Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower, with boning cows bringing up to 91.00 cwt. 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 $143.80/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$143.80

201 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$10.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	146.00	739	108
Medium and Large 2	417	143.89	600	64
Medium and Large 3	411	135.36	556	29

One grade step is worth $10.64/cwt here — about $182 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 sale201 hd

143.80

—

AL average14 barns · 1,484 hd

144.73

−0.93

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	1,654	106.09	1,754	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	77.44	1,128	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	75.03	854	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	61.68	589	25

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	—	1,569	105.67/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,658	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.06/cwt	145.00–153.00	705	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	749	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	136.49/cwt	134.00–139.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.06/cwt	130.00–139.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	144.03/cwt	138.00–145.50	808	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	147.07/cwt	145.00–148.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.27/cwt	135.00–144.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	156.02/cwt	154.00–160.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	186.03/cwt	185.00–187.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	141.06/cwt	140.00–143.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	153.01/cwt	150.00–157.00	646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	120.75/cwt	120.00–123.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.66/cwt	122.00–130.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	189.01/cwt	188.00–190.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	168.54/cwt	167.00–170.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	149.47/cwt	145.00–153.00	496	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	155.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	177.06/cwt	175.00–179.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	168.53/cwt	168.00–172.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	189.79/cwt	185.00–195.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	182.49/cwt	182.00–183.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	156.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	159.49/cwt	157.00–164.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	187.44/cwt	185.00–192.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	186.97/cwt	185.00–190.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	126.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	170.46/cwt	167.00–176.00	878	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	59.27/cwt	56.00–62.00	584	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	54.57/cwt	53.00–55.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	65.36/cwt	63.00–67.00	634	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	83.36/cwt	81.00–86.00	994	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	71.06/cwt	68.00–73.00	809	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	71.92/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,070	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	79.02/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,143	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	76.01/cwt	74.00–80.00	859	53
Bulls	—	—	1,569	98.06/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,539	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	113.10/cwt	111.00–117.00	2,081	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	902.50/cwt	850.00–985.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	187.66/cwt	183.00–192.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	184.28/cwt	180.00–188.00	595	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	173.70/cwt	168.00–177.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	161.01/cwt	158.00–164.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	174.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	755	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	179.07/cwt	175.00–182.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	168.22/cwt	165.00–172.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	147.53/cwt	145.00–153.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	163.15/cwt	160.00–165.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	177.21/cwt	173.00–183.00	673	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.71/cwt	142.00–150.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.92/cwt	178.00–187.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	139.99/cwt	138.00–142.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	193.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	159.84/cwt	157.00–165.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	171.89/cwt	168.00–177.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	162.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	139.68/cwt	139.00–140.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	144.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	624	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	132.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	147.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	558	16

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 344Year ago 731

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 79Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 117

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	104.00–108.00	105.67
4	—	1,569	96.00–100.00	98.06
5	—	1,840	111.00–117.00	113.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	986	56.00–62.00	59.27
4	—	846	53.00–55.00	54.57
13	—	970	63.00–67.00	65.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,192	81.00–86.00	83.36
32	—	1,138	68.00–73.00	71.06
53	—	1,130	74.00–80.00	76.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	70.00–74.00	71.92
7	—	1,447	78.00–81.00	79.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–900.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–985.00	902.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	130.00–138.00	134.07
3	—	280	145.00–148.00	147.07
2	—	530	125.00–128.00	126.54
6	—	320	140.00–143.00	141.06
2	—	625	118.00–120.00	118.98
4	—	470	125.00–133.00	130.32
3	—	385	139.00–140.00	139.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	476	145.00–153.00	148.06
14	—	519	140.00–148.00	144.39
2	—	608	134.00–139.00	136.49
40	—	561	138.00–145.50	144.03
7	—	374	154.00–160.00	156.02
15	—	422	150.00–157.00	153.01
4	—	664	120.00–123.00	120.75
2	—	720	115.00	115.00
5	—	329	157.00–165.00	159.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	130.00–139.00	134.06
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
4	—	480	135.00–144.00	140.27
6	—	630	122.00–130.00	124.66
13	—	332	145.00–153.00	149.47
7	—	288	152.00–160.00	155.91
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
13	—	432	140.00–148.00	144.45
16	—	377	145.00–150.00	147.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	160.00–167.00	163.48
2	—	423	167.00–170.00	168.54
4	—	310	182.00–183.00	182.49
4	—	505	155.00	155.00
3	—	393	170.00–172.00	170.66
2	—	610	140.00–142.00	140.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	185.00–187.00	186.03
2	—	313	188.00–190.00	189.01
2	—	470	175.00–179.00	177.06
11	—	545	168.00–172.00	168.53
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	185.00–195.00	189.79
5	—	695	150.50	150.50
2	—	633	155.00–159.00	156.99
1	—	560	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	157.00–164.00	159.49
4	—	368	185.00–190.00	186.97
3	—	773	125.00–129.00	126.68
1	—	605	148.00	148.00
4	—	515	167.00–176.00	170.46
2	—	420	183.00–192.00	187.66
9	—	470	178.00–187.00	179.92
5	—	326	190.00–200.00	193.06
2	—	683	144.00–146.00	144.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	270	185.00–192.00	187.44
11	—	323	180.00–188.00	184.28
7	—	462	168.00–177.00	173.70
2	—	523	158.00–164.00	161.01
13	—	433	170.00–180.00	174.31
11	—	380	173.00–183.00	177.21
4	—	570	142.00–150.00	145.71
2	—	685	138.00–142.00	139.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	175.00–182.00	179.07
6	—	378	165.00–172.00	168.22
7	—	535	145.00–153.00	147.53
6	—	419	160.00–165.00	163.15
8	—	326	168.00–177.00	171.89
5	—	477	158.00–165.00	162.66
5	—	568	130.00–138.00	132.44

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

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Replacement Cattle

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