Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle no trends available. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle no trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.94/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.10 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$137.94

96 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$3.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	140.47	877	17thin
Medium and Large 2	572	138.17	790	39
Medium and Large 3	538	136.65	736	40

One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about $141 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 sale96 hd

137.94

—

AL average15 barns · 1,319 hd

143.72

−5.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−66.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	413	150.38/cwt	149.00–152.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	144.81/cwt	143.00–147.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	151.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	154.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	937	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	163.20/cwt	160.00–167.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	135.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.97/cwt	152.00–158.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	125.51/cwt	122.00–129.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.78/cwt	157.00–165.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	129.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	747	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	144.33/cwt	142.00–147.00	704	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	154.31/cwt	152.00–157.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	138.68/cwt	135.00–142.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	138.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	723	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	146.17/cwt	143.00–147.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	116.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	137.12/cwt	134.00–142.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	144.76/cwt	143.00–147.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1

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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Receipts 971Last week 790Year ago 683

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	149.00–152.00	150.38
2	—	678	117.00–120.00	118.46
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
5	—	474	143.00–147.00	144.81
2	—	518	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	121.00–122.00	121.66
2	—	463	148.00	148.00
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	135.00–142.00	138.68
4	—	531	130.00–135.00	132.75
5	—	423	143.00–147.00	146.17
4	—	624	115.00–120.00	116.51
2	—	675	112.00	112.00
2	—	395	152.00–155.00	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
4	—	526	160.00–165.00	162.24
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
1	—	485	169.00	169.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
7	—	564	150.00–158.00	154.72
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	155.00	155.00
2	—	558	140.00–142.00	141.01
5	—	468	160.00–167.00	163.20
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	435	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	150.00–155.00	151.63
1	—	430	167.00	167.00
2	—	535	140.00–145.00	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	537	174.50	174.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	145.00–150.00	147.00
4	—	658	132.00–138.00	135.02
3	—	617	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	725	130.00	130.00
2	—	520	152.00–158.00	154.97
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	122.00–129.00	125.51
1	—	410	167.00	167.00
11	—	614	130.00–135.00	132.72
3	—	717	115.00–120.00	116.65
3	—	477	152.00	152.00
6	—	574	134.00–142.00	137.12
13	—	519	143.00–147.00	144.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	157.00–165.00	160.78
11	—	576	125.00–133.00	129.66
6	—	488	142.00–147.00	144.33
3	—	432	152.00–157.00	154.31
2	—	660	117.00–120.00	118.50
11	—	523	135.00–142.00	138.28
5	—	633	125.00–127.00	126.20

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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