Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. No trends available for slaughter cattle or replacement cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.26/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$231.26

95 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$14.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	235.39	1,249	57
Medium and Large 2	517	227.14	1,173	26
Medium and Large 3	493	220.55	1,088	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $161 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 sale95 hd

231.26

—

AL average16 barns · 2,027 hd

236.71

−5.46

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	1,734	118.85	2,061	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	109.05	1,611	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	108.24	1,319	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	89.88	935	14

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$925	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,542	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 3	—	633	222.51/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,028	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	96.43/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,027	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	113.35/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,468	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	108.06/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	120.37/cwt	118.00–124.00	2,303	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	113.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,736	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	129.96/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,356	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	233.80/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,225	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	213.37/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	306.34/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	202.48/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	271.67/cwt	268.00–275.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	213.87/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	223.46/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	257.88/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	293.62/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	229.58/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	235.62/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	259.40/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	243.49/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	267.77/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	237.66/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	225.10/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	250.40/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,555	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	280.81/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	229.99/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	277.60/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	307.68/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,160	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	254.66/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,066	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	89.90/cwt	87.00–92.00	978	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	108.97/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	102.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,148	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	81.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	777	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/head	850.00–975.00	925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	245.50/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	270.10/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	278.11/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,332	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	267.35/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	290.99/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	206.00/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	222.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	181.80/cwt	165.00–198.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	213.96/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,367	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	285.32/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,247	6

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 932Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 0Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	222.00–223.00	222.51
1	—	345	298.00	298.00
1	—	545	245.00	245.00
2	—	380	275.00–280.00	277.60
1	—	255	305.00	305.00
1	—	685	217.00	217.00
3	—	437	260.00–270.00	265.02
1	—	595	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	226.00–235.00	229.99
2	—	570	245.00–246.00	245.50
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
1	—	340	300.00	300.00
2	—	745	209.00	209.00
6	—	476	265.00–270.00	267.35
5	—	371	288.00–295.00	290.99
2	—	515	255.00–260.00	257.50
2	—	423	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	305.00–310.00	307.68
3	—	567	254.00–255.00	254.66
3	—	328	320.00–330.00	325.08
5	—	527	262.00–277.00	270.10
8	—	479	272.00–282.00	278.11
1	—	630	242.00	242.00
1	—	295	330.00	330.00
1	—	750	200.00	200.00
6	—	437	281.00–289.00	285.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	230.00	230.00
5	—	534	205.00–220.00	213.87
5	—	478	220.00–227.00	223.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	280.00	280.00
11	—	524	230.00–240.00	233.80
6	—	683	202.00–205.00	202.48
5	—	421	250.00–262.00	257.88
5	—	572	225.00–231.00	229.58
6	—	468	240.00–247.00	243.49
1	—	705	190.00	190.00
6	—	377	263.00–277.00	267.77
10	—	639	211.00–220.00	213.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	255.00	255.00
5	—	572	210.00–218.00	213.37
3	—	338	268.00–275.00	271.67
5	—	476	232.00–238.00	235.62
1	—	290	275.00	275.00
5	—	642	202.00–208.00	206.00
3	—	527	220.00–225.00	222.34
2	—	683	165.00–198.00	181.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	292.00	292.00
4	—	555	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	300.00–313.00	306.34
1	—	350	317.00	317.00
4	—	575	256.00–265.00	259.40
3	—	763	210.00–215.00	211.68
3	—	655	235.00–240.00	237.66
11	—	705	220.00–228.00	225.10
16	—	621	246.00–257.00	250.40
6	—	507	277.00–282.00	280.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	290.00–297.00	293.62
1	—	715	218.00	218.00
1	—	690	225.00	225.00
1	—	480	282.00	282.00
1	—	355	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	287.00	287.00
1	—	390	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	332.00	332.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	94.00–98.00	96.43
5	—	1,088	87.00–92.00	89.90
4	—	951	80.00–85.00	81.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,465	106.00–110.00	108.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,295	112.00–117.00	113.35
4	—	1,274	108.00–111.00	108.97
9	—	1,117	100.00–105.00	102.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,913	118.00–124.00	120.37
6	—	1,528	110.00–117.00	113.63
2	—	1,813	129.00–131.00	129.96

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	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,662.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–975.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
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	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

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

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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