Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested. Trade active with 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 $139.06/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.98 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$139.06

110 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$12.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	145.18	755	21
Medium and Large 2	486	142.34	691	46
Medium and Large 3	499	132.57	661	43

One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about $94 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 sale110 hd

139.06

—

AL average15 barns · 1,610 hd

135.23

+3.83

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−64.98

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	1,691	82.62	1,397	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	60.99	874	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	54.79	640	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	42.42	450	24

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.81/cwt	112.00–115.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	129.69/cwt	127.00–132.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	116.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	128.32/cwt	128.00–129.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	122.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	125.61/cwt	123.00–127.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	117.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	618	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.22/cwt	117.00–122.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	129.27/cwt	128.00–131.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	135.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.64/cwt	124.00–127.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.50/cwt	105.00–108.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.75/cwt	133.00–137.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	144.67/cwt	142.00–146.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	152.24/cwt	150.00–156.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.90/cwt	118.00–124.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.28/cwt	159.00–167.00	673	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	44.33/cwt	41.00–48.00	496	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	52.11/cwt	49.00–54.00	584	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	36.75/cwt	35.00–39.00	344	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	48.04/cwt	47.00–49.00	542	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	730	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	66.17/cwt	65.00–69.00	888	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	59.99/cwt	58.00–63.00	888	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	56.96/cwt	55.00–60.00	689	23
Bulls	—	—	1,766	85.13/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,503	6
Bulls	—	—	1,608	77.81/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,251	6
Bulls	—	—	1,718	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,538	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	720.52/cwt	641.00–795.00	7,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	124.32/cwt	122.00–125.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	144.97/cwt	142.00–149.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	163.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	119.58/cwt	118.00–122.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.12/cwt	140.00–147.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	134.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.99/cwt	126.00–129.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	109.32/cwt	109.00–110.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	666	107.37/cwt	105.00–110.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	177.48/cwt	177.00–178.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	753	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.25/cwt	170.00–177.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	164.29/cwt	160.00–167.00	605	10

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 709Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 141Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 33Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	112.00–115.00	112.81
5	—	422	150.00–156.00	152.24
8	—	465	140.00–147.00	143.12
3	—	568	126.00–129.00	126.99
2	—	615	119.00–121.00	119.98
10	—	520	130.00–138.00	134.87
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
2	—	313	177.00–178.00	177.48
10	—	368	160.00–167.00	164.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	118.00–124.00	120.90
2	—	560	136.00–137.00	136.49
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
4	—	415	159.00–167.00	162.28
2	—	478	150.00–153.00	151.51
5	—	515	142.00–146.00	144.01
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
3	—	378	170.00–177.00	172.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	122.00–125.00	124.32
6	—	428	142.00–149.00	144.97
6	—	328	160.00–167.00	163.31
3	—	385	154.00–155.00	154.67
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
5	—	573	118.00–122.00	119.58
8	—	474	130.00–138.00	134.76
3	—	627	109.00–110.00	109.32
5	—	666	105.00–110.00	107.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	140.00–145.00	143.32
4	—	575	113.00–115.00	114.00
3	—	423	127.00–132.00	129.69
5	—	369	135.00–137.00	135.81
5	—	471	123.00–127.00	125.61
15	—	524	115.00–122.00	117.99
2	—	615	105.00–107.00	105.99
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	125.00–127.00	126.00
6	—	668	115.00–121.00	116.99
3	—	513	128.00–129.00	128.32
7	—	622	120.00–126.00	122.72
4	—	460	133.00–137.00	135.75
2	—	413	140.00–142.00	140.98
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	140.00–145.00	142.25
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
5	—	619	115.00–118.00	116.00
9	—	566	117.00–122.00	119.22
4	—	474	128.00–131.00	129.27
4	—	439	133.00–138.00	135.50
3	—	525	124.00–127.00	125.64
2	—	705	105.00–108.00	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	115.00–116.00	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	130.00–137.00	133.53
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
3	—	510	142.00–146.00	144.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	152.00–155.00	153.50
7	—	474	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	133.00	133.00
1	—	765	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,120	41.00–48.00	44.33
8	—	936	35.00–39.00	36.75
4	—	1,129	47.00–49.00	48.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,121	49.00–54.00	52.11
1	—	1,220	61.00	61.00
23	—	1,209	55.00–60.00	56.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,342	65.00–69.00	66.17
14	—	1,481	58.00–63.00	59.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,766	83.00–87.00	85.13
6	—	1,608	75.00–80.00	77.81
2	—	1,718	89.00–90.00	89.52

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	2	—	1,070	641.00–795.00	720.52

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