Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $145.87/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$145.87

166 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	147.97	813	104
Medium and Large 3	417	143.13	596	17thin
Medium and Large 2	504	142.07	716	45

One grade step is worth $5.90/cwt here — about $97 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 sale166 hd

145.87

—

AL average14 barns · 1,223 hd

143.34

+2.53

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	1,943	114.61	2,227	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	79.48	1,133	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	78.41	900	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	60.89	588	28

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	372	147.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.10/cwt	155.00–163.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	148.12/cwt	145.00–151.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	140.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	140.84/cwt	140.00–143.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.54/cwt	152.00–162.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	924	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	639	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	163.33/cwt	162.00–165.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	149.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	791	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	177.66/cwt	175.00–180.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	124.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	129.06/cwt	125.00–133.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	177.49/cwt	177.00–178.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	161.26/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	172.68/cwt	172.00–173.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	170.32/cwt	166.00–174.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	158.80/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	162.24/cwt	159.00–167.00	852	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	173.83/cwt	170.00–179.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	143.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	178.15/cwt	175.00–182.00	828	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	195.34/cwt	192.00–199.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	185.56/cwt	182.00–190.00	789	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	87.65/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,089	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	81.05/cwt	79.00–84.00	918	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	75.37/cwt	72.00–78.00	855	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,134	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	83.70/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,236	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	78.91/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,098	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	65.24/cwt	63.00–68.00	638	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	58.93/cwt	56.00–61.00	570	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	51.99/cwt	50.00–54.00	472	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	111.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,978	3
Bulls	—	—	2,203	118.88/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	875.00–950.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	825.00–975.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	155.67/cwt	155.00–156.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	159.66/cwt	159.00–160.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	173.13/cwt	170.00–178.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	165.49/cwt	162.00–169.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	176.65/cwt	173.00–180.00	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	185.67/cwt	182.00–188.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	195.52/cwt	193.00–198.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	389	171.39/cwt	168.00–175.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.73/cwt	140.00–149.00	834	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	129.02/cwt	127.00–132.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	185.28/cwt	180.00–188.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.02/cwt	165.00–170.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.00/cwt	147.00–154.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	157.98/cwt	155.00–160.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 554Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 156Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 66

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 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
5	—	372	145.00–150.00	147.65
7	—	422	140.00–143.00	140.84
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
2	—	595	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	155.00–163.00	158.10
13	—	627	135.00–145.00	140.18
18	—	478	152.00–162.00	155.54
12	—	674	135.00–140.00	137.06
23	—	528	145.00–155.00	149.82
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
3	—	340	172.00–173.00	172.68
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
21	—	572	140.00–149.00	145.73
3	—	717	127.00–132.00	129.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	145.00–151.00	148.12
12	—	430	145.00–152.00	148.50
4	—	668	120.00–127.00	124.75
4	—	630	125.00–133.00	129.06
6	—	578	130.00–138.00	134.31
5	—	377	155.00–160.00	157.98
7	—	522	135.00–140.00	137.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	162.00–165.00	163.33
2	—	485	177.00–178.00	177.49
2	—	535	169.00–170.00	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	155.00–158.00	156.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	175.00–180.00	177.66
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
4	—	638	159.00–165.00	161.26
2	—	733	153.00–154.00	153.49
1	—	415	193.00	193.00
8	—	569	166.00–174.00	170.32
5	—	663	157.00–162.00	158.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	159.00–167.00	162.24
2	—	640	145.00	145.00
9	—	426	173.00–180.00	176.65
3	—	337	182.00–188.00	185.67
8	—	389	180.00–188.00	185.28
6	—	475	165.00–170.00	168.02
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	170.00–179.00	173.83
3	—	678	140.00–146.00	143.63
11	—	465	175.00–182.00	178.15
2	—	378	192.00–199.00	195.34
9	—	425	182.00–190.00	185.56
4	—	566	152.00–156.00	153.99
2	—	328	193.00–198.00	195.52
4	—	630	147.00–154.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	155.00–156.00	155.67
3	—	477	159.00–160.00	159.66
8	—	319	170.00–178.00	173.13
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
2	—	610	138.00	138.00
10	—	418	162.00–169.00	165.49
5	—	389	168.00–175.00	171.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,242	85.00–91.00	87.65
19	—	1,133	79.00–84.00	81.05
47	—	1,134	72.00–78.00	75.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,477	83.00–85.00	83.70
9	—	1,392	76.00–81.00	78.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	978	63.00–68.00	65.24
13	—	967	56.00–61.00	58.93
3	—	908	50.00–54.00	51.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	110.00–113.00	111.77
2	—	2,203	117.00–121.00	118.88

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)	2	—	—	875.00–950.00	912.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–975.00	900.00

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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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