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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Sep 27

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

790 head

▲ 213 vs last sale 577▲ 89 vs year ago 701 · +12.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 110▲ 23 vs year ago 150 · +15.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 16▲ 11 vs year ago 24 · +45.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with high yielding breaking cows up to 88, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 117. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.31/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −52.74 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$151.31

105 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$7.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	154.64	871	25
Medium and Large 2	516	153.89	794	35
Medium and Large 3	505	147.46	744	45

One grade step is worth $7.18/cwt here — about $127 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 sale105 hd

151.31

—

AL average14 barns · 1,091 hd

146.88

+4.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−52.74

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	1,651	102.04	1,685	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	77.95	1,119	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	75.86	896	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	61.38	633	49

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$844	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$812	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$672	17

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	162.56/cwt	160.00–164.00	850	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	136.31/cwt	135.00–137.00	838	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	146.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	154.45/cwt	153.00–160.00	979	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	988	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	678	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	140.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	959	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	153.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	626	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	152.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	658	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	147.56/cwt	146.00–151.00	688	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	153.62/cwt	152.00–154.00	730	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	141.55/cwt	139.00–145.00	739	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	134.43/cwt	132.00–137.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	143.33/cwt	139.00–145.00	824	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	617	124.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	127.66/cwt	127.00–129.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	828	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	177.99/cwt	177.00–180.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	171.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	386	178.35/cwt	177.00–179.00	688	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	171.20/cwt	167.00–175.00	712	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	177.40/cwt	177.00–178.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	160.25/cwt	157.00–162.00	676	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	171.16/cwt	170.00–173.00	780	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	481	150.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	725	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	161.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	151.44/cwt	148.00–157.00	772	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	519	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	744	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	143.47/cwt	139.00–147.00	806	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	572	135.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	775	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	861	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	135.59/cwt	134.00–137.00	833	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	142.68/cwt	138.00–146.00	890	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	624	129.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	131.84/cwt	128.00–135.00	874	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	990	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	768	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,454	97.78/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,422	4
Bulls	—	—	1,699	102.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,745	11
Bulls	—	—	1,915	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,145	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	52.78/cwt	50.00–56.00	510	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	60.74/cwt	58.00–63.00	617	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	67.00/cwt	64.00–69.00	728	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	72.88/cwt	70.00–75.00	832	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	77.88/cwt	76.00–81.00	945	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,241	72.88/cwt	70.00–74.00	904	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	83.56/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,044	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	78.47/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,124	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,702	82.66/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,407	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	744.00/head	736.00–751.00	744	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656.86/head	600.00–723.00	657	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	843.50/head	837.00–850.00	844	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812.00/head	812.00–812.00	812	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 Sep 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 577Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 110Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 16Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	132.00–137.00	134.43
1	—	390	158.00	158.00
7	—	430	152.00–155.00	152.99
3	—	677	120.00–125.00	122.36
1	—	605	127.00	127.00
9	—	466	146.00–151.00	147.56
14	—	522	139.00–145.00	141.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	125.00–130.00	127.99
6	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.69
5	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.43
5	—	377	150.00–155.00	153.15
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
7	—	423	147.00–150.00	148.01
3	—	617	122.00–125.00	124.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
7	—	575	139.00–145.00	143.33
5	—	475	152.00–154.00	153.62
3	—	668	127.00–129.00	127.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	182.00	182.00
3	—	615	135.00–137.00	136.31
1	—	540	152.00	152.00
1	—	678	132.00	132.00
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	150.00–154.00	152.00
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
6	—	634	153.00–160.00	154.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	160.00–164.00	162.56
2	—	575	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	620	142.00–150.00	146.13
6	—	683	140.00–142.00	140.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	148.00–157.00	151.44
3	—	483	158.00–165.00	161.66
5	—	663	128.00–135.00	131.84
5	—	614	134.00–137.00	135.59
6	—	386	177.00–179.00	178.35
6	—	562	139.00–147.00	143.47
6	—	416	167.00–175.00	171.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	177.00–178.00	177.40
2	—	578	148.00–150.00	148.98
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
6	—	456	170.00–173.00	171.16
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
6	—	624	138.00–146.00	142.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	137.00–138.00	137.49
1	—	770	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	177.00–180.00	177.99
8	—	572	132.00–137.00	135.49
5	—	378	165.00–175.00	171.98
5	—	422	157.00–162.00	160.25
12	—	519	140.00–147.00	143.33
6	—	481	147.00–155.00	150.72
2	—	768	105.00–108.00	106.53
4	—	624	125.00–132.00	129.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,015	58.00–63.00	60.74
11	—	966	50.00–56.00	52.78
19	—	1,087	64.00–69.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	70.00–74.00	72.88
3	—	1,702	82.00–83.00	82.66
12	—	1,433	76.00–81.00	78.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,141	70.00–75.00	72.88
5	—	1,249	82.00–85.00	83.56
31	—	1,214	76.00–81.00	77.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	96.00–99.00	97.78
1	—	1,915	112.00	112.00
11	—	1,699	100.00–105.00	102.69

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	14	—	—	600.00–723.00	656.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	736.00–751.00	744.00

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)	2	—	—	837.00–850.00	843.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	812.00	812.00

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.