Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.64/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$143.64

135 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$2.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	493	144.53	712	8thin
Medium and Large 1	614	143.79	883	111
Medium and Large 2	545	142.11	775	16thin

One grade step is worth $2.42/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale135 hd

143.64

—

AL average15 barns · 1,104 hd

140.61

+3.03

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	1,716	88.65	1,521	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	65.22	886	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	60.12	687	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	48.70	490	22

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	473	124.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.72/cwt	124.00–128.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.33/cwt	126.00–129.00	728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	124.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.01/cwt	128.00–133.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	136.86/cwt	136.00–144.00	876	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.84/cwt	145.00–148.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	151.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	817	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	137.99/cwt	134.00–142.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	163.66/cwt	160.00–167.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	135.96/cwt	135.00–137.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	918	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	849	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	144.87/cwt	144.00–148.00	840	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	139.23/cwt	138.00–142.50	941	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	130.22/cwt	128.00–133.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	140.82/cwt	140.00–143.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.66/cwt	114.00–118.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	767	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	65.97/cwt	64.00–69.00	848	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	61.87/cwt	59.00–63.00	875	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	549	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	48.79/cwt	46.00–51.00	492	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	73.05/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,028	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	56.93/cwt	54.00–58.00	597	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	68.03/cwt	67.00–69.00	869	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	60.89/cwt	59.00–64.00	718	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	44.21/cwt	40.00–45.00	430	5
Bulls	—	—	1,799	88.27/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,588	6
Bulls	—	—	1,761	93.19/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,641	5
Bulls	—	—	1,473	81.83/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,205	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	596.15/cwt	528.00–668.00	5,699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	699	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,288	797.67/cwt	785.00–810.00	10,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	113.72/cwt	110.00–116.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	144.26/cwt	140.00–148.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.11/cwt	123.00–130.00	723	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	624	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	125.85/cwt	122.00–129.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	118.58/cwt	117.00–122.00	685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.48/cwt	160.00–166.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	154.53/cwt	152.00–157.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.30/cwt	117.00–122.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	114.05/cwt	112.00–116.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.65/cwt	151.00–153.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.45/cwt	125.00–134.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	118.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	511	1

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 701Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	122.00–127.00	124.51
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
1	—	625	107.00	107.00
7	—	428	125.00–134.00	127.45
4	—	525	115.00–122.00	118.54
1	—	370	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	105.00	105.00
4	—	529	124.00–128.00	125.72
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
3	—	473	128.00–133.00	130.01
3	—	410	135.00–136.00	135.33
4	—	576	117.00–120.00	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	572	126.00–129.00	127.33
6	—	613	120.00–128.00	124.67
4	—	534	130.00–131.00	130.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
2	—	663	123.00–127.00	125.01
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
1	—	475	148.00	148.00
2	—	378	160.00–167.00	163.66
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	135.00–137.00	135.96
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	640	136.00–144.00	136.86
14	—	539	150.00–152.00	151.50
20	—	580	144.00–148.00	144.87
2	—	728	125.00–128.00	126.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	145.00–148.00	146.84
6	—	561	134.00–142.00	137.99
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
2	—	618	129.00–132.00	130.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	131.00	131.00
21	—	618	148.50	148.50
9	—	553	153.50	153.50
18	—	676	138.00–142.50	139.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	128.00–133.00	130.22
3	—	725	114.00–118.00	115.66
2	—	665	122.00–126.00	123.98
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
5	—	568	134.00–136.00	135.00
2	—	403	162.00–163.00	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	140.00–143.00	140.82
11	—	523	130.00–139.00	133.73
2	—	730	105.00–109.00	107.03
17	—	573	123.00–130.00	126.11
5	—	373	160.00–166.00	164.48
4	—	615	117.00–122.00	119.30
2	—	668	112.00–116.00	114.05
3	—	428	151.00–153.00	151.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	110.00–116.00	113.72
5	—	430	140.00–148.00	144.26
2	—	328	160.00–165.00	162.37
11	—	470	130.00–139.00	132.73
7	—	519	122.00–129.00	125.85
7	—	578	117.00–122.00	118.58
2	—	360	152.00–157.00	154.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,286	64.00–69.00	65.97
9	—	1,414	59.00–63.00	61.87
3	—	1,407	71.00–76.00	73.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	52.00–54.00	52.98
12	—	1,008	46.00–51.00	48.79
5	—	972	40.00–45.00	44.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,049	54.00–58.00	56.93
3	—	1,277	67.00–69.00	68.03
23	—	1,179	59.00–64.00	60.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,799	87.00–90.00	88.27
5	—	1,761	91.00–96.00	93.19
3	—	1,473	80.00–84.00	81.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	956	528.00–668.00	596.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	785.00–810.00	797.67

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

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