Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 119.00 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $231.68/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +27.63 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$231.68

84 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$4.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	233.47	1,098	20
Medium and Large 1	515	233.41	1,201	32
Medium and Large 3	450	228.82	1,030	32

One grade step is worth $4.65/cwt here — about $68 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 sale84 hd

231.68

—

AL average14 barns · 964 hd

220.58

+11.10

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

+27.63

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	—	High	1,557	120.39	1,875	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	108.77	1,590	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	107.55	1,298	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	90.43	888	35

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$784	4thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	—	426	227.14/cwt	224.00–230.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	216.70/cwt	215.00–220.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	228.45/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	243.30/cwt	242.00–245.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	235.63/cwt	232.00–240.00	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	212.58/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	220.25/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	243.05/cwt	241.00–245.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	261.90/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	201.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	221.15/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,168	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	244.95/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	263.08/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	224.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	276.02/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	857	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	204.55/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	255.72/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	212.99/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	224.51/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	253.96/cwt	227.00–280.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	232.33/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	203.19/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	246.51/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,127	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	83.71/cwt	81.00–86.00	816	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	95.58/cwt	93.00–98.00	984	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	89.46/cwt	87.00–92.00	834	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	107.35/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,492	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	111.62/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,792	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	113.50/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,564	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	108.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,267	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	101.87/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,159	5
Bulls	—	—	1,888	126.47/cwt	126.00–127.00	2,388	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	114.45/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,489	120.31/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,791	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	783.50/head	705.00–915.00	784	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	215.76/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	269	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	215.90/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,123	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	224.42/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	238.98/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	206.77/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	224.67/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	242.82/cwt	240.00–247.00	998	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	255.25/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	263.26/cwt	262.00–265.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	201.99/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	245.35/cwt	240.00–250.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	210.43/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	226.84/cwt	225.00–230.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	234.98/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	218.27/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	191.95/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,190	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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 633Year ago 741

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 127Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 34Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	224.00–230.00	227.14
3	—	318	242.00–245.00	243.30
11	—	369	232.00–240.00	235.63
5	—	520	210.00–216.00	212.58
3	—	585	200.00–205.00	201.67
7	—	476	214.00–222.00	218.27
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
2	—	620	190.00–194.00	191.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	205.00	205.00
4	—	418	215.00–220.00	216.70
4	—	334	235.00–240.00	237.53
3	—	482	207.00–212.00	210.43
5	—	369	225.00–230.00	226.84
1	—	290	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	224.00–234.00	228.45
4	—	565	217.00–224.00	220.25
2	—	370	241.00–245.00	243.05
1	—	770	184.00	184.00
8	—	528	217.00–226.00	221.15
4	—	428	232.00–239.00	234.98
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	235.00	235.00
1	—	725	210.00	210.00
1	—	520	252.00	252.00
1	—	390	280.00	280.00
5	—	679	220.00–225.00	224.01
2	—	418	272.00–280.00	276.02
1	—	460	269.00	269.00
2	—	770	202.00–207.00	204.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	257.00–267.00	261.90
1	—	510	227.00	227.00
1	—	415	257.00	257.00
1	—	470	247.00	247.00
1	—	615	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	282.00	282.00
3	—	532	239.00–248.00	244.95
3	—	410	260.00–267.00	263.08
1	—	375	277.00	277.00
4	—	479	252.00–257.00	255.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	212.00	212.00
3	—	857	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	211.00–216.00	212.99
2	—	563	222.00–227.00	224.51
2	—	285	227.00–280.00	253.96
3	—	537	232.00–233.00	232.33
6	—	662	200.00–208.00	203.19
6	—	457	243.00–251.00	246.51
4	—	421	254.00–257.00	255.25
4	—	369	262.00–265.00	263.26
2	—	718	199.00–205.00	201.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	212.00–220.00	215.76
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
2	—	388	255.00	255.00
3	—	520	222.00–229.00	224.42
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
3	—	455	237.00–240.00	238.98
6	—	411	240.00–247.00	242.82
1	—	260	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	230.00–235.00	231.65
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
4	—	269	260.00–265.00	262.49
11	—	520	212.00–219.00	215.90
4	—	569	202.00–210.00	206.77
4	—	464	220.00–227.00	224.67
5	—	379	240.00–250.00	245.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	975	81.00–86.00	83.71
14	—	1,029	93.00–98.00	95.58
12	—	932	87.00–92.00	89.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	104.00–109.00	107.35
2	—	1,605	110.00–113.00	111.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	112.00–116.00	113.50
10	—	1,173	105.00–110.00	108.01
5	—	1,138	99.00–104.00	101.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	126.00–127.00	126.47
2	—	1,363	114.00–115.00	114.45
4	—	1,489	118.00–121.00	120.31

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	4	—	—	705.00–915.00	783.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Bulls · 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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