Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $141.91/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.13 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$141.91

157 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$7.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	491	145.04	712	53
Medium and Large 1	578	141.76	819	72
Medium and Large 3	482	137.10	660	32

One grade step is worth $7.94/cwt here — about $52 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 sale157 hd

141.91

—

AL average11 barns · 1,051 hd

139.79

+2.13

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−62.13

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	1,698	84.74	1,439	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	55.81	828	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	51.95	609	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	42.42	442	21

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	—	567	128.98/cwt	128.00–134.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	155.28/cwt	152.00–158.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	134.41/cwt	132.00–139.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.19/cwt	124.00–131.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	128.18/cwt	126.00–132.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	149.73/cwt	148.00–152.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	128.58/cwt	127.00–131.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	134.64/cwt	133.00–139.00	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	132.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	139.32/cwt	133.00–140.50	750	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.20/cwt	139.00–145.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	753	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,195	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	116.34/cwt	114.00–118.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	174.20/cwt	170.00–178.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	842	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	42.88/cwt	40.00–45.00	454	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	48.68/cwt	48.00–50.00	606	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	37.06/cwt	35.00–39.00	361	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	46.78/cwt	46.00–47.00	504	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	55.23/cwt	53.00–57.00	832	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	57.30/cwt	57.00–58.00	638	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	53.13/cwt	51.00–55.00	602	14
Bulls	—	—	1,835	77.92/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,430	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	90.81/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,548	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	83.79/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,331	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,118	720.88/cwt	700.00–735.00	8,059	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,403	907.81/cwt	860.00–950.00	12,737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	138.20/cwt	133.00–143.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	167.35/cwt	167.00–168.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	110.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	816	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	131.38/cwt	127.00–132.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	154.77/cwt	150.00–157.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.51/cwt	163.00–172.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.63/cwt	122.00–127.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	137.50/cwt	137.00–139.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	121.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	175.30/cwt	172.00–178.00	577	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	122.58/cwt	117.00–124.00	892	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	144.43/cwt	140.00–148.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	162.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	143.33/cwt	143.00–144.00	655	3

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 779Last week 659Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 138Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 32Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	128.00–134.00	128.98
3	—	628	124.00–128.00	125.31
2	—	365	157.00	157.00
4	—	419	148.00–152.00	149.73
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
19	—	538	133.00–140.50	139.32
3	—	457	143.00–144.00	143.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	126.00–132.00	128.18
9	—	484	133.00–139.00	134.64
2	—	670	110.00–114.00	112.00
6	—	431	139.00–145.00	143.20
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
4	—	570	123.00–126.00	123.99
2	—	638	117.00–119.00	118.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
2	—	345	145.00–152.00	148.50
8	—	365	137.00	137.00
7	—	474	127.00–131.00	128.58
8	—	423	130.00–138.00	132.48
3	—	590	117.00–120.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	521	144.50	144.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	152.00–158.00	155.28
7	—	523	132.00–139.00	134.41
8	—	564	127.00–132.00	131.38
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
8	—	613	122.00–127.00	125.63
3	—	682	120.00–123.00	121.01
9	—	329	172.00–178.00	175.30
5	—	464	140.00–148.00	144.43
4	—	390	160.00–168.00	162.52
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	124.00–131.00	127.19
3	—	763	114.00–118.00	116.34
7	—	374	170.00–178.00	174.20
6	—	559	133.00–143.00	138.20
2	—	833	108.00–113.00	110.51
11	—	616	130.00–135.00	132.54
9	—	421	163.00–172.00	167.51
4	—	525	140.00–150.00	145.59
14	—	728	117.00–124.00	122.58
6	—	470	150.00–156.00	152.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	164.00	164.00
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
3	—	615	136.00–138.00	136.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	167.00–168.00	167.35
9	—	523	125.00–130.00	127.54
3	—	567	120.00–121.00	120.32
1	—	270	177.00	177.00
2	—	425	146.00–147.00	146.49
3	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.37
4	—	371	150.00–157.00	154.77
6	—	473	137.00–139.00	137.50
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
3	—	540	147.00	147.00
4	—	493	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
4	—	669	137.00	137.00
1	—	640	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	882	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	172.00	172.00
5	—	364	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,058	40.00–45.00	42.88
5	—	975	35.00–39.00	37.06
5	—	1,078	46.00–47.00	46.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,244	48.00–50.00	48.68
3	—	1,113	57.00–58.00	57.30
14	—	1,134	51.00–55.00	53.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	61.00	61.00
9	—	1,507	53.00–57.00	55.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	77.00–80.00	77.92
4	—	1,705	90.00–93.00	90.81
4	—	1,588	82.00–85.00	83.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	700.00–735.00	720.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	860.00–950.00	907.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	750.00	750.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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Replacement Cattle