Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.06/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.98 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$146.06

99 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$4.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	148.51	721	31
Medium and Large 1	568	145.95	829	27
Medium and Large 3	436	144.28	629	41

One grade step is worth $4.23/cwt here — about $92 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 sale99 hd

146.06

—

AL average14 barns · 1,120 hd

137.86

+8.20

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−57.98

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	1,612	95.90	1,546	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,269	74.49	946	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,077	64.99	700	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	55.59	536	8thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	138.22/cwt	133.00–142.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	134.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	147.58/cwt	146.00–149.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	142.64/cwt	140.00–147.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.45/cwt	129.00–132.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	116.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	152.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	140.01/cwt	137.00–142.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	163.95/cwt	163.00–167.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.77/cwt	143.00–150.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.06/cwt	127.00–134.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.02/cwt	138.00–147.00	825	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.99/cwt	124.00–132.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	755	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.55/cwt	54.00–57.00	558	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	73.41/cwt	71.00–76.00	920	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	78.56/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,002	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	61.35/cwt	60.00–62.00	651	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	58.70/cwt	58.00–59.00	595	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	65.35/cwt	63.00–68.00	716	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	70.32/cwt	69.00–74.00	710	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,666	93.88/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,564	5
Bulls	—	—	1,275	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,071	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	101.41/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,651	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	980	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,900	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	782.65/cwt	693.00–892.00	7,193	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,218	926.19/cwt	900.00–975.00	11,281	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	957.86/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,877	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,183	824.15/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	140.01/cwt	137.00–142.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	164.52/cwt	162.00–167.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	147.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	133.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	165.82/cwt	162.00–170.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.71/cwt	132.00–137.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	126.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.77/cwt	145.00–152.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.07/cwt	165.00–173.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.79/cwt	152.00–162.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.76/cwt	142.00–147.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	141.00/cwt	138.00–144.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	161.54/cwt	157.00–167.00	748	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 1,269Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 152Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 29Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	590	133.00–142.00	138.22
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
4	—	526	142.00–147.00	144.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	132.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	328	146.00–149.00	147.58
2	—	435	140.00–141.00	140.49
7	—	677	112.00	112.00
3	—	580	122.00–125.00	122.99
9	—	381	140.00–147.00	142.64
6	—	640	115.00–117.00	116.68
3	—	280	152.00–155.00	152.98
4	—	524	125.00–130.00	126.72
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
2	—	740	105.00–110.00	107.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	129.00–132.00	130.45
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
6	—	483	137.00–142.00	140.01
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	380	152.00	152.00
6	—	625	124.00	124.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
6	—	420	143.00–150.00	146.77
3	—	525	134.00–135.00	134.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	122.00	122.00
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	585	149.00	149.00
4	—	479	163.00–167.00	163.95
1	—	380	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
3	—	405	167.00	167.00
2	—	363	170.00–175.00	172.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	135.00–138.00	136.66
3	—	675	127.00–134.00	131.06
9	—	577	138.00–147.00	143.02
3	—	725	124.00–132.00	126.99
2	—	503	148.00–152.00	150.01
2	—	423	165.00–173.00	169.07
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
4	—	463	157.00–167.00	161.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	180.00	180.00
5	—	378	162.00–170.00	165.82
3	—	572	132.00–137.00	134.71
4	—	626	125.00–130.00	126.76
7	—	478	145.00–152.00	147.77
4	—	430	152.00–162.00	155.79
6	—	530	138.00–144.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
11	—	461	137.00–142.00	140.01
2	—	333	162.00–167.00	164.52
9	—	421	142.00–150.00	147.06
9	—	367	150.00–155.00	151.75
8	—	519	130.00–137.00	133.77
1	—	625	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	54.00–57.00	55.55
3	—	1,013	58.00–59.00	58.70
2	—	828	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	71.00–76.00	73.41
4	—	1,275	77.00–81.00	78.56
1	—	1,395	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,061	60.00–62.00	61.35
22	—	1,095	63.00–68.00	65.35
4	—	1,010	69.00–74.00	70.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,666	91.00–97.00	93.88
1	—	1,275	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,628	98.00–106.00	101.41

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,218	900.00–975.00	926.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,183	800.00–875.00	824.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,240	900.00–1,025.00	957.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	919	693.00–892.00	782.65

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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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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Replacement Cattle