Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 95, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 118. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $165.56/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$165.56

136 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

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	434	173.50	753	7thin
Medium and Large 1	521	171.16	893	80
Medium and Large 2	486	160.15	778	27
Medium and Large 3	492	149.32	735	22

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $18 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 sale136 hd

165.56

—

AL average15 barns · 1,503 hd

165.69

−0.13

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	1,680	102.84	1,728	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	83.07	1,295	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	80.97	932	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	65.17	635	20

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$908	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	475	151.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	173.83/cwt	172.00–177.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	160.54/cwt	155.00–163.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	177.00/cwt	175.00–179.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	188.03/cwt	187.00–189.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	169.50/cwt	167.00–172.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.89/cwt	168.00–177.00	835	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	156.15/cwt	152.00–160.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	151.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	165.20/cwt	162.00–170.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	160.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	182.95/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	206.19/cwt	205.00–207.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	964	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	207.40/cwt	205.00–210.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	195.40/cwt	192.00–197.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	194.33/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	210.97/cwt	207.00–214.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	177.80/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,008	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	187.30/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	214.52/cwt	212.00–217.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	671	179.46/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,204	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	69.78/cwt	67.00–72.00	673	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	56.69/cwt	54.00–60.00	569	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,217	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	81.90/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,324	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	76.86/cwt	74.00–79.00	819	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	63.10/cwt	61.00–65.00	609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	87.60/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,067	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	81.95/cwt	80.00–85.00	998	16
Bulls	—	—	1,459	95.68/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,396	5
Bulls	—	—	1,921	108.57/cwt	106.00–111.00	2,086	6
Bulls	—	—	1,567	103.33/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,619	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	908.33/head	875.00–975.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	214.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	199.43/cwt	195.00–205.00	951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	174.58/cwt	170.00–177.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	201.02/cwt	200.00–202.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	196.01/cwt	195.00–197.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	708	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	175.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	153.01/cwt	150.00–157.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	187.33/cwt	187.00–188.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	211.07/cwt	210.00–212.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	174.65/cwt	173.00–175.00	929	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	183.54/cwt	180.00–187.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	190.02/cwt	187.00–192.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	204.01/cwt	202.00–205.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	192.84/cwt	190.00–199.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	175.94/cwt	175.00–177.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	165.85/cwt	162.00–170.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	596	169.39/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,010	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	180.44/cwt	178.00–181.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	149.28/cwt	145.00–152.00	861	3

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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 407Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 64Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	150.00–155.00	151.73
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
2	—	575	140.00–142.00	140.97
3	—	680	120.00–125.00	121.70
2	—	325	175.00–177.00	175.94
5	—	378	162.00–170.00	165.85
3	—	505	145.00–150.00	146.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	172.00–177.00	173.83
2	—	725	130.00–132.00	131.03
1	—	695	132.00	132.00
2	—	328	180.00–185.00	182.44
2	—	430	167.00–172.00	169.50
7	—	510	152.00–160.00	156.15
4	—	479	157.00–165.00	160.56
3	—	577	145.00–152.00	149.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	173.50	173.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	155.00–163.00	160.54
5	—	429	175.00–179.00	177.00
2	—	270	195.00	195.00
2	—	320	187.00–189.00	188.03
17	—	475	168.00–177.00	175.89
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
4	—	613	150.00–157.00	151.76
5	—	511	162.00–170.00	165.20
2	—	370	182.00	182.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
2	—	775	132.00–135.00	133.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	173.00–175.00	174.65
1	—	600	161.00	161.00
16	—	596	165.00–171.00	169.39
7	—	481	178.00–181.00	180.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	177.00–187.00	182.95
5	—	472	205.00–207.00	206.19
1	—	395	217.00	217.00
6	—	529	194.00–195.00	194.33
3	—	423	207.00–214.00	210.97
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	603	205.50	205.50
1	—	780	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	217.00	217.00
1	—	470	195.00	195.00
2	—	370	205.00–210.00	207.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	182.00	182.00
3	—	432	192.00–197.00	195.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	172.00–180.00	177.80
5	—	423	200.00–210.00	204.96
1	—	795	145.00	145.00
4	—	375	210.00–220.00	214.81
1	—	255	237.00	237.00
5	—	477	195.00–205.00	199.43
2	—	620	160.00–165.00	162.54
3	—	532	187.00–188.00	187.33
1	—	310	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	185.00–190.00	187.30
2	—	413	212.00–217.00	214.52
4	—	671	175.00–185.00	179.46
2	—	708	176.00–177.00	176.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	217.00	217.00
5	—	532	170.00–177.00	174.58
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	212.00	212.00
1	—	245	230.00	230.00
4	—	459	187.00–192.00	190.02
3	—	368	202.00–205.00	204.01
5	—	429	190.00–199.00	192.84
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
2	—	318	200.00–202.00	201.02
2	—	393	195.00–197.00	196.01
7	—	476	170.00–180.00	175.24
3	—	582	150.00–157.00	153.01
2	—	268	210.00–212.00	211.07
4	—	425	180.00–187.00	183.54
2	—	503	165.00–167.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	964	67.00–72.00	69.78
5	—	1,004	54.00–60.00	56.69
4	—	965	61.00–65.00	63.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,616	80.00–85.00	81.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,065	74.00–79.00	76.86
10	—	1,218	86.00–90.00	87.60
16	—	1,218	80.00–85.00	81.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,459	94.00–97.00	95.68
6	—	1,921	106.00–111.00	108.57
3	—	1,567	103.00–104.00	103.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–975.00	908.33

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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