Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 98. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.38/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$169.38

134 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$17.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	174.94	913	83
Medium and Large 2	514	162.20	834	33
Medium and Large 3	474	156.94	744	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.99/cwt here — about $168 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 sale134 hd

169.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,640 hd

172.40

−3.02

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	1,880	107.09	2,013	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	84.87	1,030	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	84.69	1,133	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	72.23	758	21

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)	—	$1,319	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,124	8

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	164.22/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	201.06/cwt	197.00–205.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	154.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	878	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.70/cwt	182.00–190.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	204.81/cwt	202.00–207.00	969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	167.53/cwt	162.00–172.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.12/cwt	187.00–195.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	176.49/cwt	175.00–177.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	145.97/cwt	142.00–152.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	166.91/cwt	165.00–171.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	176.87/cwt	170.00–179.00	923	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	159.98/cwt	157.00–163.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	189.05/cwt	187.00–190.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	186.50/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	192.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	175.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	195.83/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	189.76/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	213.17/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,023	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	205.14/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	761	168.21/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	387	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	216.55/cwt	215.00–218.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	215.84/cwt	210.00–219.00	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	224.74/cwt	220.00–230.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	169.94/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	74.81/cwt	73.00–77.00	823	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	70.49/cwt	68.00–72.00	723	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	86.96/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,189	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	79.40/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,008	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	92.79/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,210	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	79.67/cwt	77.00–82.00	911	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	63.97/cwt	62.00–65.00	558	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	85.42/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,050	17
Bulls	—	—	2,039	109.82/cwt	107.00–112.00	2,239	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	103.46/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,726	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,112.14/head	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,112	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,318.75/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	200.85/cwt	197.00–205.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	231.14/cwt	227.00–237.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	185.34/cwt	182.00–187.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	176.25/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	191.20/cwt	188.00–197.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	152.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	161.87/cwt	157.00–167.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	182.97/cwt	182.00–185.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	166.52/cwt	162.00–170.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	180.76/cwt	177.00–184.00	866	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	149.99/cwt	147.00–153.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	135.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	199.63/cwt	197.00–202.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	156.80/cwt	152.00–160.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	741	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	177.01/cwt	173.00–178.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	186.98/cwt	185.00–190.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	616	145.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	183.55/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	211.08/cwt	207.00–215.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	218.30/cwt	215.00–225.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,019	2

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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 715Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 104Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 18Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	726	160.00–167.00	164.22
5	—	677	170.00–180.00	175.58
5	—	565	192.00–198.00	195.83
4	—	624	188.00–192.00	189.76
11	—	480	210.00–217.00	213.17
7	—	517	202.00–207.00	205.14
2	—	775	155.00	155.00
2	—	430	215.00–218.00	216.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	237.00	237.00
10	—	598	202.50	202.50
3	—	452	222.00	222.00
5	—	761	165.00–169.00	168.21
5	—	387	245.00	245.00
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
6	—	608	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	227.00	227.00
7	—	473	202.00–207.00	204.81
2	—	695	167.00–168.00	167.50
2	—	595	185.00–188.00	186.50
1	—	735	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	197.00	197.00
1	—	570	182.00	182.00
3	—	527	187.00–190.00	189.05
3	—	467	190.00–195.00	192.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	197.00–205.00	201.06
1	—	780	137.00	137.00
3	—	737	140.00–142.00	141.34
8	—	421	182.00–190.00	185.70
7	—	575	162.00–172.00	167.53
8	—	376	187.00–195.00	192.12
19	—	522	170.00–179.00	176.87
2	—	605	157.00–163.00	159.98
5	—	657	145.00–155.00	152.36
17	—	479	177.00–184.00	180.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	150.00–160.00	154.09
4	—	423	175.00–177.00	176.49
5	—	617	142.00–152.00	145.97
3	—	472	165.00–171.00	166.91
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
2	—	330	190.00–195.00	192.50
5	—	511	157.00–167.00	161.87
3	—	382	182.00–185.00	182.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	170.00–175.00	171.63
4	—	425	162.00–170.00	166.52
4	—	520	147.00–153.00	149.99
2	—	623	132.00–140.00	135.92
4	—	458	152.00–160.00	156.80
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	189.00	189.00
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
4	—	741	148.00	148.00
5	—	560	173.00–178.00	177.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	210.00–219.00	215.84
1	—	775	151.00	151.00
5	—	374	220.00–230.00	224.74
3	—	668	165.00–173.00	169.94
1	—	250	245.00	245.00
2	—	478	197.00–205.00	200.85
1	—	725	155.00	155.00
4	—	325	227.00–237.00	231.14
4	—	634	174.00–180.00	176.25
4	—	519	188.00–197.00	191.20
2	—	558	180.00–187.00	183.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	158.00–162.00	159.97
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	247.00	247.00
3	—	527	182.00–187.00	185.34
3	—	423	197.00–202.00	199.63
3	—	478	190.00	190.00
2	—	388	207.00–215.00	211.08
3	—	333	215.00–225.00	218.30
2	—	675	150.00–152.00	151.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	160.00–165.00	162.49
1	—	505	172.00	172.00
3	—	427	185.00–190.00	186.98
4	—	616	140.00–150.00	145.59
1	—	380	195.00	195.00
1	—	690	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,100	73.00–77.00	74.81
5	—	1,026	68.00–72.00	70.49
3	—	872	62.00–65.00	63.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	84.00–89.00	86.96
3	—	1,270	77.00–82.00	79.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,304	90.00–96.00	92.79
14	—	1,143	77.00–82.00	79.67
17	—	1,229	83.00–89.00	85.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,039	107.00–112.00	109.82
3	—	1,668	101.00–105.00	103.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,112.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,318.75

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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