Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, boning cows sold up to 91cwt , slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $146.91/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$146.91

116 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	151.40	720	35
Medium and Large 2	439	146.90	645	60
Medium and Large 3	414	139.46	577	21

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about $143 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 sale116 hd

146.91

—

AL average15 barns · 1,259 hd

144.21

+2.70

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	1,634	105.10	1,717	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	77.73	1,122	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,055	74.87	790	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	58.09	567	37

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	521	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	179.79/cwt	178.00–183.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	143.49/cwt	138.00–148.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	138.98/cwt	137.00–142.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.03/cwt	160.00–169.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	136.75/cwt	136.00–139.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	145.71/cwt	143.00–147.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.21/cwt	155.00–161.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.98/cwt	151.00–153.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	144.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	139.26/cwt	138.00–141.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.34/cwt	148.00–158.00	576	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	153.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	139.71/cwt	134.00–141.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	132.34/cwt	131.00–133.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	172.13/cwt	170.00–175.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	180.03/cwt	176.00–185.00	758	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	153.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	165.96/cwt	164.00–172.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	170.05/cwt	168.00–172.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.48/cwt	144.00–153.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	197.01/cwt	196.00–198.00	577	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	49.69/cwt	48.00–52.00	490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	62.30/cwt	59.00–64.00	601	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	55.67/cwt	53.00–58.00	549	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	72.28/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,140	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	84.20/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,203	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	77.76/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,065	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	68.47/cwt	66.00–71.00	713	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	81.17/cwt	79.00–84.00	854	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	74.94/cwt	72.00–78.00	800	26
Bulls	—	—	1,649	99.37/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,639	6
Bulls	—	—	1,808	113.58/cwt	111.00–116.00	2,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,587	105.78/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,679	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,116.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,012.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	888.46/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,080.15/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	—	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	168.13/cwt	165.00–173.00	726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	162.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	159.10/cwt	155.00–162.00	697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	152.25/cwt	148.00–155.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	128.96/cwt	125.00–133.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	154.71/cwt	153.00–158.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	172.02/cwt	170.00–175.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	149.51/cwt	145.00–157.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	173.75/cwt	172.00–178.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.82/cwt	143.00–149.00	752	11

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 437Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 145Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 7Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	120.00–125.00	123.74
8	—	376	143.00–147.00	145.71
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
4	—	424	138.00–141.00	139.26
2	—	480	135.00	135.00
2	—	323	145.00–148.00	146.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	160.00–169.00	164.03
4	—	606	136.00–139.00	136.75
9	—	414	155.00–161.00	158.21
3	—	480	151.00–153.00	151.98
2	—	578	140.00–143.00	141.49
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
11	—	516	143.00–149.00	145.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	163.00	163.00
9	—	482	140.00–148.00	144.35
8	—	423	145.00–153.00	148.56
19	—	378	148.00–158.00	152.34
8	—	331	150.00–158.00	153.61
7	—	536	134.00–141.00	139.71
5	—	572	130.00–135.00	132.99
3	—	632	131.00–133.00	132.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	178.00–183.00	179.79
4	—	576	138.00–148.00	143.49
3	—	623	137.00–142.00	138.98
1	—	785	126.00	126.00
10	—	432	165.00–173.00	168.13
7	—	461	160.00–165.00	162.27
2	—	678	125.00–133.00	128.96
3	—	527	153.00–158.00	154.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	176.00–185.00	180.03
8	—	577	150.00–157.00	153.03
5	—	517	164.00–172.00	165.96
4	—	483	168.00–172.00	170.05
2	—	613	144.00–153.00	148.48
2	—	293	196.00–198.00	197.01
1	—	390	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	155.00–162.00	159.10
5	—	605	125.00	125.00
5	—	474	148.00–155.00	152.25
5	—	392	170.00–175.00	172.02
4	—	515	145.00–157.00	149.51
4	—	319	172.00–178.00	173.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
2	—	615	150.00–153.00	151.48
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	170.00–175.00	172.13
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	987	48.00–52.00	49.69
18	—	964	59.00–64.00	62.30
14	—	986	53.00–58.00	55.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,577	70.00–74.00	72.28
5	—	1,429	82.00–87.00	84.20
10	—	1,370	76.00–80.00	77.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,042	66.00–71.00	68.47
20	—	1,052	79.00–84.00	81.17
26	—	1,067	72.00–78.00	74.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,649	98.00–101.00	99.37
3	—	1,808	111.00–116.00	113.58
13	—	1,587	104.00–109.00	105.78

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)	6	—	—	750.00–900.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,116.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	825.00–925.00	888.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	68	—	—	950.00–1,250.00	1,080.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,350.00

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