Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, breaking cows sold up to 97 cwt and boning cows sold up to 101 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.17/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$150.17

174 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$6.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	468	151.48	708	54
Medium and Large 1	580	150.34	872	103
Medium and Large 3	440	145.00	638	17thin

One grade step is worth $6.49/cwt here — about $71 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 sale174 hd

150.17

—

AL average15 barns · 1,962 hd

151.12

−0.94

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	1,660	108.46	1,800	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	82.66	1,163	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	81.29	915	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	952	63.18	602	22

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)	—	$857	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	172.25/cwt	170.00–179.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.15/cwt	148.00–156.00	873	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,062	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	152.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	814	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	146.27/cwt	143.00–149.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	142.21/cwt	139.00–145.00	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	164.88/cwt	162.00–168.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	156.64/cwt	153.00–160.00	648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.06/cwt	155.00–163.00	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	168.73/cwt	168.00–172.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	159.05/cwt	158.00–160.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	170.33/cwt	168.00–175.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	158.78/cwt	155.00–160.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	174.99/cwt	172.00–178.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	208.44/cwt	207.00–210.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	164.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	162.67/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	206.97/cwt	203.00–211.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	182.64/cwt	177.00–188.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	167.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	222.74/cwt	218.00–225.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	157.01/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	168.66/cwt	168.00–169.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	221.69/cwt	219.00–227.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	184.11/cwt	180.00–188.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	163.56/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	179.18/cwt	175.00–180.00	966	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	164.22/cwt	160.00–167.00	875	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	156.71/cwt	153.00–161.00	973	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	152.43/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,021	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	183.07/cwt	179.00–185.00	871	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	67.33/cwt	66.00–69.00	627	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	62.46/cwt	59.00–64.00	608	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	56.36/cwt	55.00–57.00	517	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,011	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	84.49/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,242	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	984	73.26/cwt	71.00–76.00	721	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	90.16/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,135	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	82.29/cwt	78.00–84.00	946	19
Bulls	—	—	1,746	110.34/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,927	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	102.00/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,584	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	115.71/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,869	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/head	575.00–750.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,245.00/head	1,245.00–1,245.00	1,245	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	185.39/cwt	180.00–188.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	175.00/cwt	171.00–178.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	166.31/cwt	165.00–167.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	145.54/cwt	143.00–148.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	153.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.06/cwt	145.00–153.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	148.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	149.71/cwt	148.00–153.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	144.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.59/cwt	161.00–170.00	948	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	144.99/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	172.22/cwt	168.00–176.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	177.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	146.84/cwt	143.00–150.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	188.62/cwt	188.00–190.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	185.72/cwt	185.00–188.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	170.64/cwt	168.00–173.00	898	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	207.71/cwt	205.00–210.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	195.02/cwt	192.00–203.00	831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	154.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	896	10

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 605Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 87Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	220.00	220.00
1	—	405	203.00	203.00
6	—	571	172.00–178.00	174.99
8	—	630	165.00–173.00	167.31
3	—	335	218.00–225.00	222.74
3	—	362	219.00–227.00	221.69
1	—	795	142.00	142.00
1	—	475	190.00	190.00
9	—	667	160.00–171.00	163.56
18	—	539	175.00–180.00	179.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	170.00–179.00	172.25
3	—	365	188.00	188.00
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
3	—	432	177.00–188.00	182.64
2	—	505	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	207.00–210.00	208.44
7	—	577	160.00–169.00	164.00
3	—	622	162.00–163.00	162.67
2	—	383	203.00–211.00	206.97
2	—	690	155.00–159.00	157.01
3	—	542	168.00–169.00	168.66
2	—	473	180.00–188.00	184.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	165.00–170.00	167.62
11	—	574	148.00–156.00	152.15
15	—	853	124.50	124.50
20	—	532	150.00–158.00	152.95
4	—	669	130.00–138.00	134.97
8	—	624	139.00–145.00	142.21
7	—	429	162.00–168.00	164.88
12	—	472	155.00–163.00	158.06
5	—	337	175.00–185.00	177.86
2	—	723	133.00–136.00	134.53
2	—	1,013	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	553	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	128.00–129.00	128.67
7	—	531	143.00–149.00	146.27
10	—	414	153.00–160.00	156.64
5	—	338	168.00–172.00	168.73
3	—	290	168.00–175.00	170.33
3	—	618	130.00–135.00	131.74
6	—	364	155.00–160.00	158.78
10	—	473	145.00–153.00	149.06
7	—	578	140.00–147.00	144.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	158.00–160.00	159.05
4	—	416	145.00–150.00	148.74
4	—	384	148.00–153.00	149.71
4	—	485	140.00–143.00	141.52
1	—	535	133.00	133.00
2	—	570	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	533	160.00–167.00	164.22
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
8	—	429	180.00–188.00	185.39
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
10	—	473	168.00–176.00	172.22
6	—	616	143.00–150.00	146.84
4	—	380	185.00–188.00	185.72
5	—	675	140.00–145.00	143.00
10	—	581	150.00–158.00	154.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	153.00–161.00	156.71
10	—	670	148.00–157.00	152.43
1	—	380	205.00	205.00
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
10	—	476	179.00–185.00	183.07
16	—	576	161.00–170.00	164.59
2	—	720	143.00–147.00	144.99
18	—	526	168.00–173.00	170.64
4	—	318	205.00–210.00	207.71
6	—	426	192.00–203.00	195.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	171.00–178.00	175.00
3	—	477	165.00–167.00	166.31
2	—	565	143.00–148.00	145.54
3	—	537	150.00–155.00	153.39
3	—	328	188.00–190.00	188.62
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	931	66.00–69.00	67.33
12	—	973	59.00–64.00	62.46
3	—	918	55.00–57.00	56.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,470	84.00–85.00	84.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	984	71.00–76.00	73.26
6	—	1,259	88.00–92.00	90.16
19	—	1,150	78.00–84.00	82.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,746	108.00–112.00	110.34
4	—	1,553	100.00–103.00	102.00
2	—	1,615	114.00–117.00	115.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–750.00	662.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,245.00	1,245.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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