Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $149.23/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$149.23

141 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	156.20	737	61
Medium and Large 2	454	147.57	670	53
Medium and Large 3	461	136.77	630	27

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $107 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 sale141 hd

149.23

—

AL average15 barns · 1,053 hd

145.22

+4.02

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	1,596	110.57	1,764	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	82.02	1,214	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,086	77.14	838	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	65.42	631	16

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Medium and Large 2	—	527	163.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.36/cwt	139.00–145.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	121.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	150.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	138.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	153.67/cwt	150.00–159.00	818	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	152.11/cwt	148.00–155.00	631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	156.61/cwt	155.00–158.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	155.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.94/cwt	143.00–152.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	141.76/cwt	140.00–143.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	165.49/cwt	165.00–167.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.46/cwt	143.00–151.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	160.98/cwt	159.00–163.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	169.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	147.42/cwt	147.25–150.00	1,160	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	123.51/cwt	123.00–125.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	183.46/cwt	180.00–187.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	169.08/cwt	165.00–173.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	189.85/cwt	185.00–195.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	199.93/cwt	198.00–202.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	183.20/cwt	178.00–187.00	852	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.06/cwt	190.00–198.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	187.43/cwt	184.00–192.00	787	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	144.26/cwt	143.00–145.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	157.54/cwt	155.00–161.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	173.17/cwt	171.00–178.00	911	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	57.96/cwt	57.00–59.00	567	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	68.81/cwt	68.00–70.00	683	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	64.15/cwt	62.00–67.00	599	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	88.68/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,351	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	78.69/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,148	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	84.30/cwt	83.00–87.00	980	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	77.69/cwt	75.00–81.00	861	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	71.67/cwt	69.00–75.00	722	15
Bulls	—	—	1,775	109.84/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,203	103.03/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,239	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	116.32/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,952	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	818.75/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	758.33/cwt	725.00–775.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	174.19/cwt	172.00–180.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	161.04/cwt	158.00–166.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	171.21/cwt	168.00–177.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	154.75/cwt	153.00–156.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	190.00/cwt	188.00–192.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	168.89/cwt	165.00–171.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	173.20/cwt	168.00–175.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	189.32/cwt	185.00–192.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	183.47/cwt	180.00–188.00	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	179.93/cwt	177.00–185.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	180.13/cwt	175.00–182.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	196.44/cwt	195.00–198.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	145.40/cwt	145.00–148.00	561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	160.17/cwt	157.00–166.00	697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	158.34/cwt	154.00–163.00	732	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	842	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 0Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 0Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	160.00–169.00	163.60
4	—	464	168.00–177.00	171.21
4	—	288	188.00–192.00	190.00
2	—	670	140.00–142.00	141.02
4	—	331	185.00–192.00	189.32
11	—	374	180.00–188.00	183.47
1	—	585	154.00	154.00
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
9	—	433	175.00–182.00	180.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	178.00–187.00	183.20
8	—	376	190.00–198.00	192.06
13	—	420	184.00–192.00	187.43
4	—	671	143.00–145.00	144.26
4	—	566	155.00–161.00	157.54
4	—	526	171.00–178.00	173.17
2	—	608	150.00–153.00	151.49
2	—	318	195.00–198.00	196.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	172.00–180.00	174.19
7	—	479	158.00–166.00	161.04
4	—	511	153.00–156.00	154.75
6	—	419	165.00–171.00	168.89
2	—	613	135.00–136.00	135.51
8	—	384	168.00–175.00	173.20
4	—	283	177.00–185.00	179.93
3	—	740	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	139.00–145.00	141.36
4	—	556	120.00–125.00	121.26
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
5	—	329	150.00–153.00	150.59
4	—	463	135.00–140.00	138.73
7	—	386	145.00–148.00	145.40
2	—	625	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	532	150.00–159.00	153.67
4	—	339	165.00–167.00	165.49
9	—	572	143.00–151.00	147.46
9	—	367	159.00–163.00	160.98
9	—	435	157.00–166.00	160.17
15	—	462	154.00–163.00	158.34
2	—	610	136.00–140.00	137.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	415	148.00–155.00	152.11
3	—	320	155.00–158.00	156.61
16	—	378	150.00–158.00	155.40
9	—	482	143.00–152.00	145.94
4	—	530	140.00–143.00	141.76
1	—	590	138.00	138.00
2	—	630	125.00–130.00	127.46
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
4	—	658	123.00–125.00	123.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	165.00–175.00	169.46
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	178.00	178.00
1	—	460	164.00	164.00
1	—	290	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	787	147.25–150.00	147.42
1	—	405	198.00	198.00
1	—	620	171.00	171.00
2	—	460	180.00–187.00	183.46
2	—	383	198.00–202.00	199.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	165.00–173.00	169.08
2	—	335	185.00–195.00	189.85
1	—	560	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	57.00–59.00	57.96
7	—	992	68.00–70.00	68.81
7	—	934	62.00–67.00	64.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	88.00–89.00	88.68
6	—	1,459	77.00–81.00	78.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,162	83.00–87.00	84.30
19	—	1,108	75.00–81.00	77.69
15	—	1,007	69.00–75.00	71.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	109.00–111.00	109.84
2	—	1,203	102.00–104.00	103.03
3	—	1,678	116.00–117.00	116.32

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–875.00	818.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	725.00–775.00	758.33

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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