Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $257.68/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$257.68

106 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$43.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	285.28	1,133	25
Medium and Large 2	501	253.54	1,270	52
Medium and Large 3	505	241.31	1,219	29

One grade step is worth $43.97/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale106 hd

257.68

—

AL average15 barns · 1,650 hd

253.06

+4.62

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	1,629	126.33	2,058	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	106.32	1,312	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	105.73	1,559	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	88.09	896	27

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)	—	$1,158	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,148	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,570	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,283	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	230.00/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	222.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	292.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	212.00/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	284.54/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	268.45/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	201.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	273.64/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	262.34/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	261.40/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	292.99/cwt	290.00–295.00	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	285.18/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	338.60/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	245.94/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,318	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	253.04/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	303.44/cwt	300.00–307.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	262.50/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	291.98/cwt	291.00–297.00	1,498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	281.00/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	329.99/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	301.78/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	291.62/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	342.02/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	303.46/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	325.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,213	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	107.35/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,280	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	101.63/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,260	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	114.80/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,444	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	80.86/cwt	78.00–84.00	786	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	95.15/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,050	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	88.94/cwt	85.00–91.00	880	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	98.02/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,433	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	112.07/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,724	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,473	3
Bulls	—	—	1,265	114.63/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,450	3
Bulls	—	—	1,806	133.48/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,411	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	126.18/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,120	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,685.00/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,685	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,157.50/head	1,105.00–1,210.00	1,158	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,147.50/head	1,125.00–1,170.00	1,148	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,446.88/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,447	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	316.13/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	236.31/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	263.28/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	249.49/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	356.60/cwt	350.00–360.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	281.71/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	288.32/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	275.49/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	314.21/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	253.99/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	174.17/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,437	5

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,002Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 133Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 72Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	227.00–232.00	230.00
2	—	328	280.00–285.00	282.56
1	—	615	215.00	215.00
5	—	573	220.00–225.00	222.02
4	—	676	195.00–205.00	201.03
2	—	375	275.00	275.00
6	—	426	257.00–267.00	261.40
5	—	478	250.00–255.00	253.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	290.00–300.00	292.92
7	—	414	280.00–287.00	284.54
4	—	477	267.00–273.00	268.45
1	—	235	320.00	320.00
2	—	310	300.00–307.00	303.44
2	—	265	310.00	310.00
3	—	503	253.00–256.00	253.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	210.00–214.00	212.00
2	—	563	230.00–232.00	231.02
6	—	428	270.00–275.00	273.64
9	—	473	260.00–265.00	262.34
9	—	325	290.00–295.00	292.99
5	—	383	280.00–287.00	285.18
12	—	536	239.00–248.00	245.94
1	—	755	190.00	190.00
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
5	—	825	170.00–177.00	174.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	370.00	370.00
1	—	265	350.00	350.00
5	—	315	340.00–345.00	342.02
4	—	455	297.00–310.00	303.46
4	—	373	320.00–330.00	325.31
6	—	427	312.00–320.00	316.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	297.00–305.00	301.78
3	—	467	288.00–295.00	291.62
3	—	240	350.00–360.00	356.60
1	—	685	230.00	230.00
4	—	513	275.00–277.00	275.49
1	—	600	245.00	245.00
1	—	340	327.00	327.00
5	—	383	312.00–317.00	314.21
1	—	725	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	232.00–240.00	236.31
3	—	518	260.00–270.00	263.28
2	—	658	210.00–220.00	214.94
2	—	588	247.00–252.00	249.49
1	—	385	300.00	300.00
4	—	474	277.00–285.00	281.71
1	—	280	327.00	327.00
3	—	437	285.00–295.00	288.32
2	—	335	310.00–315.00	312.57
1	—	790	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	267.00	267.00
2	—	508	280.00–282.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	332.00–347.00	338.60
1	—	460	317.00	317.00
4	—	407	325.00–332.50	329.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	731	230.00	230.00
1	—	480	302.00	302.00
1	—	440	318.00	318.00
6	—	617	262.00–265.00	262.50
6	—	513	291.00–297.00	291.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,192	105.00–111.00	107.35
16	—	1,240	98.00–104.00	101.63
8	—	1,258	112.00–118.00	114.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	972	78.00–84.00	80.86
8	—	1,103	93.00–97.00	95.15
10	—	989	85.00–91.00	88.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	95.00–100.00	98.02
4	—	1,538	108.00–114.00	112.07
3	—	1,403	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	112.00–117.00	114.63
5	—	1,806	131.00–137.00	133.48
4	—	1,680	123.00–129.00	126.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,446.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,170.00	1,147.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,105.00–1,210.00	1,157.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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