Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.18/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$213.18

96 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	472	215.85	1,020	45
Medium and Large 1	552	214.13	1,183	20
Medium and Large 3	459	208.70	958	31

One grade step is worth $7.15/cwt here — about $61 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 sale96 hd

213.18

—

AL average13 barns · 1,351 hd

220.24

−7.05

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	1,579	117.54	1,856	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	100.15	1,507	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	96.01	1,069	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	83.64	792	39

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)	—	$1,437	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,287	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,208	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$881	13

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	202.47/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	229.84/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,308	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	253.55/cwt	250.00–257.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	217.63/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	188.49/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	209.98/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	214.44/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	244.21/cwt	240.00–247.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	225.97/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	228.94/cwt	227.00–231.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	205.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	966	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	233.97/cwt	232.00–235.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	180.68/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	199.23/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	212.05/cwt	210.00–215.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	222.02/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	229.02/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	221.99/cwt	210.00–225.00	952	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	226.99/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	211.21/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	209.67/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	73.05/cwt	70.00–76.00	600	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	87.26/cwt	84.00–90.00	851	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	97.07/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,090	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	92.17/cwt	91.00–94.00	989	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	103.57/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,239	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	80.90/cwt	79.00–83.00	763	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,659	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	97.23/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,434	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	108.79/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,480	2
Bulls	—	—	1,432	115.64/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,656	5
Bulls	—	—	1,814	122.95/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,230	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	788.29/head	603.00–875.00	788	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	989.33/head	916.00–1,070.00	989	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.00/head	1,437.00–1,437.00	1,437	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,286.50/head	1,175.00–1,398.00	1,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,208.33/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,208	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	223.91/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,081	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	208.47/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	242.25/cwt	240.00–247.00	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	218.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	210.53/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	197.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	213.49/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,108	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	220.99/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	237.20/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	231.48/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	239.66/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	231.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	248.45/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	223.19/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	224.90/cwt	220.00–228.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,248	1

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 Jul 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 865Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 158Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 24Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	201.00–205.00	202.47
8	—	545	215.00–218.00	217.63
3	—	583	207.00–212.00	209.98
2	—	463	225.00–227.00	225.97
2	—	433	227.00–231.00	228.94
1	—	650	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	187.00–190.00	188.49
7	—	482	212.00–217.00	214.44
5	—	318	240.00–247.00	244.21
2	—	685	180.00–185.00	182.52
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
9	—	523	205.00–210.00	207.47
16	—	429	210.00–225.00	221.99
3	—	577	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	200.00–210.00	205.63
3	—	332	232.00–235.00	233.97
1	—	655	175.00	175.00
3	—	628	180.00–182.00	180.68
4	—	518	197.00–200.00	199.23
4	—	420	210.00–215.00	212.05
6	—	375	220.00–228.00	224.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	223.00–231.00	229.84
1	—	275	282.00	282.00
1	—	375	265.00	265.00
2	—	330	270.00	270.00
3	—	675	205.00–212.00	209.67
3	—	620	218.00–223.00	220.99
2	—	528	231.00–232.00	231.48
3	—	462	239.00–240.00	239.66
2	—	415	247.00–250.00	248.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	250.00–257.00	253.55
2	—	273	270.00	270.00
1	—	445	240.00	240.00
3	—	567	215.00–220.00	218.38
4	—	615	208.00–214.00	210.53
5	—	468	237.00–238.00	237.20
6	—	524	220.00–227.00	223.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	210.00–212.00	210.98
2	—	593	232.00	232.00
1	—	600	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	250.00–255.00	252.48
10	—	483	220.00–227.00	223.91
4	—	576	205.00–212.00	208.47
5	—	374	240.00–247.00	242.25
2	—	280	260.00–265.00	262.46
2	—	618	195.00–200.00	197.55
8	—	519	210.00–217.00	213.49
5	—	417	230.00–235.00	231.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	232.00	232.00
4	—	520	220.00–230.00	225.10
4	—	566	210.00–215.00	211.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	220.00–226.00	222.02
3	—	623	227.00–233.00	229.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	222.00–230.00	226.99
3	—	637	220.00	220.00
1	—	470	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	822	70.00–76.00	73.05
23	—	975	84.00–90.00	87.26
11	—	943	79.00–83.00	80.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,123	95.00–100.00	97.07
28	—	1,073	91.00–94.00	92.17
11	—	1,196	101.00–106.00	103.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,475	96.00–99.00	97.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	108.00–110.00	108.79
5	—	1,432	114.00–118.00	115.64
5	—	1,814	122.00–125.00	122.95

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	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,512.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,208.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	603.00–875.00	788.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	916.00–1,070.00	989.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,437.00	1,437.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,398.00	1,286.50

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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