Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 76, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.42/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$140.42

84 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$4.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	142.75	729	32
Medium and Large 1	577	139.82	807	22
Medium and Large 3	488	138.37	675	30

One grade step is worth $4.38/cwt here — about $54 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 sale84 hd

140.42

—

AL average11 barns · 1,191 hd

142.37

−1.95

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	1,651	89.50	1,477	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	62.72	911	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	62.06	762	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	52.20	568	30

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)	—	$825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$621	7

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	481	146.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	134.16/cwt	132.00–135.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	127.20/cwt	125.00–129.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	139.03/cwt	135.00–142.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	141.36/cwt	137.00–144.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.74/cwt	151.00–152.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	166.26/cwt	164.00–169.00	966	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	154.99/cwt	152.00–157.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	152.17/cwt	150.00–158.00	951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	174.42/cwt	170.00–177.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	164.84/cwt	162.00–168.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	798	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	150.01/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,074	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	193.62/cwt	190.00–197.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	133.99/cwt	129.00–137.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	171.19/cwt	170.00–174.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	139.37/cwt	137.00–142.00	927	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	70.49/cwt	70.00–71.00	948	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	63.37/cwt	62.00–66.00	944	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	59.90/cwt	57.00–62.00	754	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	50.61/cwt	48.00–53.00	555	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	45.31/cwt	44.00–47.00	438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	55.50/cwt	54.00–58.00	614	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	58.97/cwt	56.00–61.00	860	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	69.36/cwt	69.00–70.00	746	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	64.35/cwt	63.00–68.00	776	15
Bulls	—	—	1,705	93.16/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,607	86.58/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,391	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	620.86/head	576.00–639.00	621	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	163.41/cwt	158.00–167.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	155.75/cwt	155.00–158.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	133.55/cwt	132.00–135.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	140.31/cwt	137.00–142.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	169.52/cwt	169.00–170.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	126.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	138.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	153.72/cwt	149.00–157.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	162.41/cwt	157.00–167.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	144.53/cwt	141.00–149.00	890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	143.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	133.78/cwt	131.00–136.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	147.19/cwt	144.00–150.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	139.03/cwt	137.00–142.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	848	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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 645Year ago 709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 146Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	145.00–150.00	146.19
6	—	576	132.00–135.00	134.16
11	—	524	137.00–144.00	141.36
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
4	—	428	153.00–155.00	154.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	125.00–129.00	127.20
6	—	478	135.00–142.00	139.03
2	—	633	116.00–117.00	116.51
6	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.63
5	—	518	131.00–136.00	133.78
5	—	433	144.00–150.00	147.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	145.00–146.00	145.49
2	—	708	123.00	123.00
1	—	435	156.00	156.00
4	—	473	151.00–152.00	151.74
3	—	615	134.00–136.00	135.00
3	—	563	137.00–142.00	139.03
3	—	678	123.00–127.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	143.00	143.00
3	—	573	145.00–146.00	145.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	155.00–157.00	155.98
1	—	490	167.00	167.00
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
6	—	570	135.00–140.00	135.80
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	170.00–172.00	171.32
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
13	—	581	164.00–169.00	166.26
11	—	625	150.00–158.00	152.17
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
1	—	415	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	152.00–157.00	154.99
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	197.00	197.00
2	—	433	180.00–185.00	182.46
7	—	476	170.00–177.00	174.42
5	—	532	162.00–168.00	164.84
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
5	—	798	145.00	145.00
8	—	716	143.00–152.00	150.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	190.00–197.00	193.62
3	—	712	129.00–137.00	133.99
1	—	340	207.00	207.00
5	—	476	170.00–174.00	171.19
1	—	440	177.00	177.00
3	—	665	137.00–142.00	139.37
4	—	515	158.00–167.00	163.41
4	—	556	155.00–158.00	155.75
9	—	616	141.00–149.00	144.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	130.00–135.00	131.75
2	—	705	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	420	169.00–170.00	169.52
4	—	623	135.00–140.00	138.51
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
5	—	519	149.00–157.00	153.72
5	—	474	157.00–167.00	162.41
3	—	570	140.00–148.00	143.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	150.00–154.00	152.03
2	—	435	160.00–165.00	162.50
1	—	310	182.00	182.00
2	—	570	132.00–135.00	133.55
3	—	527	137.00–142.00	140.31
2	—	628	122.00–130.00	126.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	70.00–71.00	70.49
5	—	1,489	62.00–66.00	63.37
5	—	1,458	56.00–61.00	58.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,258	57.00–62.00	59.90
3	—	1,075	69.00–70.00	69.36
15	—	1,206	63.00–68.00	64.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,097	48.00–53.00	50.61
3	—	967	44.00–47.00	45.31
13	—	1,107	54.00–58.00	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	91.00–96.00	93.16
5	—	1,607	84.00–89.00	86.58

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	7	—	—	576.00–639.00	620.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	700.00	700.00

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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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