.00	143.65
7	—	561	135.00–141.00	136.84
2	—	815	110.00	110.00
2	—	483	153.00–162.00	157.48
12	—	617	132.00–137.00	134.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
6	—	663	136.00–139.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	125.00–126.00	125.33
2	—	623	140.00–143.00	141.53
3	—	565	144.00–146.00	145.00
3	—	530	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	134.00–141.00	136.59
2	—	675	143.00–145.00	143.99
2	—	608	145.00–151.00	147.99
1	—	870	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	147.00–155.00	151.02
2	—	418	160.00–162.00	160.97
3	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.36
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
3	—	377	146.00–150.00	147.64
2	—	718	110.00	110.00
10	—	463	134.00–138.00	135.29
9	—	423	139.00–146.00	140.64
2	—	630	120.00–124.00	122.00
11	—	516	129.00–135.00	131.71
2	—	688	115.00–119.00	117.01
8	—	574	125.00–130.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	565	134.00–135.00	134.50
7	—	616	127.00–134.00	131.11
3	—	657	124.00–127.00	125.33
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	125.00–128.00	126.70
2	—	678	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
5	—	571	115.00–122.00	119.44
8	—	382	139.00–145.00	140.96
15	—	428	135.00–138.00	136.15
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
12	—	481	129.00–133.00	131.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	66.00–68.00	67.40
3	—	1,365	77.00–83.00	80.10
15	—	1,452	69.00–73.00	71.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,156	62.00–65.00	63.59
5	—	1,213	73.00–76.00	74.36
20	—	1,145	66.00–71.00	68.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	60.00–63.00	60.89
20	—	942	54.00–59.00	57.57
2	—	805	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	91.00–95.00	93.48
3	—	1,670	98.00–103.00	99.81
2	—	1,183	88.00–89.00	88.47

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	2	—	1,050	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle