Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher, with high yielding boning cows up to 111. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.05/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$215.05

146 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$4.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	217.76	1,144	51
Medium and Large 2	479	213.74	1,023	60
Medium and Large 3	428	213.35	913	35

One grade step is worth $4.41/cwt here — about $230 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 sale146 hd

215.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd

216.37

−1.32

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	1,680	116.80	1,962	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	98.31	1,175	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	97.25	1,393	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	86.64	900	70

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)	—	$1,085	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$824	6

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	185.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	237.52/cwt	237.00–238.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	215.27/cwt	210.00–219.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	213.70/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	232.13/cwt	230.00–235.00	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	202.27/cwt	197.00–203.50	1,240	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	198.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	189.17/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	223.42/cwt	220.00–227.00	943	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	206.36/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,085	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	206.73/cwt	205.00–210.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	221.46/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	196.58/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	229.72/cwt	227.00–232.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	242.72/cwt	240.00–245.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	223.48/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	247.01/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	231.56/cwt	228.00–237.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	236.01/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	273.45/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	243.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,150	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	240.74/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	227.13/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,270	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	78.63/cwt	75.00–80.00	839	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	89.46/cwt	87.00–92.00	930	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	84.52/cwt	82.00–86.00	861	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	91.95/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,250	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	103.45/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	93.80/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,078	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	106.56/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,331	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	99.75/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,220	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	99.26/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	113.50/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,742	8
Bulls	—	—	1,933	123.78/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,393	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	118.64/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,151	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	823.50/head	715.00–906.00	824	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	263.41/cwt	260.00–268.00	975	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	243.07/cwt	240.00–247.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	254.08/cwt	250.00–257.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	213.66/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	195.92/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	232.00/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,109	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	234.82/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,017	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	243.28/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,027	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	223.04/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	262.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	254.52/cwt	250.00–257.00	944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	227.82/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,180	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	205.32/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	252.56/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	215.70/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	206.54/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,196	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,126	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	193.51/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	212.00/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,081	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 Jun 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 857Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 181Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 37Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
9	—	473	240.00–250.00	243.15
4	—	518	239.00–242.00	240.74
6	—	559	224.00–232.00	227.13
6	—	370	260.00–268.00	263.41
5	—	417	250.00–259.00	252.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	235.00–238.00	236.01
2	—	368	272.00–275.00	273.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	240.00–247.00	243.07
3	—	328	250.00–257.00	254.08
1	—	280	265.00	265.00
6	—	507	210.00–218.00	213.66
2	—	613	192.00–200.00	195.92
6	—	433	232.00–238.00	234.82
7	—	476	220.00–227.00	223.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	195.00–200.00	197.57
7	—	478	230.00–238.00	232.00
9	—	422	240.00–247.00	243.28
2	—	320	260.00–265.00	262.58
9	—	371	250.00–257.00	254.52
6	—	518	223.00–231.00	227.82
3	—	625	202.00–207.00	205.32
1	—	715	182.00	182.00
3	—	570	212.00–219.00	215.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	180.00–190.00	185.66
8	—	419	210.00–219.00	215.27
1	—	280	245.00	245.00
8	—	314	230.00–235.00	232.13
5	—	510	190.00–200.00	198.02
8	—	476	205.00–210.00	206.73
2	—	368	220.00–222.00	221.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	237.00–238.00	237.52
13	—	613	197.00–203.50	202.27
4	—	465	219.00–227.00	221.46
6	—	413	228.00–237.00	231.56
9	—	579	202.00–209.00	206.54
2	—	655	192.00–195.00	193.51
3	—	510	211.00–213.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	211.00–218.00	213.70
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
5	—	623	185.00–192.00	189.17
15	—	422	220.00–227.00	223.42
13	—	526	202.00–210.00	206.36
7	—	579	195.00–198.00	196.58
7	—	374	227.00–232.00	229.72
4	—	329	240.00–245.00	242.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	230.00	230.00
2	—	493	245.00–249.00	247.01
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
1	—	695	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	215.00	215.00
1	—	530	240.00	240.00
2	—	608	222.00–225.00	223.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	230.00–232.00	231.00
2	—	573	239.00–240.00	239.49
4	—	810	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,067	75.00–80.00	78.63
42	—	1,040	87.00–92.00	89.46
18	—	1,019	82.00–86.00	84.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,359	89.00–94.00	91.95
5	—	1,520	102.00–105.00	103.45
3	—	1,457	98.00–101.00	99.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,149	90.00–96.00	93.80
19	—	1,249	104.00–110.00	106.56
45	—	1,223	97.00–103.00	99.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,535	111.00–115.00	113.50
3	—	1,933	122.00–125.00	123.78
3	—	1,813	117.00–121.00	118.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	715.00–906.00	823.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,085.00	1,085.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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