Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 106.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply 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 $218.80/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$218.80

84 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$15.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	224.72	1,097	33
Medium and Large 2	473	217.07	1,027	38
Medium and Large 3	462	208.85	966	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.87/cwt here — about $131 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 sale84 hd

218.80

—

AL average14 barns · 1,499 hd

215.80

+3.00

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	1,486	106.41	1,581	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	91.75	1,354	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	91.21	1,079	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	77.71	734	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)	—	$1,375	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,165	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,394	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	428	264.48/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	254.81/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,213	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	234.23/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	261.34/cwt	260.00–262.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	223.52/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	252.00/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	276.01/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	265.95/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	284.66/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	234.56/cwt	230.00–237.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	237.09/cwt	235.00–240.00	974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	241.89/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	265.03/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	216.21/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	216.57/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	208.62/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,089	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	243.82/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,273	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	225.52/cwt	222.00–230.00	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	75.97/cwt	74.00–78.00	704	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	92.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,428	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	99.37/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,199	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	92.05/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,027	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	997	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	86.72/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,060	19
Bulls	—	—	1,319	102.87/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,357	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,082	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	69.33/cwt	69.00–70.00	595	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	81.80/cwt	79.00–84.00	806	10
Bulls	—	—	1,830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,165.00/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,165	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/head	875.00–1,025.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	245.98/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	232.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	278.49/cwt	277.00–280.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	283.29/cwt	282.00–287.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	272.96/cwt	270.00–277.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	234.49/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	273.93/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	204.87/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	251.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	253.83/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	211.47/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	243.49/cwt	242.00–245.00	884	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 481Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 79Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 42Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	260.00–268.00	264.48
9	—	476	250.00–262.00	254.81
4	—	571	233.00–236.00	234.23
5	—	522	240.00–245.00	243.82
4	—	335	282.00–287.00	283.29
3	—	382	270.00–277.00	273.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	201.00	201.00
3	—	372	260.00–262.00	261.34
2	—	563	222.00–225.00	223.52
2	—	278	277.00–280.00	278.49
1	—	615	216.00	216.00
1	—	495	245.00	245.00
4	—	338	270.00–277.00	272.96
2	—	523	232.00–237.00	234.49
5	—	418	250.00–257.00	253.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	267.00	267.00
4	—	430	245.00–247.00	245.98
3	—	477	230.00–235.00	232.32
1	—	355	255.00	255.00
1	—	540	220.00	220.00
1	—	585	217.00	217.00
1	—	660	197.00	197.00
1	—	620	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	251.00–255.00	252.00
4	—	423	272.00–280.00	276.01
3	—	353	282.00–287.00	284.66
9	—	578	240.00–245.00	241.89
2	—	460	262.00–268.00	265.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	262.00–270.00	265.95
2	—	628	227.00	227.00
1	—	705	194.00	194.00
1	—	555	236.00	236.00
1	—	340	282.00	282.00
1	—	795	187.00	187.00
1	—	510	247.00	247.00
1	—	350	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	230.00–237.00	234.56
2	—	760	150.00–160.00	155.00
4	—	280	250.00–255.00	252.54
5	—	479	213.00–220.00	216.57
16	—	522	205.00–212.00	208.62
8	—	435	222.00–230.00	225.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	235.00–240.00	237.09
12	—	542	213.00–218.00	216.21
1	—	490	222.00	222.00
3	—	613	199.00–208.00	204.87
3	—	327	250.00–255.00	251.63
4	—	570	209.00–213.00	211.47
2	—	363	242.00–245.00	243.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	175.00–180.00	177.48
2	—	280	245.00	245.00
2	—	480	210.00	210.00
2	—	435	220.00	220.00
2	—	530	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	—	705	155.00	155.00
2	—	323	230.00–235.00	232.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	927	74.00–78.00	75.97
3	—	858	69.00–70.00	69.33
10	—	985	79.00–84.00	81.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	90.00–95.00	92.30
1	—	1,120	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,207	97.00–103.00	99.37
14	—	1,116	90.00–96.00	92.05
19	—	1,222	84.00–89.00	86.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	100.00–105.00	102.87
1	—	1,810	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,830	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,562.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,165.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	950.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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