Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.55/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$147.55

164 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$10.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.14

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	149.84	759	81
Medium and Large 2	433	148.61	643	55
Medium and Large 3	454	138.85	630	28

One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about $129 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 sale164 hd

147.55

—

AL average16 barns · 1,756 hd

138.41

+9.14

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	—	High	1,750	105.04	1,839	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	72.68	1,067	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	69.44	796	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	900	57.05	513	31

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$958	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,243	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,013	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	147.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	129.97/cwt	129.00–132.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	131.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	164.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.63/cwt	142.00–149.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	128.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	162.25/cwt	157.00–165.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	141.12/cwt	138.00–144.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	718	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	147.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	167.01/cwt	163.00–170.00	967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	173.99/cwt	173.00–176.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	165.54/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	151.65/cwt	151.00–153.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	164.65/cwt	163.00–168.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	185.49/cwt	183.00–187.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	188.77/cwt	186.00–193.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.76/cwt	162.00–170.00	872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	306	196.51/cwt	196.00–198.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	158.26/cwt	153.00–165.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	162.05/cwt	158.00–166.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	173.19/cwt	170.00–178.00	802	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	178.73/cwt	175.00–183.00	774	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	75.11/cwt	74.00–79.00	913	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	69.76/cwt	67.00–73.00	790	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	60.69/cwt	60.00–62.00	542	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	57.26/cwt	55.00–59.00	519	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	64.14/cwt	61.00–66.00	726	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	80.38/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,141	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	67.42/cwt	67.00–69.00	980	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	49.33/cwt	48.00–52.00	442	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,077	11
Bulls	—	—	1,968	113.36/cwt	112.00–117.00	2,231	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	103.51/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,773	5
Bulls	—	—	1,595	99.27/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,012.50/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,295.83/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,296	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	958.00/head	875.00–1,015.00	958	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	737.50/head	650.00–825.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	157.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	167.35/cwt	165.00–172.00	643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	142.33/cwt	141.00–143.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	835	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	139.02/cwt	135.00–143.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	163.60/cwt	160.00–166.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	192.51/cwt	192.00–193.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	147.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	186.61/cwt	183.00–191.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	188.99/cwt	188.00–190.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	169.43/cwt	167.00–171.00	707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	177.94/cwt	175.00–180.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	180.51/cwt	179.00–182.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	142.00/cwt	135.00–142.50	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	154.75/cwt	152.00–158.00	669	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	154.53/cwt	152.00–158.00	581	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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 871Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 257Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 49Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	150.00	150.00
9	—	377	145.00–150.00	147.65
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
5	—	425	140.00	140.00
3	—	537	129.00–135.00	131.01
5	—	569	125.00–130.00	128.19
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	129.00–132.00	129.97
1	—	285	171.00	171.00
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
9	—	371	160.00–170.00	164.35
8	—	569	142.00–149.00	145.63
17	—	479	147.00–155.00	149.89
14	—	534	145.00–152.00	147.99
15	—	619	135.00–142.50	142.00
13	—	432	152.00–158.00	154.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	140.00	140.00
3	—	490	145.00	145.00
8	—	431	145.00–149.00	147.00
7	—	281	157.00–165.00	162.25
9	—	531	138.00–144.00	141.12
2	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
2	—	665	124.00	124.00
9	—	322	155.00–160.00	157.30
11	—	376	152.00–158.00	154.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	188.00	188.00
3	—	570	158.00	158.00
2	—	495	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	163.00–170.00	167.01
3	—	523	173.00–176.00	173.99
9	—	619	161.00–170.00	165.54
4	—	465	183.00–187.00	185.49
4	—	414	186.00–193.00	188.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	170.00	170.00
3	—	518	151.00–153.00	151.65
3	—	468	163.00–168.00	164.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	162.00–170.00	165.76
4	—	306	196.00–198.00	196.51
3	—	625	153.00–165.00	158.26
2	—	568	158.00–166.00	162.05
11	—	463	170.00–178.00	173.19
12	—	433	175.00–183.00	178.73
7	—	381	183.00–191.00	186.61
2	—	673	150.00–157.00	153.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.28
11	—	384	165.00–172.00	167.35
3	—	590	141.00–143.00	142.33
1	—	490	153.00	153.00
4	—	518	145.00–148.00	147.01
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
6	—	332	175.00–180.00	177.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	152.00–160.00	156.07
2	—	663	135.00–143.00	139.02
8	—	466	160.00–166.00	163.60
2	—	288	192.00–193.00	192.51
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
4	—	343	188.00–190.00	188.99
9	—	417	167.00–171.00	169.43
3	—	573	150.00–157.00	153.38
8	—	382	179.00–182.00	180.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,216	74.00–79.00	75.11
61	—	1,132	67.00–73.00	69.76
23	—	1,132	61.00–66.00	64.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	893	60.00–62.00	60.69
13	—	907	55.00–59.00	57.26
6	—	897	48.00–52.00	49.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	78.00–83.00	80.38
4	—	1,453	67.00–69.00	67.42
11	—	1,486	70.00–75.00	72.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,968	112.00–117.00	113.36
5	—	1,713	101.00–105.00	103.51
3	—	1,595	98.00–100.00	99.27

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	2	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,295.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	875.00–1,015.00	958.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–825.00	737.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle