Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 84cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.08/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$152.08

160 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	155.40	741	74
Medium and Large 2	440	149.82	660	67
Medium and Large 3	412	147.15	607	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $134 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

152.08

—

AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd

144.04

+8.04

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	1,658	102.18	1,694	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	78.65	1,022	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	72.46	816	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	57.97	537	12

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)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$813	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	—	738	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	152.59/cwt	149.00–158.00	806	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	176.36/cwt	173.00–179.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	159.16/cwt	158.00–160.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	156.54/cwt	153.00–159.00	745	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	167.61/cwt	164.00–171.00	649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	151.18/cwt	147.00–155.00	644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	160.15/cwt	157.00–166.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.22/cwt	148.00–154.00	841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.92/cwt	141.00–148.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	141.21/cwt	138.00–143.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	160.00/cwt	158.00–161.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	137.19/cwt	135.00–139.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	172.87/cwt	169.00–176.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	175.44/cwt	173.00–178.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	192.27/cwt	183.00–193.00	952	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	199.63/cwt	195.00–204.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	142.35/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	168.43/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.05/cwt	154.00–163.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	165.32/cwt	162.00–168.00	853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	151.99/cwt	147.00–156.00	941	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	189.96/cwt	186.00–193.00	720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	64.66/cwt	63.00–66.00	600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	57.67/cwt	56.00–60.00	545	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	420	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	80.48/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,053	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	74.99/cwt	74.00–76.00	962	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	67.03/cwt	64.00–69.00	729	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	78.73/cwt	77.00–82.00	888	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	73.40/cwt	70.00–76.00	846	29
Bulls	—	—	1,690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	102.63/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,601	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	494	155.83/cwt	155.00–160.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	149.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	155.77/cwt	152.00–160.00	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	168.85/cwt	168.00–170.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	589	140.17/cwt	140.00–141.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	136.34/cwt	134.00–138.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.00/cwt	143.00–150.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	148.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.93/cwt	152.00–160.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	264	201.43/cwt	195.00–205.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	145.70/cwt	143.00–150.00	975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	185.61/cwt	180.00–189.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	167.74/cwt	163.00–172.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	193.65/cwt	193.00–195.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	179.63/cwt	175.00–185.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	143.28/cwt	140.00–146.00	887	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	187.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	176.48/cwt	172.00–179.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	182.37/cwt	180.00–183.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	137.62/cwt	135.00–142.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	177.80/cwt	177.00–178.00	647	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	149.21/cwt	145.00–153.00	850	5

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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 532Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 193Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 28Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	129.00–130.00	129.50
3	—	692	133.00–134.00	133.33
16	—	528	149.00–158.00	152.59
9	—	476	153.00–159.00	156.54
4	—	605	140.00–142.00	140.50
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
11	—	387	164.00–171.00	167.61
6	—	255	165.00–168.00	166.50
10	—	417	157.00–166.00	160.15
9	—	560	148.00–154.00	150.22
1	—	345	166.00	166.00
2	—	240	168.00–170.00	169.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	263	158.00–160.00	159.16
2	—	673	125.00–128.00	126.49
12	—	426	147.00–155.00	151.18
4	—	210	165.00	165.00
8	—	523	141.00–148.00	143.92
4	—	574	138.00–143.00	141.21
5	—	332	158.00–161.00	160.00
7	—	622	135.00–139.00	137.19
9	—	475	143.00–150.00	147.00
11	—	375	152.00–160.00	155.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
3	—	410	145.00	145.00
6	—	339	154.00–156.00	154.99
6	—	382	145.00–150.00	148.32
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	540	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	134.00–137.00	135.50
8	—	524	173.00–179.00	176.36
1	—	410	198.00	198.00
8	—	565	169.00–176.00	172.87
17	—	495	183.00–193.00	192.27
3	—	377	195.00–204.00	199.63
8	—	763	138.00–143.00	142.35
2	—	615	164.00–173.00	168.43
1	—	725	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	158.00	158.00
2	—	435	173.00–178.00	175.44
1	—	495	176.00	176.00
3	—	743	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
4	—	485	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	154.00–163.00	158.05
9	—	516	162.00–168.00	165.32
6	—	218	210.00–220.00	215.00
1	—	725	143.00	143.00
9	—	619	147.00–156.00	151.99
4	—	379	186.00–193.00	189.96
4	—	264	195.00–205.00	201.43
7	—	669	143.00–150.00	145.70
3	—	427	180.00–189.00	185.61
3	—	335	193.00–195.00	193.65
3	—	460	175.00–185.00	179.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	155.00–160.00	155.83
2	—	720	125.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	645	137.00	137.00
4	—	526	148.00–150.00	149.51
7	—	411	168.00–170.00	168.85
6	—	589	140.00–141.00	140.17
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
5	—	364	177.00–178.00	177.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	152.00–160.00	155.77
3	—	710	134.00–138.00	136.34
8	—	482	163.00–172.00	167.74
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
8	—	619	140.00–146.00	143.28
6	—	223	185.00–190.00	187.36
7	—	424	172.00–179.00	176.48
2	—	290	185.00	185.00
5	—	359	180.00–183.00	182.37
3	—	675	135.00–142.00	137.62
5	—	570	145.00–153.00	149.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	63.00–66.00	64.66
7	—	945	56.00–60.00	57.67
2	—	858	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	79.00–81.00	80.48
2	—	1,283	74.00–76.00	74.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,087	64.00–69.00	67.03
13	—	1,128	77.00–82.00	78.73
29	—	1,153	70.00–76.00	73.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,920	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,560	101.00–105.00	102.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle