Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.67/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$136.67

126 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$9.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	142.64	740	45
Medium and Large 2	503	133.84	674	46
Medium and Large 3	476	132.71	632	35

One grade step is worth $9.93/cwt here — about $108 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 sale126 hd

136.67

—

AL average14 barns · 1,781 hd

131.06

+5.61

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	1,582	94.46	1,494	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	70.57	943	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	65.94	741	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	56.34	542	19

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.70/cwt	127.00–135.00	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	160.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	778	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.26/cwt	154.00–159.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	147.17/cwt	147.00–149.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	138.83/cwt	135.00–142.00	722	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.97/cwt	162.00–170.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	866	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	156.36/cwt	152.00–160.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.18/cwt	147.00–151.00	632	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	166.56/cwt	162.00–171.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	177.26/cwt	175.00–180.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	158.47/cwt	157.00–161.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	69.51/cwt	69.00–71.00	763	9
Bulls	—	—	1,445	92.49/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	86.63/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,005	3
Bulls	—	—	1,966	101.31/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,992	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	50.70/cwt	50.00–52.00	451	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	61.31/cwt	60.00–62.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	56.75/cwt	53.00–58.00	564	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	72.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	952	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	68.10/cwt	66.00–69.00	925	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	132.85/cwt	131.00–134.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	65.95/cwt	63.00–68.00	752	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	59.49/cwt	59.00–61.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	623	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	968.27/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	10,893	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,173	1,105.29/cwt	1,100.00–1,110.00	12,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	142.33/cwt	139.00–146.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	174.02/cwt	172.00–175.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	127.85/cwt	125.00–129.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	156.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	137.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.62/cwt	141.00–146.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	149.65/cwt	147.00–151.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	155.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	129.86/cwt	127.00–132.00	679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	171.33/cwt	170.00–172.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	165.24/cwt	162.00–167.00	547	5

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 618Year ago 802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 111Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
4	—	381	155.00–160.00	156.28
5	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.62
2	—	665	110.00	110.00
10	—	472	135.00–140.00	137.89
7	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.86
14	—	523	127.00–132.00	129.86
5	—	331	162.00–167.00	165.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
12	—	573	127.00–135.00	130.70
9	—	473	145.00–150.00	147.53
4	—	426	154.00–159.00	156.26
14	—	520	135.00–142.00	138.83
4	—	370	162.00–170.00	165.97
4	—	330	170.00–175.00	172.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
4	—	565	137.00–140.00	138.02
3	—	457	152.00–160.00	156.36
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
6	—	414	162.00–171.00	166.56
4	—	364	175.00–180.00	177.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	138.00–139.00	138.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	105.00–106.00	105.33
2	—	663	115.00–117.00	115.98
13	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.38
9	—	514	130.00–135.00	132.63
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
7	—	421	141.00–146.00	143.62
6	—	378	147.00–151.00	149.65
3	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.34
2	—	613	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
15	—	421	147.00–151.00	150.18
2	—	453	141.00–142.00	141.50
2	—	715	115.00–117.00	116.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	560	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	131.00–134.00	132.85
2	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.51
5	—	561	120.00–123.00	121.00
6	—	378	139.00–146.00	142.33
8	—	527	125.00–129.00	127.85
2	—	345	152.00–153.00	152.50
6	—	428	136.00–140.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
18	—	483	160.00–165.00	160.98
1	—	375	183.00	183.00
11	—	538	147.00–149.00	147.17
3	—	438	170.00–172.00	171.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	149.00	149.00
10	—	568	152.50	152.50
3	—	682	137.00	137.00
3	—	473	167.00–169.00	167.99
4	—	510	157.00–161.00	158.47
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	166.00	166.00
3	—	368	172.00–175.00	174.02
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
3	—	472	152.00–158.00	155.06
2	—	538	140.00–145.00	142.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,097	69.00–71.00	69.51
7	—	1,078	60.00–62.00	61.31
34	—	1,141	63.00–68.00	65.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	50.00–52.00	50.70
9	—	994	53.00–58.00	56.75
6	—	963	59.00–61.00	59.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,319	70.00–75.00	72.14
11	—	1,358	66.00–69.00	68.10
1	—	1,315	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	91.00–94.00	92.49
3	—	1,160	85.00–89.00	86.63
4	—	1,966	99.00–103.00	101.31

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	—	965	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	910.00–1,025.00	968.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,173	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,105.29

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

Heifers · 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