Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 83, high yielding breaking cows up to 80. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.88/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −54.16 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$149.88

90 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$4.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	152.93	877	28
Medium and Large 3	496	149.00	740	27
Medium and Large 2	545	148.12	807	35

One grade step is worth $4.80/cwt here — about $70 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

149.88

—

AL average13 barns · 1,101 hd

145.31

+4.57

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−54.16

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	—	High	1,580	89.77	1,419	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	68.69	932	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	64.12	748	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	52.30	538	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)	—	$946	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$897	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$784	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$639	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$573	3thin

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 3	—	424	146.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.60/cwt	122.00–124.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	141.77/cwt	136.00–145.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	152.98/cwt	152.00–154.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	151.77/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,096	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,055	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	143.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	116.52/cwt	115.00–119.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	152.34/cwt	152.00–155.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	148.10/cwt	146.00–151.00	705	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.74/cwt	160.50–162.00	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	504	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	994	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	177.76/cwt	177.00–180.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	135.32/cwt	132.00–137.00	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.39/cwt	190.00–196.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.25/cwt	148.00–152.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	49.56/cwt	47.00–52.00	492	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	68.50/cwt	66.00–71.00	898	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	60.58/cwt	57.00–62.00	678	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	44.63/cwt	42.00–46.00	412	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	65.01/cwt	63.00–68.00	775	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	62.72/cwt	62.00–64.00	850	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	74.89/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,060	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	55.84/cwt	54.00–58.00	602	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	71.02/cwt	70.00–73.00	854	5
Bulls	—	—	1,903	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,931	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	92.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,566	85.77/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,343	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	639.00/head	639.00–639.00	639	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	573.00/head	520.00–607.00	573	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	946.00/head	946.00–946.00	946	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	784.00/head	752.00–857.00	784	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	897.00/head	897.00–897.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	165.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	161.58/cwt	158.00–167.00	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	188.49/cwt	187.00–190.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	132.38/cwt	129.00–136.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	153.32/cwt	151.00–155.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	139.25/cwt	138.00–140.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	143.39/cwt	141.00–146.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	173.70/cwt	172.00–176.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	151.76/cwt	147.00–155.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	124.55/cwt	122.00–127.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	134.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.99/cwt	157.00–161.00	597	4

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 914Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 107Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	143.00–148.00	146.38
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.36
3	—	482	136.00–145.00	141.77
6	—	374	150.00–155.00	151.96
4	—	583	124.00–126.00	125.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	140.00–148.00	143.98
4	—	671	122.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
2	—	408	158.00	158.00
1	—	375	166.00	166.00
3	—	612	130.00–136.00	133.01
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	122.00–124.00	122.60
4	—	419	152.00–154.00	152.98
2	—	590	134.00–138.00	136.00
6	—	525	139.00–144.00	141.50
4	—	674	115.00–119.00	116.52
11	—	476	146.00–151.00	148.10
4	—	378	157.00–161.00	157.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
3	—	723	125.00–134.00	128.39
6	—	662	132.00–137.00	135.32
5	—	376	190.00–196.00	192.39
4	—	555	148.00–152.00	150.25
2	—	520	160.00–168.00	163.96
2	—	433	180.00	180.00
5	—	624	141.00–146.00	143.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	177.00–180.00	177.76
3	—	465	160.00–168.00	165.05
2	—	343	187.00–190.00	188.49
2	—	730	115.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	670	122.00–127.00	124.47
4	—	576	138.00–140.00	139.25
3	—	425	172.00–176.00	173.70
4	—	511	147.00–155.00	151.76
8	—	613	132.00–136.00	134.01
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
9	—	436	158.00–167.00	161.58
2	—	570	129.00–136.00	132.38
6	—	474	151.00–155.00	153.32
6	—	528	140.00–145.00	142.51
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
2	—	623	122.00–127.00	124.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	195.00	195.00
9	—	566	152.00–155.00	152.34
2	—	625	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	722	151.00–152.00	151.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	735	143.50	143.50
20	—	654	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	140.00–148.00	143.93
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	163.00	163.00
4	—	504	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	160.50–162.00	160.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	993	47.00–52.00	49.56
5	—	923	42.00–46.00	44.63
17	—	1,078	54.00–58.00	55.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	66.00–71.00	68.50
4	—	1,356	62.00–64.00	62.72
4	—	1,416	73.00–77.00	74.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,120	57.00–62.00	60.58
21	—	1,192	63.00–68.00	65.01
5	—	1,203	70.00–73.00	71.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	100.00–103.00	101.47
2	—	1,308	90.00–94.00	92.08
7	—	1,566	84.00–89.00	85.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	639.00	639.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	752.00–857.00	784.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	897.00	897.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	946.00	946.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	520.00–607.00	573.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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