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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.94/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$187.94

66 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$207

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$6.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	545	189.24	1,031	44
Medium and Large 2	620	186.64	1,158	15thin
Medium and Large 1	678	182.59	1,238	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.64/cwt here — about −$207 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 sale66 hd

187.94

—

AL average15 barns · 1,600 hd

207.40

−19.46

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	1,659	112.32	1,863	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	88.31	1,077	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	88.09	1,335	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	75.47	786	42

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)	—	$1,270	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$868	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	184.17/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,061	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	212.39/cwt	210.00–217.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	194.79/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	188.32/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	187.43/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	176.65/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	192.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	997	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	205.76/cwt	201.00–210.00	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	175.63/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	217.25/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	239.80/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	208.98/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	192.50/cwt	192.00–193.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	90.35/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,160	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	68.10/cwt	64.00–70.00	678	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	80.32/cwt	78.00–84.00	848	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	74.74/cwt	71.00–77.00	804	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	82.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,219	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,430	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	88.45/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,348	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	84.59/cwt	82.00–87.00	959	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	94.28/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,224	6
Bulls	—	—	1,568	108.47/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	113.61/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,919	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	868.30/head	718.00–1,062.00	868	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,270.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	186.50/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,235	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	227.40/cwt	225.00–230.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	235.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	207.77/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	258.46/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	242.42/cwt	240.00–245.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	187.30/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,158	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	247.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	251.04/cwt	247.00–255.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	198.17/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	235.98/cwt	232.00–240.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	215.52/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,116	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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 925Year ago 735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 175Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 20Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	250.00–255.00	252.54
2	—	553	205.00–213.00	208.98
2	—	625	192.00–193.00	192.50
1	—	735	184.00	184.00
6	—	662	185.00–188.00	186.50
2	—	365	245.00–250.00	247.40
2	—	413	232.00–240.00	235.98
4	—	518	215.00–217.00	215.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	270.00	270.00
2	—	415	257.00–260.00	258.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	245.00–255.00	249.88
1	—	455	239.00	239.00
2	—	508	225.00–230.00	227.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	225.00–230.00	227.40
2	—	385	230.00–240.00	235.13
4	—	510	202.00–212.00	207.77
3	—	470	210.00–215.00	213.30
2	—	678	175.00–180.00	177.56
1	—	775	162.00	162.00
2	—	320	240.00–245.00	242.42
6	—	618	185.00–190.00	187.30
2	—	278	247.00–255.00	251.04
5	—	565	193.00–202.00	198.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	180.00–189.00	184.17
3	—	430	210.00–217.00	212.39
2	—	718	150.00–157.00	153.56
4	—	615	170.00–187.00	176.65
14	—	517	190.00–200.00	192.89
9	—	472	201.00–210.00	205.76
4	—	674	160.00–165.00	162.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	192.00–202.00	194.79
3	—	618	185.00–192.00	188.32
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
1	—	765	152.00	152.00
1	—	745	167.00	167.00
3	—	685	172.00–180.00	175.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	182.00–193.00	187.43
1	—	770	161.00	161.00
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	718	200.00	200.00
1	—	445	260.00	260.00
1	—	560	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	217.00–218.00	217.25
3	—	660	205.00	205.00
1	—	465	245.00	245.00
1	—	540	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	236.00–243.00	239.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,284	88.00–93.00	90.35
20	—	1,134	82.00–87.00	84.59
6	—	1,298	94.00–95.00	94.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	995	64.00–70.00	68.10
21	—	1,056	78.00–84.00	80.32
8	—	1,076	71.00–77.00	74.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	80.00–85.00	82.46
2	—	1,538	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,524	87.00–90.00	88.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	108.00–109.00	108.47
6	—	1,689	112.00–117.00	113.61

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	10	—	—	718.00–1,062.00	868.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,270.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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