Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold steady to firm, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $136.23/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.82 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$136.23

115 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$12.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	139.19	697	54
Medium and Large 1	550	138.72	763	36
Medium and Large 3	528	126.25	666	25

One grade step is worth $12.93/cwt here — about $31 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 sale115 hd

136.23

—

AL average15 barns · 1,489 hd

133.47

+2.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−67.82

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	1,677	83.97	1,408	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	57.68	841	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	55.17	672	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	44.83	474	26

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	712	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	149.25/cwt	148.00–150.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	145.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.68/cwt	134.00–137.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	113.62/cwt	112.00–116.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	129.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	128.82/cwt	127.00–132.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.56/cwt	122.00–127.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	116.23/cwt	115.00–118.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	123.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	122.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	132.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	160.49/cwt	157.00–163.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.44/cwt	159.00–165.00	598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.17/cwt	129.00–137.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.46/cwt	177.00–182.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.61/cwt	117.00–123.00	798	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	40.52/cwt	38.00–42.00	421	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	514	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	45.40/cwt	43.00–48.00	484	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	54.96/cwt	52.00–56.00	825	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	884	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	59.48/cwt	58.00–62.00	849	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	50.94/cwt	48.00–53.00	610	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	60.11/cwt	60.00–61.00	735	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	56.17/cwt	54.00–59.00	691	24
Bulls	—	—	1,587	78.93/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,253	5
Bulls	—	—	2,045	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	84.49/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,376	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	946.70/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	963	717.82/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,913	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	112.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.89/cwt	150.00–157.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	142.42/cwt	137.00–146.00	668	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	131.30/cwt	128.00–135.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	119.82/cwt	117.00–122.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	141.21/cwt	137.00–145.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	141.19/cwt	138.00–143.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	124.60/cwt	123.00–127.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	173.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	113.60/cwt	112.00–115.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.38/cwt	124.00–134.00	795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	134.76/cwt	133.00–137.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	120.78/cwt	119.00–122.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	120.13/cwt	117.00–123.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	127.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	794	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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 673Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 19Year 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
3	—	712	122.00–123.00	122.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	135.00–141.00	136.99
5	—	367	142.00–147.00	145.62
3	—	668	110.00–112.00	111.34
5	—	474	127.00–132.00	128.82
2	—	320	150.00–151.00	150.52
9	—	528	122.00–127.00	124.56
2	—	760	100.00–105.00	102.48
4	—	624	115.00–118.00	116.23
8	—	566	117.00–123.00	120.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
5	—	572	112.00–116.00	113.62
5	—	421	125.00–132.00	129.37
5	—	371	135.00–140.00	137.67
2	—	623	107.00–110.00	108.51
6	—	525	115.00–119.00	117.01
6	—	467	120.00–125.00	123.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	134.00–137.00	134.68
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
7	—	619	119.00–125.00	122.01
8	—	516	130.00–135.00	132.13
5	—	561	125.00–132.00	127.66
2	—	670	117.00–120.00	118.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	148.00–150.00	149.25
2	—	793	100.00–105.00	102.51
10	—	368	159.00–165.00	162.44
7	—	525	129.00–137.00	133.17
15	—	469	137.00–146.00	142.42
5	—	571	123.00–127.00	124.60
2	—	328	172.00–175.00	173.49
5	—	674	112.00–115.00	113.60
4	—	624	119.00–122.00	120.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	157.00–163.00	160.49
2	—	325	177.00–182.00	179.46
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
8	—	673	117.00–123.00	118.61
3	—	472	150.00–157.00	152.89
5	—	514	138.00–143.00	141.19
2	—	368	167.00–168.00	167.50
7	—	624	124.00–134.00	127.38
4	—	563	133.00–137.00	134.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	110.00–116.00	112.49
4	—	526	125.00–128.00	126.49
4	—	474	128.00–135.00	131.30
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
5	—	570	117.00–122.00	119.82
5	—	434	137.00–145.00	141.21
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	131.00–132.00	131.50
6	—	565	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,040	38.00–42.00	40.52
4	—	1,048	49.00	49.00
16	—	1,067	43.00–48.00	45.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,501	52.00–56.00	54.96
1	—	1,360	65.00	65.00
11	—	1,428	58.00–62.00	59.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,198	48.00–53.00	50.94
8	—	1,223	60.00–61.00	60.11
24	—	1,230	54.00–59.00	56.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,587	77.00–81.00	78.93
2	—	2,045	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,629	82.00–88.00	84.49

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)	4	—	1,088	800.00–1,050.00	946.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	963	700.00–750.00	717.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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