Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 104. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.84/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$130.84

70 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	133.11	651	25
Medium and Large 1	550	130.99	721	3thin
Medium and Large 3	477	129.48	618	42

One grade step is worth $3.63/cwt here — about $33 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 sale70 hd

130.84

—

AL average16 barns · 1,349 hd

134.00

−3.16

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	—	Average	1,701	89.11	1,515	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	59.42	848	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	57.48	704	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	47.83	527	39

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)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$892	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$646	16

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	628	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	667	105.02/cwt	100.00–109.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.18/cwt	134.00–138.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	124.34/cwt	124.00–125.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	127.24/cwt	127.00–128.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	162.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	124.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.30/cwt	147.00–151.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.32/cwt	124.00–127.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	116.76/cwt	115.00–119.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	38.68/cwt	36.00–41.00	429	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	50.82/cwt	49.00–54.00	563	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	46.17/cwt	44.00–48.00	503	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	60.17/cwt	58.00–63.00	855	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	55.25/cwt	53.00–57.00	660	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	65.53/cwt	64.00–67.00	870	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	92.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,788	7
Bulls	—	—	1,522	86.38/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,315	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	55.06/cwt	51.00–57.00	802	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	66.08/cwt	64.00–68.00	919	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	59.11/cwt	58.00–63.00	738	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	602.50/head	527.00–661.00	603	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	718.67/head	680.00–771.00	719	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	891.67/head	850.00–975.00	892	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	151.98/cwt	147.00–157.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	153.57/cwt	147.00–156.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	133.78/cwt	131.00–137.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.90/cwt	117.00–123.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	161.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	124.17/cwt	122.00–128.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	158.52/cwt	157.00–160.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	142.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	134.75/cwt	132.00–139.00	574	8

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 735Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 175Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 62Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	112.00	112.00
3	—	667	100.00–109.00	105.02
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
5	—	531	120.00–126.00	124.18
3	—	572	117.00–120.00	118.66
8	—	475	125.00–130.00	128.74
12	—	374	140.00–145.00	142.87
8	—	426	132.00–139.00	134.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
5	—	463	134.00–138.00	135.18
3	—	580	124.00–125.00	124.34
7	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.14
4	—	529	127.00–128.00	127.24
2	—	673	111.00–112.00	111.50
3	—	368	147.00–151.00	148.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	128.00–131.00	129.49
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.99
5	—	422	147.00–156.00	153.57
3	—	615	117.00–123.00	120.90
4	—	579	122.00–128.00	124.17
2	—	365	157.00–160.00	158.52
10	—	523	130.00–136.00	132.90
3	—	678	107.00–110.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	124.00–127.00	125.32
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
4	—	673	115.00–119.00	116.76
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
1	—	325	178.00	178.00
4	—	469	147.00–157.00	151.98
5	—	567	131.00–137.00	133.78
4	—	416	160.00–165.00	161.22
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	130.00–136.00	132.98
1	—	400	171.00	171.00
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	160.00–167.00	162.37
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
14	—	558	159.00	159.00
3	—	640	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,108	36.00–41.00	38.68
22	—	1,107	49.00–54.00	50.82
12	—	1,090	44.00–48.00	46.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,421	58.00–63.00	60.17
6	—	1,457	51.00–57.00	55.06
2	—	1,390	64.00–68.00	66.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,194	53.00–57.00	55.25
4	—	1,328	64.00–67.00	65.53
9	—	1,248	58.00–63.00	59.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,930	90.00–95.00	92.63
9	—	1,522	84.00–89.00	86.38

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	10	—	—	527.00–661.00	602.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	680.00–771.00	718.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–975.00	891.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle