Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, breaking cows sold up to 97 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.25/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.80 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$159.25

170 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$12.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	163.26	827	65
Medium and Large 2	458	159.82	733	71
Medium and Large 3	465	150.39	700	34

One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about $127 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 sale170 hd

159.25

—

AL average16 barns · 1,357 hd

148.28

+10.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−44.80

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	1,633	110.34	1,802	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	85.09	1,259	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	81.79	967	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	68.31	669	38

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$845	10

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 3	—	380	134.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	123.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	120.00/cwt	118.00–123.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.85/cwt	135.00–143.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.66/cwt	143.00–146.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	141.89/cwt	138.00–146.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	152.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	580	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	682	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	152.95/cwt	152.00–155.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	168.00/cwt	167.00–169.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	159.64/cwt	156.00–164.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	156.31/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	166.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	126.49/cwt	123.00–130.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.62/cwt	133.00–139.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	156.00/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	151.36/cwt	148.00–154.00	789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.08/cwt	155.00–162.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	155.96/cwt	153.00–158.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	168.27/cwt	165.00–174.00	777	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	172.09/cwt	170.00–179.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	179.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	670	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	76.69/cwt	74.00–79.00	898	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	72.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	751	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	78.60/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	160.56/cwt	156.00–163.00	748	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	83.11/cwt	80.00–86.00	969	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	89.32/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,111	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	67.00/cwt	64.00–69.00	643	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	60.01/cwt	59.00–62.00	518	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	90.43/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,283	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	84.65/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,283	11
Bulls	—	—	1,415	104.22/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,475	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	118.55/cwt	116.00–121.00	2,084	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,967	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	762.50/head	700.00–825.00	763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	875.00–925.00	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	160.67/cwt	160.00–162.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	150.85/cwt	148.00–153.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	133.59/cwt	128.00–137.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.00/cwt	133.00–142.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	164.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	714	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	187.24/cwt	184.00–192.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.17/cwt	147.00–157.00	650	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.86/cwt	143.00–153.00	702	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	132.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	137.85/cwt	133.00–142.00	994	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	177.94/cwt	175.00–182.00	584	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	148.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	940	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	170.14/cwt	165.00–173.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	156.71/cwt	155.00–158.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	140.30/cwt	137.00–143.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	181.51/cwt	180.00–183.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	163.36/cwt	159.00–168.00	539	4

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 Jun 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 399Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 199Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	130.00–137.00	134.83
2	—	330	135.00–137.00	135.97
7	—	519	120.00–126.00	123.86
3	—	630	110.00	110.00
3	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
3	—	682	105.00–110.00	108.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	674	118.00–123.00	120.00
2	—	518	130.00–139.00	134.52
3	—	383	140.00–143.00	140.99
10	—	430	135.00–143.00	139.85
4	—	333	152.00–155.00	152.95
8	—	623	123.00–130.00	126.49
9	—	586	128.00–137.00	133.59
6	—	475	133.00–142.00	139.00
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
3	—	520	143.00–146.00	144.66
3	—	1,065	107.00	107.00
10	—	567	138.00–146.00	141.89
15	—	379	150.00–160.00	152.98
3	—	623	133.00–139.00	135.62
15	—	427	147.00–157.00	152.17
17	—	475	143.00–153.00	147.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	165.00–170.00	167.50
1	—	425	163.00	163.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	183.00	183.00
5	—	470	165.00–170.00	166.60
3	—	617	144.00–145.00	144.66
2	—	658	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	575	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	167.00–169.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	156.00–164.00	159.64
3	—	642	154.00–161.00	156.31
1	—	865	132.00	132.00
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
1	—	775	138.00	138.00
3	—	683	154.00–157.00	156.00
1	—	930	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	148.00–154.00	151.36
7	—	466	156.00–163.00	160.56
2	—	715	125.00–127.00	125.99
15	—	433	160.00–168.00	164.89
9	—	634	130.00–138.00	132.79
13	—	328	175.00–182.00	177.94
11	—	379	165.00–173.00	170.14
3	—	568	137.00–143.00	140.30
1	—	790	123.00	123.00
2	—	278	180.00–183.00	181.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	155.00–162.00	159.08
4	—	571	153.00–158.00	155.96
13	—	462	165.00–174.00	168.27
4	—	435	170.00–179.00	172.09
12	—	373	175.00–185.00	179.59
5	—	325	184.00–192.00	187.24
7	—	721	133.00–142.00	137.85
10	—	635	144.00–150.00	148.03
1	—	680	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	160.00–162.00	160.67
2	—	295	178.00	178.00
6	—	473	148.00–153.00	150.85
3	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	790	110.00–115.00	112.48
3	—	520	138.00–140.00	139.31
7	—	432	155.00–158.00	156.71
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
4	—	330	159.00–168.00	163.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,171	74.00–79.00	76.69
28	—	1,166	80.00–86.00	83.11
12	—	1,244	87.00–93.00	89.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,037	70.00–75.00	72.40
15	—	960	64.00–69.00	67.00
6	—	863	59.00–62.00	60.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,485	75.00–80.00	78.60
7	—	1,419	88.00–94.00	90.43
11	—	1,516	82.00–87.00	84.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	104.00–105.00	104.22
2	—	1,758	116.00–121.00	118.55
5	—	1,757	110.00–114.00	111.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–825.00	762.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	875.00–925.00	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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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