Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 130. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $197.67/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$197.67

89 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$17.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	200.59	927	42
Medium and Large 2	411	198.74	816	36
Medium and Large 3	447	183.02	818	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.57/cwt here — about $109 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 sale89 hd

197.67

—

AL average15 barns · 1,379 hd

194.85

+2.82

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	1,625	114.07	1,854	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	91.48	1,276	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	90.62	1,060	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	76.74	759	32

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)	—	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$993	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$790	18

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	216.07/cwt	212.00–220.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	193.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	206.78/cwt	202.00–210.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	224.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	204.47/cwt	201.00–210.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	194.83/cwt	192.00–197.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	187.77/cwt	185.00–190.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	251.51/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	213.53/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	199.00/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	231.11/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	204.17/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	196.67/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	240.61/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	93.44/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,273	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	86.75/cwt	84.00–89.00	994	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	98.75/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,166	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	87.55/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,280	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	92.46/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,110	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	66.08/cwt	64.00–69.00	687	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	80.77/cwt	78.00–84.00	824	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	73.69/cwt	71.00–76.00	688	12
Bulls	—	—	1,644	118.02/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,940	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,447	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	111.70/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,897	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	790.44/head	603.00–892.00	790	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	992.50/head	935.00–1,050.00	993	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,062.00–1,088.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	228.51/cwt	225.00–232.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	208.01/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	238.28/cwt	235.00–242.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	192.73/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	214.34/cwt	212.00–217.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	206.58/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,054	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	227.19/cwt	225.00–232.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	213.36/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	253.55/cwt	252.00–255.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	249.36/cwt	247.00–252.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,021	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	256.46/cwt	252.00–262.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	185.33/cwt	182.00–190.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	196.34/cwt	192.00–200.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	214.31/cwt	210.00–217.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	217.73/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,036	5

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 646Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 201Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 77Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	156.00	156.00
7	—	374	212.00–220.00	216.07
5	—	328	220.00–230.00	224.11
4	—	424	201.00–210.00	204.47
1	—	280	230.00	230.00
7	—	460	192.00–197.00	194.83
4	—	519	185.00–190.00	187.77
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
2	—	275	215.00–217.00	216.02
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
4	—	391	190.00–200.00	193.79
2	—	615	150.00–152.00	150.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	220.00	220.00
1	—	245	225.00	225.00
10	—	373	202.00–210.00	206.78
3	—	517	182.00	182.00
9	—	483	182.00–190.00	185.33
8	—	427	192.00–200.00	196.34
4	—	311	210.00–217.00	214.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	186.00	186.00
9	—	513	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	240.00–245.00	242.46
5	—	559	234.00	234.00
2	—	605	217.00	217.00
1	—	510	240.00	240.00
2	—	408	250.00–253.00	251.51
1	—	350	277.00	277.00
3	—	670	197.00–201.00	199.00
1	—	760	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	207.00	207.00
1	—	515	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	227.00	227.00
2	—	555	210.00–217.00	213.53
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
1	—	600	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	227.00–235.00	231.11
4	—	565	200.00–206.00	204.17
3	—	633	192.00–200.00	196.67
3	—	418	237.00–245.00	240.61
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
1	—	775	167.00	167.00
5	—	514	211.00–218.00	213.36
4	—	374	252.00–262.00	256.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	225.00–232.00	228.51
6	—	482	205.00–211.00	208.01
2	—	320	235.00–242.00	238.28
6	—	424	212.00–217.00	214.34
4	—	528	197.00–200.00	198.49
1	—	550	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	190.00–198.00	192.73
5	—	510	202.00–210.00	206.58
4	—	430	225.00–232.00	227.19
2	—	285	252.00–255.00	253.55
2	—	318	247.00–252.00	249.36
2	—	388	242.00	242.00
5	—	476	214.00–224.00	217.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,362	92.00–95.00	93.44
3	—	1,462	86.00–89.00	87.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,146	84.00–89.00	86.75
10	—	1,181	97.00–103.00	98.75
21	—	1,200	90.00–96.00	92.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	64.00–69.00	66.08
17	—	1,020	78.00–84.00	80.77
12	—	934	71.00–76.00	73.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	116.00–121.00	118.02
1	—	1,405	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,698	109.00–115.00	111.70

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	18	—	—	603.00–892.00	790.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	935.00–1,050.00	992.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,062.00–1,088.00	1,075.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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