Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 81, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $145.55/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$145.55

129 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$12.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	151.98	756	57
Medium and Large 2	507	142.35	722	31
Medium and Large 3	486	139.03	676	41

One grade step is worth $12.95/cwt here — about $81 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 sale129 hd

145.55

—

AL average11 barns · 1,134 hd

144.86

+0.69

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	—	Low	1,605	87.27	1,401	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	65.29	887	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	63.26	763	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	50.08	532	38

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,060	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$623	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	—	485	153.61/cwt	153.00–158.00	745	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	152.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	140.84/cwt	139.00–142.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	126.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.53/cwt	139.00–145.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	134.16/cwt	134.00–135.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.22/cwt	158.00–163.00	686	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	152.01/cwt	151.00–155.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	126.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	147.67/cwt	147.00–149.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	692	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	186.67/cwt	186.00–187.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	145.61/cwt	142.00–147.00	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	791	154.95/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,226	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	163.94/cwt	163.00–164.00	998	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	923	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.77/cwt	156.00–163.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.68/cwt	177.00–178.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	188.53/cwt	187.00–190.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	170.31/cwt	169.00–172.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.01/cwt	137.00–143.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	178.97/cwt	177.00–182.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	127.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	171.03/cwt	167.00–175.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	895	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	71.29/cwt	69.00–74.00	965	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	65.09/cwt	63.00–68.00	883	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	50.03/cwt	47.00–52.00	519	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	43.84/cwt	40.00–46.00	452	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	55.12/cwt	53.00–58.00	609	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	60.54/cwt	58.00–62.00	831	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	69.48/cwt	69.00–71.00	836	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	65.51/cwt	63.00–68.00	803	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	59.84/cwt	57.00–62.00	711	26
Bulls	—	—	1,497	82.88/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,241	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	94.45/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,695	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	87.41/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,394	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	623.25/head	583.00–664.00	623	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	133.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	141.89/cwt	137.00–147.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	152.27/cwt	149.00–155.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	123.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	141.70/cwt	138.00–145.00	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	152.68/cwt	149.00–157.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	175.00/cwt	170.00–178.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	161.03/cwt	159.00–163.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	132.52/cwt	128.00–137.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	161.29/cwt	157.00–165.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.16/cwt	132.00–138.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	155.34/cwt	153.00–157.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	134.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	705	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.46/cwt	143.00–150.00	627	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,192Last week 863Year ago 779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 117Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	485	153.00–158.00	153.61
6	—	621	134.00–135.00	134.16
20	—	423	158.00–163.00	162.22
3	—	505	147.00–149.00	147.67
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
13	—	554	142.00–147.00	145.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	152.00–155.00	152.52
4	—	523	139.00–145.00	141.53
3	—	368	160.00	160.00
3	—	622	123.00–129.00	126.96
4	—	466	145.00–148.00	145.99
11	—	570	132.00–138.00	135.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	139.00–142.00	140.84
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
4	—	568	125.00–130.00	126.74
2	—	328	157.00	157.00
6	—	371	153.00–157.00	155.34
17	—	525	130.00–136.00	134.25
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
4	—	425	143.00–150.00	147.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	149.00	149.00
17	—	515	175.00	175.00
3	—	433	186.00–187.00	186.67
9	—	573	156.00–163.00	156.77
3	—	473	177.00–178.00	177.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	151.00–155.00	152.01
2	—	363	180.00	180.00
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	187.00–190.00	188.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	162.00	162.00
1	—	400	178.00	178.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
3	—	482	169.00–172.00	170.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	791	147.00–156.00	154.95
8	—	453	186.00	186.00
4	—	923	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	609	163.00–164.00	163.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	137.00–143.00	140.01
3	—	418	177.00–182.00	178.97
2	—	793	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	730	124.00–130.00	127.04
4	—	460	167.00–175.00	171.03
3	—	668	132.00–138.00	134.00
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
2	—	513	159.00–163.00	161.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
7	—	631	130.00–135.00	133.59
7	—	565	138.00–145.00	141.70
6	—	518	149.00–157.00	152.68
4	—	468	158.00–160.00	159.49
4	—	665	122.00–130.00	125.76
5	—	418	170.00–175.00	172.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	119.00	119.00
6	—	518	137.00–147.00	141.89
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
8	—	480	149.00–155.00	152.27
6	—	621	120.00–129.00	123.53
5	—	388	170.00–178.00	175.00
7	—	567	128.00–137.00	132.52
6	—	428	157.00–165.00	161.29
1	—	710	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	69.00–74.00	71.29
19	—	1,357	63.00–68.00	65.09
3	—	1,372	58.00–62.00	60.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,037	47.00–52.00	50.03
12	—	1,030	40.00–46.00	43.84
15	—	1,105	53.00–58.00	55.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	69.00–71.00	69.48
23	—	1,226	63.00–68.00	65.51
26	—	1,188	57.00–62.00	59.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	80.00–85.00	82.88
3	—	1,795	92.00–96.00	94.45
3	—	1,595	86.00–90.00	87.41

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	4	—	—	583.00–664.00	623.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00

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

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