Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $148.24/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$148.24

136 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$8.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	151.15	726	59
Medium and Large 2	428	147.61	632	51
Medium and Large 3	387	142.84	553	26

One grade step is worth $8.31/cwt here — about $173 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 sale136 hd

148.24

—

AL average15 barns · 1,440 hd

144.59

+3.64

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	—	High	1,569	108.96	1,710	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,041	74.80	779	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	74.63	1,073	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	62.49	628	6thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 3	—	425	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	146.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.52/cwt	147.00–153.00	698	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	153.96/cwt	150.00–159.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	164.47/cwt	163.00–165.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.10/cwt	143.00–151.00	770	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.87/cwt	142.00–149.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	139.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	146.40/cwt	143.00–150.00	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.26/cwt	153.00–159.00	586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.14/cwt	137.00–142.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.74/cwt	155.00–158.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	153.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	148.79/cwt	145.00–152.00	488	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	173.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	189.46/cwt	185.00–192.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	142.13/cwt	137.00–146.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	179.68/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	182.51/cwt	182.00–183.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	189.66/cwt	184.00–193.00	802	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	186.25/cwt	181.00–190.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	194.05/cwt	193.00–195.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	166.99/cwt	165.00–168.00	959	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	662	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	75.90/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,110	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	76.27/cwt	74.00–79.00	802	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	70.06/cwt	68.00–73.00	698	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	82.20/cwt	80.00–85.00	917	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	64.19/cwt	62.00–66.00	662	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	114.82/cwt	113.00–118.00	2,060	5
Bulls	—	—	1,303	103.50/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,349	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	950.00–975.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,015.00/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	189.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	183.27/cwt	182.00–185.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	153.75/cwt	152.00–155.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	171.28/cwt	168.00–175.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	174.71/cwt	170.00–179.00	814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	165.89/cwt	164.00–168.00	723	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	168.14/cwt	165.00–170.00	631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	184.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.49/cwt	157.00–167.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	164.05/cwt	160.00–169.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	179.48/cwt	173.00–183.00	660	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	162.24/cwt	160.00–168.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	163.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	543	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 Mar 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 624Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 167Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.56
6	—	366	140.00–150.00	146.03
3	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	125.00–127.00	126.02
12	—	328	145.00–152.00	148.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	467	147.00–153.00	149.52
4	—	260	163.00–165.00	164.47
14	—	520	143.00–151.00	148.10
10	—	573	142.00–149.00	143.87
2	—	780	120.00	120.00
6	—	424	157.00–167.00	162.49
4	—	369	160.00–169.00	164.05
2	—	333	162.00–164.00	163.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	137.00–140.00	139.03
14	—	429	143.00–150.00	146.40
11	—	375	153.00–159.00	156.26
6	—	515	137.00–142.00	139.14
4	—	330	155.00–158.00	156.74
3	—	265	150.00–155.00	153.21
10	—	477	137.00–146.00	142.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	153.00–155.00	153.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
3	—	578	150.00–159.00	153.96
3	—	273	182.00–185.00	183.27
7	—	466	170.00–179.00	174.71
2	—	678	133.00–135.00	134.02
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
5	—	326	180.00–188.00	184.09
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
12	—	368	173.00–183.00	179.48
6	—	518	160.00–168.00	162.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	182.00–183.00	182.51
11	—	423	184.00–193.00	189.66
6	—	474	181.00–190.00	186.25
2	—	330	193.00–195.00	194.05
5	—	574	165.00–168.00	166.99
6	—	371	185.00–195.00	189.17
4	—	273	190.00–192.00	190.97
1	—	785	134.00	134.00
1	—	630	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	175.00	175.00
2	—	580	145.00	145.00
4	—	513	152.00–155.00	153.75
4	—	326	168.00–175.00	171.28
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
9	—	436	164.00–168.00	165.89
10	—	375	165.00–170.00	168.14
1	—	225	177.00	177.00
7	—	463	160.00–168.00	163.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	171.00	171.00
8	—	610	163.00	163.00
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
4	—	490	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	170.00–178.00	173.96
1	—	620	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	185.00–192.00	189.46
1	—	435	195.00	195.00
1	—	605	177.00	177.00
3	—	577	176.00–185.00	179.68
1	—	365	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	74.00–78.00	75.90
1	—	1,285	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,052	74.00–79.00	76.27
19	—	997	68.00–73.00	70.06
8	—	1,116	80.00–85.00	82.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,032	62.00–66.00	64.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,794	113.00–118.00	114.82
3	—	1,303	100.00–106.00	103.50
1	—	1,245	96.00	96.00

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)	2	—	—	950.00–975.00	962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	900.00–1,225.00	1,015.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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