Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, boning cows brought up to 89.00 cwt, Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $148.11/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$148.11

127 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	153.20	743	47
Medium and Large 2	443	149.06	661	51
Medium and Large 3	436	138.20	602	29

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $141 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 sale127 hd

148.11

—

AL average16 barns · 1,586 hd

146.63

+1.48

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	—	High	1,802	109.11	1,966	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	75.26	1,083	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	73.27	844	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	57.71	597	20

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1	—	471	156.32/cwt	154.00–160.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	164.95/cwt	162.00–168.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	214.13/cwt	210.00–218.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.02/cwt	145.00–156.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	152.83/cwt	150.00–158.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	137.19/cwt	135.00–139.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.56/cwt	145.00–152.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	139.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	123.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	133.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.58/cwt	144.00–151.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	162.58/cwt	160.00–166.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.64/cwt	137.00–140.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	184.05/cwt	183.00–185.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.57/cwt	148.00–158.00	790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,009	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	192.49/cwt	192.00–193.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	163.61/cwt	163.00–168.00	885	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	182.50/cwt	182.00–183.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	155.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	160.62/cwt	159.00–163.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	188.59/cwt	187.00–192.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	170.66/cwt	169.00–173.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	178.38/cwt	175.00–182.00	833	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	55.61/cwt	53.00–58.00	564	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	75.74/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,097	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	67.93/cwt	65.00–70.00	748	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	75.03/cwt	71.00–78.00	879	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	62.13/cwt	61.00–64.00	667	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	50.53/cwt	50.00–51.00	490	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	82.04/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,003	8
Bulls	—	—	1,764	114.90/cwt	113.00–119.00	2,027	6
Bulls	—	—	1,809	108.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,967	7
Bulls	—	—	1,845	101.11/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,865	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	633.33/cwt	575.00–725.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,008.00/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	—	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	821.88/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	173.16/cwt	170.00–178.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	187.28/cwt	183.00–190.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	182.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	157.47/cwt	157.00–158.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	170.60/cwt	167.00–177.00	556	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	155.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	170.98/cwt	168.00–173.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	149.80/cwt	149.00–150.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	692	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	175.54/cwt	173.00–178.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	159.16/cwt	155.00–163.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	179.69/cwt	175.00–185.00	774	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	171.46/cwt	170.00–173.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	145.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	135.46/cwt	133.00–138.00	847	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 687Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 169Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	154.00–160.00	156.32
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
5	—	566	144.00–151.00	147.58
3	—	628	137.00–140.00	138.64
3	—	382	160.00–165.00	161.59
14	—	525	148.00–158.00	150.57
13	—	326	167.00–177.00	170.60
4	—	669	120.00–125.00	123.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	162.00–168.00	164.95
12	—	430	145.00–156.00	150.02
2	—	530	140.00–143.00	141.54
8	—	366	150.00–158.00	152.83
5	—	588	135.00–139.00	137.19
12	—	477	145.00–152.00	148.56
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	635	120.00–125.00	122.46
5	—	329	160.00–166.00	162.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	138.00–140.00	139.50
4	—	588	120.00–125.00	123.77
6	—	377	140.00–145.00	141.64
5	—	470	130.00–138.00	133.76
2	—	530	128.00–130.00	128.97
5	—	317	150.00–155.00	152.63
2	—	280	157.00–158.00	157.47
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	210.00–218.00	214.13
3	—	467	183.00	183.00
8	—	677	149.00	149.00
2	—	410	192.00–193.00	192.49
2	—	520	182.00–183.00	182.50
1	—	755	136.00	136.00
1	—	380	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	198.00	198.00
2	—	425	183.00–185.00	184.05
1	—	390	188.00	188.00
11	—	541	163.00–168.00	163.61
2	—	330	190.00–195.00	192.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	153.00–157.00	155.01
5	—	568	159.00–163.00	160.62
5	—	437	187.00–192.00	188.59
3	—	510	169.00–173.00	170.66
2	—	673	147.00–149.00	147.97
10	—	467	175.00–182.00	178.38
2	—	305	200.00	200.00
1	—	295	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	170.00–178.00	173.16
5	—	505	149.00–150.00	149.80
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
3	—	692	128.00–130.00	129.33
4	—	335	173.00–178.00	175.54
7	—	471	155.00–163.00	159.16
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
4	—	425	170.00–173.00	171.46
3	—	578	140.00–148.00	145.30
2	—	625	133.00–138.00	135.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	336	183.00–190.00	187.28
8	—	377	180.00–185.00	182.38
1	—	515	158.00	158.00
5	—	589	150.00–158.00	155.20
6	—	463	168.00–173.00	170.98
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
8	—	431	175.00–185.00	179.69
4	—	613	142.00–150.00	146.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,015	53.00–58.00	55.61
8	—	1,074	61.00–64.00	62.13
2	—	970	50.00–51.00	50.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	70.00	70.00
11	—	1,449	73.00–78.00	75.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,101	65.00–70.00	67.93
30	—	1,171	71.00–78.00	75.03
8	—	1,223	79.00–85.00	82.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,764	113.00–119.00	114.90
7	—	1,809	106.00–111.00	108.73
4	—	1,845	95.00–103.00	101.11

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–800.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,008.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	750.00–875.00	821.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	575.00–725.00	633.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle