Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.49/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −40.55 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$163.49

145 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$5.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	165.53	869	51
Medium and Large 2	458	163.49	748	63
Medium and Large 3	419	160.15	671	31

One grade step is worth $5.38/cwt here — about $198 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 sale145 hd

163.49

—

AL average15 barns · 1,062 hd

147.03

+16.46

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−40.55

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	1,728	107.86	1,863	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	77.27	1,127	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	74.81	864	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	57.94	554	22

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.40/cwt	149.00–153.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.50/cwt	150.00–159.00	676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	142.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	146.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.52/cwt	133.00–138.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	156.44/cwt	153.00–160.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	116.44/cwt	115.00–121.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	148.61/cwt	147.00–153.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.37/cwt	141.00–149.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	137.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	150.40/cwt	147.00–152.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	183.63/cwt	183.00–185.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.01/cwt	177.00–183.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	156.08/cwt	150.00–159.00	957	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	53.57/cwt	53.00–54.00	519	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	72.68/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,044	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	82.20/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,185	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	76.27/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,129	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	80.74/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,007	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	68.29/cwt	66.00–70.00	712	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	57.21/cwt	55.00–60.00	547	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	75.41/cwt	72.00–78.00	882	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	62.09/cwt	61.00–63.00	589	7
Bulls	—	—	1,773	108.15/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,917	8
Bulls	—	—	1,376	98.06/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,936	115.23/cwt	114.00–116.00	2,231	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,152.08/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	—	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	941.67/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	791.67/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	170.90/cwt	168.00–173.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	163.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.68/cwt	160.00–168.00	765	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	172.36/cwt	170.00–174.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	157.15/cwt	152.00–160.00	834	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	143.98/cwt	138.00–148.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.67/cwt	147.00–156.00	725	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	172.50/cwt	172.00–173.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	153.02/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	178.73/cwt	175.00–183.00	574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	160.00/cwt	155.00–164.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.52/cwt	185.00–188.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	159.26/cwt	158.00–160.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	159.90/cwt	154.00–163.00	929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	170.67/cwt	165.00–173.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	164.70/cwt	162.00–166.00	879	6

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 446Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 118Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 33Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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
2	—	580	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	430	140.00	140.00
2	—	380	145.00	145.00
3	—	322	145.00–150.00	146.74
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
2	—	528	125.00–128.00	126.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
13	—	435	150.00–159.00	155.50
6	—	571	138.00–145.00	142.17
2	—	608	135.00–138.00	136.51
7	—	464	147.00–153.00	148.61
6	—	515	141.00–149.00	145.37
4	—	389	158.00–160.00	159.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	149.00–153.00	151.40
5	—	481	140.00–143.00	141.99
12	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.86
4	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	540	133.00–138.00	135.52
4	—	329	153.00–160.00	156.44
4	—	681	115.00–121.00	116.44
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
1	—	575	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	158.00	158.00
2	—	513	163.00–165.00	163.99
1	—	405	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	167.00–169.00	167.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	164.00–165.00	164.49
1	—	375	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	134.00–140.00	137.05
7	—	561	147.00–152.00	150.40
3	—	282	183.00–185.00	183.63
10	—	364	168.00–173.00	170.90
11	—	470	160.00–168.00	162.68
12	—	531	152.00–160.00	157.15
4	—	625	138.00–148.00	143.98
9	—	321	175.00–183.00	178.73
5	—	424	165.00–173.00	170.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	177.00–183.00	179.01
13	—	613	150.00–159.00	156.08
2	—	713	137.00–138.00	137.50
11	—	430	175.00–180.00	177.48
4	—	458	172.00–173.00	172.50
3	—	658	148.00–156.00	153.02
2	—	325	185.00–188.00	186.52
6	—	581	154.00–163.00	159.90
6	—	534	162.00–166.00	164.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	160.00–165.00	163.02
6	—	328	170.00–174.00	172.36
11	—	475	147.00–156.00	152.67
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
6	—	422	155.00–164.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	968	53.00–54.00	53.57
10	—	956	55.00–60.00	57.21
7	—	949	61.00–63.00	62.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	72.00–73.00	72.68
4	—	1,441	82.00–83.00	82.20
6	—	1,480	74.00–79.00	76.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,247	79.00–84.00	80.74
16	—	1,042	66.00–70.00	68.29
45	—	1,169	72.00–78.00	75.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,773	106.00–111.00	108.15
4	—	1,376	97.00–99.00	98.06
5	—	1,936	114.00–116.00	115.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,152.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–975.00	941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–825.00	791.67

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

Bulls · 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