Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding breaking cows up to 113, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 137. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.90/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$205.90

141 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$6.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	209.95	1,162	26
Medium and Large 1-2	640	207.00	1,325	22
Medium and Large 3	475	205.72	977	44
Medium and Large 2	533	203.40	1,084	49

One grade step is worth $6.54/cwt here — about $78 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 sale141 hd

205.90

—

AL average14 barns · 1,783 hd

217.48

−11.59

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	—	Average	1,781	119.43	2,127	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	101.90	1,443	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	98.44	1,135	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	86.85	890	56

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)	—	$1,270	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$961	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,420	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	605	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	229.88/cwt	227.00–233.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	216.42/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	206.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	199.50/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,027	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	229.45/cwt	227.00–232.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	213.12/cwt	210.00–218.00	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	606	180.74/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	177.33/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	190.98/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	223.48/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	212.29/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	198.81/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,121	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	221.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	188.86/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,150	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,325	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	188.97/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	248.47/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	207.78/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	165.92/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	282.89/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	233.42/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	218.45/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	242.92/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	259.46/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	272.23/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	77.70/cwt	74.00–80.00	716	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	90.57/cwt	88.00–93.00	992	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	85.02/cwt	82.00–87.00	818	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	100.89/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,398	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	97.35/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,363	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	95.34/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,065	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	106.68/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,301	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	100.38/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,188	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	107.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,572	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	120.20/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,170	6
Bulls	—	—	1,643	113.89/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,871	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,270.00/head	1,240.00–1,300.00	1,270	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,316.67/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,417.86/head	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,418	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,224.50/head	1,162.00–1,287.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	960.50/head	924.00–997.00	961	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,587.50/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	242.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	204.57/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,176	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	233.99/cwt	230.00–237.00	997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	195.32/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,324	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	210.84/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,212	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	213.54/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	223.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,157	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	203.01/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	223.08/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	233.98/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	254.05/cwt	252.00–255.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	238.97/cwt	238.00–240.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	220.47/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	233.00/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,209	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 Jun 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 865Last week 720Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 173Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	209.00	209.00
3	—	462	240.00–249.00	242.92
3	—	325	275.00	275.00
2	—	655	202.00	202.00
2	—	418	257.00–262.00	259.46
3	—	380	267.00–275.00	272.23
1	—	700	195.00	195.00
2	—	578	219.00–222.00	220.47
4	—	519	232.00–235.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	280.00–285.00	282.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	240.00–250.00	242.86
1	—	265	265.00	265.00
7	—	575	200.00–207.00	204.57
6	—	426	230.00–237.00	233.99
2	—	630	197.00	197.00
1	—	345	250.00	250.00
6	—	517	210.00–219.00	213.54
3	—	482	220.00–227.00	223.08
1	—	230	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	193.00–197.00	195.32
1	—	200	285.00	285.00
7	—	575	209.00–215.00	210.84
6	—	518	220.00–227.00	223.33
3	—	617	200.00–208.00	203.01
1	—	320	265.00	265.00
1	—	435	240.00	240.00
6	—	481	232.00–237.00	233.98
3	—	368	252.00–255.00	254.05
1	—	265	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	227.00–233.00	229.88
1	—	325	252.00	252.00
9	—	624	200.00	200.00
3	—	517	212.00–220.00	216.42
2	—	463	222.00–225.00	223.48
2	—	668	188.00–190.00	188.97
2	—	560	212.00	212.00
2	—	780	162.00–170.00	165.92
3	—	368	238.00–240.00	238.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	202.00–210.00	206.02
14	—	515	195.00–203.00	199.50
7	—	432	210.00–218.00	213.12
4	—	606	177.00–184.00	180.74
1	—	330	232.00	232.00
7	—	376	220.00–225.00	222.43
3	—	568	187.00–194.00	190.98
1	—	295	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	227.00–232.00	229.45
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
3	—	672	175.00–182.00	177.33
1	—	735	160.00	160.00
7	—	486	211.00–214.00	212.29
11	—	564	195.00–203.00	198.81
7	—	424	220.00–225.00	221.56
7	—	609	186.00–193.00	188.86
9	—	522	205.00–210.00	207.78
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	640	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	247.00–250.00	248.47
2	—	370	281.00–285.00	282.89
4	—	564	229.00–239.00	233.42
2	—	623	217.00–220.00	218.45
1	—	535	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	680	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	921	74.00–80.00	77.70
29	—	1,095	88.00–93.00	90.57
19	—	962	82.00–87.00	85.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	99.00–103.00	100.89
5	—	1,400	95.00–98.00	97.35
6	—	1,469	105.00–110.00	107.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,117	93.00–98.00	95.34
10	—	1,220	105.00–109.00	106.68
31	—	1,184	99.00–104.00	100.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,805	118.00–123.00	120.20
5	—	1,643	112.00–115.00	113.89
2	—	2,055	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,240.00–1,300.00	1,270.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,162.00–1,287.00	1,224.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	924.00–997.00	960.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,316.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,417.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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