Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding cows up to 109, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.50/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$188.50

125 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$29.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	201.07	954	61
Medium and Large 2	535	179.74	962	40
Medium and Large 3	532	171.16	910	24

One grade step is worth $29.91/cwt here — about $44 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 sale125 hd

188.50

—

AL average13 barns · 1,652 hd

189.04

−0.55

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	1,647	106.68	1,757	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	94.11	1,084	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	93.07	1,286	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	75.25	734	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,221	4thin

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 2	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	197.16/cwt	195.00–202.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	207.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	124.45/cwt	122.00–127.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	164.00/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	198.43/cwt	195.00–202.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	190.44/cwt	187.00–195.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	184.67/cwt	182.00–187.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	155.00/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	173.00/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	208.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	890	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	220.71/cwt	217.00–226.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	224.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	229.53/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	214.06/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	219.50/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	212.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	244.81/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	200.29/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	223.83/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,039	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	205.56/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	237.99/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,007	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	89.46/cwt	87.00–91.00	992	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	100.93/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,205	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	66.93/cwt	64.00–70.00	634	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	84.16/cwt	81.00–86.00	839	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	75.93/cwt	72.00–78.00	747	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	85.50/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,154	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	96.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,354	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	90.63/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,233	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	94.32/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,095	27
Bulls	—	—	1,633	106.27/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,735	4
Bulls	—	—	1,734	110.98/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,924	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	98.92/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,484	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,221.25/head	1,135.00–1,275.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	228.55/cwt	225.00–232.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	220.69/cwt	220.00–222.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	195.04/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	214.70/cwt	210.00–217.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	246.38/cwt	242.00–252.00	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	208.34/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	185.90/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	213.99/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,104	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	237.05/cwt	235.00–239.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	216.42/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	244.48/cwt	242.00–247.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	165.96/cwt	165.00–167.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	201.58/cwt	196.00–205.00	937	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	193.57/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	208.32/cwt	207.00–210.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	154.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	189.72/cwt	185.00–192.00	816	4

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 444Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 85Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
5	—	421	195.00–202.00	197.16
3	—	387	205.00–210.00	207.37
6	—	616	162.00–167.00	164.00
8	—	481	187.00–195.00	190.44
6	—	515	182.00–187.00	184.67
2	—	665	153.00–157.00	155.00
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
8	—	584	170.00–177.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	220.00	220.00
2	—	678	145.00–147.00	146.02
2	—	515	177.00	177.00
2	—	720	122.00–127.00	124.45
2	—	373	195.00–202.00	198.43
2	—	468	184.00–185.00	184.49
1	—	335	212.00	212.00
2	—	573	165.00–167.00	165.96
6	—	632	150.00–157.00	154.05
4	—	430	185.00–192.00	189.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	427	205.00–210.00	208.51
6	—	368	217.00–226.00	220.71
11	—	566	180.00–190.00	185.05
19	—	465	196.00–205.00	201.58
5	—	529	191.00–195.00	193.57
2	—	620	175.00–180.00	177.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	207.00–210.00	208.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	217.00	217.00
1	—	630	187.00	187.00
3	—	518	210.00–215.00	212.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	235.00	235.00
4	—	476	227.00–232.00	229.53
1	—	660	182.00	182.00
3	—	573	210.00–216.00	214.06
2	—	530	217.00–222.00	219.50
1	—	615	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	237.00	237.00
4	—	554	220.00–230.00	224.76
4	—	424	242.00–248.00	244.81
1	—	705	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	197.00–202.00	200.29
1	—	790	175.00	175.00
8	—	464	220.00–228.00	223.83
5	—	573	200.00–209.00	205.56
4	—	423	235.00–242.00	237.99
3	—	317	250.00–260.00	255.05
5	—	362	242.00–252.00	246.38
2	—	668	182.00–190.00	185.90
8	—	516	211.00–219.00	213.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	235.00–236.00	235.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	205.00–210.00	207.43
2	—	335	225.00–232.00	228.55
1	—	290	242.00	242.00
2	—	525	193.00–197.00	195.04
1	—	586	186.00	186.00
1	—	385	225.00	225.00
3	—	422	210.00–217.00	214.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	220.00–222.00	220.69
1	—	685	175.00	175.00
6	—	522	205.00–210.00	208.34
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
4	—	383	235.00–239.00	237.05
3	—	477	213.00–219.00	216.42
2	—	328	242.00–247.00	244.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,109	87.00–91.00	89.46
8	—	1,194	98.00–103.00	100.93
27	—	1,161	92.00–97.00	94.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	947	64.00–70.00	66.93
6	—	997	81.00–86.00	84.16
7	—	984	72.00–78.00	75.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	83.00–88.00	85.50
8	—	1,403	95.00–100.00	96.49
5	—	1,361	89.00–93.00	90.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	105.00–108.00	106.27
4	—	1,734	109.00–114.00	110.98
2	—	1,500	98.00–100.00	98.92

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	4	—	—	1,135.00–1,275.00	1,221.25

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle