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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Aug 17

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

697 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 618▼ 105 vs year ago 802 · −13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 111▼ 6 vs year ago 113 · −5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 10▲ 17 vs year ago 20 · +85.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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 $136.67/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$136.67

126 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.61

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	142.64	740	45
Medium and Large 2	503	133.84	674	46
Medium and Large 3	476	132.71	632	35

One grade step is worth $9.93/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 sale126 hd

136.67

—

AL average14 barns · 1,781 hd

131.06

+5.61

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	—	Average	1,582	94.46	1,494	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	70.57	943	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	65.94	741	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	56.34	542	19

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	174.02/cwt	172.00–175.00	640	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	171.33/cwt	170.00–172.00	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	155.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	795	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	160.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	778	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	158.47/cwt	157.00–161.00	808	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	147.17/cwt	147.00–149.00	792	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	866	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	934	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	149.65/cwt	147.00–151.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	142.33/cwt	139.00–146.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	150.18/cwt	147.00–151.00	632	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	143.62/cwt	141.00–146.00	605	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	591	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	132.85/cwt	131.00–134.00	635	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	132.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	127.85/cwt	125.00–129.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	561	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	679	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	809	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	172.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	331	165.24/cwt	162.00–167.00	547	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	177.26/cwt	175.00–180.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	165.97/cwt	162.00–170.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	381	156.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	166.56/cwt	162.00–171.00	690	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	156.26/cwt	154.00–159.00	666	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	156.36/cwt	152.00–160.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	137.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	138.83/cwt	135.00–142.00	722	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	129.86/cwt	127.00–132.00	679	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	138.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	122.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	130.70/cwt	127.00–135.00	749	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	86.63/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,005	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	92.49/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,966	101.31/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,992	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	50.70/cwt	50.00–52.00	451	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	59.49/cwt	59.00–61.00	573	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	56.75/cwt	53.00–58.00	564	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	61.31/cwt	60.00–62.00	661	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	69.51/cwt	69.00–71.00	763	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	65.95/cwt	63.00–68.00	752	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,039	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	72.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	952	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	68.10/cwt	66.00–69.00	925	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	965	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,125	968.27/cwt	910.00–1,025.00	10,893	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,173	1,105.29/cwt	1,100.00–1,110.00	12,965	4

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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 618Year ago 802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 111Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
4	—	381	155.00–160.00	156.28
5	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.62
2	—	665	110.00	110.00
10	—	472	135.00–140.00	137.89
7	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.86
14	—	523	127.00–132.00	129.86
5	—	331	162.00–167.00	165.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
12	—	573	127.00–135.00	130.70
9	—	473	145.00–150.00	147.53
4	—	426	154.00–159.00	156.26
14	—	520	135.00–142.00	138.83
4	—	370	162.00–170.00	165.97
4	—	330	170.00–175.00	172.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
4	—	565	137.00–140.00	138.02
3	—	457	152.00–160.00	156.36
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
6	—	414	162.00–171.00	166.56
4	—	364	175.00–180.00	177.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	138.00–139.00	138.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	105.00–106.00	105.33
2	—	663	115.00–117.00	115.98
13	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.38
9	—	514	130.00–135.00	132.63
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
7	—	421	141.00–146.00	143.62
6	—	378	147.00–151.00	149.65
3	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.34
2	—	613	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
15	—	421	147.00–151.00	150.18
2	—	453	141.00–142.00	141.50
2	—	715	115.00–117.00	116.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	560	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	131.00–134.00	132.85
2	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.51
5	—	561	120.00–123.00	121.00
6	—	378	139.00–146.00	142.33
8	—	527	125.00–129.00	127.85
2	—	345	152.00–153.00	152.50
6	—	428	136.00–140.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
18	—	483	160.00–165.00	160.98
1	—	375	183.00	183.00
11	—	538	147.00–149.00	147.17
3	—	438	170.00–172.00	171.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	149.00	149.00
10	—	568	152.50	152.50
3	—	682	137.00	137.00
3	—	473	167.00–169.00	167.99
4	—	510	157.00–161.00	158.47
1	—	735	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	166.00	166.00
3	—	368	172.00–175.00	174.02
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
3	—	472	152.00–158.00	155.06
2	—	538	140.00–145.00	142.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,097	69.00–71.00	69.51
7	—	1,078	60.00–62.00	61.31
34	—	1,141	63.00–68.00	65.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	50.00–52.00	50.70
9	—	994	53.00–58.00	56.75
6	—	963	59.00–61.00	59.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,319	70.00–75.00	72.14
11	—	1,358	66.00–69.00	68.10
1	—	1,315	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	91.00–94.00	92.49
3	—	1,160	85.00–89.00	86.63
4	—	1,966	99.00–103.00	101.31

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	—	965	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	910.00–1,025.00	968.27

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	4	—	1,173	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,105.29

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.