Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 91cwt, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.43/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$148.43

223 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	149.46	694	82
Medium and Large 1	542	149.39	810	93
Medium and Large 3	419	144.79	606	48

One grade step is worth $4.68/cwt here — about $88 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 sale223 hd

148.43

—

AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd

145.89

+2.54

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	1,581	106.38	1,682	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	79.92	1,151	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	75.14	839	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	61.15	611	20

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 1	—	323	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	171.66/cwt	169.00–175.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.64/cwt	155.00–163.00	744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	139.74/cwt	135.00–143.00	855	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	161.06/cwt	160.00–163.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	149.11/cwt	145.00–154.00	695	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.02/cwt	129.00–134.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	141.39/cwt	138.00–143.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	168.06/cwt	165.00–170.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	144.95/cwt	142.00–148.00	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	150.64/cwt	148.00–153.00	551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.49/cwt	148.00–155.00	790	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	154.44/cwt	150.00–158.00	644	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	191.37/cwt	188.00–195.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.16/cwt	143.00–147.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	132.59/cwt	130.00–134.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.70/cwt	155.00–163.00	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	127.26/cwt	127.00–128.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	180.67/cwt	179.00–183.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	192.99/cwt	191.00–195.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	158.66/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	172.97/cwt	168.00–178.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	160.19/cwt	157.00–164.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.44/cwt	190.00–197.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	177.22/cwt	174.00–180.00	840	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	135.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	169.40/cwt	167.00–176.00	893	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	60.93/cwt	58.00–63.00	564	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,191	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	78.28/cwt	76.00–80.00	906	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	55.76/cwt	52.00–57.00	575	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	65.98/cwt	65.00–67.00	690	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,203	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	80.20/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,117	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	70.45/cwt	68.00–74.00	743	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	82.60/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,001	5
Bulls	—	—	1,593	107.69/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,716	6
Bulls	—	—	1,523	112.91/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,597	99.42/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	170.40/cwt	165.00–173.00	820	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	143.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	813	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	152.20/cwt	148.00–156.00	802	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	184.90/cwt	183.00–187.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	132.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	160.93/cwt	157.00–165.00	840	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	175.91/cwt	173.00–179.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	173.48/cwt	173.00–175.00	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	153.45/cwt	149.00–156.00	958	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	183.65/cwt	181.00–185.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.48/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	201.68/cwt	196.00–208.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	158.72/cwt	157.00–163.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	143.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.94/cwt	143.00–150.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	148.76/cwt	145.00–154.00	846	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	135.75/cwt	132.00–139.00	908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	152.84/cwt	149.00–156.00	868	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	166.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	152.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	484	8

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 741Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 114Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	168.00–170.00	169.01
3	—	708	128.00–130.00	129.33
16	—	469	155.00–163.00	158.64
19	—	612	135.00–143.00	139.74
11	—	430	160.00–170.00	163.67
6	—	673	129.00–134.00	132.02
3	—	378	165.00–170.00	168.06
13	—	525	148.00–155.00	150.49
2	—	775	120.00–123.00	121.48
18	—	569	145.00–154.00	148.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	160.00–163.00	161.06
23	—	466	145.00–154.00	149.11
2	—	268	160.00–165.00	162.52
17	—	417	150.00–158.00	154.44
11	—	525	143.00–147.00	145.16
5	—	623	130.00–134.00	132.59
13	—	378	155.00–163.00	157.70
4	—	664	127.00–128.00	127.26
4	—	580	143.00–144.00	143.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	138.00–143.00	141.39
4	—	570	128.00–130.00	129.01
12	—	430	142.00–148.00	144.95
12	—	366	148.00–153.00	150.64
3	—	530	130.00–135.00	133.40
2	—	615	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	290	155.00	155.00
8	—	318	150.00–155.00	152.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	169.00–175.00	171.66
1	—	355	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	152.00	152.00
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
2	—	473	188.00–195.00	191.37
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
1	—	420	203.00	203.00
3	—	658	158.00–160.00	158.66
3	—	567	168.00–178.00	172.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	158.00	158.00
1	—	560	166.00	166.00
1	—	405	191.00	191.00
3	—	483	179.00–183.00	180.67
2	—	358	191.00–195.00	192.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	157.00–164.00	160.19
4	—	373	190.00–197.00	192.44
11	—	474	174.00–180.00	177.22
2	—	768	132.00–140.00	135.93
9	—	527	167.00–176.00	169.40
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
11	—	624	149.00–156.00	153.45
3	—	428	181.00–185.00	183.65
2	—	725	139.00–142.00	140.48
2	—	328	196.00–208.00	201.68
3	—	665	143.00–150.00	146.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	165.00–173.00	170.40
8	—	384	183.00–187.00	184.90
5	—	735	130.00–137.00	132.57
2	—	790	123.00–127.00	125.01
11	—	522	157.00–165.00	160.93
10	—	424	173.00–179.00	175.91
2	—	255	190.00	190.00
7	—	622	140.00–148.00	143.23
9	—	669	132.00–139.00	135.75
9	—	568	149.00–156.00	152.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	140.00–146.00	143.82
12	—	527	148.00–156.00	152.20
2	—	628	135.00–137.00	135.97
2	—	338	178.00–180.00	179.01
6	—	374	173.00–175.00	173.48
2	—	720	122.00–125.00	123.51
4	—	471	157.00–163.00	158.72
4	—	408	165.00–169.00	166.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	925	58.00–63.00	60.93
6	—	1,032	52.00–57.00	55.76
7	—	1,046	65.00–67.00	65.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,415	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,393	78.00–82.00	80.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,158	76.00–80.00	78.28
20	—	1,055	68.00–74.00	70.45
5	—	1,212	82.00–84.00	82.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	106.00–109.00	107.69
2	—	1,523	111.00–114.00	112.91
3	—	1,597	98.00–100.00	99.42

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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