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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, May 24

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 446▲ 110 vs year ago 390 · +28.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 145▲ 52 vs year ago 80 · +65.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 32▼ 31 vs year ago 61 · −50.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, boning cows up to 91 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady high dressing bulls sold up to 128 cwt. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.75/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$140.75

162 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$14.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	146.55	734	63
Medium and Large 2	486	138.82	674	73
Medium and Large 3	443	132.09	585	26

One grade step is worth $14.46/cwt here — about $150 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 sale162 hd

140.75

—

AL average16 barns · 1,553 hd

138.89

+1.86

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	1,690	106.99	1,808	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	77.78	1,153	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	75.76	837	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	53.56	516	29

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	171.05/cwt	169.00–173.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	163.68/cwt	163.00–165.00	848	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	152.59/cwt	148.00–157.00	793	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	167.72/cwt	165.00–170.00	944	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	981	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,098	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,094	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	984	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	156.04/cwt	155.00–158.00	421	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	283	144.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	143.41/cwt	139.00–146.00	466	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	158.35/cwt	157.00–163.00	530	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	146.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	156.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	610	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	144.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	609	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	153.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	149.53/cwt	146.00–155.00	694	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	141.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	671	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	136.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	145.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	759	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	141.30/cwt	139.00–148.00	801	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	132.61/cwt	128.00–137.00	765	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	784	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	668	105.45/cwt	103.00–108.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	781	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	125.57/cwt	122.00–126.00	935	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	263	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	467	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	321	169.52/cwt	168.00–170.00	544	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	184.62/cwt	182.00–189.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	179.39/cwt	175.00–183.00	649	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	169.18/cwt	167.00–173.00	631	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	166.35/cwt	162.00–170.00	702	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	173.88/cwt	171.00–179.00	744	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	684	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	170.22/cwt	167.00–173.00	785	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	491	155.29/cwt	153.00–158.00	762	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	161.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	822	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	808	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	155.22/cwt	153.00–160.00	875	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	139.32/cwt	138.00–143.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	149.14/cwt	145.00–152.00	861	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	920	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	146.17/cwt	143.00–150.00	911	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,003	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	712	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	978	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	127.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	926	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,434	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	108.27/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,740	3
Bulls	—	—	2,163	118.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,553	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	61.33/cwt	58.00–63.00	573	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	46.36/cwt	45.00–50.00	442	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	53.74/cwt	51.00–56.00	544	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,042	69.89/cwt	67.00–72.00	728	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	76.28/cwt	74.00–79.00	855	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	83.35/cwt	80.00–85.00	976	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	80.54/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,189	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	75.58/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,125	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007.14/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943.75/cwt	875.00–975.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 446Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 145Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	118.00	118.00
2	—	425	133.00	133.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
2	—	545	125.00	125.00
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	283	140.00–148.00	144.34
2	—	668	103.00–108.00	105.45
6	—	325	139.00–146.00	143.41
4	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	130.00–140.00	136.71
9	—	627	120.00–130.00	125.10
16	—	475	135.00–145.00	141.18
2	—	673	116.00	116.00
3	—	270	155.00–158.00	156.04
7	—	577	128.00–137.00	132.61
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
2	—	338	150.00–155.00	152.48
17	—	422	140.00–149.00	144.28
6	—	372	142.00–150.00	146.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	150.00–158.00	153.06
6	—	567	139.00–148.00	141.30
16	—	464	146.00–155.00	149.53
6	—	389	152.00–160.00	156.81
9	—	745	122.00–126.00	125.57
5	—	335	157.00–163.00	158.35
11	—	522	142.00–150.00	145.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	126.00–128.00	127.03
2	—	408	165.00–166.00	165.50
2	—	520	148.00–157.00	152.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	141.50	141.50
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
4	—	715	153.50	153.50
4	—	563	165.00–170.00	167.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	169.00–173.00	171.05
1	—	775	137.00	137.00
2	—	623	157.00–158.00	157.50
3	—	518	163.00–165.00	163.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	175.00–180.00	177.52
6	—	623	143.00–150.00	146.17
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.47
13	—	422	162.00–170.00	166.35
9	—	577	145.00–152.00	149.14
4	—	523	154.00–155.00	154.50
4	—	725	125.00–133.00	127.71
1	—	655	143.00	143.00
10	—	373	167.00–173.00	169.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	151.00–153.00	152.00
1	—	205	212.00	212.00
8	—	428	171.00–179.00	173.88
6	—	508	160.00–165.00	161.83
3	—	362	175.00–183.00	179.39
8	—	461	167.00–173.00	170.22
3	—	712	137.00–138.00	137.33
3	—	323	182.00–189.00	184.62
5	—	564	153.00–160.00	155.22
1	—	785	135.00	135.00
2	—	678	147.00–149.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	145.00	145.00
6	—	430	158.00–160.00	158.98
10	—	491	153.00–158.00	155.29
6	—	568	138.00–143.00	139.32
4	—	321	168.00–170.00	169.52
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
3	—	285	170.00–172.00	171.01
3	—	378	160.00–164.00	161.97
1	—	740	123.00	123.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,488	74.00–77.00	75.58
4	—	1,476	80.00–82.00	80.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,121	74.00–79.00	76.28
20	—	1,042	67.00–72.00	69.89
14	—	1,171	80.00–85.00	83.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,013	51.00–56.00	53.74
11	—	953	45.00–50.00	46.36
10	—	935	58.00–63.00	61.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	95.00–100.00	98.33
2	—	2,163	116.00–120.00	118.05
3	—	1,607	107.00–110.00	108.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,007.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–875.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–975.00	943.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

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.