Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady on a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.98/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$141.98

160 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	145.23	749	74
Medium and Large 2	492	140.74	693	57
Medium and Large 3	466	136.10	634	29

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $114 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 sale160 hd

141.98

—

AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd

139.49

+2.49

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	1,748	107.15	1,873	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,379	77.30	1,066	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	75.68	868	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	56.92	549	20

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	481	141.96/cwt	139.00–146.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	136.75/cwt	134.00–140.00	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	606	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	155.70/cwt	150.00–159.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	154.89/cwt	152.00–158.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	145.31/cwt	143.00–148.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	123.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	896	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	123.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.98/cwt	148.00–151.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	151.21/cwt	150.00–153.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.73/cwt	133.00–138.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.77/cwt	128.00–137.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	161.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	154.05/cwt	150.00–158.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	185.92/cwt	181.00–189.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	186.52/cwt	185.00–188.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	162.31/cwt	160.00–169.00	768	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.50/cwt	138.00–143.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	176.87/cwt	172.00–182.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.68/cwt	151.00–154.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	190.05/cwt	187.00–193.00	599	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	70.09/cwt	68.00–73.00	753	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	61.54/cwt	59.00–64.00	587	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,110	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	75.95/cwt	74.00–79.00	908	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	55.96/cwt	53.00–58.00	567	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	49.62/cwt	47.00–52.00	439	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	81.90/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,118	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	76.10/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,036	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	82.47/cwt	80.00–85.00	946	13
Bulls	—	—	1,691	98.54/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,666	6
Bulls	—	—	2,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	112.01/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,967	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.33/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	174.85/cwt	170.00–179.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	165.67/cwt	162.00–168.00	729	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	178.46/cwt	172.00–182.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	148.35/cwt	145.00–151.00	783	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	156.11/cwt	150.00–159.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	166.13/cwt	163.00–170.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	177.05/cwt	175.00–178.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	171.05/cwt	170.00–172.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	140.00/cwt	135.00–143.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	143.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	839	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	155.55/cwt	152.00–161.00	814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.28/cwt	147.00–155.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.83/cwt	142.00–150.00	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	142.42/cwt	140.00–146.00	813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	164.15/cwt	162.00–169.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.67/cwt	180.00–182.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	142.93/cwt	140.00–147.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	695	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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 619Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 177Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 112Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady on a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	139.00–146.00	141.96
13	—	529	134.00–140.00	136.75
3	—	318	150.00–159.00	155.70
8	—	359	152.00–158.00	154.89
8	—	428	148.00–151.00	148.98
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
4	—	570	128.00–137.00	133.77
2	—	668	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	773	112.00–114.00	113.01
2	—	713	117.00–118.00	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	119.00–120.00	119.75
4	—	529	125.00–130.00	127.00
2	—	473	132.00–137.00	134.46
3	—	385	143.00–148.00	145.31
4	—	329	150.00–153.00	151.21
9	—	427	140.00–147.00	142.93
3	—	573	120.00–124.00	121.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
8	—	728	120.00–124.00	123.03
3	—	658	123.00–125.00	123.67
3	—	622	133.00–138.00	134.73
9	—	418	152.00–157.00	153.59
9	—	374	160.00–165.00	161.96
18	—	465	147.00–155.00	149.28
13	—	523	142.00–150.00	145.83
9	—	571	140.00–146.00	142.42
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	153.00	153.00
1	—	445	168.00	168.00
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	163.00	163.00
1	—	505	171.00	171.00
3	—	420	181.00–189.00	185.92
2	—	558	165.00–166.00	165.50
2	—	375	185.00–188.00	186.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	178.00	178.00
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
2	—	610	153.00–155.00	153.99
2	—	583	150.00–158.00	154.05
3	—	480	165.00–170.00	166.70
1	—	540	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	160.00–169.00	162.31
7	—	423	170.00–179.00	174.85
7	—	374	172.00–182.00	178.46
2	—	663	132.00–133.00	132.50
4	—	328	178.00–180.00	178.99
2	—	785	119.00–120.00	119.51
5	—	634	135.00–143.00	140.00
8	—	583	140.00–146.00	143.88
10	—	523	152.00–161.00	155.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
2	—	655	138.00–143.00	140.50
2	—	468	172.00–182.00	176.87
3	—	568	151.00–154.00	152.68
2	—	315	187.00–193.00	190.05
3	—	738	128.00–129.00	128.67
7	—	521	162.00–169.00	164.15
3	—	415	180.00–182.00	180.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	135.00–138.00	136.49
12	—	440	162.00–168.00	165.67
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
12	—	528	145.00–151.00	148.35
10	—	479	150.00–159.00	156.11
7	—	379	163.00–170.00	166.13
3	—	283	175.00–178.00	177.05
2	—	323	170.00–172.00	171.05
1	—	640	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,075	68.00–73.00	70.09
25	—	1,195	74.00–79.00	75.95
13	—	1,147	80.00–85.00	82.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	954	59.00–64.00	61.54
8	—	1,013	53.00–58.00	55.96
4	—	884	47.00–52.00	49.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	73.00	73.00
5	—	1,365	81.00–84.00	81.90
12	—	1,361	74.00–79.00	76.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,691	97.00–101.00	98.54
1	—	2,030	120.00	120.00
8	—	1,756	109.00–114.00	112.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	983.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	400.00	400.00

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