Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady on a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.43/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$147.43

109 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$7.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	148.99	793	51
Medium and Large 2	477	147.42	703	44
Medium and Large 3	429	141.78	608	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about $185 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 sale109 hd

147.43

—

AL average15 barns · 1,303 hd

149.24

−1.81

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	1,554	109.36	1,699	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	76.77	1,210	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	75.32	835	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	907	56.38	511	8thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	413	149.38/cwt	147.00–153.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	154.56/cwt	150.00–158.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	137.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.58/cwt	185.00–188.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.43/cwt	118.00–125.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	141.69/cwt	139.00–143.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	167.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	147.80/cwt	142.00–151.00	712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	162.63/cwt	158.00–165.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	151.13/cwt	147.00–155.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.97/cwt	157.00–163.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	168.57/cwt	165.00–171.00	963	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	169.66/cwt	167.00–175.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	180.98/cwt	180.00–183.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	157.05/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	181.92/cwt	180.00–185.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	179.37/cwt	175.00–183.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	159.99/cwt	158.00–163.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	184.03/cwt	183.00–185.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	191.25/cwt	190.00–193.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	179.21/cwt	177.00–184.00	840	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	153.44/cwt	152.00–160.00	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	165.69/cwt	163.00–172.00	863	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	81.37/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,238	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	57.64/cwt	55.00–60.00	511	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	50.40/cwt	48.00–53.00	517	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	72.04/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,170	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	76.37/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,210	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	84.46/cwt	83.00–86.00	940	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	76.95/cwt	74.00–80.00	875	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	69.68/cwt	67.00–72.00	741	12
Bulls	—	—	1,725	105.90/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,827	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	118.16/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,826	5
Bulls	—	—	1,455	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,411	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,033.33/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	175.00/cwt	172.00–177.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	145.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	171.06/cwt	170.00–173.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	168.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	183.79/cwt	182.00–188.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	160.29/cwt	160.00–162.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	175.26/cwt	173.00–180.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	149.30/cwt	146.00–152.00	775	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	155.90/cwt	155.00–158.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	170.20/cwt	165.00–175.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	139.60/cwt	138.00–140.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.30/cwt	166.00–175.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.58/cwt	153.00–160.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	139.88/cwt	135.00–143.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	145.17/cwt	144.50–151.00	843	21

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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 414Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 135Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 50Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	147.00–153.00	149.38
5	—	376	150.00–158.00	154.56
6	—	529	139.00–143.00	141.69
3	—	317	165.00–170.00	167.70
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
12	—	482	142.00–151.00	147.80
9	—	584	135.00–143.00	139.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	152.00	152.00
5	—	474	135.00–140.00	137.17
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
1	—	390	149.00	149.00
5	—	421	138.00–140.00	139.60
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	118.00–125.00	121.43
4	—	423	157.00–163.00	159.97
15	—	519	146.00–152.00	149.30
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
3	—	373	166.00–175.00	169.30
5	—	477	153.00–160.00	155.58
21	—	581	144.50–151.00	145.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	185.00–188.00	185.58
8	—	571	165.00–171.00	168.57
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
2	—	673	155.00–159.00	157.05
1	—	375	189.00	189.00
5	—	478	180.00–185.00	181.92
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,200	106.00	106.00
5	—	524	175.00–183.00	179.37
3	—	623	158.00–163.00	159.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	160.00	160.00
2	—	585	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	136.00	136.00
3	—	478	158.00–165.00	162.63
2	—	615	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
2	—	625	147.00–155.00	151.13
1	—	730	138.00	138.00
7	—	483	167.00–175.00	169.66
3	—	437	180.00–183.00	180.98
2	—	565	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	183.00–185.00	184.03
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
2	—	618	142.00–148.00	145.04
2	—	570	147.00–148.00	147.50
4	—	443	173.00–180.00	175.26
8	—	522	155.00–158.00	155.90
9	—	474	165.00–175.00	170.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
4	—	318	190.00–193.00	191.25
8	—	469	177.00–184.00	179.21
6	—	584	152.00–160.00	153.44
4	—	521	163.00–172.00	165.69
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
6	—	434	182.00–188.00	183.79
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	172.00–177.00	175.00
3	—	367	170.00–173.00	171.06
9	—	414	165.00–170.00	168.42
4	—	523	150.00–152.00	151.03
7	—	471	160.00–162.00	160.29
1	—	630	138.00	138.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,521	80.00–83.00	81.37
4	—	1,624	70.00–73.00	72.04
10	—	1,584	75.00–79.00	76.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	62.00	62.00
5	—	887	55.00–60.00	57.64
2	—	1,025	48.00–53.00	50.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	83.00–86.00	84.46
19	—	1,137	74.00–80.00	76.95
12	—	1,063	67.00–72.00	69.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	104.00–108.00	105.90
5	—	1,545	116.00–121.00	118.16
3	—	1,455	96.00–98.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,033.33

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle