Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.40/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$130.40

174 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	650	141.78	922	73
Medium and Large 1	584	124.35	726	37
Medium and Large 2	534	121.01	646	41
Medium and Large 3	483	120.78	583	23

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $338 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 sale174 hd

130.40

—

AL average15 barns · 1,681 hd

124.47

+5.94

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	1,514	82.85	1,255	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	58.26	822	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	55.59	663	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	45.56	487	9thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	108.33/cwt	107.00–110.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	113.99/cwt	110.00–117.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.16/cwt	127.00–132.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	141.78/cwt	141.78–141.78	922	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.14/cwt	117.00–126.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	134.99/cwt	133.00–136.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.16/cwt	121.00–126.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	129.15/cwt	127.00–132.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.80/cwt	113.00–118.00	664	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	129.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.67/cwt	117.00–123.00	745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	168.69/cwt	165.00–172.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	128.18/cwt	126.00–131.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	59.70/cwt	58.00–63.00	827	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	60.37/cwt	59.00–61.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	55.87/cwt	53.00–58.00	651	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	613	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	47.08/cwt	44.00–49.00	478	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	54.15/cwt	52.00–55.00	811	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	50.54/cwt	50.00–51.00	552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	40.20/cwt	38.00–42.00	453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,434	79.89/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,146	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	85.07/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,327	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,620	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	592.43/cwt	527.00–649.00	5,830	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	111.77/cwt	109.00–114.00	696	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	113.48/cwt	112.00–116.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	117.22/cwt	115.00–119.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	138.67/cwt	138.00–140.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	139.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	601	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	157.99/cwt	155.00–162.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	117.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	686	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	122.43/cwt	118.00–125.00	627	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	112.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	755	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	149.69/cwt	145.00–152.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	148.04/cwt	145.00–151.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	131.76/cwt	127.00–135.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	107.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	821	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 683Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
3	—	667	122.00–123.00	122.33
2	—	705	115.00–118.00	116.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	107.00–110.00	108.33
7	—	528	110.00–117.00	113.99
3	—	382	134.00–136.00	134.98
3	—	430	128.00–130.00	129.36
7	—	468	117.00–126.00	123.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
7	—	476	127.00–132.00	129.16
3	—	435	132.00–135.00	133.99
10	—	519	120.00–125.00	122.92
20	—	573	113.00–118.00	115.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	139.00–140.00	139.51
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
2	—	665	117.00	117.00
4	—	459	133.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
6	—	572	121.00–126.00	123.16
6	—	531	127.00–132.00	129.15
9	—	617	117.00–123.00	120.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	650	141.78	141.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
10	—	528	125.00–130.00	129.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	137.00–140.00	138.49
5	—	640	133.00	133.00
5	—	723	120.00–126.00	124.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	110.00–115.00	112.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	117.00–118.00	117.50
6	—	562	126.00–131.00	128.18
2	—	605	121.00–122.00	121.50
4	—	718	112.00–116.00	113.48
2	—	510	135.00–139.00	136.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	165.00–172.00	168.69
7	—	566	122.00–125.00	122.98
4	—	621	115.00–119.00	117.22
3	—	480	138.00–140.00	138.67
13	—	672	110.00–115.00	112.30
5	—	524	126.00–130.00	128.00
7	—	414	145.00–151.00	148.04
3	—	373	155.00–157.00	155.98
2	—	718	105.00–111.00	107.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	109.00–114.00	111.77
9	—	432	135.00–143.00	139.12
3	—	318	155.00–162.00	157.99
1	—	290	167.00	167.00
10	—	582	115.00–120.00	117.88
12	—	512	118.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	685	104.00–107.00	105.50
3	—	388	145.00–152.00	149.69
8	—	476	127.00–135.00	131.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	67.00	67.00
11	—	1,385	58.00–63.00	59.70
6	—	1,498	52.00–55.00	54.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	59.00–61.00	60.37
13	—	1,166	53.00–58.00	55.87
5	—	1,179	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	44.00–49.00	47.08
2	—	1,093	50.00–51.00	50.54
3	—	1,128	38.00–42.00	40.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	79.00–81.00	79.89
3	—	1,560	84.00–86.00	85.07
1	—	1,780	91.00	91.00

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	4	—	984	527.00–649.00	592.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	950.00	950.00

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

Heifers · 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