Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $228.13/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +24.08 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$228.13

67 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$4.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	231.22	1,257	20
Medium and Large 3	465	227.54	1,058	21
Medium and Large 2	513	226.23	1,159	26

One grade step is worth $4.99/cwt here — about $97 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 sale67 hd

228.13

—

AL average13 barns · 1,119 hd

223.28

+4.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

+24.08

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	1,455	119.85	1,744	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	104.38	1,221	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	102.47	1,599	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	88.51	840	28

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)	—	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$853	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	220.33/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	243.97/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	224.30/cwt	222.00–226.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	226.32/cwt	225.00–227.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	218.35/cwt	215.00–220.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	233.39/cwt	232.00–236.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	216.60/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	217.46/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	203.49/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	231.99/cwt	231.00–233.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	207.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	238.00/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,306	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	244.58/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	212.69/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	215.68/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	234.97/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	251.04/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,042	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	81.92/cwt	80.00–84.00	674	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	94.12/cwt	92.00–96.00	956	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	87.71/cwt	85.00–90.00	839	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	102.47/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,599	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	99.55/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,134	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	111.09/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,364	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	105.55/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,235	16
Bulls	—	—	1,433	116.60/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,671	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	121.28/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	852.50/head	756.00–931.00	853	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	244.57/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	254.48/cwt	252.00–257.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	206.04/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	246.02/cwt	245.00–247.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	216.98/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	223.50/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	234.99/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	232.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	226.31/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	196.01/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	233.53/cwt	232.00–235.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	226.54/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	209.50/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	207.59/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	210.90/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	225.28/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	222.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	213.98/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	252.95/cwt	250.00–257.00	931	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 Aug 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 564Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 115Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 50Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	205.00	205.00
3	—	488	219.00–222.00	220.33
3	—	425	222.00–226.00	224.30
5	—	362	232.00–236.00	233.39
1	—	770	170.00	170.00
1	—	635	192.00	192.00
2	—	515	213.00–215.00	213.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	225.00–227.00	226.32
3	—	423	215.00–220.00	218.35
2	—	333	232.00–235.00	233.53
5	—	522	207.00–210.00	207.59
2	—	483	207.00–215.00	210.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	200.00	200.00
5	—	570	213.00–222.00	216.60
4	—	674	200.00–207.00	203.49
4	—	424	231.00–233.00	231.99
3	—	618	205.00–210.00	207.33
7	—	475	223.00–227.00	225.28
3	—	530	220.00–225.00	222.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	242.00–246.00	243.97
1	—	615	230.00	230.00
4	—	732	216.00–222.00	217.46
1	—	650	220.00	220.00
1	—	430	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	260.00	260.00
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
1	—	435	247.00	247.00
1	—	315	275.00	275.00
1	—	580	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	270.00	270.00
4	—	587	235.00–239.00	238.00
2	—	463	250.00	250.00
1	—	540	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	725	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	262.00	262.00
2	—	428	242.00–247.00	244.57
4	—	556	215.00–220.00	216.98
2	—	510	222.00–225.00	223.50
7	—	464	230.00–237.00	234.99
2	—	678	192.00–200.00	196.01
1	—	705	182.00	182.00
4	—	623	207.00–213.00	209.50
3	—	368	250.00–257.00	252.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	241.00–248.00	244.58
3	—	668	209.00–215.00	212.69
3	—	617	215.00–216.00	215.68
5	—	520	232.00–239.00	234.97
2	—	415	250.00–252.00	251.04
1	—	370	267.00	267.00
4	—	574	222.00–230.00	226.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	252.00–257.00	254.48
1	—	630	200.00	200.00
2	—	555	202.00–210.00	206.04
2	—	388	245.00–247.00	246.02
1	—	290	265.00	265.00
4	—	426	230.00–237.00	232.98
3	—	467	225.00–227.00	226.31
6	—	528	210.00–220.00	214.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	823	80.00–84.00	81.92
8	—	1,016	92.00–96.00	94.12
15	—	956	85.00–90.00	87.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	102.00–103.00	102.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,139	96.00–102.00	99.55
8	—	1,228	109.00–114.00	111.09
16	—	1,170	103.00–108.00	105.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	115.00–118.00	116.60
1	—	1,595	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,430	119.00–124.00	121.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	756.00–931.00	852.50

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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