Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, high dressing bulls sold up to 120.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.73/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$147.73

124 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	151.22	791	46
Medium and Large 1-2	622	148.58	924	38
Medium and Large 2	520	146.26	760	26
Medium and Large 3	524	136.71	716	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $74 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 sale124 hd

147.73

—

AL average15 barns · 1,638 hd

145.09

+2.64

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	1,642	104.26	1,712	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	79.65	1,120	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	76.31	868	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	60.12	578	38

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$788	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$672	6

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	—	607	149.20/cwt	149.00–149.50	906	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	144.63/cwt	142.00–147.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	145.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.21/cwt	154.00–158.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.23/cwt	134.00–137.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	140.81/cwt	137.00–142.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	118.33/cwt	117.00–120.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	151.36/cwt	150.00–152.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	154.80/cwt	153.00–159.00	741	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	161.66/cwt	161.00–162.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	823	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	979	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	987	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	65.46/cwt	63.00–68.00	652	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	59.42/cwt	57.00–62.00	579	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	84.36/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,260	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	78.85/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,109	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	77.76/cwt	75.00–80.00	872	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	72.36/cwt	69.00–74.00	806	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	54.71/cwt	50.00–74.00	494	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	74.71/cwt	74.00–75.00	962	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	83.37/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,044	6
Bulls	—	—	1,535	99.44/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,526	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	103.92/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,773	5
Bulls	—	—	1,588	109.91/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,745	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	672.17/head	612.00–697.00	672	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	787.50/head	750.00–825.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	164.52/cwt	160.00–169.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	146.76/cwt	145.00–149.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	174.49/cwt	170.00–177.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	175.21/cwt	170.00–178.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	136.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	155.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.35/cwt	152.00–155.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	176.01/cwt	174.00–178.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	154.93/cwt	150.00–159.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	166.36/cwt	165.00–167.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	196.01/cwt	195.00–197.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	203.38/cwt	200.00–207.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	145.86/cwt	142.00–149.00	846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	180.69/cwt	180.00–182.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	732	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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 1,075Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 104Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	607	149.00–149.50	149.20
5	—	719	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
7	—	415	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
2	—	573	127.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	408	147.00	147.00
1	—	370	159.00	159.00
3	—	615	125.00	125.00
5	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	142.00–147.00	144.63
4	—	425	154.00–158.00	156.21
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
4	—	625	134.00–137.00	135.23
6	—	563	137.00–142.00	140.81
3	—	472	150.00–152.00	151.36
3	—	388	161.00–162.00	161.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	143.00–147.00	145.00
2	—	390	167.00	167.00
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
4	—	675	139.00–140.00	139.50
2	—	413	159.00–160.00	159.49
3	—	767	117.00–120.00	118.33
2	—	620	140.00–141.00	140.48
20	—	479	153.00–159.00	154.80
2	—	718	132.00–136.00	133.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	165.00	165.00
1	—	435	179.00	179.00
2	—	355	189.00–190.00	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
1	—	310	192.00	192.00
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	590	166.00	166.00
4	—	694	145.00	145.00
6	—	605	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	135.00–139.00	136.98
1	—	515	163.00	163.00
2	—	790	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	615	142.00–148.00	144.98
5	—	463	170.00–178.00	175.21
3	—	573	152.00–155.00	153.35
3	—	413	180.00–182.00	180.69
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	190.00–192.00	190.99
3	—	675	130.00–134.00	132.30
4	—	629	135.00–140.00	136.24
4	—	433	174.00–178.00	176.01
5	—	518	150.00–159.00	154.93
3	—	477	165.00–167.00	166.36
2	—	285	200.00–207.00	203.38
1	—	720	128.00	128.00
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
9	—	580	142.00–149.00	145.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	160.00–169.00	164.52
4	—	523	145.00–149.00	146.76
4	—	384	170.00–177.00	174.49
1	—	345	187.00	187.00
3	—	613	125.00–130.00	126.66
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
6	—	487	150.00–158.00	155.69
2	—	273	195.00–197.00	196.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	996	63.00–68.00	65.46
14	—	975	57.00–62.00	59.42
11	—	903	50.00–74.00	54.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	83.00–86.00	84.36
5	—	1,407	77.00–80.00	78.85
3	—	1,288	74.00–75.00	74.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,121	75.00–80.00	77.76
17	—	1,114	69.00–74.00	72.36
6	—	1,252	82.00–85.00	83.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	99.00–100.00	99.44
5	—	1,706	101.00–107.00	103.92
2	—	1,588	108.00–112.00	109.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–825.00	787.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	612.00–697.00	672.17

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

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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