Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 108. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.66/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$199.66

94 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	206.12	1,101	27
Medium and Large 2	488	205.61	1,003	29
Medium and Large 3	448	203.61	913	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	710	179.93	1,278	21

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about −$177 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

199.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,299 hd

202.76

−3.10

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	1,641	114.14	1,873	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	97.63	1,391	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	97.56	1,127	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	852	83.96	716	16

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)	—	$1,360	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,302	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,178	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$940	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,401	7

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1Fancy	—	610	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	205.14/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	220.64/cwt	220.00–222.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	190.48/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	221.33/cwt	220.00–222.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	214.74/cwt	214.00–215.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	201.31/cwt	195.00–205.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	177.35/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	213.98/cwt	212.00–220.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	187.34/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	190.01/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	230.27/cwt	227.00–232.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	208.99/cwt	207.00–211.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	231.31/cwt	228.00–235.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	241.49/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	209.32/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	182.72/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	209.72/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	223.02/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	212.91/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	228.76/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	208.47/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	223.63/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	219.70/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	223.55/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,346	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	248.93/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,160	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	257.50/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	203.97/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	205.66/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,261	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	175.95/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,337	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	685	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,453	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	93.07/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,301	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	81.09/cwt	79.00–84.00	686	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	87.35/cwt	85.00–89.00	745	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	102.46/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,216	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	96.80/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,139	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	91.75/cwt	89.00–93.00	984	9
Bulls	—	—	1,367	105.91/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,448	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	115.41/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,818	4
Bulls	—	—	2,002	120.68/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,416	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	940.00/head	904.00–976.00	940	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,178.00/head	1,160.00–1,196.00	1,178	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,316.67/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,463.75/head	1,410.00–1,510.00	1,464	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,359.57/head	1,270.00–1,468.00	1,360	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,301.75/head	1,221.00–1,378.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	229.52/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	234.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	209.27/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	245.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	264.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	214.02/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,308	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	183.34/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	226.14/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,171	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	205.45/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	214.02/cwt	210.00–217.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	217.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	250.47/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,054	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	239.23/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	237.22/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	207.01/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	215.70/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,035	3

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 684Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 134Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 27Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	203.00	203.00
2	—	570	213.00–215.00	214.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
6	—	518	202.00–206.00	205.14
3	—	388	220.00–222.00	221.33
4	—	433	214.00–215.00	214.74
3	—	625	175.00–180.00	177.35
3	—	578	186.00–189.00	187.34
3	—	327	227.00–232.00	230.27
6	—	478	207.00–211.00	208.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
2	—	525	190.00–191.00	190.48
4	—	479	195.00–205.00	201.31
1	—	590	184.00	184.00
2	—	400	205.00–207.00	206.00
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
6	—	388	210.00–217.00	214.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	220.00–222.00	220.64
6	—	462	212.00–220.00	213.98
3	—	617	185.00–195.00	190.01
1	—	755	162.00	162.00
2	—	370	228.00–235.00	231.31
3	—	677	179.00–187.00	182.72
3	—	523	207.00–214.00	209.72
3	—	567	197.00–213.00	205.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	184.50	184.50
16	—	733	178.50	178.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	230.00	230.00
2	—	683	190.00–195.00	192.47
1	—	605	205.00	205.00
2	—	483	220.00–226.00	223.02
4	—	525	210.00–217.00	212.91
2	—	560	207.00–210.00	208.47
1	—	735	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	241.00–242.00	241.49
1	—	345	277.00	277.00
5	—	586	225.00–234.00	228.76
1	—	740	215.00	215.00
9	—	602	215.00–225.00	223.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	208.00–212.00	209.32
3	—	525	222.00–225.00	223.63
1	—	670	207.00	207.00
1	—	400	247.00	247.00
3	—	567	217.00–222.00	219.70
1	—	450	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	247.00–257.00	248.93
2	—	425	257.00–258.00	257.50
1	—	365	277.00	277.00
2	—	678	201.00–207.00	203.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	203.00–210.00	205.66
2	—	760	172.00–180.00	175.95
4	—	380	260.00–270.00	264.79
3	—	727	180.00–185.00	183.34
6	—	518	221.00–230.00	226.14
1	—	565	218.00	218.00
4	—	674	190.00–195.00	192.53
2	—	335	270.00	270.00
6	—	421	245.00–254.00	250.47
4	—	473	235.00–245.00	239.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	225.00–234.00	229.52
2	—	505	216.00–220.00	217.98
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
1	—	610	198.00	198.00
4	—	425	235.00–240.00	237.22
2	—	578	205.00–209.00	207.01
2	—	380	250.00–255.00	252.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	230.00–240.00	234.87
4	—	514	207.00–210.00	209.27
2	—	305	240.00–250.00	245.08
2	—	428	220.00–222.00	220.99
1	—	605	188.00	188.00
1	—	575	198.00	198.00
3	—	480	210.00–220.00	215.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	77.00	77.00
7	—	846	79.00–84.00	81.09
8	—	853	85.00–89.00	87.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	100.00–101.00	100.67
2	—	1,398	91.00–95.00	93.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,187	100.00–106.00	102.46
15	—	1,177	94.00–99.00	96.80
9	—	1,072	89.00–93.00	91.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	105.00–107.00	105.91
4	—	1,575	114.00–117.00	115.41
3	—	2,002	119.00–122.00	120.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	904.00–976.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,160.00–1,196.00	1,178.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,270.00–1,468.00	1,359.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,221.00–1,378.00	1,301.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,316.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,410.00–1,510.00	1,463.75

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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Reporter comment USDA

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