Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $203.39/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$203.39

109 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$5.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	462	206.32	953	41
Medium and Large 3	441	202.48	893	29
Medium and Large 1	522	200.99	1,049	39

One grade step is worth $5.33/cwt here — about −$96 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 sale109 hd

203.39

—

AL average10 barns · 897 hd

201.10

+2.29

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	1,569	115.12	1,806	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	89.13	1,036	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,352	86.68	1,172	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	76.71	788	34

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,241	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,137	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,019	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$856	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,294	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$749	16

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	195.24/cwt	192.00–200.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	219.72/cwt	218.00–221.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	180.75/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	222.79/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	247.89/cwt	245.00–253.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	210.33/cwt	209.00–211.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	193.41/cwt	192.00–193.50	1,081	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	202.97/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	206.11/cwt	204.00–207.00	975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	219.11/cwt	218.00–221.00	859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	213.25/cwt	209.00–216.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	206.23/cwt	202.00–210.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	186.67/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	195.33/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,006	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	215.41/cwt	213.00–217.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	252.41/cwt	250.00–255.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	237.03/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	218.77/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	234.44/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	256.44/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	254.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	246.93/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	203.41/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	285.96/cwt	285.00–287.00	924	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	85.62/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,171	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	86.52/cwt	84.00–89.00	987	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	74.69/cwt	72.00–77.00	729	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	80.04/cwt	78.00–83.00	873	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	69.16/cwt	66.00–71.00	640	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,168	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,091	18
Bulls	—	—	1,660	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,026	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	115.30/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,866	3
Bulls	—	—	1,358	104.45/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	748.94/head	627.00–892.00	749	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,096.00/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,096	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,240.63/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,241	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,075.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.00/head	837.00–837.00	837	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	855.50/head	855.00–856.00	856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,317.86/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,318	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	214.97/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,036	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	236.57/cwt	232.00–242.00	887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	214.22/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	236.65/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	261.84/cwt	257.00–267.00	995	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	216.35/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	220.66/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	226.77/cwt	222.00–230.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	233.52/cwt	230.00–240.00	988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	221.67/cwt	220.00–223.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	189.25/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,024	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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 610Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 172Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 29Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	275.00	275.00
4	—	419	242.00–251.00	246.93
3	—	620	200.00–208.00	203.41
3	—	463	235.00–238.00	236.65
6	—	380	257.00–267.00	261.84
3	—	567	211.00–221.00	216.35
3	—	507	220.00–222.00	220.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	220.00–229.00	222.79
6	—	381	245.00–253.00	247.89
3	—	330	250.00–260.00	254.12
2	—	568	202.00	202.00
1	—	685	187.00	187.00
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
4	—	524	212.00–219.00	214.22
2	—	258	265.00	265.00
7	—	423	230.00–240.00	233.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	290.00	290.00
2	—	323	285.00–287.00	285.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	250.00	250.00
5	—	482	212.00–217.00	214.97
2	—	305	245.00	245.00
1	—	535	205.00	205.00
7	—	375	232.00–242.00	236.57
3	—	443	220.00–223.00	221.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	192.00–200.00	195.24
4	—	315	220.00–225.00	223.29
3	—	382	209.00–216.00	213.25
1	—	570	175.00	175.00
8	—	434	202.00–210.00	206.23
4	—	541	187.00–190.00	189.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	218.00–221.00	219.72
4	—	669	180.00–181.00	180.75
3	—	455	209.00–211.00	210.33
17	—	559	192.00–193.50	193.41
6	—	512	200.00–206.00	202.97
1	—	385	226.00	226.00
2	—	208	250.00–255.00	252.41
2	—	635	184.00–185.00	184.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	204.00–207.00	206.11
9	—	392	218.00–221.00	219.11
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
3	—	570	186.00–187.00	186.67
9	—	515	193.00–197.00	195.33
5	—	428	213.00–217.00	215.41
1	—	710	150.00	150.00
4	—	338	222.00–230.00	226.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	223.00	223.00
1	—	380	255.00	255.00
2	—	468	235.00–239.00	237.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	242.00	242.00
1	—	665	208.00	208.00
4	—	626	216.00–221.00	218.77
2	—	563	232.00–237.00	234.44
1	—	380	262.00	262.00
4	—	431	252.00–262.00	256.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	230.00–232.00	231.00
2	—	495	225.00–226.00	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,368	83.00–88.00	85.62
1	—	1,270	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,141	84.00–89.00	86.52
18	—	1,186	90.00–94.00	92.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	976	72.00–77.00	74.69
17	—	1,091	78.00–83.00	80.04
4	—	926	66.00–71.00	69.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	120.00–125.00	122.05
3	—	1,618	113.00–118.00	115.30
2	—	1,358	104.00–105.00	104.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,096.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,240.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	837.00	837.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	855.00–856.00	855.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,317.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	627.00–892.00	748.94

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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