Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $171.16/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −32.89 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$171.16

90 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$8.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	174.66	793	32
Medium and Large 1	519	172.24	894	27
Medium and Large 3	443	166.59	739	31

One grade step is worth $8.07/cwt here — about $54 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 sale90 hd

171.16

—

AL average10 barns · 654 hd

160.20

+10.96

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

−32.89

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	—	Average	1,737	95.76	1,663	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	75.33	1,083	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	69.14	830	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	55.06	567	46

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,064	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$818	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	189.21/cwt	187.00–192.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	138.93/cwt	135.00–143.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	198.98/cwt	197.00–202.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	178.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	161.03/cwt	157.00–165.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	144.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	160.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	169.49/cwt	165.00–174.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,064.29/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,064	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	818.00/head	805.00–825.00	818	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	93.75/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,596	10
Bulls	—	—	1,787	98.64/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,763	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	75.72/cwt	74.00–79.00	933	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	63.86/cwt	60.00–66.00	717	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	70.16/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,099	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	74.63/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,064	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	80.80/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,091	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	47.33/cwt	44.00–49.00	417	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	52.63/cwt	50.00–56.00	516	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	59.62/cwt	57.00–62.00	668	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	69.72/cwt	67.00–73.00	866	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	177.91/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	163.82/cwt	162.00–167.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	157.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	664	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	191.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	171.80/cwt	170.00–175.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	182.65/cwt	180.00–186.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	164.00/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	192.01/cwt	187.00–195.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	164.72/cwt	162.00–168.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	170.92/cwt	168.00–177.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	201.70/cwt	195.00–205.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	186.65/cwt	182.00–190.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	157.51/cwt	155.00–161.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	144.83/cwt	142.00–147.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	177.49/cwt	176.00–180.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	189.62/cwt	185.00–192.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	171.30/cwt	167.00–177.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	155.92/cwt	154.00–160.00	591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	151.77/cwt	149.00–154.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	163.76/cwt	162.00–165.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	137.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	121.45/cwt	118.00–125.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	726	107.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	150.73/cwt	149.00–155.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	719	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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 673Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 83Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 14Year ago 24

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
5	—	383	187.00–192.00	189.21
4	—	324	197.00–202.00	198.98
7	—	527	157.00–165.00	161.03
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
4	—	438	176.00–180.00	177.49
10	—	470	167.00–177.00	171.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	135.00–143.00	138.93
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
6	—	377	175.00–180.00	178.63
7	—	479	155.00–165.00	160.53
8	—	427	165.00–174.00	169.49
2	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.48
5	—	324	185.00–192.00	189.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	140.00–150.00	144.47
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
6	—	415	187.00–195.00	192.01
4	—	569	162.00–168.00	164.72
4	—	529	168.00–177.00	170.92
3	—	353	195.00–205.00	201.70
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
3	—	452	182.00–190.00	186.65
1	—	620	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
2	—	715	137.00–142.00	139.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	162.00–167.00	163.82
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
3	—	588	144.00–146.00	145.00
8	—	469	155.00–161.00	157.51
2	—	725	118.00–125.00	121.45
2	—	615	140.00–142.00	140.98
4	—	511	149.00–155.00	150.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	133.00	133.00
13	—	422	155.00–160.00	157.31
7	—	528	142.00–147.00	144.83
5	—	374	162.00–165.00	163.76
2	—	580	137.00–140.00	138.53
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
2	—	473	150.00–154.00	152.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
2	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	628	120.00	120.00
11	—	379	154.00–160.00	155.92
4	—	425	149.00–154.00	151.77
3	—	560	130.00–135.00	132.65
3	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.31
4	—	726	105.00–110.00	107.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	583	175.00–180.00	177.91
1	—	355	222.00	222.00
3	—	468	190.00–195.00	191.73
1	—	735	156.00	156.00
3	—	517	180.00–186.00	182.65
1	—	600	167.00	167.00
2	—	650	160.00–168.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	143.00	143.00
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
1	—	455	177.00	177.00
2	—	523	165.00–167.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	166.00	166.00
4	—	519	170.00–175.00	171.80
1	—	440	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	805.00–825.00	818.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,064.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,702	92.00–95.00	93.75
7	—	1,787	97.00–102.00	98.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,232	74.00–79.00	75.72
19	—	1,123	60.00–66.00	63.86
25	—	1,242	67.00–73.00	69.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,566	69.00–71.00	70.16
10	—	1,426	72.00–77.00	74.63
6	—	1,350	78.00–83.00	80.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	44.00–49.00	47.33
23	—	980	50.00–56.00	52.63
19	—	1,121	57.00–62.00	59.62

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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Bulls · 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

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle