Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows sold steady with high dressing boning cows up to 96.00, and slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $167.27/cwt on 169 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −36.77 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$167.27

169 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	178.66	887	55
Medium and Large 2	514	166.25	855	63
Medium and Large 3	526	156.25	821	51

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $66 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 sale169 hd

167.27

—

AL average16 barns · 1,579 hd

160.74

+6.53

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−36.77

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	1,783	112.03	1,997	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	81.88	957	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	81.66	1,164	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	70.06	714	34

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)	—	$833	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,130	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$888	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	269	160.84/cwt	158.00–163.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	139.60/cwt	139.00–140.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	691	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	164.58/cwt	162.00–168.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	166.04/cwt	163.00–170.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.63/cwt	152.00–160.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	204.99/cwt	204.00–207.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	153.31/cwt	150.00–159.00	813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	144.22/cwt	143.00–145.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	158.84/cwt	156.00–164.00	758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	194.46/cwt	192.00–197.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	161.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	214.70/cwt	213.00–218.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	172.33/cwt	170.00–174.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	201.38/cwt	198.00–203.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	144.64/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	186.05/cwt	185.00–188.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	171.15/cwt	168.00–174.00	880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	208.02/cwt	206.00–210.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	165.15/cwt	162.00–170.00	931	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	191.77/cwt	190.00–193.00	792	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	63.83/cwt	63.00–64.00	587	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	74.37/cwt	73.00–77.00	761	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	69.67/cwt	67.00–72.00	726	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	78.00/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,210	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	83.49/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,138	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	77.56/cwt	75.00–80.00	886	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	90.76/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,143	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	83.23/cwt	81.00–87.00	970	33
Bulls	—	—	1,780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	116.60/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,114	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	109.06/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,912	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	833.33/head	775.00–950.00	833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	887.50/head	875.00–900.00	888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,130.00/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,130	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	142.00/cwt	141.00–144.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	161.76/cwt	160.00–164.00	764	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	147.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	656	136.71/cwt	136.00–137.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	155.39/cwt	152.00–157.00	814	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	137.14/cwt	135.00–139.00	981	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	191.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	185.43/cwt	183.00–189.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	161.64/cwt	158.00–167.00	850	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	157.70/cwt	154.00–161.00	913	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	176.47/cwt	175.00–178.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	158.17/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,000	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	182.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	749	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	149.17/cwt	148.00–150.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	289	212.01/cwt	208.00–215.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	195.98/cwt	194.00–198.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	202.94/cwt	199.00–208.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	148.96/cwt	145.00–153.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	155.53/cwt	153.00–159.00	667	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	145.06/cwt	142.00–148.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.59/cwt	148.00–155.00	712	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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 599Year ago 1,269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 81Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	158.00–163.00	160.84
3	—	305	158.00	158.00
5	—	513	139.00–140.00	139.60
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
4	—	480	140.00–143.00	141.50
4	—	368	148.00–150.00	149.01
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
7	—	434	148.00–150.00	149.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	145.00	145.00
8	—	319	162.00–168.00	164.58
12	—	373	152.00–160.00	155.63
2	—	675	129.00	129.00
22	—	429	153.00–159.00	155.53
12	—	526	142.00–148.00	145.06
11	—	470	148.00–155.00	151.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	424	160.00–165.00	162.93
8	—	364	163.00–170.00	166.04
8	—	574	148.00–150.00	149.02
1	—	720	133.00	133.00
12	—	530	150.00–159.00	153.31
5	—	635	143.00–145.00	144.22
12	—	477	156.00–164.00	158.84
2	—	680	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	194.50	194.50
4	—	360	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	742	150.00	150.00
3	—	418	204.00–207.00	204.99
2	—	575	176.00	176.00
3	—	368	213.00–218.00	214.70
1	—	315	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	158.00	158.00
4	—	433	192.00–197.00	194.46
6	—	522	170.00–174.00	172.33
2	—	490	180.00	180.00
3	—	390	198.00–203.00	201.38
2	—	785	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	184.00	184.00
5	—	464	160.00–165.00	161.96
3	—	795	130.00	130.00
2	—	505	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	143.00–148.00	144.64
3	—	467	185.00–188.00	186.05
6	—	514	168.00–174.00	171.15
2	—	318	206.00–210.00	208.02
12	—	564	162.00–170.00	165.15
5	—	413	190.00–193.00	191.77
11	—	632	155.00–164.00	158.17
8	—	289	208.00–215.00	212.01
5	—	377	199.00–208.00	202.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	141.00–144.00	142.00
9	—	472	160.00–164.00	161.76
6	—	580	145.00–150.00	147.02
7	—	656	136.00–137.00	136.71
2	—	755	120.00	120.00
11	—	524	152.00–157.00	155.39
6	—	372	183.00–189.00	185.43
2	—	410	175.00	175.00
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
3	—	305	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	715	135.00–139.00	137.14
6	—	367	190.00–195.00	191.64
16	—	526	158.00–167.00	161.64
10	—	579	154.00–161.00	157.70
4	—	475	175.00–178.00	176.47
2	—	285	195.00–200.00	197.46
10	—	410	180.00–185.00	182.59
2	—	323	194.00–198.00	195.98
5	—	612	145.00–153.00	148.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	63.00–64.00	63.83
9	—	1,023	73.00–77.00	74.37
20	—	1,042	67.00–72.00	69.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	77.00–79.00	78.00
8	—	1,363	82.00–86.00	83.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,142	75.00–80.00	77.56
12	—	1,259	88.00–94.00	90.76
33	—	1,165	81.00–87.00	83.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	104.00	104.00
5	—	1,813	114.00–120.00	116.60
5	—	1,753	106.00–112.00	109.06

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)	3	—	—	775.00–950.00	833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	875.00–900.00	887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,130.00

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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