Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher, with high yielding bulls up to 128. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.21/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$196.21

97 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$7.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	200.15	1,077	30
Medium and Large 2	504	196.95	992	30
Medium and Large 3	476	192.43	917	37

One grade step is worth $7.72/cwt here — about $160 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 sale97 hd

196.21

—

AL average14 barns · 1,390 hd

203.71

−7.50

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	1,719	111.73	1,920	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	92.20	1,300	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	91.74	1,080	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	77.92	789	33

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)	—	$648	5

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	381	213.33/cwt	210.00–216.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	172.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	219.15/cwt	216.00–222.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	194.88/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,031	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	204.19/cwt	200.00–206.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	194.63/cwt	190.00–197.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	202.54/cwt	200.00–208.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.97/cwt	225.00–227.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	186.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	213.97/cwt	212.00–217.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	172.99/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	741	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	244.67/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	212.63/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,006	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	195.43/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,100	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	207.25/cwt	207.25–207.25	1,457	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	221.84/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	251.02/cwt	250.00–252.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	213.61/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,328	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	92.85/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,138	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	76.66/cwt	74.00–79.00	792	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,113	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	92.13/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,296	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	67.77/cwt	66.00–71.00	639	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	82.04/cwt	80.00–85.00	836	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	86.50/cwt	84.00–89.00	932	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	97.62/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,170	5
Bulls	—	—	1,960	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,382	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,554	106.76/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,659	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	647.80/head	603.00–751.00	648	5
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 2	—	426	229.77/cwt	227.00–233.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	221.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	936	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	229.17/cwt	225.00–232.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	199.81/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	232.48/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	211.04/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	197.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	204.99/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	211.05/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	223.67/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	240.80/cwt	237.00–245.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	219.71/cwt	217.00–222.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	183.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	187.02/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	204.31/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,069	6

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 597Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 104Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 60Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	210.00–216.00	213.33
5	—	573	170.00–175.00	172.99
4	—	324	216.00–222.00	219.15
7	—	430	200.00–206.00	204.19
3	—	477	190.00–197.00	194.63
1	—	705	142.00	142.00
2	—	630	160.00	160.00
2	—	665	155.00	155.00
6	—	510	180.00–187.00	183.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	190.00–198.00	194.88
1	—	725	153.00	153.00
5	—	474	200.00–208.00	202.54
2	—	330	225.00–227.00	225.97
3	—	562	185.00–189.00	186.99
3	—	423	212.00–217.00	213.97
4	—	661	160.00–165.00	162.52
4	—	380	217.00–222.00	219.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	172.00–174.00	172.99
1	—	730	163.00	163.00
9	—	473	209.00–217.00	212.63
1	—	425	223.00	223.00
9	—	563	190.00–197.00	195.43
2	—	605	184.00–190.00	187.02
6	—	523	200.00–207.00	204.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	741	197.00	197.00
3	—	760	190.00	190.00
5	—	840	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	242.00–249.00	244.67
2	—	525	235.00	235.00
1	—	745	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	240.00–242.00	241.03
1	—	495	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	703	207.25	207.25
4	—	658	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	217.00–227.00	221.84
5	—	426	227.00–233.00	229.77
5	—	558	197.00–205.00	199.81
1	—	370	240.00	240.00
5	—	522	207.00–215.00	211.04
2	—	610	190.00–192.00	190.98
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	250.00–252.00	251.02
5	—	566	208.00–216.00	213.61
1	—	435	240.00	240.00
4	—	670	190.00–195.00	192.54
8	—	477	228.00–237.00	232.48
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
2	—	613	202.00–208.00	204.99
3	—	530	222.00–225.00	223.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	201.00	201.00
2	—	615	215.00–217.00	215.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	215.00–225.00	221.36
4	—	361	225.00–232.00	229.17
1	—	560	195.00	195.00
5	—	514	195.00–200.00	197.39
4	—	475	207.00–215.00	211.05
3	—	323	237.00–245.00	240.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,226	90.00–95.00	92.85
9	—	1,077	84.00–89.00	86.50
5	—	1,199	96.00–100.00	97.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,033	74.00–79.00	76.66
5	—	943	66.00–71.00	67.77
16	—	1,019	80.00–85.00	82.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,600	96.00	96.00
9	—	1,407	90.00–94.00	92.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	121.00–122.00	121.52
1	—	2,060	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,554	105.00–108.00	106.76

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	5	—	—	603.00–751.00	647.80
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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle