Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.68/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$214.68

79 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$4.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	216.23	1,044	24
Medium and Large 1	564	215.35	1,215	32
Medium and Large 3	462	212.11	980	23

One grade step is worth $4.12/cwt here — about $64 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 sale79 hd

214.68

—

AL average16 barns · 2,303 hd

218.24

−3.57

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	1,642	113.60	1,865	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	90.48	1,300	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	89.62	1,056	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	79.74	833	49

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)	—	$1,450	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$899	14

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	200.69/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	227.86/cwt	225.00–232.00	975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	233.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	219.59/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	212.47/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	191.32/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	214.25/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	225.67/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	262.35/cwt	260.00–265.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	195.96/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	231.37/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	225.32/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	173.51/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	95.75/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,502	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	90.90/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,057	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	73.78/cwt	69.00–75.00	741	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	84.62/cwt	83.00–88.00	867	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	79.39/cwt	76.00–82.00	851	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	84.95/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,143	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	91.77/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,308	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	85.54/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,032	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	97.29/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,157	6
Bulls	—	—	1,824	116.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,133	6
Bulls	—	—	1,368	108.57/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,485	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	898.71/head	705.00–996.00	899	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	214.02/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	214.28/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	204.31/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	241.05/cwt	240.00–242.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	232.81/cwt	230.00–237.00	975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	224.95/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.37/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	205.27/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	216.75/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,220	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	188.05/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	219.05/cwt	215.00–223.00	948	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 Sep 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 1,095Year ago 790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 251Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
2	—	373	225.00–230.00	227.45
3	—	328	230.00–235.00	233.45
4	—	475	210.00–214.00	212.47
4	—	519	205.00	205.00
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
4	—	575	185.00–190.00	188.05
4	—	433	215.00–223.00	219.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	197.00–205.00	200.69
7	—	428	225.00–232.00	227.86
2	—	478	217.00–222.00	219.59
1	—	760	162.00	162.00
3	—	318	240.00	240.00
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
5	—	514	210.00–217.00	214.25
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
1	—	290	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	190.00–192.00	191.32
4	—	518	228.00	228.00
2	—	410	235.00–240.00	237.53
3	—	475	229.00–232.00	230.37
2	—	730	189.00	189.00
8	—	618	200.00–206.00	205.27
8	—	563	215.00–217.00	216.75
1	—	370	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	225.00	225.00
1	—	540	230.00	230.00
1	—	680	210.00	210.00
1	—	630	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	225.00–227.00	225.67
2	—	633	208.00–210.00	209.00
1	—	390	252.00	252.00
1	—	425	245.00	245.00
1	—	550	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	252.00	252.00
2	—	663	219.00	219.00
5	—	645	224.00	224.00
4	—	591	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	260.00–265.00	262.35
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
2	—	508	230.00–232.00	231.00
1	—	670	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	192.00–200.00	195.96
3	—	472	230.00–233.00	231.37
6	—	528	220.00–228.00	225.32
2	—	778	170.00–177.00	173.51
2	—	370	250.00–255.00	252.57
2	—	578	210.00–218.00	214.02
2	—	638	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
3	—	615	190.00–200.00	195.09
3	—	518	210.00–217.00	214.28
1	—	270	265.00	265.00
3	—	572	200.00–208.00	204.31
2	—	370	240.00–242.00	241.05
5	—	419	230.00–237.00	232.81
3	—	472	220.00–228.00	224.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	95.00–97.00	95.75
9	—	1,346	82.00–87.00	84.95
10	—	1,425	88.00–94.00	91.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,163	88.00–94.00	90.90
27	—	1,206	82.00–87.00	85.54
6	—	1,189	95.00–102.00	97.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,004	69.00–75.00	73.78
14	—	1,025	83.00–88.00	84.62
25	—	1,072	76.00–82.00	79.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,824	115.00–121.00	116.95
4	—	1,368	106.00–110.00	108.57

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	14	—	—	705.00–996.00	898.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,450.00

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