Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $135.07/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$135.07

120 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	138.66	716	44
Medium and Large 3	443	134.13	594	30
Medium and Large 2	516	132.25	683	46

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $33 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 sale120 hd

135.07

—

AL average16 barns · 2,184 hd

134.65

+0.43

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	1,831	82.61	1,512	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	57.96	898	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	54.48	636	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	41.64	450	14

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	—	425	169.00/cwt	168.00–170.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	145.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	118.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	125.25/cwt	122.00–127.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	143.68/cwt	143.50–146.00	662	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.23/cwt	126.00–130.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	130.63/cwt	129.00–134.00	674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	142.41/cwt	140.00–143.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	137.68/cwt	137.00–139.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	154.83/cwt	150.00–157.00	876	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.48/cwt	123.00–128.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	681	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	152.57/cwt	150.00–156.00	719	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	169.81/cwt	167.00–172.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.30/cwt	139.00–145.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	122.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.03/cwt	149.00–152.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	178.97/cwt	178.00–180.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.03/cwt	114.00–122.00	909	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	37.07/cwt	35.00–39.00	396	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	46.66/cwt	46.00–47.00	589	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	42.94/cwt	40.00–45.00	431	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	58.12/cwt	56.00–61.00	937	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	53.21/cwt	52.00–54.00	800	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	63.68/cwt	62.00–67.00	864	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	52.21/cwt	50.00–54.00	608	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	57.48/cwt	56.00–59.00	692	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,414	1
Bulls	—	—	2,058	89.88/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,850	2
Bulls	—	—	1,729	81.22/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,404	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	132.29/cwt	127.00–135.00	677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	164.12/cwt	162.00–167.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	172.67/cwt	170.00–177.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	165.39/cwt	164.00–167.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	115.09/cwt	112.00–118.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.32/cwt	132.00–137.00	778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	133.52/cwt	131.00–136.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	137.21/cwt	134.00–139.00	836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	184.19/cwt	182.00–187.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	152.11/cwt	151.00–157.00	735	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	163.49/cwt	161.00–166.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	156.74/cwt	155.00–159.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	128.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	137.84/cwt	136.00–138.00	718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	750	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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 779Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	168.00–170.00	169.00
2	—	313	189.00–190.00	189.49
4	—	570	139.00–145.00	142.30
3	—	713	120.00–128.00	122.65
3	—	520	149.00–152.00	150.03
3	—	368	178.00–180.00	178.97
2	—	770	114.00–122.00	118.03
2	—	660	131.00–136.00	133.52
9	—	609	134.00–139.00	137.21
2	—	453	161.00–166.00	163.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	100.00–105.00	102.50
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
6	—	512	127.00–135.00	132.29
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
6	—	380	162.00–167.00	164.12
2	—	460	140.00–147.00	143.42
2	—	283	177.00–180.00	178.49
4	—	428	155.00–159.00	156.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	170.00–177.00	172.67
5	—	414	164.00–167.00	165.39
2	—	723	112.00–118.00	115.09
10	—	575	132.00–137.00	135.32
6	—	527	140.00–145.00	142.66
4	—	326	182.00–187.00	184.19
14	—	483	151.00–157.00	152.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	133.00–135.00	134.00
3	—	328	145.00–147.00	145.69
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
10	—	392	141.00–143.00	142.00
7	—	522	122.00–127.00	125.25
6	—	477	127.00–130.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	115.00–120.00	118.40
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
14	—	516	129.00–134.00	130.63
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
10	—	438	140.00–143.00	142.41
8	—	575	123.00–128.00	126.48
7	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	461	143.50–146.00	143.68
9	—	625	126.00–130.00	129.23
1	—	370	157.00	157.00
12	—	521	136.00–138.00	137.84
3	—	567	130.00–135.00	132.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
2	—	430	160.00–162.00	161.03
21	—	471	150.00–156.00	152.57
6	—	382	167.00–172.00	169.81
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	137.00–139.00	137.68
1	—	500	158.00	158.00
43	—	566	150.00–157.00	154.83
1	—	615	144.00	144.00
7	—	767	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	157.00	157.00
13	—	402	169.00–170.00	169.50
1	—	590	146.00	146.00
2	—	535	150.00–153.00	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	35.00–39.00	37.07
3	—	1,262	46.00–47.00	46.66
6	—	1,003	40.00–45.00	42.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,613	56.00–61.00	58.12
4	—	1,503	52.00–54.00	53.21
3	—	1,357	62.00–67.00	63.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,164	50.00–54.00	52.21
1	—	990	66.00	66.00
6	—	1,204	56.00–59.00	57.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	75.00	75.00
2	—	2,058	88.00–92.00	89.88
5	—	1,729	80.00–84.00	81.22

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)	1	—	1,200	700.00	700.00

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