Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $242.56/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$242.56

111 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$17.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	250.70	1,600	43
Medium and Large 1-2	657	238.71	1,569	50
Medium and Large 3	499	234.09	1,168	11thin
Medium and Large 2	575	233.43	1,343	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $257 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 sale111 hd

242.56

—

AL average15 barns · 1,183 hd

239.19

+3.37

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	1,792	111.43	1,997	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	86.49	1,069	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	84.58	1,170	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	75.80	771	50

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$885	13

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 3	—	634	181.41/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	199.00/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	207.00/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	200.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,122	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	215.14/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	232.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	207.95/cwt	206.00–210.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	171.52/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	262.36/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,422	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	172.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	191.99/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,610	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	238.50/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,135	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,417	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	738	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,771	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	241.05/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	260.21/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	264.75/cwt	252.00–272.00	961	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	65.87/cwt	65.00–70.00	578	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	83.18/cwt	80.00–85.00	974	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	87.93/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,109	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	80.02/cwt	78.00–83.00	845	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	74.88/cwt	72.00–77.00	770	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	79.93/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,127	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	91.52/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,203	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	87.69/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,213	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	93.59/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,290	13
Bulls	—	—	1,871	115.26/cwt	113.00–119.00	2,157	5
Bulls	—	—	1,752	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,919	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.23/head	730.00–1,092.00	885	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	212.23/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	192.62/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,196	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	234.16/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	220.97/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	224.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	183.99/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	188.39/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	241.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	160.32/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	205.72/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	182.64/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	205.98/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	191.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	447	217.01/cwt	209.00–218.00	970	11

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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 925Last week 842Year ago 971

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	180.00–183.00	181.41
4	—	511	197.00–202.00	199.00
2	—	708	160.00–167.00	163.54
2	—	463	206.00–210.00	207.95
2	—	683	167.00–176.00	171.52
7	—	584	190.00–195.00	191.55
11	—	447	209.00–218.00	217.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	206.00–209.00	207.00
1	—	620	204.00	204.00
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
1	—	445	232.00	232.00
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	560	200.00–205.00	200.34
5	—	472	211.00–218.00	215.14
1	—	680	182.00	182.00
2	—	375	230.00–235.00	232.60
3	—	720	170.00–175.00	172.33
2	—	623	190.00–194.00	191.99
1	—	420	222.00	222.00
7	—	513	205.00–208.00	205.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	542	262.00–264.00	262.36
1	—	755	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	678	237.50	237.50
11	—	583	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	265.00	265.00
1	—	540	242.00	242.00
2	—	773	195.00	195.00
1	—	725	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
10	—	476	238.00–243.00	238.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	738	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	208.00	208.00
2	—	585	210.00	210.00
2	—	425	240.00–242.00	241.05
2	—	518	220.00–222.00	220.97
5	—	684	185.00–190.00	188.39
1	—	390	250.00	250.00
2	—	483	230.00	230.00
1	—	785	177.00	177.00
3	—	713	180.00–186.00	182.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	255.00–265.00	260.21
1	—	600	213.00	213.00
4	—	363	252.00–272.00	264.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	208.00–217.00	212.23
8	—	621	187.00–197.00	192.62
2	—	428	230.00–238.00	234.16
4	—	480	220.00–230.00	224.26
2	—	673	182.00–186.00	183.99
3	—	378	240.00–245.00	241.59
2	—	728	177.00	177.00
3	—	790	157.00–162.00	160.32
4	—	578	200.00–209.00	205.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	877	65.00–70.00	65.87
23	—	1,056	78.00–83.00	80.02
19	—	1,028	72.00–77.00	74.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,171	80.00–85.00	83.18
21	—	1,261	86.00–90.00	87.93
13	—	1,378	92.00–98.00	93.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	79.00–82.00	79.93
2	—	1,315	91.00–92.00	91.52
3	—	1,383	87.00–88.00	87.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,871	113.00–119.00	115.26
10	—	1,752	107.00–112.00	109.52

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	13	—	—	730.00–1,092.00	885.23

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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Reporter comment USDA

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