Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.84/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$223.84

91 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$3.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

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	225.21	1,063	24
Medium and Large 1	526	224.32	1,181	44
Medium and Large 3	441	221.51	978	23

One grade step is worth $3.70/cwt here — about $85 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 sale91 hd

223.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,765 hd

221.66

+2.18

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	1,587	118.07	1,873	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	103.51	1,458	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	102.72	1,281	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	86.79	922	22

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	92.71/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,012	10
Bulls	—	—	1,845	121.67/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,328	114.47/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	202.35/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	244.54/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	193.50/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	218.44/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	210.18/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	231.21/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	184.48/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	240.63/cwt	237.00–242.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	239.70/cwt	237.00–242.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	224.95/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	243.99/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	243.55/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	220.21/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	236.33/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	264.68/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	263.49/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	251.74/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	264.47/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	253.37/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	285.82/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	254.03/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	207.97/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	226.49/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	272.45/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	232.17/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,316	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	103.34/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,413	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	96.46/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,144	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	109.61/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,450	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	85.61/cwt	83.00–88.00	854	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	103.63/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,294	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	78.12/cwt	74.00–80.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	232.61/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	224.68/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	210.98/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	263.93/cwt	260.00–267.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	209.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	266.50/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	237.50/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	215.72/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	229.37/cwt	227.00–232.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	259.51/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	231.33/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	223.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	218.36/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	196.07/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,408	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 617Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 88Year ago 170

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,092	90.00–94.00	92.71
6	—	998	83.00–88.00	85.61
6	—	1,077	74.00–80.00	78.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	102.00–104.00	103.34
2	—	1,415	106.00–107.00	106.51
1	—	1,520	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,186	93.00–99.00	96.46
11	—	1,323	107.00–113.00	109.61
13	—	1,249	100.00–106.00	103.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	119.00–124.00	121.67
2	—	1,328	114.00–115.00	114.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	200.00–205.00	202.35
2	—	428	242.00–247.00	244.54
2	—	520	217.00–220.00	218.44
2	—	470	230.00–235.00	232.61
2	—	573	207.00–215.00	210.98
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	245.00	245.00
2	—	725	190.00–197.00	193.50
3	—	417	252.00–255.00	254.03
2	—	668	207.00	207.00
1	—	505	238.00	238.00
4	—	563	220.00–228.00	224.68
1	—	340	277.00	277.00
3	—	373	260.00–267.00	263.93
1	—	630	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	245.00	245.00
3	—	717	205.00–212.00	207.97
2	—	623	225.00–228.00	226.49
3	—	372	270.00–277.00	272.45
6	—	567	229.00–239.00	232.17
2	—	420	263.00–270.00	266.50
1	—	685	215.00	215.00
2	—	453	257.00–262.00	259.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	207.00–212.00	210.18
5	—	325	237.00–242.00	240.63
1	—	570	202.00	202.00
7	—	474	215.00–218.00	215.72
3	—	432	220.00–225.00	223.32
2	—	375	227.00–232.00	229.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	204.00	204.00
1	—	570	229.00	229.00
2	—	455	236.00–239.00	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	227.00–235.00	231.21
2	—	758	182.00–187.00	184.48
10	—	520	222.00–228.00	224.95
4	—	578	217.00–224.00	220.21
6	—	423	234.00–240.00	236.33
3	—	355	245.00	245.00
3	—	608	215.00–217.00	216.01
2	—	675	205.00–215.00	209.89
2	—	718	192.00–200.00	196.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	212.00	212.00
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
1	—	310	247.00	247.00
6	—	378	237.00–242.00	239.70
3	—	435	230.00–232.00	231.33
5	—	472	220.00–225.00	223.00
1	—	690	195.00	195.00
5	—	529	216.00–220.00	218.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
1	—	445	257.00	257.00
1	—	380	277.00	277.00
1	—	640	217.00	217.00
2	—	515	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	243.00–245.00	243.99
7	—	523	250.00–253.00	251.74
2	—	490	262.00–267.00	264.47
1	—	685	230.00	230.00
2	—	375	300.00	300.00
2	—	413	280.00–292.00	285.82
1	—	640	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	219.00	219.00
2	—	533	240.00–247.00	243.55
3	—	408	262.00–270.00	264.68
2	—	613	227.00	227.00
2	—	468	250.00–257.00	253.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	262.00–265.00	263.49
1	—	450	283.00	283.00
1	—	365	310.00	310.00

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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