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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 136.00 cwt. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.77/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$223.77

97 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$11.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	227.20	1,184	44
Medium and Large 2	490	223.39	1,095	37
Medium and Large 3	502	215.21	1,080	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.99/cwt here — about $104 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 sale97 hd

223.77

—

AL average12 barns · 1,543 hd

222.46

+1.30

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	1,542	120.51	1,858	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	112.00	1,537	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	108.94	1,332	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	96.61	978	66

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,295	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 3	—	573	206.32/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	244.05/cwt	241.00–247.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	222.46/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	226.83/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	245.50/cwt	245.00–247.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	214.39/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	225.01/cwt	222.00–229.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	207.33/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	236.20/cwt	235.00–240.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	209.43/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	226.08/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	211.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	233.78/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	218.98/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	237.71/cwt	237.00–240.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	247.01/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	232.65/cwt	230.00–233.50	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	255.21/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	212.78/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,526	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	95.85/cwt	92.00–98.00	976	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,310	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	116.63/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,590	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,656	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	104.67/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,214	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	109.92/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,349	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	87.13/cwt	84.00–91.00	841	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	101.06/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,031	23
Bulls	—	—	1,435	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,716	5
Bulls	—	—	1,248	113.44/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,416	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	125.22/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,283	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	233.58/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	263.57/cwt	262.00–265.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	198.48/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	243.67/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,019	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	251.03/cwt	250.00–252.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	222.97/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	225.01/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	251.66/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	217.16/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,229	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	218.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	245.97/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	233.46/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,137	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	276.16/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	204.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	218.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	228.50/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	227.50/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	232.19/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	206.35/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	238.41/cwt	237.00–240.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	232.07/cwt	230.00–234.00	975	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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 503Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 75Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	200.00–210.00	206.32
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
3	—	438	222.00–229.00	225.01
2	—	473	215.00–220.00	217.49
3	—	523	210.00–215.00	211.64
2	—	325	237.00–240.00	238.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	241.00–247.00	244.05
2	—	338	255.00	255.00
6	—	568	219.00–225.00	222.46
6	—	520	225.00–230.00	226.83
2	—	723	200.00–205.00	202.46
5	—	415	235.00–240.00	236.20
2	—	668	207.00–212.00	209.43
5	—	620	210.00–215.00	211.60
5	—	472	231.00–237.00	233.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	242.00	242.00
2	—	658	215.00	215.00
2	—	558	228.00–229.00	228.50
1	—	715	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	245.00–247.00	245.50
5	—	580	212.00–216.00	214.39
3	—	608	207.00–208.00	207.33
2	—	658	200.00–202.00	201.00
7	—	464	222.00–230.00	226.08
10	—	525	217.00–223.00	218.98
4	—	371	237.00–240.00	237.71
2	—	420	230.00–234.00	232.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	270.00	270.00
5	—	537	230.00–238.00	233.58
2	—	715	195.00–202.00	198.48
5	—	581	222.00–228.00	225.01
3	—	432	251.00–252.00	251.66
1	—	260	280.00	280.00
4	—	614	216.00–220.00	218.99
2	—	468	245.00–247.00	245.97
3	—	672	204.00–210.00	206.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	252.00–260.00	255.21
2	—	325	280.00	280.00
1	—	410	265.00	265.00
2	—	528	240.00–242.00	241.01
5	—	717	207.00–217.00	212.78
2	—	365	272.00–280.00	276.16
6	—	768	200.00–210.00	204.80
6	—	663	215.00–225.00	218.98
2	—	605	227.00–228.00	227.50
4	—	568	230.00–237.00	232.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	300.00–305.00	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	262.00–265.00	263.57
1	—	265	270.00	270.00
6	—	418	242.00–246.00	243.67
2	—	385	250.00–252.00	251.03
4	—	520	220.00–228.00	222.97
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
5	—	566	212.00–220.00	217.16
6	—	487	230.00–238.00	233.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	220.00	220.00
1	—	540	230.00	230.00
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	235.00	235.00
4	—	667	230.00–233.50	232.65
1	—	505	257.00	257.00
1	—	760	213.00	213.00
1	—	580	242.00	242.00
1	—	735	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	239.00	239.00
2	—	508	245.00–249.00	247.01
1	—	710	213.00	213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,018	92.00–98.00	95.85
8	—	965	84.00–91.00	87.13
23	—	1,020	99.00–104.00	101.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,428	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,363	114.00–119.00	116.63
22	—	1,160	101.00–107.00	104.67
25	—	1,227	108.00–113.00	109.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,435	118.00–121.00	119.58
2	—	1,248	111.00–116.00	113.44
4	—	1,823	124.00–126.00	125.22

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	—	—	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	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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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

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