Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.07/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$154.07

332 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$249

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

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	474	157.76	747	33
Medium and Large 1-2	685	155.83	1,068	174
Medium and Large 2	555	153.04	849	28
Medium and Large 1	664	149.96	996	97

One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about −$249 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 sale332 hd

154.07

—

AL average14 barns · 1,795 hd

150.02

+4.05

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	—	Low	1,533	92.50	1,418	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	71.59	1,020	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	67.04	750	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	58.41	585	38

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,074	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	852	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,060	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	176.18/cwt	172.00–179.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.73/cwt	140.00–142.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	144.55/cwt	142.00–147.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	134.68/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	913	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	769	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	131.69/cwt	130.00–134.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.34/cwt	119.00–122.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	154.77/cwt	154.00–167.00	755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	165.46/cwt	162.00–169.00	784	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	148.66/cwt	147.00–151.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	165.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,107	52
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,195	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	159.07/cwt	153.00–159.50	894	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	146.89/cwt	143.00–147.50	999	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	137.45/cwt	137.00–141.00	903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	153.41/cwt	148.00–154.50	968	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	965	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.39/cwt	139.00–147.00	814	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	177.25/cwt	175.00–182.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.46/cwt	136.00–142.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	173.94/cwt	170.00–176.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	55.32/cwt	53.00–58.00	528	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	61.28/cwt	59.00–63.00	642	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	75.89/cwt	75.00–78.00	918	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	71.31/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,057	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	67.23/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,064	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	67.12/cwt	65.00–70.00	770	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	48.55/cwt	47.00–50.00	403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	63.80/cwt	63.00–64.00	649	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	71.83/cwt	71.00–74.00	773	6
Bulls	—	—	1,475	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,313	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,461	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,162.71/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	12,360	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	150.22/cwt	147.00–155.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	134.69/cwt	132.00–136.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	168.42/cwt	166.00–172.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	189.70/cwt	187.00–192.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	136.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	120.73/cwt	120.00–123.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	127.41/cwt	125.00–129.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	136.89/cwt	136.00–138.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	143.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	135.72/cwt	135.00–138.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	161.63/cwt	159.00–165.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	147.06/cwt	145.00–149.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.42/cwt	130.00–132.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	130.82/cwt	129.00–134.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	164.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	157.67/cwt	157.00–159.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	141.67/cwt	138.00–146.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	185.78/cwt	182.00–190.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.46/cwt	147.00–155.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	176.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	165.75/cwt	162.00–170.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	178.07/cwt	175.00–180.00	486	4

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,269Last week 697Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 107Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 37Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	118.00	118.00
9	—	680	150.00	150.00
3	—	852	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	140.00–144.00	142.65
4	—	383	172.00–179.00	176.18
16	—	488	154.00–167.00	154.77
8	—	419	165.00–170.00	165.63
2	—	630	135.00–137.00	135.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	132.00–136.00	134.68
2	—	808	124.00–126.00	125.01
21	—	562	153.00–159.50	159.07
8	—	680	143.00–147.50	146.89
2	—	720	135.00–137.00	135.99
44	—	631	148.00–154.50	153.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	144.00	144.00
13	—	474	162.00–169.00	165.46
3	—	587	147.00–151.00	148.66
2	—	530	153.00–154.00	153.51
9	—	657	137.00–141.00	137.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	719	154.00	154.00
40	—	833	143.50	143.50
82	—	592	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	757	140.00	140.00
16	—	602	141.50	141.50
77	—	590	154.75	154.75
75	—	469	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	420	148.00–152.00	150.00
7	—	471	140.00–142.00	141.73
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
6	—	639	129.00	129.00
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
7	—	564	130.00–132.00	130.42
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	142.00–147.00	144.55
2	—	370	148.00–149.00	148.48
10	—	517	130.00–134.00	131.69
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
3	—	623	119.00–122.00	120.34
9	—	567	125.00–129.00	126.33
8	—	477	135.00–138.00	135.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	110.00–112.00	110.65
1	—	225	157.00	157.00
4	—	576	120.00–123.00	120.73
5	—	529	125.00–129.00	127.41
6	—	619	113.00–117.00	115.02
10	—	424	136.00–138.00	136.89
11	—	366	140.00–145.00	143.18
2	—	310	145.00–149.00	147.06
5	—	476	129.00–134.00	130.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	139.00–147.00	142.39
6	—	370	175.00–182.00	177.25
3	—	723	119.00–124.00	120.98
4	—	620	136.00–142.00	138.46
3	—	422	170.00–176.00	173.94
3	—	320	187.00–192.00	189.70
6	—	457	160.00–167.00	164.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	126.00	126.00
5	—	387	166.00–172.00	168.42
4	—	564	135.00–138.00	136.97
5	—	414	159.00–165.00	161.63
7	—	516	138.00–146.00	141.67
3	—	277	182.00–190.00	185.78
7	—	468	147.00–155.00	150.46
3	—	330	175.00–180.00	176.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
6	—	423	147.00–155.00	150.22
6	—	524	132.00–136.00	134.69
5	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.56
3	—	372	157.00–159.00	157.67
3	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	325	162.00–170.00	165.75
4	—	273	175.00–180.00	178.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	954	53.00–58.00	55.32
22	—	1,048	59.00–63.00	61.28
2	—	830	47.00–50.00	48.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,210	75.00–78.00	75.89
13	—	1,482	69.00–74.00	71.31
9	—	1,582	65.00–68.00	67.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,147	65.00–70.00	67.12
10	—	1,018	63.00–64.00	63.80
6	—	1,076	71.00–74.00	71.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,480	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,588	92.00	92.00

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	8	—	1,063	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.71

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

Steers · 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