Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, with high yielding boning cows up to 100.00 cwt and high yielding slaughter bulls up to 125.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $216.94/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +12.90 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$216.94

115 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$20.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	231.06	1,120	21
Medium and Large 2	515	215.51	1,110	59
Medium and Large 3	486	210.89	1,025	35

One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $95 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 sale115 hd

216.94

—

AL average8 barns · 632 hd

215.09

+1.85

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

+12.90

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	1,846	112.96	2,085	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	88.24	1,092	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	87.97	1,302	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	73.18	767	23

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	—	369	255.14/cwt	250.00–257.00	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	231.63/cwt	230.00–236.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	173.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	194.44/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	182.95/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	202.80/cwt	200.00–207.00	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	212.10/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	218.52/cwt	217.00–220.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	225.85/cwt	222.00–230.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	164.48/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	218.84/cwt	217.00–222.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	213.85/cwt	210.00–215.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.66/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	183.43/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	191.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	243.08/cwt	240.00–245.00	994	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	233.01/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	83.79/cwt	82.00–86.00	986	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	89.05/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,326	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	86.07/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,260	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	95.98/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,277	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	90.27/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,145	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	63.08/cwt	60.00–65.00	677	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	77.37/cwt	75.00–80.00	814	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	70.85/cwt	68.00–74.00	726	6
Bulls	—	—	1,932	118.78/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,295	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,982	1
Bulls	—	—	1,811	111.17/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,013	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	204.10/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,076	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	224.27/cwt	220.00–227.00	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	244.66/cwt	240.00–247.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	233.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	211.99/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,098	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	201.73/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	193.84/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,190	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	213.05/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	226.30/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,077	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	195.99/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	192.01/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 902Year ago 1,192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 73Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	250.00–257.00	255.14
1	—	645	202.00	202.00
7	—	409	240.00–245.00	243.08
3	—	453	230.00–235.00	233.01
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
4	—	685	192.00–200.00	195.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	230.00–236.00	231.63
2	—	665	180.00–185.00	182.52
3	—	383	240.00–247.00	244.66
10	—	518	210.00–215.00	211.99
4	—	570	200.00–205.00	201.73
12	—	614	190.00–197.00	193.84
23	—	476	220.00–228.00	226.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	180.00–187.00	183.43
6	—	564	190.00–195.00	191.50
8	—	527	200.00–209.00	204.10
7	—	426	220.00–227.00	224.27
2	—	315	240.00–245.00	242.50
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
5	—	375	230.00–235.00	233.05
4	—	488	210.00–217.00	213.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	170.00–175.00	173.40
9	—	523	190.00–197.00	194.44
3	—	577	182.00–185.00	182.95
5	—	472	200.00–207.00	202.80
2	—	328	222.00–230.00	225.85
7	—	360	217.00–222.00	218.84
7	—	423	210.00–215.00	213.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	210.00–217.00	212.10
2	—	410	217.00–220.00	218.52
2	—	720	162.00–167.00	164.48
3	—	525	200.00–202.00	200.66
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
1	—	380	225.00	225.00
6	—	575	190.00–194.00	192.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	200.00	200.00
1	—	705	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	217.00	217.00
1	—	585	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	213.00	213.00
1	—	415	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,177	82.00–86.00	83.79
5	—	1,330	94.00–97.00	95.98
16	—	1,268	87.00–93.00	90.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,489	88.00–92.00	89.05
4	—	1,464	83.00–87.00	86.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	60.00–65.00	63.08
13	—	1,052	75.00–80.00	77.37
6	—	1,024	68.00–74.00	70.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,932	117.00–121.00	118.78
1	—	1,835	108.00	108.00
7	—	1,811	110.00–114.00	111.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Bulls · 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