Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 94 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, high dressing bulls sold up to 125 cwt. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $170.13/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −33.91 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$170.13

140 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$16.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	178.09	852	49
Medium and Large 2	462	168.96	780	54
Medium and Large 3	427	161.31	689	37

One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about $163 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 sale140 hd

170.13

—

AL average13 barns · 963 hd

157.28

+12.86

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−33.91

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	1,752	109.42	1,917	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	80.79	1,117	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	77.39	849	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	63.89	641	42

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	181.12/cwt	180.00–188.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	140.12/cwt	138.00–143.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	147.38/cwt	146.00–148.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	176.66/cwt	176.00–178.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	158.84/cwt	157.00–160.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	155.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.38/cwt	135.00–144.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	148.46/cwt	145.00–153.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	133.59/cwt	130.00–138.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	142.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	155.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	652	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.73/cwt	132.00–135.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	161.32/cwt	158.00–166.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.43/cwt	155.00–164.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.39/cwt	143.00–150.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.64/cwt	138.00–140.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	177.50/cwt	177.00–178.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	163.38/cwt	162.00–165.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	171.14/cwt	165.00–173.00	919	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	194.02/cwt	193.00–195.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	189.94/cwt	188.00–192.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	144.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	153.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	174.11/cwt	170.00–178.00	897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	182.22/cwt	178.00–186.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	79.00/cwt	76.00–83.00	861	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	55.19/cwt	52.00–57.00	498	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	80.50/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,125	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	72.13/cwt	69.00–75.00	780	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	86.48/cwt	84.00–90.00	989	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	67.06/cwt	65.00–68.00	714	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	62.18/cwt	58.00–64.00	598	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,066	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,494	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,504	4
Bulls	—	—	2,043	118.18/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,414	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	109.39/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	558.33/cwt	525.00–575.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	768.75/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	178.33/cwt	173.00–182.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	178.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	162.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	153.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	172.48/cwt	170.00–177.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	143.38/cwt	138.00–148.00	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	163.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	155.24/cwt	148.00–158.00	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	177.90/cwt	173.00–183.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	185.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	170.89/cwt	167.00–175.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	386	166.83/cwt	162.00–170.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	152.02/cwt	148.00–155.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	188.74/cwt	185.00–192.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	191.25/cwt	187.00–195.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	738	3

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 427Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 76Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	180.00–188.00	181.12
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
4	—	373	193.00–195.00	194.02
1	—	545	178.00	178.00
3	—	423	188.00–192.00	189.94
2	—	763	142.00–146.00	144.02
2	—	718	150.00–158.00	153.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	177.00–178.00	177.50
2	—	658	152.00–154.00	153.00
13	—	537	165.00–173.00	171.14
1	—	725	143.00	143.00
2	—	635	160.00–163.00	161.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	176.00–178.00	176.66
3	—	455	173.00	173.00
1	—	540	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	386	138.00–143.00	140.12
3	—	328	146.00–148.00	147.38
7	—	418	132.00–135.00	132.73
3	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	157.00–160.00	158.84
9	—	322	150.00–160.00	155.91
9	—	470	135.00–144.00	141.38
12	—	382	145.00–153.00	148.46
5	—	513	130.00–138.00	133.59
5	—	409	140.00–149.00	142.99
2	—	725	115.00	115.00
3	—	583	125.00–130.00	126.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	168.00	168.00
13	—	419	150.00–159.00	155.52
7	—	375	155.00–164.00	159.43
7	—	523	143.00–150.00	145.39
3	—	578	138.00–140.00	138.64
5	—	327	162.00–165.00	163.38
6	—	473	145.00–154.00	149.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	200.00–202.00	200.98
2	—	605	150.00	150.00
3	—	560	158.00–166.00	161.32
8	—	515	170.00–178.00	174.11
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
1	—	340	195.00	195.00
9	—	483	178.00–186.00	182.22
1	—	245	205.00	205.00
8	—	408	185.00–192.00	188.74
7	—	384	187.00–195.00	191.25
6	—	667	142.00–150.00	146.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
6	—	431	173.00–182.00	178.33
6	—	615	138.00–148.00	143.38
9	—	534	160.00–168.00	163.38
1	—	245	193.00	193.00
9	—	383	173.00–183.00	177.90
8	—	328	180.00–190.00	185.36
7	—	471	167.00–175.00	170.89
4	—	565	148.00–155.00	152.02
2	—	288	185.00–190.00	187.43
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	175.00–180.00	178.27
5	—	411	160.00–170.00	162.12
3	—	470	150.00–160.00	153.93
1	—	240	185.00	185.00
2	—	578	142.00–143.00	142.49
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
6	—	329	170.00–177.00	172.48
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
7	—	523	148.00–158.00	155.24
8	—	386	162.00–170.00	166.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,090	76.00–83.00	79.00
47	—	1,082	69.00–75.00	72.13
21	—	1,144	84.00–90.00	86.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	52.00–57.00	55.19
19	—	1,064	65.00–68.00	67.06
20	—	962	58.00–64.00	62.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	78.00–83.00	80.50
1	—	1,385	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,305	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	100.00–102.00	100.68
4	—	2,043	116.00–120.00	118.18
3	—	1,707	108.00–111.00	109.39

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	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–950.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–825.00	768.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–575.00	558.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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