Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $136.24/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.81 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$136.24

129 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$9.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	141.28	739	44
Medium and Large 2	515	134.93	694	50
Medium and Large 3	491	131.76	647	35

One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about $92 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 sale129 hd

136.24

—

AL average14 barns · 1,481 hd

133.38

+2.86

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−67.81

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	1,557	89.65	1,396	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	61.15	901	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	55.72	642	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	43.08	444	21

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	521	139.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.78/cwt	129.00–136.00	697	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.43/cwt	123.00–127.00	712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	140.97/cwt	137.00–143.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.37/cwt	127.00–134.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	105.73/cwt	103.00–110.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	135.27/cwt	132.00–138.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.67/cwt	140.00–143.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.36/cwt	117.00–123.00	677	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	134.42/cwt	132.00–139.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	118.00/cwt	115.00–122.00	623	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.47/cwt	131.00–137.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.31/cwt	123.00–127.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	163.95/cwt	163.00–165.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	124.74/cwt	124.00–125.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	168.63/cwt	167.00–172.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	36.71/cwt	35.00–39.00	356	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	46.75/cwt	46.00–49.00	481	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	43.39/cwt	40.00–45.00	457	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	58.63/cwt	57.00–59.00	851	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	61.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	900	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	62.91/cwt	61.00–64.00	765	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	58.07/cwt	55.00–60.00	689	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	51.38/cwt	49.00–54.00	567	23
Bulls	—	—	1,675	82.24/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,378	3
Bulls	—	—	1,537	92.67/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,424	13
Bulls	—	—	1,537	86.24/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,326	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	864.00/cwt	864.00–864.00	11,146	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,230	762.00/cwt	762.00–762.00	9,373	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,323	831.75/cwt	812.00–850.00	11,004	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	124.71/cwt	122.00–127.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	147.33/cwt	146.00–150.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	129.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	147.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.56/cwt	155.00–163.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	120.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	111.97/cwt	108.00–116.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	132.44/cwt	129.00–137.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	141.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	148.02/cwt	145.00–153.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.30/cwt	154.00–162.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.32/cwt	117.00–122.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 709Last week 499Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	137.00–145.00	139.14
4	—	613	124.00–125.00	124.74
3	—	763	110.00–112.00	110.66
3	—	713	115.00–117.00	116.00
3	—	368	167.00–172.00	168.63
6	—	459	146.00–150.00	147.33
9	—	417	155.00–163.00	159.56
9	—	561	129.00–137.00	132.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	521	129.00–136.00	133.78
9	—	572	123.00–127.00	124.43
5	—	464	137.00–143.00	140.97
2	—	788	102.00–105.00	103.49
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
3	—	658	112.00–116.00	114.01
7	—	426	145.00–153.00	148.02
6	—	370	154.00–162.00	156.30
3	—	635	117.00–122.00	120.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	167.00	167.00
1	—	455	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	167.00	167.00
6	—	527	122.00–127.00	124.71
4	—	476	127.00–135.00	129.97
4	—	375	145.00–152.00	147.39
2	—	328	160.00–162.00	161.04
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
9	—	577	117.00–122.00	120.44
2	—	615	108.00–116.00	111.97
6	—	428	140.00–144.00	141.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	111.00–115.00	113.03
2	—	330	137.00–140.00	138.50
10	—	422	125.00–130.00	127.47
4	—	628	103.00–110.00	105.73
2	—	675	100.00–102.00	100.98
8	—	474	120.00–126.00	122.93
7	—	377	132.00–138.00	135.27
15	—	528	115.00–122.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
2	—	760	100.00–103.00	101.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	127.00–134.00	129.37
3	—	378	140.00–143.00	141.67
16	—	567	117.00–123.00	119.36
9	—	417	132.00–139.00	134.42
2	—	625	114.00–118.00	116.00
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
6	—	520	123.00–127.00	124.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	638	113.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	530	135.00–136.00	135.51
2	—	370	163.00–165.00	163.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	131.00–137.00	135.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	969	35.00–39.00	36.71
6	—	1,028	46.00–49.00	46.75
11	—	1,054	40.00–45.00	43.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	57.00–59.00	58.63
1	—	1,800	66.00	66.00
15	—	1,459	60.00–65.00	61.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,216	61.00–64.00	62.91
21	—	1,187	55.00–60.00	58.07
23	—	1,103	49.00–54.00	51.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	82.00–83.00	82.24
13	—	1,537	90.00–96.00	92.67
5	—	1,537	84.00–89.00	86.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	864.00	864.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	762.00	762.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	812.00–850.00	831.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle