Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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 $145.45/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$145.45

165 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$11.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	150.87	743	65
Medium and Large 2	488	143.00	697	70
Medium and Large 3	427	139.43	595	30

One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $147 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 sale165 hd

145.45

—

AL average14 barns · 1,361 hd

144.33

+1.12

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	1,723	113.24	1,951	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	76.49	931	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	74.81	1,153	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	60.96	570	36

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	481	165.90/cwt	162.00–170.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.20/cwt	150.00–159.00	721	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	125.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	141.18/cwt	138.00–145.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.22/cwt	145.00–153.00	478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	151.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	134.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.69/cwt	140.00–149.00	683	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	146.30/cwt	145.00–148.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	164.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.33/cwt	144.00–152.00	766	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	156.67/cwt	155.00–162.00	512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	174.14/cwt	170.00–178.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.35/cwt	147.00–157.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	120.24/cwt	118.00–125.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	135.22/cwt	128.00–138.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.10/cwt	142.00–145.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	184.38/cwt	183.00–185.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	157.94/cwt	156.00–160.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	156.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.44/cwt	135.00–143.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	163.98/cwt	163.00–165.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	172.27/cwt	168.00–175.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.44/cwt	183.00–188.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	171.47/cwt	168.00–175.00	724	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	149.50/cwt	147.00–152.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	188.31/cwt	187.00–190.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	860	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	71.47/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,043	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	75.37/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,172	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	72.31/cwt	70.00–75.00	889	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	84.08/cwt	83.00–87.00	985	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	59.20/cwt	57.00–62.00	556	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	78.28/cwt	76.00–82.00	954	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	52.44/cwt	50.00–55.00	457	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	65.68/cwt	63.00–68.00	626	15
Bulls	—	—	1,554	106.53/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,655	4
Bulls	—	—	2,098	121.29/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,545	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	113.77/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,858	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	561.67/cwt	500.00–685.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	931.25/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	188.66/cwt	188.00–190.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	163.69/cwt	163.00–165.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	161.36/cwt	158.00–168.00	694	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	180.23/cwt	177.00–183.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	154.97/cwt	152.00–160.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	148.26/cwt	147.00–150.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	137.23/cwt	133.00–139.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	159.87/cwt	157.00–164.00	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	146.31/cwt	142.00–149.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	169.04/cwt	165.00–173.00	610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	451	1

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 386Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 86Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	162.00–170.00	165.90
15	—	422	168.00–175.00	171.47
2	—	610	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
4	—	376	177.00–183.00	180.23
4	—	573	147.00–150.00	148.26
1	—	720	131.00	131.00
5	—	671	133.00–139.00	137.23
7	—	541	157.00–164.00	159.87
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	290	187.00	187.00
1	—	240	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	160.00–165.00	162.47
5	—	509	150.00–155.00	151.63
3	—	625	130.00	130.00
2	—	285	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
7	—	361	165.00–173.00	169.04
2	—	585	138.00–140.00	138.99
5	—	462	155.00–160.00	157.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	183.00–188.00	185.44
2	—	610	147.00–152.00	149.50
3	—	327	187.00–190.00	188.31
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
3	—	392	188.00–190.00	188.66
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
5	—	569	152.00–160.00	154.97
3	—	670	142.00–149.00	146.31
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	150.00–159.00	152.20
5	—	359	160.00–165.00	164.01
16	—	520	144.00–152.00	147.33
8	—	578	142.00–145.00	143.10
5	—	640	130.00–135.00	132.81
2	—	658	130.00–132.00	131.00
3	—	315	163.00–165.00	163.69
12	—	430	158.00–168.00	161.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	120.00–128.00	125.31
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
20	—	472	140.00–149.00	144.69
6	—	327	155.00–162.00	156.67
11	—	428	147.00–157.00	152.35
8	—	574	128.00–138.00	135.22
5	—	380	155.00–159.00	156.02
11	—	523	135.00–143.00	138.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	138.00–145.00	141.18
5	—	325	145.00–153.00	147.22
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
5	—	484	130.00–138.00	134.29
6	—	383	145.00–148.00	146.30
3	—	583	118.00–125.00	120.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	170.00–178.00	174.14
3	—	333	183.00–185.00	184.38
2	—	573	156.00–160.00	157.94
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
8	—	427	168.00–175.00	172.27
2	—	683	145.00–148.00	146.49
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	168.00	168.00
2	—	435	163.00–165.00	163.98
1	—	465	158.00	158.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	179.00	179.00
1	—	390	188.00	188.00
1	—	290	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
2	—	1,460	71.00–72.00	71.47
12	—	1,555	73.00–78.00	75.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,229	70.00–75.00	72.31
10	—	1,172	83.00–87.00	84.08
30	—	1,219	76.00–82.00	78.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	939	57.00–62.00	59.20
5	—	871	50.00–55.00	52.44
15	—	953	63.00–68.00	65.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	103.00–108.00	106.53
3	—	2,098	119.00–124.00	121.29
5	—	1,633	112.00–116.00	113.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	500.00–685.00	561.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00–725.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	931.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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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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