Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $137.85/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.19 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$137.85

76 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$4.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	140.43	804	18thin
Medium and Large 2	521	138.54	722	28
Medium and Large 3	478	135.66	649	30

One grade step is worth $4.76/cwt here — about $155 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 sale76 hd

137.85

—

AL average16 barns · 1,522 hd

133.85

+4.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−66.19

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	1,591	92.20	1,467	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	67.06	902	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	62.37	733	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	51.42	545	30

Every lot, as filed

67 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 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	127.42/cwt	127.00–127.50	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	125.80/cwt	123.00–127.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.14/cwt	130.00–132.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	118.01/cwt	115.00–122.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	136.34/cwt	134.00–139.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	119.53/cwt	118.00–121.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	131.52/cwt	129.00–134.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	154.56/cwt	153.00–156.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	124.80/cwt	122.00–127.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	604	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,105	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,221	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	97.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.57/cwt	134.00–137.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	68.68/cwt	68.00–70.00	817	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	51.05/cwt	48.00–53.00	518	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	45.18/cwt	42.00–47.00	475	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	55.80/cwt	54.00–57.00	621	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	62.61/cwt	61.00–64.00	894	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	67.98/cwt	65.00–70.00	903	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	59.43/cwt	56.00–61.00	709	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	63.90/cwt	62.00–67.00	741	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	71.28/cwt	71.00–72.00	900	3
Bulls	—	—	1,292	85.22/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,478	8
Bulls	—	—	2,013	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	2,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,127	853.57/cwt	850.00–860.00	9,620	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,440	975.36/cwt	960.00–985.00	14,045	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,021.88/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	13,080	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	798	713.32/cwt	700.00–725.00	5,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	144.90/cwt	140.00–147.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	129.30/cwt	125.00–133.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	135.16/cwt	132.00–139.00	639	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	172.92/cwt	170.00–177.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.49/cwt	128.00–133.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.47/cwt	123.00–129.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	718	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.81/cwt	127.00–133.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	164.05/cwt	160.00–167.00	620	3

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 778Year ago 1,143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 220Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 57Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
2	—	355	142.00–146.00	144.03
3	—	577	115.00–122.00	118.01
6	—	417	134.00–139.00	136.34
6	—	487	129.00–134.00	131.52
5	—	538	122.00–127.00	124.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	124.00–125.00	124.33
5	—	485	141.00	141.00
2	—	515	135.00	135.00
2	—	678	118.00–121.00	119.53
2	—	555	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	645	127.00–127.50	127.42
2	—	718	121.00–123.00	121.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	123.00–127.00	125.80
7	—	530	130.00–132.00	131.14
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
5	—	883	99.00	99.00
7	—	475	135.00–137.00	135.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	119.00	119.00
1	—	680	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	153.00–156.00	154.56
2	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	405	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	149.00–151.00	150.01
1	—	680	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	604	156.00	156.00
13	—	1,105	110.50	110.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	95.00–100.00	97.48
7	—	518	134.00–137.00	135.57
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	143.03
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
3	—	333	170.00–177.00	172.92
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
5	—	565	127.00–133.00	129.81
3	—	378	160.00–167.00	164.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	170.00–175.00	172.42
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
2	—	415	162.00	162.00
2	—	515	142.00–144.00	143.02
2	—	623	128.00–133.00	130.49
6	—	673	123.00–129.00	127.47
2	—	718	118.00–119.00	118.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	140.00–147.00	144.90
6	—	520	125.00–133.00	129.30
4	—	568	120.00–125.00	123.28
11	—	473	132.00–139.00	135.16
1	—	390	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	68.00–70.00	68.68
22	—	1,193	56.00–61.00	59.43
30	—	1,160	62.00–67.00	63.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,014	48.00–53.00	51.05
7	—	1,052	42.00–47.00	45.18
11	—	1,113	54.00–57.00	55.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,428	61.00–64.00	62.61
20	—	1,329	65.00–70.00	67.98
3	—	1,263	71.00–72.00	71.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	83.00–88.00	85.22
8	—	1,598	90.00–95.00	92.49
2	—	2,013	101.00–102.00	101.51

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)	3	—	1,127	850.00–860.00	853.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,440	960.00–985.00	975.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	798	700.00–725.00	713.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,021.88

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