Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.49/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$220.49

92 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$14.42/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 1	526	226.66	1,192	47
Medium and Large 2	484	216.30	1,048	20
Medium and Large 3	465	212.24	987	25

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $205 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 sale92 hd

220.49

—

AL average11 barns · 1,351 hd

223.36

−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	—	Average	1,701	109.26	1,858	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	94.77	1,390	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	89.53	1,028	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	76.38	794	16

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)	—	$1,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$832	5

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	565	225.13/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	257.29/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	748	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	253.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	212.50/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	248.42/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,170	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	494	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	232.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	243.54/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	193.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	207.02/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	222.96/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	207.60/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	268.42/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	216.26/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	173.97/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	234.75/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,110	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	831.60/head	744.00–890.00	832	5
Bulls	—	—	1,618	111.38/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,802	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	105.74/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,944	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	100.00/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,282	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	86.11/cwt	83.00–89.00	967	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	94.77/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,390	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	74.47/cwt	74.00–76.00	773	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	80.48/cwt	78.00–83.00	867	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	66.64/cwt	65.00–70.00	618	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	93.82/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,093	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	219.25/cwt	216.00–220.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	233.44/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,370	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,394	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	237.02/cwt	233.00–241.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	228.56/cwt	221.00–229.50	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	212.34/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	229.50/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	548	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,272	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	265.86/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	212.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	217.99/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	206.68/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	196.66/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	190.67/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	205.33/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	228.55/cwt	227.00–230.00	944	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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 318Year ago 987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 89Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 31Year ago 63

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	222.00–229.00	225.13
6	—	428	252.00–263.00	257.29
4	—	533	232.00–235.00	233.49
2	—	630	212.00–213.00	212.50
9	—	471	242.00–253.00	248.42
1	—	650	202.00	202.00
2	—	385	262.00–275.00	268.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	250.00–260.00	253.33
2	—	425	240.00–247.00	243.54
2	—	635	205.00–209.00	207.02
1	—	750	175.00	175.00
4	—	573	215.00–218.00	216.26
3	—	507	225.00–227.00	225.66
3	—	473	230.00–239.00	234.75
1	—	655	197.00	197.00
2	—	308	265.00–270.00	267.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	230.00–235.00	232.59
3	—	633	190.00–200.00	193.98
3	—	480	222.00–225.00	222.96
5	—	560	207.00–210.00	207.60
2	—	320	250.00–255.00	252.42
3	—	715	172.00–175.00	173.97
2	—	520	210.00–215.00	212.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	246.00	246.00
3	—	748	194.00	194.00
10	—	661	212.00	212.00
5	—	494	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	188.00	188.00
2	—	318	245.00	245.00
3	—	528	212.00–213.00	212.34
6	—	464	215.00–220.00	217.99
1	—	770	160.00	160.00
2	—	390	235.00	235.00
3	—	569	200.00–208.00	205.33
2	—	413	227.00–230.00	228.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	240.00–242.00	240.98
6	—	563	217.00	217.00
3	—	418	233.00–241.00	237.02
9	—	479	221.00–229.50	228.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	216.00–220.00	219.25
5	—	391	230.00	230.00
6	—	488	202.00–210.00	206.68
3	—	518	195.00–200.00	196.66
3	—	570	190.00–192.00	190.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	587	233.00–237.00	233.44
1	—	450	257.00	257.00
1	—	445	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	576	242.00	242.00
1	—	505	252.00	252.00
7	—	465	265.00–266.00	265.86
2	—	420	270.00–272.00	271.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	238.00	238.00
12	—	718	225.00–231.00	229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	548	237.00	237.00
1	—	565	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	499	255.00	255.00

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	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	744.00–890.00	831.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,618	109.00–113.00	111.38
3	—	1,838	105.00–106.00	105.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	97.00–103.00	100.00
23	—	1,123	83.00–89.00	86.11
11	—	1,165	91.00–96.00	93.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	93.00–96.00	94.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	74.00–76.00	74.47
9	—	1,077	78.00–83.00	80.48
3	—	928	65.00–70.00	66.64

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle