Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.12/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.93 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$146.12

148 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$7.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	148.08	711	64
Medium and Large 1	552	147.52	814	47
Medium and Large 3	467	140.94	658	37

One grade step is worth $7.14/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 sale148 hd

146.12

—

AL average15 barns · 1,436 hd

139.36

+6.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−57.93

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	1,716	99.43	1,707	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,391	71.90	1,000	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	68.02	772	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	58.19	541	25

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	—	516	131.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	146.68/cwt	142.00–149.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	129.26/cwt	127.00–132.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	158.08/cwt	155.00–163.00	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	140.30/cwt	137.00–144.00	808	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	134.71/cwt	133.00–138.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	151.00/cwt	149.00–154.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	166.81/cwt	162.00–170.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.23/cwt	130.00–134.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	656	137.74/cwt	137.00–140.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	148.52/cwt	144.00–153.00	707	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	138.85/cwt	136.00–141.00	735	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	751	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	169.70/cwt	166.00–175.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	180.94/cwt	177.00–185.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	146.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.86/cwt	157.00–164.00	763	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	49.33/cwt	49.00–50.00	447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	56.67/cwt	54.00–59.00	489	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	62.12/cwt	60.00–63.00	622	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	68.35/cwt	67.00–69.00	918	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	96.80/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,632	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,013	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	72.56/cwt	71.00–74.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	121.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	829	116.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	964	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,348	981.94/cwt	950.00–1,035.00	13,237	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	67.03/cwt	65.00–69.00	761	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	512	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	103.11/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,814	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	79.01/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	149.95/cwt	146.00–155.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	134.28/cwt	132.00–136.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	668	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	878	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,310	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	149.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	156.34/cwt	155.00–159.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	162.95/cwt	162.00–165.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	139.90/cwt	136.00–142.00	659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	682	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	169.56/cwt	168.00–171.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.48/cwt	135.00–142.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	138.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	660	16

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 716Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 105Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 19Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	130.00–135.00	131.45
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
3	—	315	160.00–165.00	162.43
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
6	—	434	147.00–153.00	149.00
1	—	205	185.00	185.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
16	—	478	135.00–141.00	138.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	120.00–124.00	122.03
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
13	—	423	155.00–163.00	158.08
9	—	373	162.00–170.00	166.81
16	—	476	144.00–153.00	148.52
13	—	529	136.00–141.00	138.85
9	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.25
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	576	137.00–144.00	140.30
2	—	715	127.00–128.00	127.50
4	—	410	166.00–175.00	169.70
3	—	658	130.00–135.00	132.34
2	—	355	177.00–185.00	180.94
2	—	510	144.00–148.00	146.02
9	—	480	157.00–164.00	158.86
6	—	623	135.00–142.00	137.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	137.00–140.00	137.74
1	—	425	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	144.00–147.00	145.48
3	—	562	133.00–138.00	134.71
4	—	618	130.00–134.00	131.23
2	—	818	100.00–105.00	102.55
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
2	—	418	150.00	150.00
2	—	358	162.00–165.00	163.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	142.00–149.00	146.68
8	—	561	127.00–132.00	129.26
3	—	367	149.00–154.00	151.00
2	—	603	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
7	—	522	132.00–136.00	134.28
10	—	471	136.00–142.00	139.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	120.00–125.00	121.21
1	—	260	157.00	157.00
7	—	373	142.00–148.00	143.97
3	—	325	146.00–155.00	149.95
4	—	486	130.00–135.00	132.51
7	—	534	125.00–130.00	127.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	829	115.00–120.00	116.24
2	—	668	131.00–132.00	131.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	142.00	142.00
3	—	502	163.00	163.00
9	—	635	145.00–150.00	146.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
2	—	418	168.00–171.00	169.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
3	—	472	155.00–159.00	156.34
3	—	427	162.00–165.00	162.95
2	—	518	140.00–145.00	142.58
2	—	393	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	—	570	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	49.00–50.00	49.33
11	—	863	54.00–59.00	56.67
11	—	1,002	60.00–63.00	62.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	67.00–69.00	68.35
12	—	1,397	70.00–75.00	72.49
2	—	1,503	76.00–82.00	79.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	64.00	64.00
7	—	1,158	71.00–74.00	72.56
24	—	1,136	65.00–69.00	67.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,686	95.00–99.00	96.80
5	—	1,759	101.00–106.00	103.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,348	950.00–1,035.00	981.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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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