Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, boning cows up to 91 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady high dressing bulls sold up to 128 cwt. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.75/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$140.75

162 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$14.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	146.55	734	63
Medium and Large 2	486	138.82	674	73
Medium and Large 3	443	132.09	585	26

One grade step is worth $14.46/cwt here — about $150 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 sale162 hd

140.75

—

AL average16 barns · 1,553 hd

138.89

+1.86

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	1,690	106.99	1,808	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	77.78	1,153	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	75.76	837	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	53.56	516	29

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	136.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	156.04/cwt	155.00–158.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	141.30/cwt	139.00–148.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	132.61/cwt	128.00–137.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	144.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	105.45/cwt	103.00–108.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.41/cwt	139.00–146.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	149.53/cwt	146.00–155.00	694	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	156.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.57/cwt	122.00–126.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	609	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	171.05/cwt	169.00–173.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	152.59/cwt	148.00–157.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	167.72/cwt	165.00–170.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	163.68/cwt	163.00–165.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	146.17/cwt	143.00–150.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.88/cwt	171.00–179.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	161.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	179.39/cwt	175.00–183.00	649	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	75.58/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,125	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	76.28/cwt	74.00–79.00	855	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	69.89/cwt	67.00–72.00	728	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	53.74/cwt	51.00–56.00	544	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	83.35/cwt	80.00–85.00	976	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	80.54/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,189	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	46.36/cwt	45.00–50.00	442	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	61.33/cwt	58.00–63.00	573	10
Bulls	—	—	1,458	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,434	3
Bulls	—	—	2,163	118.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	108.27/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,740	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,007.14/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	943.75/cwt	875.00–975.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	170.22/cwt	167.00–173.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	166.35/cwt	162.00–170.00	702	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	491	155.29/cwt	153.00–158.00	762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	139.32/cwt	138.00–143.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	169.52/cwt	168.00–170.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	184.62/cwt	182.00–189.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	149.14/cwt	145.00–152.00	861	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.22/cwt	153.00–160.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	158.35/cwt	157.00–163.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	169.18/cwt	167.00–173.00	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	759	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 May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 446Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 145Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	118.00	118.00
2	—	425	133.00	133.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
2	—	545	125.00	125.00
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	283	140.00–148.00	144.34
2	—	668	103.00–108.00	105.45
6	—	325	139.00–146.00	143.41
4	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	130.00–140.00	136.71
9	—	627	120.00–130.00	125.10
16	—	475	135.00–145.00	141.18
2	—	673	116.00	116.00
3	—	270	155.00–158.00	156.04
7	—	577	128.00–137.00	132.61
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
2	—	338	150.00–155.00	152.48
17	—	422	140.00–149.00	144.28
6	—	372	142.00–150.00	146.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	150.00–158.00	153.06
6	—	567	139.00–148.00	141.30
16	—	464	146.00–155.00	149.53
6	—	389	152.00–160.00	156.81
9	—	745	122.00–126.00	125.57
5	—	335	157.00–163.00	158.35
11	—	522	142.00–150.00	145.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	126.00–128.00	127.03
2	—	408	165.00–166.00	165.50
2	—	520	148.00–157.00	152.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	141.50	141.50
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
4	—	715	153.50	153.50
4	—	563	165.00–170.00	167.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	169.00–173.00	171.05
1	—	775	137.00	137.00
2	—	623	157.00–158.00	157.50
3	—	518	163.00–165.00	163.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	175.00–180.00	177.52
6	—	623	143.00–150.00	146.17
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.47
13	—	422	162.00–170.00	166.35
9	—	577	145.00–152.00	149.14
4	—	523	154.00–155.00	154.50
4	—	725	125.00–133.00	127.71
1	—	655	143.00	143.00
10	—	373	167.00–173.00	169.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	151.00–153.00	152.00
1	—	205	212.00	212.00
8	—	428	171.00–179.00	173.88
6	—	508	160.00–165.00	161.83
3	—	362	175.00–183.00	179.39
8	—	461	167.00–173.00	170.22
3	—	712	137.00–138.00	137.33
3	—	323	182.00–189.00	184.62
5	—	564	153.00–160.00	155.22
1	—	785	135.00	135.00
2	—	678	147.00–149.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	145.00	145.00
6	—	430	158.00–160.00	158.98
10	—	491	153.00–158.00	155.29
6	—	568	138.00–143.00	139.32
4	—	321	168.00–170.00	169.52
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
3	—	285	170.00–172.00	171.01
3	—	378	160.00–164.00	161.97
1	—	740	123.00	123.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,488	74.00–77.00	75.58
4	—	1,476	80.00–82.00	80.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,121	74.00–79.00	76.28
20	—	1,042	67.00–72.00	69.89
14	—	1,171	80.00–85.00	83.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,013	51.00–56.00	53.74
11	—	953	45.00–50.00	46.36
10	—	935	58.00–63.00	61.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	95.00–100.00	98.33
2	—	2,163	116.00–120.00	118.05
3	—	1,607	107.00–110.00	108.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,007.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–875.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–975.00	943.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle