Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.03/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$208.03

139 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$17.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	216.04	1,118	53
Medium and Large 2	518	206.19	1,067	51
Medium and Large 3	508	198.56	1,009	35

One grade step is worth $17.48/cwt here — about $109 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 sale139 hd

208.03

—

AL average16 barns · 2,069 hd

210.78

−2.75

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	1,773	109.38	1,939	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	92.51	1,448	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	90.82	1,124	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	77.39	831	18

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)	—	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,388	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$826	5

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	379	223.47/cwt	220.00–226.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	178.74/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,053	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	177.99/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	186.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	170.50/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	212.94/cwt	210.00–217.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	186.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	219.34/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,108	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	214.57/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,004	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	227.58/cwt	225.00–230.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	194.06/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	223.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	168.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	229.32/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,335	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	209.02/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	230.87/cwt	227.00–235.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	176.38/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	241.01/cwt	239.00–243.50	1,299	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,167	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,432	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	761	158.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	238.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	230.38/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	247.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,125	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	86.08/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,027	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	91.48/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,161	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,522	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	91.78/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,436	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	96.51/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,191	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	69.99/cwt	67.00–72.00	742	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	81.56/cwt	79.00–84.00	918	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	75.79/cwt	73.00–78.00	774	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	105.80/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,899	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,286	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	689.00/head	637.00–732.00	689	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,031.00/head	970.00–1,092.00	1,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	220.48/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	175.46/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	212.16/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	224.69/cwt	222.00–227.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	235.76/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	186.50/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	200.77/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	195.38/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,229	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	218.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,016	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	207.46/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	248.46/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	233.45/cwt	232.00–235.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	226.62/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,088	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	210.46/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	242.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	164.30/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	199.64/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,048	3

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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 902Last week 877Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 126Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	220.00–226.00	223.47
4	—	624	175.00–180.00	178.74
4	—	420	210.00–217.00	212.94
1	—	745	152.00	152.00
4	—	568	180.00–190.00	186.19
2	—	330	225.00–230.00	227.58
8	—	471	200.00–210.00	204.97
4	—	675	165.00–170.00	168.73
3	—	525	197.00–202.00	199.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	225.00	225.00
3	—	722	177.00–179.00	177.99
3	—	564	205.00	205.00
2	—	753	169.00–172.00	170.50
30	—	505	214.00–220.00	219.34
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	185.00–190.00	186.56
14	—	468	212.00–217.00	214.57
5	—	578	192.00–199.00	194.06
1	—	720	162.00	162.00
12	—	423	220.00–225.00	223.75
5	—	516	206.00–211.00	209.02
2	—	378	227.00–235.00	230.87
5	—	678	174.00–183.00	176.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	215.00	215.00
1	—	535	227.00	227.00
1	—	395	255.00	255.00
2	—	603	203.00	203.00
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	582	229.00–237.00	229.32
22	—	539	239.00–243.50	241.01
16	—	429	272.00	272.00
11	—	682	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	262.00	262.00
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
3	—	575	224.00	224.00
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
7	—	480	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	166.00–167.00	166.51
4	—	761	152.00–160.00	158.02
2	—	688	172.00–179.00	175.46
5	—	525	209.00–215.00	212.16
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
3	—	423	222.00–227.00	224.69
2	—	635	186.00–187.00	186.50
4	—	576	198.00–203.00	200.77
10	—	465	215.00–220.00	218.51
2	—	378	232.00–235.00	233.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	192.00	192.00
3	—	465	235.00–240.00	238.39
2	—	518	227.00–234.00	230.38
2	—	615	202.00–213.00	207.46
2	—	405	245.00–252.00	248.46
1	—	395	255.00	255.00
3	—	312	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	245.00–250.00	247.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	252.00	252.00
4	—	520	217.00–223.00	220.48
1	—	270	260.00	260.00
4	—	439	232.00–237.00	235.76
13	—	629	195.00–198.00	195.38
2	—	693	185.00–190.00	187.49
13	—	480	222.00–229.00	226.62
4	—	581	207.00–214.00	210.46
2	—	360	240.00–245.00	242.57
3	—	768	161.00–167.00	164.30
1	—	725	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	84.00–88.00	86.08
13	—	1,269	89.00–94.00	91.48
6	—	1,234	95.00–99.00	96.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,453	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,565	89.00–94.00	91.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	67.00–72.00	69.99
8	—	1,126	79.00–84.00	81.56
7	—	1,021	73.00–78.00	75.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,795	104.00–107.00	105.80
2	—	1,650	112.00–114.00	113.03
1	—	1,905	120.00	120.00

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	3	—	—	637.00–732.00	689.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	970.00–1,092.00	1,031.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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