Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $203.84/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$203.84

129 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$256

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

$4.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	473	205.74	973	36
Medium and Large 2	524	205.16	1,075	47
Medium and Large 1	612	201.00	1,230	46

One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about −$256 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 sale129 hd

203.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,475 hd

206.70

−2.87

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	1,827	106.52	1,946	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	88.32	1,058	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	86.80	1,238	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	73.31	708	22

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,189	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$940	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,238	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$788	8

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	239.98/cwt	237.00–243.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	245.39/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	193.08/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,228	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	188.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	264.02/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	246.66/cwt	245.00–252.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	172.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	172.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	228.30/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	214.50/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	216.75/cwt	212.00–220.00	923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	236.75/cwt	232.00–240.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	187.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	195.81/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,116	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	227.59/cwt	225.00–230.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	236.75/cwt	235.00–240.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	208.01/cwt	205.00–210.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	245.80/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	224.12/cwt	221.00–234.00	1,376	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	235.97/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	213.97/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	255.01/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	276.00/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	223.99/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	214.48/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	243.16/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	207.94/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	240.64/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,141	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	233.48/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,205	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	84.29/cwt	82.00–87.00	985	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	90.71/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,089	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,042	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,390	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	97.35/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,292	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	79.01/cwt	77.00–81.00	818	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	72.86/cwt	70.00–75.00	663	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	66.30/cwt	63.00–69.00	628	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	103.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,879	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,151	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,142.86/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,143	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	875.00–1,000.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	788.00/head	702.00–943.00	788	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	198.21/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	221.27/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	230.84/cwt	227.00–235.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,335	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	242.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	206.82/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,080	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	196.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	256.10/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,081	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	225.00/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,247	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	182.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	260.94/cwt	257.00–265.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	188.27/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	229.30/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	222.17/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	208.60/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	197.21/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,319	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	195.97/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	270.14/cwt	265.00–275.00	751	2

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 691Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 109Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 43Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	187.00	187.00
6	—	581	213.00–217.00	213.97
1	—	530	225.00	225.00
1	—	470	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	240.00–249.00	245.39
1	—	545	232.00	232.00
1	—	350	265.00	265.00
1	—	315	270.00	270.00
1	—	405	255.00	255.00
2	—	623	210.00	210.00
3	—	577	222.00–227.00	223.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	262.50–270.00	264.02
5	—	518	240.00–250.00	245.80
1	—	385	277.00	277.00
4	—	711	203.00	203.00
15	—	614	221.00–234.00	224.12
5	—	569	234.00–237.00	235.97
10	—	475	251.00–262.00	255.01
6	—	663	212.00–222.00	214.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	277.00	277.00
2	—	455	275.00–277.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	210.00	210.00
2	—	408	237.00–243.00	239.98
15	—	636	192.00–194.00	193.08
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
1	—	795	165.00	165.00
3	—	670	185.00–190.00	188.36
4	—	374	245.00–252.00	246.66
1	—	715	177.00	177.00
1	—	510	213.00	213.00
3	—	457	225.00–230.00	228.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	157.00	157.00
3	—	678	170.00–175.00	172.66
6	—	479	212.00–216.00	214.50
4	—	375	232.00–240.00	236.75
6	—	570	192.00–200.00	195.81
2	—	420	225.00–230.00	227.59
4	—	335	240.00–245.00	242.99
13	—	522	202.00–212.00	206.82
1	—	745	167.00	167.00
7	—	617	180.00–187.00	182.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	170.00–175.00	172.34
8	—	426	212.00–220.00	216.75
6	—	578	180.00–190.00	187.47
4	—	266	235.00–240.00	236.75
5	—	476	205.00–210.00	208.01
2	—	313	235.00	235.00
1	—	375	230.00	230.00
6	—	533	190.00–200.00	196.12
1	—	685	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	714	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	237.00–247.00	243.16
2	—	325	257.00–265.00	260.94
3	—	668	185.00–190.00	188.27
4	—	475	227.00–233.00	229.30
5	—	516	220.00–227.00	222.17
7	—	570	205.00–215.00	208.60
1	—	395	255.00	255.00
1	—	720	172.00	172.00
2	—	640	192.00–200.00	195.97
2	—	278	265.00–275.00	270.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	170.00–172.00	171.01
5	—	571	192.00–202.00	198.21
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
3	—	482	219.00–225.00	221.27
2	—	533	215.00–217.00	216.01
2	—	428	227.00–235.00	230.84
2	—	278	255.00–260.00	257.48
2	—	370	240.00–242.00	240.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	205.00–213.00	207.94
11	—	474	235.00–245.00	240.64
4	—	516	230.00–237.00	233.48
1	—	760	175.00	175.00
9	—	422	252.00–262.00	256.10
8	—	554	218.00–228.00	225.00
1	—	330	270.00	270.00
2	—	375	267.00	267.00
5	—	669	192.00–200.00	197.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	250.00–252.00	250.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,169	82.00–87.00	84.29
14	—	1,200	88.00–93.00	90.71
3	—	1,327	95.00–100.00	97.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,553	89.00–90.00	89.51
1	—	1,420	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,035	77.00–81.00	79.01
8	—	910	70.00–75.00	72.86
6	—	947	63.00–69.00	66.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,812	100.00–105.00	103.69
1	—	1,870	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,142.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,510.00	1,510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	702.00–943.00	788.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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