Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 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 $138.25/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$138.25

115 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$18.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	144.08	742	69
Medium and Large 2	486	134.74	655	19thin
Medium and Large 3	467	125.82	588	27

One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $154 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 sale115 hd

138.25

—

AL average14 barns · 1,551 hd

140.81

−2.56

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	1,771	99.61	1,764	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	69.83	868	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	66.85	980	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	52.34	554	10

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	184.96/cwt	183.00–187.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	134.88/cwt	132.00–140.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	121.47/cwt	116.00–125.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	145.59/cwt	145.00–148.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	133.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	124.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	145.55/cwt	138.00–148.00	752	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	146.86/cwt	145.00–148.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.93/cwt	128.00–137.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.78/cwt	138.00–143.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	177.55/cwt	175.00–179.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	149.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	145.51/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	173.21/cwt	168.50–174.50	890	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	158.50/cwt	157.00–161.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	145.23/cwt	143.00–150.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.30/cwt	188.00–193.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.56/cwt	175.00–178.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	137.74/cwt	136.00–140.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	171.39/cwt	170.00–173.00	879	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	46.51/cwt	46.00–47.00	491	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	51.29/cwt	48.00–52.00	508	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	57.99/cwt	57.00–59.00	680	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,061	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,166	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	66.53/cwt	64.00–69.00	911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	63.94/cwt	63.00–65.00	744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	73.52/cwt	72.00–75.00	938	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	68.63/cwt	66.00–71.00	854	8
Bulls	—	—	1,955	98.15/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,919	4
Bulls	—	—	1,674	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,724	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	162.58/cwt	160.00–166.00	860	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	700.00–860.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	175.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	168.81/cwt	168.00–170.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	154.66/cwt	154.00–155.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	149.37/cwt	145.00–154.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	170.76/cwt	170.00–173.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	164.80/cwt	160.00–167.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	174.24/cwt	170.00–177.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	181.46/cwt	175.00–185.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	166.77/cwt	165.00–168.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	134.99/cwt	132.00–139.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	291	176.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	138.84/cwt	135.00–143.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 552Year ago 1,342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 72Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 28Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	125.00–130.00	126.70
8	—	529	160.00–166.00	162.58
5	—	472	168.00–170.00	168.81
3	—	563	154.00–155.00	154.66
8	—	429	170.00–177.00	174.24
8	—	372	175.00–185.00	181.46
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
5	—	622	132.00–139.00	134.99
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	183.00–187.00	184.96
4	—	560	157.00–161.00	158.50
3	—	632	143.00–150.00	145.23
3	—	375	188.00–193.00	190.30
2	—	475	175.00–178.00	176.56
4	—	686	136.00–140.00	137.74
5	—	513	170.00–173.00	171.39
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	170.00–180.00	175.02
4	—	520	145.00–154.00	149.37
4	—	376	170.00–173.00	170.76
5	—	459	160.00–167.00	164.80
2	—	575	145.00	145.00
2	—	618	126.00–128.00	127.00
4	—	416	165.00–168.00	166.77
5	—	291	175.00–180.00	176.96
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	130.00–133.00	131.49
7	—	372	132.00–140.00	134.88
8	—	514	116.00–125.00	121.47
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
2	—	565	115.00	115.00
2	—	305	143.00	143.00
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
4	—	468	120.00–127.00	124.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	118.00	118.00
5	—	459	145.00–148.00	145.59
47	—	517	138.00–148.00	145.55
7	—	411	145.00–148.00	146.86
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
7	—	566	135.00–143.00	138.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
6	—	469	130.00–138.00	133.38
5	—	520	128.00–137.00	132.93
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
4	—	428	138.00–143.00	140.78
2	—	383	145.00–148.00	146.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	175.00–179.00	177.55
2	—	523	160.00–165.00	162.56
2	—	475	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	167.00–168.00	167.50
1	—	470	163.00	163.00
2	—	543	147.00–152.00	149.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	144.00–146.00	145.51
43	—	514	168.50–174.50	173.21
4	—	610	154.00	154.00
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
1	—	385	188.00	188.00
1	—	565	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	46.00–47.00	46.51
5	—	991	48.00–52.00	51.29
3	—	1,173	57.00–59.00	57.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,575	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,370	64.00–69.00	66.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	63.00–65.00	63.94
9	—	1,276	72.00–75.00	73.52
8	—	1,244	66.00–71.00	68.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,955	97.00–99.00	98.15
4	—	1,674	102.00–104.00	102.97
1	—	1,420	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–860.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	987.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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