Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 140.00 cwt. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $296.12/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +92.08 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$296.12

100 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$35.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	311.64	1,252	37
Medium and Large 2	414	297.81	1,234	32
Medium and Large 3	461	275.86	1,270	31

One grade step is worth $35.78/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale100 hd

296.12

—

AL average14 barns · 1,077 hd

272.64

+23.48

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.04

+92.08

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	—	High	1,787	126.59	2,262	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	106.78	1,587	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	105.31	1,249	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	88.98	933	45

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)	—	$1,285	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,157	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,563	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,059	29

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	274.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	247.63/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	234.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,208	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	258.84/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	255.99/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,206	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	302.00/cwt	297.00–305.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	206.02/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	318.58/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	271.92/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	316.45/cwt	310.00–320.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	287.90/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	325.40/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	290.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	205	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	367.57/cwt	365.00–370.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	289.27/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	243.99/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	248.00/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	299.29/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	286.23/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	340.55/cwt	337.00–345.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	294.70/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,359	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	95.36/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,058	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	106.52/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,260	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	87.96/cwt	85.00–91.00	889	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	81.15/cwt	78.00–84.00	807	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,555	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	113.05/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	100.99/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,163	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	113.65/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,475	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	107.11/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,562	3
Bulls	—	—	1,889	134.93/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,574	117.92/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,856	4
Bulls	—	—	1,876	126.86/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,380	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,285.00/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,285	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	987.50/head	900.00–1,075.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,127.78/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,128	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.33/head	784.00–1,075.00	920	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,207.86/head	1,097.00–1,374.00	1,208	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	276.48/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	285.49/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	263.76/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	335.41/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	206.00/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	312.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	307.84/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	321.17/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,175	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	306.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	286.49/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	316.28/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,031	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	307.15/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	286	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	296.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,085	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	1

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,002Last week 393Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 63Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 77Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	222.50	222.50
2	—	318	315.00–322.00	318.58
2	—	450	270.00	270.00
4	—	416	285.00–295.00	289.27
7	—	366	295.00–300.00	296.41
1	—	225	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	270.00–280.00	274.79
1	—	245	315.00	315.00
5	—	471	245.00–251.00	247.63
4	—	269	295.00–305.00	300.02
1	—	635	217.00	217.00
1	—	570	220.00	220.00
7	—	515	230.00–240.00	234.59
5	—	431	255.00–265.00	258.84
2	—	665	205.00–207.00	206.02
2	—	318	285.00–295.00	290.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
9	—	471	252.00–262.00	255.99
6	—	323	297.00–305.00	302.00
3	—	417	267.00–277.00	271.92
4	—	275	310.00–320.00	316.45
3	—	573	235.00	235.00
4	—	376	282.00–290.00	287.90
4	—	529	242.00–247.00	243.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	255.00	255.00
4	—	429	295.00–302.00	299.29
5	—	469	282.00–290.00	286.23
1	—	615	245.00	245.00
5	—	379	305.00–312.00	307.84
1	—	715	217.00	217.00
8	—	326	310.00–320.00	316.28
4	—	286	325.00–330.00	327.51
2	—	538	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	240.00	240.00
5	—	483	270.00–280.00	276.48
4	—	508	260.00–265.00	263.76
4	—	371	295.00–300.00	297.49
2	—	740	202.00–210.00	206.00
2	—	283	310.00–315.00	312.39
4	—	576	245.00–250.00	247.48
4	—	325	300.00–310.00	306.29
5	—	417	285.00–292.00	286.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	337.00–345.00	340.55
7	—	461	291.00–300.00	294.70
4	—	516	285.00–287.00	285.49
5	—	308	330.00–340.00	335.41
10	—	366	317.00–325.00	321.17
6	—	422	300.00–312.00	307.15
1	—	710	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	320.00–329.00	325.40
1	—	435	312.00	312.00
1	—	610	262.00	262.00
1	—	545	290.00	290.00
2	—	650	245.00–251.00	248.00
1	—	565	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	365.00–370.00	367.57
1	—	375	335.00	335.00
1	—	300	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,109	92.00–98.00	95.36
10	—	1,011	85.00–91.00	87.96
15	—	994	78.00–84.00	81.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,183	104.00–110.00	106.52
15	—	1,152	98.00–103.00	100.99
5	—	1,298	111.00–117.00	113.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,460	111.00–115.00	113.05
3	—	1,458	104.00–109.00	107.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,889	131.00–137.00	134.93
4	—	1,574	116.00–121.00	117.92
5	—	1,876	125.00–129.00	126.86

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)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,285.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,127.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	987.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	784.00–1,075.00	920.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,097.00–1,374.00	1,207.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,562.50

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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