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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Sep 6

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Aug 23Sep 6Sep 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,075 head

▲ 243 vs last sale 832▲ 297 vs year ago 778 · +38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 170▼ 116 vs year ago 220 · −52.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 22▼ 37 vs year ago 57 · −64.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 120. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.10/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$173.10

333 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$35.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	377	186.00	701	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	694	173.62	1,205	218
Medium and Large 1	590	172.03	1,015	94
Medium and Large 2	568	168.17	955	6thin
Medium and Large 3	554	150.40	833	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.60/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale333 hd

173.10

—

AL average10 barns · 1,295 hd

171.74

+1.36

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	1,655	103.60	1,714	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	82.73	1,240	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	81.30	985	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	67.29	645	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)	—	$890	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$785	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$750	7

Every lot

94 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	701	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	180.53/cwt	180.00–190.00	863	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	176.36/cwt	176.00–178.00	938	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	175.07/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,005	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	160.25/cwt	159.00–162.00	998	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,111	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	170.06/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,063	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,115	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	165.17/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,102	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,183	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	158.66/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,126	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	744	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,198	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,140	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,337	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	165.94/cwt	162.00–170.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	157.97/cwt	157.00–159.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	165.68/cwt	165.00–167.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	796	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	791	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	153.97/cwt	153.00–155.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	160.86/cwt	157.00–167.00	754	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	837	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	148.09/cwt	145.00–151.00	761	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	139.06/cwt	137.00–141.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	156.23/cwt	152.00–162.00	819	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	918	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	150.83/cwt	147.00–156.00	854	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	157.74/cwt	157.00–159.00	896	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	140.67/cwt	139.00–142.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	157.82/cwt	155.00–158.00	964	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	142.67/cwt	140.00–146.00	892	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	666	153.47/cwt	153.00–153.50	1,022	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	137.25/cwt	133.00–140.00	920	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	964	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	196.33/cwt	195.00–197.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	176.04/cwt	175.00–177.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	373	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	183.53/cwt	182.00–185.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	187.32/cwt	182.00–192.00	790	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	175.50/cwt	172.00–180.00	762	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	175.00/cwt	171.00–180.00	814	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	156.86/cwt	155.00–160.00	736	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	159.52/cwt	157.00–162.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	764	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	167.99/cwt	165.00–170.00	884	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	814	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	867	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	142.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	885	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	975	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	144.36/cwt	140.00–147.00	959	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	669	155.24/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,039	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	103.43/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,668	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,010	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	58.30/cwt	55.00–60.00	503	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	64.84/cwt	62.00–67.00	610	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	71.05/cwt	69.00–74.00	705	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	77.64/cwt	75.00–80.00	921	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	84.22/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,033	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	90.46/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,159	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	77.30/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,109	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	87.25/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,285	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	82.12/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,312	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749.86/head	674.00–823.00	750	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2

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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,075Last week 832Year ago 778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 170Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
2	—	575	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
4	—	623	159.00–162.00	160.25
1	—	570	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	164.00–166.00	165.17
18	—	478	180.00–190.00	180.53
15	—	574	175.00–176.00	175.07
6	—	710	158.00–159.00	158.66
14	—	532	176.00–178.00	176.36
23	—	625	164.00–171.50	170.06
2	—	428	190.00–200.00	194.85
2	—	773	145.00–150.00	147.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	624	178.00	178.00
64	—	803	166.50	166.50
73	—	676	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	744	161.00	161.00
1	—	660	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	425	186.00	186.00
66	—	543	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	147.00–156.00	150.83
8	—	469	157.00–167.00	160.86
4	—	670	133.00–140.00	137.25
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
12	—	524	152.00–162.00	156.23
3	—	417	165.00–167.00	165.68
2	—	730	131.00–133.00	132.01
3	—	625	140.00–146.00	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
1	—	305	177.00	177.00
6	—	582	139.00–142.00	140.67
2	—	355	162.00–170.00	165.94
3	—	465	153.00–155.00	153.97
8	—	514	145.00–151.00	148.09
2	—	413	157.00–159.00	157.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
4	—	570	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	418	150.00–152.00	151.03
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
2	—	520	137.00–141.00	139.06
3	—	473	145.00–147.00	145.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	666	153.00–153.50	153.47
6	—	419	190.00	190.00
4	—	568	157.00–159.00	157.74
23	—	611	155.00–158.00	157.82
3	—	507	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	172.00–180.00	175.50
5	—	578	145.00–155.00	149.92
2	—	515	157.00–162.00	159.52
2	—	325	190.00	190.00
2	—	378	182.00–185.00	183.53
3	—	623	140.00–145.00	142.01
4	—	469	165.00–167.00	165.99
1	—	650	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	165.00–170.00	167.99
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
5	—	422	182.00–192.00	187.32
5	—	664	140.00–147.00	144.36
4	—	465	171.00–180.00	175.00
3	—	362	195.00–197.00	196.33
2	—	625	155.00–157.00	156.02
1	—	730	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	153.00–157.00	155.24
2	—	373	207.00	207.00
1	—	420	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	145.00–147.00	145.49
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	140.00–144.00	142.01
3	—	425	160.00–170.00	165.08
8	—	469	155.00–160.00	156.86
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
2	—	365	175.00–177.00	176.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	941	62.00–67.00	64.84
15	—	992	69.00–74.00	71.05
3	—	863	55.00–60.00	58.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	79.00–84.00	82.12
4	—	1,473	85.00–89.00	87.25
3	—	1,435	76.00–78.00	77.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,281	88.00–93.00	90.46
10	—	1,227	81.00–86.00	84.22
23	—	1,186	75.00–80.00	77.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	110.00–112.00	111.05
3	—	1,613	101.00–106.00	103.43
4	—	1,608	100.00	100.00

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	—	—	674.00–823.00	749.86

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.