Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 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 $144.61/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$144.61

151 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$18.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	153.19	672	53
Medium and Large 2	445	144.13	641	54
Medium and Large 3	453	134.84	611	44

One grade step is worth $18.36/cwt here — about $62 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 sale151 hd

144.61

—

AL average13 barns · 1,310 hd

141.97

+2.64

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	1,510	102.60	1,550	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	73.45	1,028	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	71.14	793	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	57.31	527	26

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	163.53/cwt	163.00–165.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	149.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	144.12/cwt	140.00–147.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	131.46/cwt	128.00–135.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	137.10/cwt	132.00–140.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	141.46/cwt	137.00–144.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.12/cwt	145.00–154.00	693	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	154.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	145.99/cwt	142.00–152.00	615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	174.20/cwt	170.00–179.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	152.68/cwt	152.00–153.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	170.00/cwt	168.00–172.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.95/cwt	156.00–167.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.54/cwt	143.00–150.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	181.51/cwt	180.00–183.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	158.13/cwt	150.00–158.25	1,088	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	178.27/cwt	175.00–183.00	865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	160.73/cwt	159.00–165.00	947	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	193.52/cwt	188.00–198.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	195.95/cwt	192.00–202.00	629	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	150.96/cwt	148.00–154.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	189.85/cwt	185.00–194.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	207.67/cwt	205.00–210.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.78/cwt	175.00–185.00	846	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	60.43/cwt	58.00–63.00	553	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	56.37/cwt	56.00–57.00	550	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	78.27/cwt	77.00–81.00	886	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	72.79/cwt	70.00–76.00	817	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	49.09/cwt	47.00–51.00	426	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	73.25/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,003	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	68.64/cwt	68.00–69.00	983	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	81.46/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,197	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	67.23/cwt	64.00–69.00	741	29
Bulls	—	—	1,398	96.57/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,554	102.70/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,596	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	783.33/cwt	700.00–925.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	182.49/cwt	177.00–186.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	164.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	186.33/cwt	183.00–188.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	165.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	169.75/cwt	168.00–175.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	179.82/cwt	174.00–183.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	161.96/cwt	158.00–168.00	931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	170.79/cwt	168.00–178.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	165.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	162.90/cwt	158.00–168.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	159.37/cwt	155.00–164.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	181.94/cwt	180.00–183.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	135.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	136.03/cwt	133.00–140.00	571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	126.14/cwt	123.00–129.00	710	9

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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 641Year ago 786

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 110Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 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
4	—	276	163.00–165.00	163.53
7	—	378	148.00–155.00	150.76
8	—	517	132.00–140.00	137.10
12	—	463	137.00–144.00	141.46
4	—	316	150.00–157.00	154.69
11	—	421	142.00–152.00	145.99
4	—	614	125.00–130.00	128.00
4	—	559	130.00–138.00	135.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	140.00–141.00	140.33
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
13	—	468	145.00–154.00	148.12
9	—	379	156.00–167.00	160.95
7	—	515	143.00–150.00	145.54
12	—	334	158.00–168.00	162.90
7	—	426	155.00–164.00	159.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	130.00	130.00
6	—	278	145.00–155.00	149.90
9	—	369	140.00–147.00	144.12
4	—	470	128.00–135.00	131.46
2	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
10	—	420	133.00–140.00	136.03
9	—	563	123.00–129.00	126.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
2	—	475	173.00	173.00
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	170.00–179.00	174.20
1	—	310	195.00	195.00
68	—	688	150.00–158.25	158.13
12	—	485	175.00–183.00	178.27
16	—	589	159.00–165.00	160.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	152.00–153.00	152.68
2	—	480	168.00–172.00	170.00
2	—	443	180.00–183.00	181.51
4	—	533	167.00–168.00	167.49
1	—	635	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	188.00–198.00	193.52
15	—	321	192.00–202.00	195.95
2	—	613	148.00–154.00	150.96
7	—	415	185.00–194.00	189.85
3	—	270	205.00–210.00	207.67
12	—	473	175.00–185.00	178.78
6	—	575	158.00–168.00	161.96
5	—	509	168.00–178.00	170.79
3	—	725	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	177.00–186.00	182.49
5	—	536	160.00–167.00	164.83
2	—	610	130.00	130.00
6	—	342	183.00–188.00	186.33
2	—	560	157.00	157.00
10	—	432	174.00–183.00	179.82
8	—	461	160.00–170.00	165.41
1	—	290	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	155.00	155.00
6	—	432	162.00–170.00	165.87
4	—	355	168.00–175.00	169.75
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
3	—	273	180.00–183.00	181.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	915	58.00–63.00	60.43
6	—	975	56.00–57.00	56.37
5	—	867	47.00–51.00	49.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,132	77.00–81.00	78.27
30	—	1,123	70.00–76.00	72.79
29	—	1,102	64.00–69.00	67.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,369	72.00–75.00	73.25
3	—	1,432	68.00–69.00	68.64
2	—	1,470	80.00–83.00	81.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	95.00–98.00	96.57
1	—	1,430	114.00	114.00
7	—	1,554	99.00–105.00	102.70

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–925.00	783.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	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	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	625.00	625.00

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.

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Arab Stockyards

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