Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.67/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$228.67

98 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	233.58	1,146	60
Medium and Large 3	425	221.24	941	17thin
Medium and Large 2	473	220.66	1,043	21

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $103 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 sale98 hd

228.67

—

AL average14 barns · 1,942 hd

227.19

+1.48

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	1,775	123.35	2,190	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	109.68	1,486	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	103.51	1,253	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	89.60	892	41

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,223	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,190	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$994	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$888	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,182	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,542	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$955	17

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	226.81/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	247.08/cwt	244.00–248.00	934	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	237.41/cwt	235.00–240.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	225.68/cwt	222.00–230.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	226.14/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	208.04/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	226.18/cwt	225.00–230.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	219.60/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	198.46/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	238.34/cwt	235.00–242.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	220.69/cwt	220.00–222.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,338	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	227.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	214.03/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	235.97/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,389	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	251.31/cwt	250.00–252.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	230.13/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	244.53/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	235.49/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	246.51/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	265.25/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,170	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	218.66/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	284.58/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	272.30/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,176	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	108.35/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,454	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,519	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	99.32/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,197	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	88.03/cwt	85.00–90.00	867	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	112.52/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,422	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	105.44/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,259	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	81.08/cwt	80.00–84.00	685	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	93.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	976	17
Bulls	—	—	1,785	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,192	7
Bulls	—	—	1,608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,849	3
Bulls	—	—	1,884	130.55/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,460	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	888.00/head	888.00–888.00	888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	994.00/head	994.00–994.00	994	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,405.50/head	1,319.00–1,492.00	1,406	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	853.80/head	760.00–954.00	854	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,098.57/head	1,006.00–1,275.00	1,099	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,181.67/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,182	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.67/head	1,025.00–1,170.00	1,101	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	267.04/cwt	265.00–269.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	210.00/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	219.60/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,250	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	267.95/cwt	266.00–270.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	245.78/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	206.67/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	229.02/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	211.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	261.74/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	253.49/cwt	252.00–255.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	235.94/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	235.97/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,222	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	254.60/cwt	252.00–257.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	235.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	242.99/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	216.84/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	218.77/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,260	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 Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 539Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 167Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 22Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	275.00	275.00
5	—	579	222.00–230.00	226.81
4	—	623	215.00–225.00	218.66
1	—	685	212.00	212.00
2	—	373	265.00–269.00	267.04
1	—	735	205.00	205.00
3	—	422	257.00–265.00	261.74
4	—	518	232.00–238.00	235.97
3	—	468	242.00–245.00	242.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	257.00	257.00
1	—	325	292.00	292.00
2	—	373	282.00–287.00	284.58
3	—	432	267.00–277.00	272.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	266.00–270.00	267.95
6	—	413	242.00–252.00	245.78
2	—	540	227.00–231.00	229.02
2	—	638	210.00–214.00	211.98
2	—	378	252.00–255.00	253.49
2	—	473	232.00–240.00	235.94
4	—	576	215.00–220.00	218.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	220.00–224.00	221.99
2	—	365	240.00–250.00	245.07
3	—	563	202.00–210.00	206.67
1	—	740	172.00	172.00
2	—	318	252.00–257.00	254.60
5	—	408	235.00–240.00	235.98
4	—	514	212.00–220.00	216.84
1	—	295	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	210.00–215.00	212.51
1	—	580	195.00	195.00
1	—	240	250.00	250.00
2	—	333	235.00–240.00	237.41
3	—	390	222.00–230.00	225.68
4	—	520	205.00–210.00	208.04
1	—	280	245.00	245.00
3	—	432	220.00–222.00	220.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	—	680	187.00	187.00
6	—	419	225.00–230.00	226.18
3	—	482	218.00–222.00	219.60
1	—	275	255.00	255.00
2	—	620	197.00–200.00	198.46
3	—	365	235.00–242.00	238.34
3	—	522	212.00–215.00	214.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	378	244.00–248.00	247.08
6	—	518	221.00–229.00	226.14
2	—	673	207.00	207.00
2	—	428	235.00–237.00	235.97
3	—	330	250.00–252.00	251.31
6	—	466	227.00–234.00	230.13
1	—	740	192.00	192.00
2	—	620	207.00–213.00	210.00
8	—	569	216.00–224.00	219.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	567	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	228.00	228.00
12	—	560	248.00	248.00
1	—	320	285.00	285.00
1	—	780	207.00	207.00
18	—	441	265.00–270.00	265.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	225.00–230.00	227.33
4	—	524	242.00–248.00	244.53
2	—	588	232.00–239.00	235.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	225.00	225.00
4	—	443	245.00–247.00	246.51
1	—	615	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	108.00–109.00	108.35
3	—	1,368	110.00–112.00	111.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,205	96.00–102.00	99.32
7	—	1,264	110.00–116.00	112.52
15	—	1,194	103.00–108.00	105.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	985	85.00–90.00	88.03
4	—	845	80.00–84.00	81.08
17	—	1,044	91.00–96.00	93.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,785	120.00–125.00	122.81
3	—	1,608	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,884	127.00–133.00	130.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	888.00	888.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	994.00	994.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,190.00	1,190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,319.00–1,492.00	1,405.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,170.00	1,100.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	760.00–954.00	853.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,006.00–1,275.00	1,098.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,181.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,600.00	1,462.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle