Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $144.05/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.00 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$144.05

136 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$16.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

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	153.11	794	34
Medium and Large 2	484	146.76	710	46
Medium and Large 3	497	136.32	677	56

One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about $117 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 sale136 hd

144.05

—

AL average9 barns · 885 hd

139.86

+4.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−60.00

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	1,600	95.21	1,523	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	72.71	1,009	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	66.93	778	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	56.58	579	58

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 2	—	613	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.85/cwt	124.00–130.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	165.01/cwt	163.00–167.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	130.73/cwt	130.00–132.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	113.33/cwt	110.00–116.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.70/cwt	135.00–139.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.21/cwt	128.00–134.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	165.32/cwt	165.00–166.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	125.84/cwt	124.00–129.00	658	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	120.55/cwt	117.00–123.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	145.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.66/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.84/cwt	134.00–141.00	842	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	187.59/cwt	182.00–192.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	668	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	59.88/cwt	58.00–62.00	625	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	68.34/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,024	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	66.52/cwt	64.00–69.00	772	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	55.25/cwt	52.00–57.00	560	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	48.79/cwt	46.00–51.00	476	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	62.96/cwt	61.00–67.00	715	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	80.17/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,131	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	73.67/cwt	71.00–76.00	950	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	71.48/cwt	70.00–75.00	851	16
Bulls	—	—	1,650	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	100.14/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,676	6
Bulls	—	—	1,464	87.41/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,280	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,039	790.88/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,217	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	732.90/cwt	671.00–885.00	7,131	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300	952.12/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	12,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	965	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	176.62/cwt	172.00–180.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	130.00/cwt	127.00–134.00	685	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	144.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	153.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	138.59/cwt	135.00–141.00	662	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	167.81/cwt	162.00–170.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	121.10/cwt	117.00–124.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	126.32/cwt	125.00–128.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	128.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	178.03/cwt	172.00–182.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	156.43/cwt	152.00–160.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	539	2

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 778Last week 438Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	116.00–117.00	116.67
1	—	380	148.00	148.00
5	—	573	124.00–130.00	125.85
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
3	—	468	135.00–139.00	137.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	130.00–132.00	130.73
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
13	—	523	124.00–129.00	125.84
7	—	431	135.00–140.00	137.41
5	—	573	117.00–123.00	120.55
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	375	140.00–147.00	143.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
3	—	778	110.00–116.00	113.33
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
5	—	620	128.00–134.00	130.21
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	163.00–167.00	165.01
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
14	—	620	134.00–141.00	135.84
3	—	308	182.00–192.00	187.59
3	—	663	125.00–135.00	128.39
6	—	372	172.00–182.00	178.03
1	—	570	144.00	144.00
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	135.00–140.00	136.66
7	—	573	130.00–136.00	131.46
6	—	331	172.00–180.00	176.62
5	—	368	162.00–170.00	167.81
2	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
3	—	623	127.00	127.00
7	—	422	152.00–160.00	156.43
6	—	468	142.00–150.00	144.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
2	—	668	136.00–138.00	136.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	127.00–134.00	130.00
9	—	427	140.00–150.00	144.51
2	—	383	150.00–157.00	153.39
17	—	478	135.00–141.00	138.59
7	—	622	117.00–124.00	121.10
6	—	572	125.00–128.00	126.32
3	—	322	165.00–170.00	168.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	165.00–166.00	165.32
2	—	475	155.00–157.00	156.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	530	142.00	142.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	139.00	139.00
14	—	616	145.00	145.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
6	—	578	142.00–147.00	145.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,044	58.00–62.00	59.88
27	—	1,014	52.00–57.00	55.25
6	—	975	46.00–51.00	48.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,498	67.00–70.00	68.34
6	—	1,411	78.00–83.00	80.17
17	—	1,290	71.00–76.00	73.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,160	64.00–69.00	66.52
14	—	1,136	61.00–67.00	62.96
16	—	1,191	70.00–75.00	71.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	95.00–97.00	95.99
6	—	1,674	98.00–105.00	100.14
4	—	1,464	85.00–90.00	87.41

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,039	775.00–800.00	790.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	900.00–1,000.00	952.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	973	671.00–885.00	732.90

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