Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with high yielding breaking cows up to 88, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 117. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.31/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −52.74 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$151.31

105 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$7.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	154.64	871	25
Medium and Large 2	516	153.89	794	35
Medium and Large 3	505	147.46	744	45

One grade step is worth $7.18/cwt here — about $127 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 sale105 hd

151.31

—

AL average14 barns · 1,091 hd

146.88

+4.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−52.74

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	1,651	102.04	1,685	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	77.95	1,119	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	75.86	896	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	61.38	633	49

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)	—	$844	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$812	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$672	17

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	—	565	134.43/cwt	132.00–137.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	143.33/cwt	139.00–145.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	153.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	147.56/cwt	146.00–151.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	162.56/cwt	160.00–164.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	136.31/cwt	135.00–137.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.62/cwt	152.00–154.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.55/cwt	139.00–145.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	154.45/cwt	153.00–160.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	146.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	140.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	151.44/cwt	148.00–157.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	161.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	177.40/cwt	177.00–178.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	60.74/cwt	58.00–63.00	617	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	72.88/cwt	70.00–74.00	904	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	82.66/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,407	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	78.47/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,124	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	72.88/cwt	70.00–75.00	832	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	52.78/cwt	50.00–56.00	510	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	67.00/cwt	64.00–69.00	728	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	83.56/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,044	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	77.88/cwt	76.00–81.00	945	31
Bulls	—	—	1,454	97.78/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,422	4
Bulls	—	—	1,915	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,145	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	102.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,745	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	656.86/head	600.00–723.00	657	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	744.00/head	736.00–751.00	744	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	843.50/head	837.00–850.00	844	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	812.00/head	812.00–812.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	177.99/cwt	177.00–180.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	135.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	171.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	160.25/cwt	157.00–162.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	744	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	150.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	171.16/cwt	170.00–173.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	131.84/cwt	128.00–135.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	135.59/cwt	134.00–137.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	178.35/cwt	177.00–179.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	142.68/cwt	138.00–146.00	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	143.47/cwt	139.00–147.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	129.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	171.20/cwt	167.00–175.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	127.66/cwt	127.00–129.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	124.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	765	3

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 577Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 110Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 16Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	132.00–137.00	134.43
1	—	390	158.00	158.00
7	—	430	152.00–155.00	152.99
3	—	677	120.00–125.00	122.36
1	—	605	127.00	127.00
9	—	466	146.00–151.00	147.56
14	—	522	139.00–145.00	141.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	125.00–130.00	127.99
6	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.69
5	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.43
5	—	377	150.00–155.00	153.15
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
7	—	423	147.00–150.00	148.01
3	—	617	122.00–125.00	124.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
7	—	575	139.00–145.00	143.33
5	—	475	152.00–154.00	153.62
3	—	668	127.00–129.00	127.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	182.00	182.00
3	—	615	135.00–137.00	136.31
1	—	540	152.00	152.00
1	—	678	132.00	132.00
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	150.00–154.00	152.00
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
6	—	634	153.00–160.00	154.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	160.00–164.00	162.56
2	—	575	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	620	142.00–150.00	146.13
6	—	683	140.00–142.00	140.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	148.00–157.00	151.44
3	—	483	158.00–165.00	161.66
5	—	663	128.00–135.00	131.84
5	—	614	134.00–137.00	135.59
6	—	386	177.00–179.00	178.35
6	—	562	139.00–147.00	143.47
6	—	416	167.00–175.00	171.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	177.00–178.00	177.40
2	—	578	148.00–150.00	148.98
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
6	—	456	170.00–173.00	171.16
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
6	—	624	138.00–146.00	142.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	137.00–138.00	137.49
1	—	770	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	177.00–180.00	177.99
8	—	572	132.00–137.00	135.49
5	—	378	165.00–175.00	171.98
5	—	422	157.00–162.00	160.25
12	—	519	140.00–147.00	143.33
6	—	481	147.00–155.00	150.72
2	—	768	105.00–108.00	106.53
4	—	624	125.00–132.00	129.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,015	58.00–63.00	60.74
11	—	966	50.00–56.00	52.78
19	—	1,087	64.00–69.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	70.00–74.00	72.88
3	—	1,702	82.00–83.00	82.66
12	—	1,433	76.00–81.00	78.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,141	70.00–75.00	72.88
5	—	1,249	82.00–85.00	83.56
31	—	1,214	76.00–81.00	77.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	96.00–99.00	97.78
1	—	1,915	112.00	112.00
11	—	1,699	100.00–105.00	102.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	600.00–723.00	656.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	736.00–751.00	744.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	837.00–850.00	843.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	812.00	812.00

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

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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