Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 121.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $266.84/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$266.84

109 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	420	272.70	1,145	34
Medium and Large 1	480	266.33	1,280	61
Medium and Large 3	453	254.80	1,154	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale109 hd

266.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,517 hd

253.29

+13.55

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	1,693	122.68	2,077	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	109.04	1,611	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	105.15	1,237	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	89.69	880	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,217	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,967	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	500	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	285.93/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	241.17/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	206.01/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	250.60/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,326	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	304.16/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	307.85/cwt	305.00–315.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	268.64/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	248.54/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	211.06/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	224.36/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	323.63/cwt	322.00–325.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	305.51/cwt	305.00–307.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	272.81/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,165	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	257.86/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	326.35/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	313.35/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	285.70/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	295.37/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	266.00/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	304.71/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	284.88/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	311.45/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,311	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	107.91/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,277	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	95.20/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,019	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	88.61/cwt	87.00–90.00	824	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	108.10/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,584	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	110.46/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	113.79/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,461	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	100.75/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,143	11
Bulls	—	—	1,720	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	2,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,105	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	120.93/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,093	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,408.33/head	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,408	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,618.75/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,619	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,971.43/head	1,875.00–2,075.00	1,971	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,850.00–2,125.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,775	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	285.62/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	276.36/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	346.73/cwt	340.00–355.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	319.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	298.41/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	327.62/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	273.98/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	278.40/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	240.01/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	254.68/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	318.49/cwt	317.00–320.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	265.34/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	303.23/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,452	4

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 Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 865Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 148Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 71Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	287.00	287.00
1	—	365	320.00	320.00
2	—	593	265.00–267.00	266.00
1	—	475	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	300.00–305.00	304.16
5	—	418	322.00–330.00	326.35
6	—	601	272.00	272.00
5	—	471	310.00–322.00	313.35
1	—	570	288.00	288.00
1	—	255	370.00	370.00
2	—	715	240.00	240.00
2	—	380	340.00–345.00	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	340.00	340.00
3	—	467	300.00–309.00	304.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	282.00–290.00	285.93
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
2	—	225	322.00–325.00	323.63
2	—	508	240.00	240.00
4	—	286	305.00–307.00	305.51
1	—	315	300.00	300.00
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
10	—	427	270.00–277.00	272.81
9	—	476	254.00–262.00	257.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	239.00–245.00	241.17
2	—	753	202.00–210.00	206.01
17	—	529	246.00–255.00	250.60
6	—	317	305.00–315.00	307.85
6	—	463	265.00–275.00	268.64
2	—	715	207.00–215.00	211.06
5	—	624	223.00–230.00	224.36
5	—	425	280.00–292.00	285.70
5	—	371	292.00–300.00	295.37
3	—	232	340.00–355.00	346.73
3	—	258	315.00–325.00	319.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	290.00	290.00
2	—	483	247.00–250.00	248.54
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
1	—	635	212.00	212.00
1	—	340	287.00	287.00
1	—	715	182.00	182.00
3	—	382	275.00–279.00	276.36
1	—	500	235.00	235.00
2	—	440	260.00–265.00	262.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	280.00–290.00	284.88
2	—	333	310.00–315.00	312.52
2	—	363	300.00–305.00	302.45
2	—	678	230.00–235.00	232.56
3	—	473	275.00–280.00	278.40
2	—	633	238.00–242.00	240.01
3	—	570	252.00–257.00	254.68
2	—	513	265.00	265.00
2	—	288	317.00–320.00	318.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	240.00–245.00	242.48
3	—	473	282.00–290.00	285.62
3	—	420	295.00–305.00	298.41
1	—	300	325.00	325.00
5	—	523	270.00–278.00	273.98
2	—	365	315.00	315.00
3	—	557	260.00–269.00	265.34
2	—	610	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	340.00	340.00
9	—	421	308.00–315.00	311.45
1	—	330	335.00	335.00
2	—	508	280.00–285.00	282.51
4	—	368	320.00–335.00	327.62
2	—	560	272.00	272.00
4	—	479	302.00–305.00	303.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	107.00–109.00	107.91
4	—	1,284	112.00–116.00	113.79
11	—	1,134	98.00–103.00	100.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,070	93.00–96.00	95.20
4	—	930	87.00–90.00	88.61
4	—	900	80.00–85.00	82.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	107.00–109.00	108.10
2	—	1,495	110.00–111.00	110.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	1,590	130.00–135.00	132.36
4	—	1,731	118.00–125.00	120.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,408.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,618.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,875.00–2,075.00	1,971.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,125.00	1,987.50

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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