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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 1

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← May 25Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

562 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 390▲ 562 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 80▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 61▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $125.44/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$125.44

100 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

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

$7.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	128.28	622	32
Medium and Large 3	449	126.39	568	38
Medium and Large 1	602	121.20	730	30

One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale100 hd

125.44

—

AL average10 barns · 853 hd

123.30

+2.13

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	1,705	93.16	1,588	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	71.45	947	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	69.67	767	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	60.14	606	22

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	628	116.43/cwt	113.00–120.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	127.48/cwt	123.00–132.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	804	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	137.24/cwt	137.00–138.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	353	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	136.71/cwt	135.00–137.00	514	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	570	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	130.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	129.70/cwt	128.00–132.00	613	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	123.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	123.59/cwt	122.00–125.00	638	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	516	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	606	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	130.77/cwt	128.00–134.00	677	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	574	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	122.74/cwt	121.00–125.00	712	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	117.67/cwt	115.00–121.00	724	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	102.51/cwt	102.00–103.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	113.34/cwt	112.00–115.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	112.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	760	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	164.44/cwt	162.00–167.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	159.00/cwt	157.00–160.00	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	381	154.31/cwt	152.00–155.00	588	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	150.58/cwt	147.00–155.00	622	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	141.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	141.17/cwt	139.00–145.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	152.95/cwt	149.00–156.00	717	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	132.81/cwt	129.00–137.00	636	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	511	141.21/cwt	138.00–144.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	131.22/cwt	128.00–135.00	686	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	122.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	656	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	116.68/cwt	115.00–120.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	132.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	757	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.36/cwt	122.00–128.00	721	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	126.82/cwt	125.00–128.00	776	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,238	87.18/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,079	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	92.88/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,623	5
Bulls	—	—	1,886	96.49/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,820	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	446	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	62.22/cwt	61.00–63.00	627	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	58.37/cwt	56.00–60.00	599	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	66.16/cwt	64.00–68.00	705	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	69.71/cwt	69.00–72.00	757	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,193	77.55/cwt	76.00–79.00	925	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	76.64/cwt	75.00–79.00	914	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	71.85/cwt	70.00–75.00	957	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	68.60/cwt	68.00–69.00	942	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,375	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,169	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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 390Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
2	—	693	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	580	137.00	137.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	628	113.00–120.00	116.43
1	—	360	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	123.00–132.00	127.48
1	—	515	148.00	148.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	129.00–137.00	132.81
3	—	567	115.00–120.00	116.68
4	—	381	152.00–155.00	154.31
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
2	—	318	162.00–167.00	164.44
7	—	535	120.00–127.00	122.69
1	—	280	172.00	172.00
7	—	424	140.00–145.00	141.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
2	—	385	167.00	167.00
6	—	571	130.00–137.00	132.66
5	—	511	138.00–144.00	141.21
3	—	660	119.00–125.00	121.99
6	—	612	125.00–128.00	126.82
4	—	469	149.00–156.00	152.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	110.00–113.00	111.01
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
4	—	364	157.00–160.00	159.00
3	—	413	147.00–155.00	150.58
8	—	575	122.00–128.00	125.36
6	—	467	139.00–145.00	141.17
11	—	523	128.00–135.00	131.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	135.00–140.00	136.94
5	—	516	122.00–125.00	123.59
2	—	353	140.00–142.00	140.99
3	—	627	112.00–115.00	113.34
7	—	473	128.00–132.00	129.70
5	—	576	115.00–120.00	117.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	127.00–132.00	130.98
5	—	477	120.00–127.00	123.98
4	—	334	137.00–138.00	137.24
10	—	376	135.00–137.00	136.71
2	—	623	102.00–103.00	102.51
4	—	574	110.00	110.00
7	—	516	115.00–120.00	117.40
1	—	295	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
7	—	676	110.00–117.00	112.43
6	—	615	115.00–121.00	117.67
4	—	580	121.00–125.00	122.74
8	—	518	128.00–134.00	130.77

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,008	61.00–63.00	62.22
1	—	810	55.00	55.00
10	—	1,026	56.00–60.00	58.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,086	69.00–72.00	69.71
10	—	1,065	64.00–68.00	66.16
5	—	1,193	75.00–79.00	76.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	70.00–75.00	71.85
5	—	1,373	68.00–69.00	68.60
2	—	1,193	76.00–79.00	77.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	86.00–88.00	87.18
4	—	1,886	95.00–98.00	96.49
5	—	1,747	89.00–94.00	92.88

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.