Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 84, high yielding bulls up to 107. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.66/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$151.66

132 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$18.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	158.73	791	49
Medium and Large 2	492	151.87	747	37
Medium and Large 3	462	149.14	689	20
Medium and Large 1-2	639	140.00	895	26

One grade step is worth $18.73/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale132 hd

151.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,893 hd

154.53

−2.86

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	1,487	91.73	1,364	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	74.21	1,064	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	69.85	865	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	56.49	584	33

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$553	7

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.93/cwt	142.00–151.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	169.18/cwt	166.00–175.00	721	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	143.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	895	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.68/cwt	160.00–167.00	766	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	148.38/cwt	147.00–150.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	154.48/cwt	151.00–158.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.97/cwt	152.00–157.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	160.19/cwt	157.00–162.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	153.01/cwt	150.00–157.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	167.44/cwt	165.00–172.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	138.23/cwt	135.00–142.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	203.90/cwt	200.00–207.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	174.58/cwt	172.00–177.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	193.48/cwt	192.00–195.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	183.29/cwt	180.00–187.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	154.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	962	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	66.78/cwt	64.00–69.00	788	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	76.72/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,128	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	72.36/cwt	70.00–75.00	917	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	49.01/cwt	45.00–51.00	498	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	61.88/cwt	60.00–64.00	666	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	53.89/cwt	52.00–58.00	532	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	73.31/cwt	71.00–74.00	999	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	66.36/cwt	65.00–68.00	992	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	78.43/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,171	5
Bulls	—	—	1,396	87.77/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,225	6
Bulls	—	—	1,985	101.54/cwt	101.00–102.00	2,016	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	93.78/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,182	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	552.71/head	504.00–577.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	204.64/cwt	202.00–207.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	172.74/cwt	170.00–177.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	194.75/cwt	190.00–200.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	193.68/cwt	192.00–197.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	152.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	161.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	183.03/cwt	180.00–187.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	166.66/cwt	162.00–171.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	135.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	168.01/cwt	167.00–169.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	176.64/cwt	172.00–180.00	917	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	156.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	153.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	183.33/cwt	180.00–188.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	144.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	173.85/cwt	170.00–177.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	149.15/cwt	147.00–150.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	795	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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 894Last week 987Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 150Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 63Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	133.00	133.00
4	—	525	140.00–145.00	143.73
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
5	—	475	147.00–150.00	148.38
5	—	378	157.00–162.00	160.19
4	—	415	150.00–157.00	153.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	142.00–151.00	146.93
14	—	426	166.00–175.00	169.18
16	—	465	160.00–167.00	164.68
3	—	513	152.00–157.00	153.97
2	—	725	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
4	—	631	135.00–142.00	138.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	168.00–170.00	169.01
2	—	550	154.00–158.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	639	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.36
8	—	484	151.00–158.00	154.48
2	—	663	123.00–125.00	124.00
7	—	381	165.00–172.00	167.44
2	—	623	130.00	130.00
6	—	521	147.00–150.00	149.15
6	—	572	137.00–141.00	139.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	215.00–217.00	215.99
2	—	500	192.00–195.00	193.50
2	—	615	170.00–174.00	172.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
2	—	615	162.00	162.00
3	—	425	200.00–207.00	203.90
2	—	468	192.00–195.00	193.48
3	—	511	180.00–187.00	183.29
1	—	745	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	660	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	172.00–177.00	174.58
2	—	495	180.00–185.00	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	150.00–160.00	154.11
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
3	—	355	202.00–207.00	204.64
1	—	705	143.00	143.00
7	—	462	180.00–190.00	184.96
5	—	421	190.00–200.00	194.75
3	—	557	162.00–171.00	166.66
15	—	519	172.00–180.00	176.64
1	—	690	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	142.00	142.00
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
1	—	660	159.00	159.00
1	—	380	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	190.00	190.00
5	—	417	170.00–177.00	172.74
3	—	523	150.00–157.00	152.39
3	—	463	160.00–165.00	161.64
3	—	372	180.00–187.00	183.03
2	—	575	140.00–142.00	140.98
3	—	620	130.00–135.00	132.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	192.00–197.00	193.68
3	—	668	130.00–138.00	135.08
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
2	—	530	167.00–169.00	168.01
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
3	—	567	150.00–159.00	153.28
3	—	408	180.00–188.00	183.33
3	—	632	140.00–148.00	144.97
5	—	468	170.00–177.00	173.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,180	64.00–69.00	66.78
3	—	1,470	76.00–77.00	76.72
15	—	1,267	70.00–75.00	72.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	45.00–51.00	49.01
15	—	1,076	60.00–64.00	61.88
11	—	988	52.00–58.00	53.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	71.00–74.00	73.31
2	—	1,495	65.00–68.00	66.36
5	—	1,493	77.00–81.00	78.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,396	86.00–91.00	87.77
2	—	1,985	101.00–102.00	101.54
2	—	1,260	92.00–96.00	93.78

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	—	—	504.00–577.00	552.71

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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Heifers · 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

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