Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 87. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.24/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$196.24

127 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	479	200.25	959	70
Medium and Large 1	477	192.81	919	35
Medium and Large 2	422	189.96	802	18thin
Medium and Large 3	432	184.25	795	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $164 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 sale127 hd

196.24

—

AL average16 barns · 1,240 hd

186.06

+10.17

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	1,734	97.19	1,685	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,358	76.87	1,044	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	72.39	855	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	58.45	606	26

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)	—	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$740	7

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	157.42/cwt	155.00–162.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	137.76/cwt	136.00–140.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	164.58/cwt	162.00–167.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.71/cwt	167.00–169.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	139.45/cwt	137.00–142.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	151.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	218.57/cwt	215.00–222.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	169.45/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.99/cwt	150.00–153.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,025	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	182.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	193.01/cwt	190.00–197.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	198.83/cwt	192.00–200.00	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	185.82/cwt	180.00–190.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	202.23/cwt	197.00–203.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	207.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	189.67/cwt	187.00–192.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	172.38/cwt	170.00–174.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	169.71/cwt	167.00–175.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	166.01/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	156.67/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	163.85/cwt	160.00–167.00	940	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	71.23/cwt	69.00–74.00	940	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	81.75/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,125	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	77.53/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,060	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	62.78/cwt	60.00–64.00	650	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	56.36/cwt	54.00–59.00	599	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	74.06/cwt	71.00–77.00	884	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	67.97/cwt	65.00–70.00	778	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	79.25/cwt	78.00–83.00	985	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	46.64/cwt	46.00–48.00	446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,536	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	102.53/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	96.09/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,614	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	638.50/head	600.00–731.00	639	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	874.67/head	806.00–928.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	169.58/cwt	167.00–172.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	152.65/cwt	150.00–156.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	200.30/cwt	197.00–207.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	179.86/cwt	177.00–186.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	188.46/cwt	185.00–195.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	151.28/cwt	150.00–153.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.79/cwt	156.00–165.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	161.25/cwt	157.00–165.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	179.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	158.99/cwt	155.00–162.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	144.18/cwt	140.00–147.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	146.73/cwt	143.00–148.00	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	179.07/cwt	179.00–180.00	620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	164.99/cwt	163.00–167.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	168.90/cwt	165.00–173.00	535	6

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 693Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 158Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 31Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	155.00–162.00	157.42
4	—	588	136.00–140.00	137.76
4	—	485	150.00–155.00	151.24
4	—	280	175.00	175.00
7	—	517	143.00–148.00	146.73
5	—	374	163.00–167.00	164.99
6	—	317	165.00–173.00	168.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	162.00–167.00	164.58
2	—	535	137.00–142.00	139.45
4	—	425	150.00–153.00	151.28
6	—	389	155.00–162.00	158.99
5	—	481	140.00–147.00	144.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	167.00–169.00	168.71
2	—	568	142.00–145.00	143.52
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
3	—	660	127.00–130.00	127.98
3	—	518	150.00–153.00	150.99
3	—	362	169.00–171.00	170.00
6	—	470	156.00–165.00	160.79
13	—	346	179.00–180.00	179.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	137.00	137.00
7	—	456	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	170.00–175.00	172.51
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
3	—	480	180.00–185.00	182.35
11	—	368	192.00–200.00	198.83
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	215.00–222.00	218.57
1	—	675	164.00	164.00
2	—	473	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	150.00–155.00	152.50
2	—	623	167.00–172.00	169.45
4	—	483	190.00–197.00	193.01
1	—	340	215.00	215.00
5	—	519	180.00–190.00	185.82
12	—	418	197.00–203.00	202.23
2	—	573	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	373	205.00–210.00	207.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	538	190.50	190.50
35	—	420	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
2	—	423	185.00	185.00
1	—	495	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	187.00–192.00	189.67
3	—	522	167.00–175.00	169.71
3	—	640	152.00–159.00	156.67
5	—	574	160.00–167.00	163.85
2	—	663	144.00–145.00	144.51
4	—	389	197.00–207.00	200.30
3	—	477	177.00–186.00	179.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	170.00–174.00	172.38
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
4	—	378	185.00–195.00	188.46
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
3	—	515	157.00–165.00	161.25
3	—	428	175.00–182.00	179.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	164.00–168.00	166.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	167.00–172.00	169.58
1	—	470	167.00	167.00
3	—	505	150.00–156.00	152.65
2	—	363	175.00–180.00	177.52
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,319	69.00–74.00	71.23
4	—	1,376	81.00–84.00	81.75
13	—	1,367	75.00–80.00	77.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,035	60.00–64.00	62.78
10	—	1,062	54.00–59.00	56.36
3	—	957	46.00–48.00	46.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,194	71.00–77.00	74.06
32	—	1,144	65.00–70.00	67.97
14	—	1,243	78.00–83.00	79.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,900	102.00–103.00	102.53
5	—	1,680	93.00–98.00	96.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–731.00	638.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	806.00–928.00	874.67

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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Steers · 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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