Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 84 and high yielding slaughter bulls up to 117. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.25/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$159.25

130 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$11.07/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	509	161.77	823	82
Medium and Large 2	461	157.51	726	30
Medium and Large 3	436	150.69	657	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.07/cwt here — about $166 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 sale130 hd

159.25

—

AL average14 barns · 1,201 hd

156.39

+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	—	High	1,813	95.28	1,727	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	75.38	1,208	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	71.55	920	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	59.57	615	28

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)	—	$1,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$646	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	418	152.81/cwt	150.00–157.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	137.18/cwt	135.00–141.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.33/cwt	147.00–151.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	173.05/cwt	172.00–175.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	214.72/cwt	212.00–220.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	155.61/cwt	152.00–157.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	162.28/cwt	159.00–165.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	169.44/cwt	167.00–170.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	166.92/cwt	165.00–169.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,120	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	174.41/cwt	172.00–177.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.99/cwt	158.00–167.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	142.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	177.05/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	169.19/cwt	165.00–172.00	717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	213.99/cwt	212.00–215.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	178.46/cwt	177.00–180.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	194.22/cwt	190.00–197.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	494	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,003	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	178.85/cwt	175.00–183.00	926	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	200.69/cwt	200.00–202.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	191.29/cwt	185.00–195.00	907	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	175.49/cwt	174.00–177.00	974	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	58.07/cwt	55.00–60.00	621	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	53.11/cwt	50.00–54.00	507	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	63.20/cwt	61.00–64.00	652	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	80.54/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,259	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	75.06/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,156	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	79.10/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,062	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	73.03/cwt	71.00–76.00	973	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	67.72/cwt	65.00–69.00	828	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,278	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	101.42/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,703	94.35/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	87.47/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,544	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	645.75/head	533.00–684.00	646	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	194.01/cwt	190.00–197.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	169.35/cwt	162.00–172.00	891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,021	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	205.42/cwt	201.00–209.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	199.41/cwt	195.00–205.00	859	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	162.21/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	176.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	181.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	166.16/cwt	162.00–170.00	965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	193.45/cwt	192.00–195.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	162.20/cwt	160.00–165.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	179.01/cwt	175.00–182.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	157.12/cwt	153.00–160.00	811	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	170.19/cwt	169.00–173.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	177.78/cwt	175.00–178.00	791	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	579	158.62/cwt	158.50–160.00	918	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	144.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	150.85/cwt	150.00–152.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	157.86/cwt	155.00–162.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 894Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 121Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 29Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	150.00–157.00	152.81
2	—	463	145.00–150.00	147.54
2	—	318	165.00–169.00	166.92
2	—	525	140.00–145.00	142.60
5	—	369	155.00–162.00	157.86
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	135.00–141.00	137.18
3	—	578	147.00–151.00	149.33
2	—	718	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
7	—	378	172.00–177.00	174.41
5	—	469	158.00–167.00	161.99
4	—	626	141.00–145.00	142.99
11	—	424	165.00–172.00	169.19
14	—	516	153.00–160.00	157.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	172.00–175.00	173.05
5	—	478	152.00–157.00	155.61
4	—	416	159.00–165.00	162.28
2	—	635	130.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
7	—	380	167.00–170.00	169.44
1	—	585	145.00	145.00
7	—	519	150.00–152.00	150.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	169.00–173.00	170.19
13	—	445	175.00–178.00	177.78
12	—	579	158.50–160.00	158.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	212.00–220.00	214.72
2	—	575	175.00–179.00	177.05
4	—	415	212.00–215.00	213.99
4	—	468	190.00–197.00	194.22
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
2	—	523	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	622	180.00	180.00
1	—	700	160.00	160.00
10	—	422	220.00	220.00
22	—	494	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	190.00–195.00	192.50
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
2	—	525	177.00–180.00	178.46
2	—	313	205.00–207.00	206.01
1	—	485	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	210.00–215.00	212.50
14	—	518	175.00–183.00	178.85
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
11	—	474	185.00–195.00	191.29
6	—	682	145.00–155.00	149.67
4	—	361	201.00–209.00	205.42
7	—	431	195.00–205.00	199.41
5	—	624	159.00–163.00	162.21
7	—	581	162.00–170.00	166.16
2	—	730	140.00–148.00	144.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	200.00–202.00	200.69
7	—	526	162.00–172.00	169.35
4	—	424	185.00–190.00	187.51
2	—	373	192.00–195.00	193.45
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
3	—	475	175.00–182.00	179.01
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	174.00–177.00	175.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	190.00–197.00	194.01
5	—	423	170.00–180.00	176.37
5	—	371	180.00–185.00	181.44
4	—	518	155.00–160.00	157.49
4	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.20
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,070	55.00–60.00	58.07
5	—	955	50.00–54.00	53.11
13	—	1,032	61.00–64.00	63.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	80.00–81.00	80.54
5	—	1,540	72.00–77.00	75.06
2	—	1,800	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	78.00–82.00	79.10
16	—	1,332	71.00–76.00	73.03
16	—	1,222	65.00–69.00	67.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,955	100.00–102.00	101.42
3	—	1,703	91.00–97.00	94.35
2	—	1,765	87.00–88.00	87.47

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	4	—	—	533.00–684.00	645.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.

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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

Feeder Cattle

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