Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter trends available. Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate 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 $134.84/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.21 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$134.84

90 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	548	139.84	766	32
Medium and Large 3	530	133.48	707	43
Medium and Large 1	666	128.06	853	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.78/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale90 hd

134.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,139 hd

136.50

−1.66

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−69.21

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	—	High	1,613	91.04	1,468	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	64.75	924	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	63.78	774	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	49.16	505	35

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,474	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,133	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$771	26

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	135.22/cwt	132.00–138.00	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	133.50/cwt	131.00–138.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	116.34/cwt	114.00–120.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	131.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	144.67/cwt	144.00–146.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.09/cwt	139.00–144.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	117.70/cwt	115.00–119.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	140.49/cwt	138.00–143.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	128.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	141.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	121.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	134.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	116.51/cwt	115.00–117.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	155.80/cwt	152.00–157.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	125.60/cwt	124.00–128.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	909	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	60.28/cwt	58.00–62.00	829	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	65.61/cwt	63.00–68.00	924	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	49.85/cwt	47.00–52.00	510	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	42.19/cwt	40.00–46.00	413	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	56.14/cwt	54.00–59.00	609	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	71.73/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,163	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	65.17/cwt	63.00–68.00	811	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	59.90/cwt	57.00–62.00	699	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	71.52/cwt	69.00–74.00	895	7
Bulls	—	—	1,781	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,737	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	89.53/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,338	8
Bulls	—	—	1,647	84.28/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,388	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	695.10/head	605.00–829.00	695	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,022.33/head	877.00–1,130.00	1,022	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,530.00/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,530	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	172.69/cwt	170.00–174.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.04/cwt	122.00–130.00	718	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	162.00/cwt	159.00–164.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	117.89/cwt	115.00–123.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	144.15/cwt	142.00–146.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	149.77/cwt	147.00–152.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	119.03/cwt	115.00–122.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 971Year ago 802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 0Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 0Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	132.00–138.00	135.22
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
12	—	570	122.00–130.00	126.04
2	—	368	160.00–162.00	160.98
2	—	673	109.00–110.00	109.52
7	—	629	115.00–123.00	117.89
6	—	471	142.00–146.00	144.15
4	—	424	147.00–152.00	149.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
8	—	584	131.00–138.00	133.50
4	—	460	150.00–155.00	151.71
3	—	357	170.00–174.00	172.69
6	—	627	126.00–129.00	127.50
4	—	525	140.00–142.00	140.99
3	—	432	159.00–164.00	162.00
3	—	667	115.00–122.00	119.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	132.00	132.00
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
5	—	676	124.00–128.00	125.60
3	—	713	117.00–120.00	118.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	125.00–131.00	127.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
4	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.78
2	—	595	120.00–125.00	122.50
3	—	387	145.00–150.00	146.70
3	—	623	115.00–119.00	117.70
7	—	519	125.00–130.00	128.43
5	—	424	140.00–145.00	141.82
4	—	334	152.00–157.00	155.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	126.00–128.00	127.00
4	—	415	152.00	152.00
3	—	720	114.00–120.00	116.34
6	—	568	135.00–137.00	135.65
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
3	—	487	144.00–146.00	144.67
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
9	—	522	139.00–144.00	141.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	127.00	127.00
2	—	428	150.00	150.00
2	—	488	138.00–143.00	140.49
2	—	373	154.00–155.00	154.50
6	—	617	120.00–124.00	121.67
6	—	521	132.00–137.00	134.47
4	—	663	115.00–117.00	116.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	166.00	166.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	142.00–147.00	144.40
1	—	685	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,376	58.00–62.00	60.28
12	—	1,409	63.00–68.00	65.61
3	—	1,622	71.00–73.00	71.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,024	47.00–52.00	49.85
13	—	978	40.00–46.00	42.19
12	—	1,085	54.00–59.00	56.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,245	63.00–68.00	65.17
24	—	1,167	57.00–62.00	59.90
7	—	1,251	69.00–74.00	71.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,781	95.00–100.00	97.51
8	—	1,495	88.00–94.00	89.53
3	—	1,647	81.00–87.00	84.28

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	20	—	—	605.00–829.00	695.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	877.00–1,130.00	1,022.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,333.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,133.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,530.00

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

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