Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 141.00 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.27/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −129.80 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$255.27

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$31.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

vs AL average

−20.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	263.50	1,390	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	256.24	1,372	7thin
Medium and Large 3	570	232.00	1,322	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.50/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.44, low $310.75, median $385.06 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

255.27

—

AL average15 barns · 288 hd

252.85

+2.41

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−20.90

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−129.80

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	1,434	127.55	1,829	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	129.89	1,620	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	115.49	1,615	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	100.46	1,078	14

Every lot, as filed

66 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	550–600	570	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	262.85/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	317.41/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	280.67/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	126.10/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,508	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	132.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.68/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	306.02/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	257.78/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	315.37/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	231.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	311.47/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,184	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	295.22/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,237	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	346.68/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	292.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	270.11/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	329.74/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,220	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	251.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	305.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,536	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,307	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	130.59/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	91.23/cwt	89.00–94.00	959	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	107.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,148	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	101.30/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	318.98/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	297.38/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	376.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	308.90/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,793	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	331.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,384	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	364.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	387.54/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	320.83/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	295.50/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	276.84/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,340	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	316.01/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,445	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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 480Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 89Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	378	295.00–300.00	297.38
4	400–450	424	272.00–285.00	280.67
5	450–500	473	260.00–267.00	262.85
1	550–600	570	232.00	232.00
2	600–650	613	225.00–227.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
5	300–350	325	315.00–317.00	315.37
10	350–400	380	305.00–315.00	311.47
7	400–450	419	290.00–300.00	295.22
12	450–500	484	275.00–285.00	276.84
6	500–550	527	252.00–262.00	257.78
1	550–600	585	247.00	247.00
4	600–650	609	230.00–235.00	231.29
2	650–700	655	220.00–225.00	222.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	330.00–335.00	332.38
5	350–400	365	317.00–325.00	320.83
8	400–450	419	302.00–315.00	308.90
2	450–500	455	291.00–300.00	295.50
1	500–550	505	272.00	272.00
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	700	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	420	315.00–320.00	317.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	468	315.00–317.00	316.01
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	385.00–390.00	387.54
3	350–400	363	375.00–380.00	376.63
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	688	261.00	261.00
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	562	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	377	345.00–350.00	346.68
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	477	305.00–308.00	306.02
2	500–550	520	290.00–295.00	292.40
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	630	260.00–262.00	260.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	370	320.00–347.00	329.74
2	400–450	415	300.00–310.00	305.12
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	282.51
2	550–600	578	265.00–275.00	270.11
3	600–650	630	250.00–255.00	251.69
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
9	350–400	370	355.00–370.00	364.00
10	400–450	417	325.00–340.00	331.94
3	450–500	458	315.00–322.00	318.98
3	500–550	517	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	115.00–116.00	115.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	124.00–129.00	126.10
6	—	1,281	130.00–136.00	132.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,051	89.00–94.00	91.23
5	—	1,073	105.00–111.00	107.01
5	—	1,091	100.00–103.00	101.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,255	120.00–125.00	122.38
2	—	1,648	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,758	130.00–131.00	130.59

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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