Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 113.00 cwt and high yielding bulls up to 137.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.53/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$255.53

136 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$336

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	262.00	1,258	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	658	256.00	1,685	116
Medium and Large 3	477	250.00	1,193	10thin
Medium and Large 1	693	230.00	1,594	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about −$336 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 sale136 hd

255.53

—

AL average15 barns · 1,376 hd

243.44

+12.10

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	1,651	120.35	1,987	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	98.09	1,412	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	97.20	1,174	116
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	86.93	864	73

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,438	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,193	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$968	9

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1	—	630	212.00/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	203.45/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	220.97/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	218.86/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	189.33/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	227.32/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	215.36/cwt	212.00–217.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	591	238.18/cwt	228.00–239.50	1,408	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	227.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	235.96/cwt	235.00–237.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	202.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	233.54/cwt	227.00–235.00	997	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	222.10/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,184	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,284	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,921	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,193	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,533	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	209.55/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	225.97/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	195.03/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,303	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	193.04/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,376	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	106.84/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,372	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	90.34/cwt	88.00–93.00	912	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	84.74/cwt	82.00–87.00	850	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	97.61/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,369	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	90.51/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,308	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	104.42/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	100.46/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,233	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	77.78/cwt	75.00–81.00	711	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	94.34/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,123	68
Bulls	—	—	1,813	128.47/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,329	2
Bulls	—	—	1,774	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,189	4
Bulls	—	—	1,487	114.65/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,705	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	871.67/head	702.00–1,023.00	872	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,159.67/head	1,128.00–1,192.00	1,160	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	887.50/head	850.00–925.00	888	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,192.50/head	1,100.00–1,285.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	234.26/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	224.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,067	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	213.86/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	207.24/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	192.95/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	255.88/cwt	252.00–260.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	243.47/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	212.49/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,235	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	213.97/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,423	8

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 Sep 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,095Last week 910Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 130Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 13Year ago 16

Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	207.00–217.00	212.00
1	—	665	205.00	205.00
3	—	582	217.00–224.00	220.97
3	—	480	226.00–229.00	227.32
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
16	—	427	227.00–235.00	233.54
9	—	533	220.00–227.00	222.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	202.00–205.00	203.45
7	—	464	218.00–220.00	218.86
3	—	690	188.00–190.00	189.33
2	—	375	235.00–237.00	235.96
1	—	735	175.00	175.00
3	—	527	210.00–217.00	213.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	212.00–217.00	215.36
2	—	365	225.00–230.00	227.60
2	—	620	185.00–190.00	187.42
2	—	520	200.00–205.00	202.60
1	—	345	235.00	235.00
4	—	431	217.00–220.00	218.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	591	228.00–239.50	238.18
2	—	755	199.00	199.00
13	—	524	245.00	245.00
8	—	659	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	660	248.50	248.50
38	—	814	236.00	236.00
69	—	572	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	477	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	207.00–212.00	209.55
2	—	533	224.00–228.00	225.97
5	—	668	190.00–197.00	195.03
4	—	474	232.00–238.00	234.26
1	—	710	187.00	187.00
2	—	433	242.00–245.00	243.47
8	—	581	211.00–216.00	212.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	200.00	200.00
1	—	375	275.00	275.00
2	—	713	191.00–195.00	193.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	180.00	180.00
2	—	415	232.00	232.00
8	—	475	220.00–230.00	224.70
7	—	517	210.00–218.00	213.86
4	—	564	202.00–210.00	207.24
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
3	—	613	190.00–197.00	192.95
2	—	330	252.00–260.00	255.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	105.00–110.00	106.84
42	—	1,227	98.00–104.00	100.46
68	—	1,190	91.00–97.00	94.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,009	88.00–93.00	90.34
22	—	1,003	82.00–87.00	84.74
10	—	914	75.00–81.00	77.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,403	96.00–100.00	97.61
2	—	1,445	88.00–93.00	90.51
3	—	1,535	103.00–107.00	104.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	128.00–129.00	128.47
4	—	1,774	120.00–127.00	123.41
5	—	1,487	112.00–119.00	114.65

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	6	—	—	702.00–1,023.00	871.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,128.00–1,192.00	1,159.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–925.00	887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,437.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,285.00	1,192.50

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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Steers · 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