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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jan 19

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,342 head

▲ 942 vs last sale 400▲ 521 vs year ago 821 · +63.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 98▲ 42 vs year ago 75 · +56.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 23 · +52.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm, with one high yielding bull at 91.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.44/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$117.44

135 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$7.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	458	119.37	547	57
Medium and Large 1	550	117.33	646	58
Medium and Large 3	461	112.25	517	20

One grade step is worth $7.12/cwt here — about $30 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 sale135 hd

117.44

—

AL average15 barns · 1,822 hd

120.83

−3.39

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	1,722	81.02	1,395	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	55.14	749	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	54.38	632	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	46.77	476	24

Every lot

83 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	580	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	166.05/cwt	165.00–167.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	175.80/cwt	175.00–179.00	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	171.56/cwt	169.00–177.00	707	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	148.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	636	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	162.08/cwt	158.00–166.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	786	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	165.29/cwt	163.00–168.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	151.26/cwt	147.00–156.00	731	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	136.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	130.39/cwt	126.00–133.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	145.43/cwt	142.00–151.00	765	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	137.29/cwt	135.00–139.00	773	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	134.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	814	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	127.73/cwt	127.00–128.00	805	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	116.17/cwt	114.00–117.00	839	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	411	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	135.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	462	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	133.38/cwt	132.00–136.00	490	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	477	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	128.94/cwt	125.00–133.00	540	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	120.22/cwt	119.00–122.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	531	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	114.42/cwt	114.00–116.00	564	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	113.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	587	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	105.40/cwt	105.00–106.00	549	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	108.20/cwt	107.00–110.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	116.19/cwt	112.00–118.50	676	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	100.51/cwt	100.00–102.00	591	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	107.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	106.57/cwt	106.00–107.00	710	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	756	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	146.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	391	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	152.85/cwt	152.00–155.00	645	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	159.33/cwt	157.00–163.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	144.78/cwt	142.00–147.00	615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	457	144.33/cwt	142.00–146.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	459	147.53/cwt	140.00–153.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	133.93/cwt	132.00–136.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	137.06/cwt	136.00–142.00	713	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	120.01/cwt	119.00–122.00	628	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	129.19/cwt	126.00–133.00	731	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	114.30/cwt	112.00–116.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	123.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	713	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	124.43/cwt	122.00–126.00	759	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	117.77/cwt	117.00–120.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	119.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	791	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	115.33/cwt	113.00–118.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	75.64/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,254	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	83.35/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,428	12
Bulls	—	—	1,759	79.54/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,399	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	42.22/cwt	40.00–43.00	385	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	46.41/cwt	44.00–48.00	464	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	62.12/cwt	61.00–63.00	677	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	50.04/cwt	49.00–51.00	555	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	56.17/cwt	55.00–59.00	648	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	52.54/cwt	50.00–54.00	616	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	56.90/cwt	55.00–59.00	758	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	61.49/cwt	60.00–64.00	826	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	53.10/cwt	50.00–54.00	729	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	995	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,556	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,305	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,093	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,342Last week 400Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 98Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	122.00–125.00	123.01
3	—	457	142.00–146.00	144.33
9	—	520	125.00–135.00	129.95
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
1	—	660	112.00	112.00
7	—	422	152.00–155.00	152.85
4	—	610	117.00–120.00	117.77
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
2	—	391	164.00–165.00	164.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	136.00–142.00	137.06
5	—	459	140.00–153.00	147.53
9	—	610	122.00–126.00	124.43
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
4	—	566	126.00–133.00	129.19
3	—	425	157.00–163.00	159.33
3	—	368	175.00	175.00
3	—	717	113.00–118.00	115.33
3	—	663	117.00–122.00	119.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	132.00–136.00	133.93
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
9	—	523	119.00–122.00	120.01
5	—	425	142.00–147.00	144.78
3	—	567	112.00–116.00	114.30
6	—	378	145.00–150.00	146.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	170.00–172.00	170.67
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
13	—	630	127.00–128.00	127.73
11	—	722	114.00–117.00	116.17
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
2	—	368	165.00–167.00	166.05
5	—	522	135.00–140.00	136.24
4	—	434	158.00–166.00	162.08
5	—	483	147.00–156.00	151.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	169.00–177.00	171.56
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
3	—	563	135.00–139.00	137.29
18	—	526	142.00–151.00	145.43
12	—	607	130.00–135.00	134.15
3	—	473	163.00–168.00	165.29
6	—	375	175.00–179.00	175.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	452	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
4	—	428	145.00–150.00	148.49
2	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.57
4	—	464	135.00–142.00	138.45
3	—	523	126.00–133.00	130.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	121.00–125.00	122.98
3	—	734	103.00	103.00
11	—	419	125.00–133.00	128.94
3	—	633	107.00–110.00	107.99
16	—	666	106.00–107.00	106.57
6	—	367	132.00–136.00	133.38
13	—	582	112.00–118.50	116.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	374	125.00–130.00	127.67
6	—	342	132.00–140.00	135.01
5	—	571	107.00–110.00	108.20
4	—	435	119.00–122.00	120.22
2	—	628	105.00	105.00
14	—	493	114.00–116.00	114.42
11	—	519	110.00–115.00	113.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	125.00–130.00	127.33
4	—	588	100.00–102.00	100.51
5	—	521	105.00–106.00	105.40
2	—	428	110.00–115.00	112.49
3	—	487	107.00–110.00	108.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	73.00–77.00	75.64
8	—	1,759	78.00–81.00	79.54
12	—	1,713	82.00–86.00	83.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	40.00–43.00	42.22
7	—	1,109	49.00–51.00	50.04
13	—	1,000	44.00–48.00	46.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,332	55.00–59.00	56.90
22	—	1,373	50.00–54.00	53.10
4	—	1,343	60.00–64.00	61.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,154	55.00–59.00	56.17
2	—	1,090	61.00–63.00	62.12
25	—	1,172	50.00–54.00	52.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	—	1,305	850.00	850.00

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.