Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.23/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$140.23

140 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$10.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	143.11	792	85
Medium and Large 2	483	136.75	661	41
Medium and Large 3	432	133.01	574	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $218 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 sale140 hd

140.23

—

AL average14 barns · 1,502 hd

143.42

−3.18

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	1,642	94.12	1,545	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	71.40	1,046	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	65.30	790	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	50.79	498	9thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	425	143.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.72/cwt	127.00–133.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.40/cwt	152.00–160.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.51/cwt	132.00–138.00	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.53/cwt	144.00–150.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	136.39/cwt	134.00–138.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	845	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	114.73/cwt	112.00–118.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	121.00–129.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	190.12/cwt	190.00–191.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.74/cwt	153.00–157.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	149.95/cwt	147.00–153.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	160.11/cwt	157.00–165.50	954	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	146.44/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,107	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	183.63/cwt	180.00–188.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	161.27/cwt	156.00–165.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	182.82/cwt	178.00–188.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	195.20/cwt	190.00–198.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	941	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	45.82/cwt	44.00–48.00	438	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	54.76/cwt	53.00–56.00	549	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	71.40/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,046	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	58.29/cwt	57.00–61.00	736	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	69.95/cwt	69.00–71.00	982	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	65.46/cwt	63.00–68.00	725	16
Bulls	—	—	1,362	89.41/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	—	1,544	93.02/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,436	4
Bulls	—	—	1,950	98.75/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,926	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	680.56/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	725.00–975.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	808.33/cwt	775.00–850.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	182.01/cwt	178.00–185.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	157.05/cwt	155.00–163.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	149.78/cwt	145.00–154.00	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	125.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	157.26/cwt	153.00–161.00	824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	168.00/cwt	167.00–169.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	128.05/cwt	123.00–133.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	169.91/cwt	167.00–173.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	173.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	171.23/cwt	165.00–175.00	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.33/cwt	138.00–145.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.20/cwt	135.00–140.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	146.76/cwt	144.00–152.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	134.60/cwt	133.00–135.00	705	5

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 Jan 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 311Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 81Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	140.00–145.00	143.23
2	—	675	121.00–122.00	121.51
1	—	335	153.00	153.00
10	—	474	132.00–138.00	135.51
9	—	376	144.00–150.00	147.53
4	—	711	112.00–118.00	114.73
2	—	570	121.00–129.00	125.00
5	—	524	133.00–135.00	134.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	140.00–148.00	143.19
1	—	290	158.00	158.00
8	—	617	127.00–133.00	131.72
9	—	380	152.00–160.00	156.40
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
4	—	424	153.00–157.00	154.74
6	—	524	138.00–145.00	140.33
10	—	747	125.50	125.50
5	—	573	135.00–140.00	137.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
7	—	367	135.00–140.00	136.74
5	—	426	134.00–138.00	136.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	571	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
2	—	370	180.00	180.00
2	—	980	115.00	115.00
2	—	615	147.00–153.00	149.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	386	190.00–191.00	190.12
1	—	840	136.00	136.00
1	—	475	178.00	178.00
2	—	335	195.00	195.00
51	—	596	157.00–165.50	160.11
7	—	660	155.00	155.00
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
18	—	756	139.00–147.00	146.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	180.00–188.00	183.63
3	—	568	156.00–165.00	161.27
5	—	457	178.00–188.00	182.82
1	—	270	198.00	198.00
4	—	363	190.00–198.00	195.20
3	—	672	138.00–142.00	139.97
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
2	—	768	123.00–133.00	128.05
2	—	525	167.00–173.00	169.91
5	—	634	144.00–152.00	146.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	178.00–185.00	182.01
9	—	586	145.00–154.00	149.78
7	—	524	153.00–161.00	157.26
6	—	618	140.00–142.00	141.35
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
3	—	430	170.00–178.00	173.76
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
8	—	479	165.00–175.00	171.23
2	—	675	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	155.00–163.00	157.05
4	—	624	124.00–130.00	125.98
2	—	378	170.00–175.00	172.42
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
4	—	434	167.00–169.00	168.00
2	—	545	148.00	148.00
1	—	575	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	44.00–48.00	45.82
5	—	1,002	53.00–56.00	54.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	69.00–74.00	71.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	57.00–61.00	58.29
7	—	1,404	69.00–71.00	69.95
16	—	1,107	63.00–68.00	65.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	89.00–90.00	89.41
4	—	1,544	91.00–95.00	93.02
4	—	1,950	97.00–103.00	98.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–775.00	680.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–975.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	775.00–850.00	808.33

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