Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.41/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.63 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$134.41

123 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$3.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.93

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	495	135.87	673	40
Medium and Large 1	578	135.28	782	39
Medium and Large 3	458	132.31	606	44

One grade step is worth $3.56/cwt here — about $67 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 sale123 hd

134.41

—

AL average16 barns · 1,546 hd

126.48

+7.93

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−69.63

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	—	High	1,797	87.75	1,577	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	59.89	879	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	54.96	637	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	46.25	471	25

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	—	624	129.40/cwt	125.00–133.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	153.01/cwt	148.00–155.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	127.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	640	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	120.74/cwt	119.00–123.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	115.21/cwt	112.00–119.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.48/cwt	122.00–123.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	128.07/cwt	126.00–131.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	123.50/cwt	122.00–124.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.32/cwt	114.00–117.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.83/cwt	123.00–125.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.65/cwt	142.00–146.00	605	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	109.93/cwt	107.00–113.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	123.38/cwt	119.00–128.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.32/cwt	153.00–155.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	678	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	55.40/cwt	54.00–57.00	814	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	61.52/cwt	61.00–62.00	766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	56.13/cwt	54.00–59.00	640	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	51.94/cwt	49.00–53.00	613	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	65.49/cwt	64.00–67.00	908	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	60.06/cwt	58.00–63.00	892	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	39.26/cwt	37.00–40.00	380	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	50.08/cwt	48.00–51.00	507	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	44.84/cwt	43.00–47.00	469	10
Bulls	—	—	2,032	96.23/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,955	3
Bulls	—	—	1,406	81.15/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,141	4
Bulls	—	—	1,919	87.89/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,687	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,668	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,260	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,210	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	118.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	123.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	143.73/cwt	142.00–146.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	120.34/cwt	117.00–124.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.50/cwt	155.00–157.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.91/cwt	133.00–140.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	147.58/cwt	145.00–152.00	472	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.73/cwt	124.00–129.00	727	8

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 507Year ago 931

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 79Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	125.00–133.00	129.40
2	—	560	130.00–136.00	132.97
2	—	768	107.00–113.00	109.93
3	—	682	119.00–128.00	123.38
3	—	423	153.00–155.00	154.32
15	—	536	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
1	—	475	146.00	146.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	148.00–155.00	153.01
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
9	—	421	142.00–146.00	143.65
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
6	—	624	117.00–124.00	120.34
3	—	470	137.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	505	130.00–136.00	133.00
4	—	328	155.00–157.00	155.50
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
8	—	569	124.00–129.00	127.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	129.00–132.00	130.49
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
5	—	569	115.00–120.00	118.21
12	—	520	120.00–127.00	123.09
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
4	—	380	142.00–146.00	143.73
3	—	490	130.00–134.00	132.01
9	—	430	133.00–140.00	136.91
9	—	320	145.00–152.00	147.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	125.00	125.00
2	—	640	130.00–131.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	125.00–129.00	127.30
2	—	685	121.00–123.00	122.00
4	—	626	122.00–124.00	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	119.00–123.00	120.74
3	—	480	127.00–129.00	128.01
4	—	619	112.00–119.00	115.21
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
2	—	708	105.00–106.00	105.50
6	—	521	123.00–125.00	123.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	118.00–122.00	120.02
2	—	693	102.00–105.00	103.51
2	—	468	122.00–123.00	122.48
3	—	412	126.00–131.00	128.07
2	—	615	107.00–110.00	108.54
3	—	575	114.00–117.00	115.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	553	149.00	149.00
4	—	981	105.50	105.50
3	—	625	135.00–137.00	136.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
2	—	518	140.00–142.00	140.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,469	54.00–57.00	55.40
5	—	1,387	64.00–67.00	65.49
21	—	1,485	58.00–63.00	60.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	61.00–62.00	61.52
25	—	1,141	54.00–59.00	56.13
14	—	1,180	49.00–53.00	51.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	37.00–40.00	39.26
11	—	1,013	48.00–51.00	50.08
10	—	1,045	43.00–47.00	44.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,032	95.00–99.00	96.23
4	—	1,406	78.00–83.00	81.15
7	—	1,919	87.00–89.00	87.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	800.00	800.00

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