Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.36/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$206.36

94 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$273

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

$27.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

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	353	225.00	794	13thin
Medium and Large 3	396	207.02	819	25
Medium and Large 2	453	205.49	931	28
Medium and Large 1	539	197.98	1,068	28

One grade step is worth $27.02/cwt here — about −$273 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 sale94 hd

206.36

—

AL average14 barns · 1,614 hd

201.04

+5.32

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	1,591	113.98	1,813	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	94.93	1,107	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	94.87	1,226	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	81.16	772	36

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)	—	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$857	11

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	965	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,759	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	201.21/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	195.75/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	193.02/cwt	190.00–197.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	222.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	223.36/cwt	220.00–227.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	228.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	202.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	211.38/cwt	207.00–215.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	211.84/cwt	209.00–214.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	232.64/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	218.50/cwt	217.00–220.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	794	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	183.44/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	236.03/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	246.54/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,276	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	213.53/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	255.47/cwt	251.00–260.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	243.24/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	98.62/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,316	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	100.73/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,270	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	95.60/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,107	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	89.86/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,001	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	77.21/cwt	74.00–79.00	711	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	67.76/cwt	67.00–69.00	606	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	84.41/cwt	82.00–87.00	818	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,182	8
Bulls	—	—	1,103	106.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,169	4
Bulls	—	—	2,043	122.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	114.83/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,903	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	737.40/head	659.00–802.00	737	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	956.17/head	908.00–1,076.00	956	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	216.76/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	204.61/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	240.63/cwt	237.00–245.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	208.46/cwt	207.00–210.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	222.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	181.33/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	204.97/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	227.68/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	233.45/cwt	232.00–235.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	202.21/cwt	200.00–205.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	215.80/cwt	215.00–217.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	192.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	219.99/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,030	2

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 748Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 91Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 12Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	965	182.25	182.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	227.00–230.00	228.51
1	—	355	275.00	275.00
3	—	515	230.00–234.00	232.64
1	—	440	252.00	252.00
1	—	670	213.00	213.00
1	—	630	215.00	215.00
4	—	468	243.00–250.00	246.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	248.00	248.00
9	—	366	257.50	257.50
6	—	572	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	220.00	220.00
2	—	463	235.00–237.00	236.03
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	227.00	227.00
1	—	445	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	200.00–202.00	201.21
4	—	565	190.00–199.00	195.75
3	—	365	225.00	225.00
2	—	463	210.00–212.00	210.98
10	—	605	180.00–198.00	183.44
1	—	435	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	190.00–197.00	193.02
2	—	280	220.00–225.00	222.63
1	—	585	177.00	177.00
8	—	375	207.00–215.00	211.38
5	—	437	200.00–205.00	202.21
5	—	326	215.00–217.00	215.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	220.00–227.00	223.36
7	—	467	200.00–205.00	202.27
6	—	433	209.00–214.00	211.84
6	—	381	217.00–220.00	218.50
1	—	695	167.00	167.00
1	—	575	182.00	182.00
5	—	525	190.00–195.00	192.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	353	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	202.00–208.00	204.97
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	212.00–215.00	213.53
2	—	330	260.00	260.00
1	—	630	211.00	211.00
2	—	388	251.00–260.00	255.47
4	—	430	240.00–246.00	243.24
3	—	725	180.00–184.00	181.33
3	—	518	225.00–231.00	227.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
4	—	531	215.00–219.00	216.76
3	—	568	200.00–209.00	204.61
2	—	670	180.00–185.00	182.54
1	—	640	192.00	192.00
1	—	390	244.00	244.00
1	—	730	169.00	169.00
2	—	468	219.00–221.00	219.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	237.00–245.00	240.63
2	—	585	190.00–192.00	190.98
2	—	478	207.00–210.00	208.46
1	—	535	202.00	202.00
3	—	422	220.00–227.00	222.35
2	—	378	232.00–235.00	233.45
1	—	685	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,334	97.00–100.00	98.62
8	—	1,271	92.00–94.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,261	99.00–103.00	100.73
26	—	1,158	93.00–98.00	95.60
16	—	1,114	87.00–92.00	89.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	921	74.00–79.00	77.21
4	—	895	67.00–69.00	67.76
25	—	969	82.00–87.00	84.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	105.00–109.00	106.01
3	—	2,043	120.00–125.00	122.07
9	—	1,657	112.00–118.00	114.83

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	—	—	659.00–802.00	737.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	908.00–1,076.00	956.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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