Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.07/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.97 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$146.07

145 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$6.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	149.13	781	38
Medium and Large 2	476	146.92	699	62
Medium and Large 3	461	142.32	656	45

One grade step is worth $6.81/cwt here — about $125 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 sale145 hd

146.07

—

AL average15 barns · 1,582 hd

140.07

+6.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−57.97

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	1,624	93.71	1,522	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,316	71.42	940	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	65.43	731	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	54.98	541	25

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	473	146.22/cwt	142.00–151.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	119.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	133.54/cwt	129.00–136.00	757	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	144.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	127.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	174.26/cwt	172.00–177.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	149.78/cwt	148.00–152.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	165.43/cwt	165.00–167.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	947	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.20/cwt	136.00–140.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	147.63/cwt	144.00–153.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	180.68/cwt	180.00–182.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	154.99/cwt	153.00–157.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	139.83/cwt	137.00–144.00	724	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	849	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	59.70/cwt	59.00–61.00	613	8
Bulls	—	—	1,905	104.25/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	55.00/cwt	52.00–57.00	535	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	77.96/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,088	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	93.67/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,343	86.75/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.92/cwt	138.00–144.00	802	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	857	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	67.97/cwt	66.00–69.00	904	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	62.21/cwt	61.00–63.00	706	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	65.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	734	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	131.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	686	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	158.57/cwt	155.00–161.00	610	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	48.63/cwt	46.00–51.00	462	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	71.80/cwt	70.00–75.00	925	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.98/cwt	162.00–165.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	544	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,215	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,024	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	136.51/cwt	135.00–139.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	146.19/cwt	142.00–150.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	121.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.48/cwt	135.00–142.00	646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	138.18/cwt	135.00–141.00	600	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	171.31/cwt	170.00–172.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	124.34/cwt	123.00–127.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	167.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	152.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	155.06/cwt	152.00–160.00	642	13

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 483Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	473	142.00–151.00	146.22
9	—	567	129.00–136.00	133.54
2	—	728	110.00	110.00
3	—	613	127.00–130.00	129.01
4	—	316	172.00–177.00	174.26
7	—	371	165.00–167.00	165.43
10	—	525	136.00–140.00	138.20
13	—	414	152.00–160.00	155.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	125.00–132.00	127.70
1	—	350	171.00	171.00
3	—	512	144.00–153.00	147.63
3	—	332	180.00–182.00	180.68
2	—	458	153.00–157.00	154.99
4	—	620	136.00–139.00	137.00
10	—	573	138.00–144.00	139.92
8	—	416	162.00–165.00	163.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	610	140.00–141.00	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	129.00–135.00	131.99
5	—	385	155.00–161.00	158.57
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
8	—	478	135.00–139.00	136.51
8	—	428	142.00–150.00	146.19
3	—	620	120.00–124.00	121.34
3	—	285	170.00–172.00	171.31
3	—	572	123.00–127.00	124.34
4	—	321	165.00–170.00	167.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	117.00–121.00	119.00
9	—	414	142.00–148.00	144.92
5	—	530	130.00–132.00	130.80
4	—	385	148.00–152.00	149.78
17	—	470	135.00–142.00	137.48
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
5	—	570	125.00–128.00	125.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	115.00–123.00	119.29
2	—	668	123.00–124.00	123.51
2	—	558	131.00–132.00	131.50
14	—	518	137.00–144.00	139.83
4	—	479	145.00–148.00	146.01
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	142.00–145.00	143.98
2	—	463	132.00–134.00	132.99
2	—	623	110.00–112.00	110.97
11	—	434	135.00–141.00	138.18
6	—	569	115.00–121.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	145.00	145.00
1	—	440	172.00	172.00
3	—	607	140.00–142.00	140.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	651	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	147.00	147.00
3	—	478	150.00–155.00	152.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,027	59.00–61.00	59.70
11	—	972	52.00–57.00	55.00
6	—	951	46.00–51.00	48.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	77.00–79.00	77.96
7	—	1,330	66.00–69.00	67.97
12	—	1,288	70.00–75.00	71.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	61.00–63.00	62.21
35	—	1,116	64.00–68.00	65.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	102.00–106.00	104.25
4	—	1,695	91.00–95.00	93.67
3	—	1,343	85.00–89.00	86.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	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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Arab Stockyards

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