Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.07/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −133.00 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$252.07

25 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs AL average

−25.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	267.08	1,403	11thin
Medium and Large 1	572	254.02	1,453	3thin
Medium and Large 3	572	236.53	1,354	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $50 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 sale25 hd

252.07

—

AL average13 barns · 289 hd

257.82

−5.75

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−25.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−133.00

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	1,743	144.52	2,519	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	130.74	1,635	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	123.61	1,778	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	109.02	1,164	32

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)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,313	20

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2	450–500	473	285.16/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,349	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	298.49/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	348.83/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	233.03/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	212.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,444	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	301.66/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,051	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	296.43/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	362.43/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	278.67/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	334.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	309.53/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	317.05/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	229.98/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,368	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	348.21/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	344.38/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	741	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	253.98/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,300	3
Bulls	—	—	1,854	155.26/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,879	5
Bulls	—	—	1,767	145.71/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,575	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	111.62/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,548	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	143.70/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,097	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	107.32/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,168	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	132.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,668	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,452.67/head	1,400.00–1,516.00	1,453	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,198.64/head	1,043.00–1,385.00	1,199	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	122.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,415	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	98.45/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,032	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	114.17/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,218	17
Bulls	—	—	1,604	132.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,123	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	129.33/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,808	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	120.57/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	247.45/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	328.28/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	272.25/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	287.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	259.59/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	254.02/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	298.00/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	255.02/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	365.71/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	374.32/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	340.40/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	324.52/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	336.75/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	374.63/cwt	372.00–377.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	330.16/cwt	322.00–334.00	1,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	275.11/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	364.27/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	307.95/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	355.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	346.04/cwt	345.00–347.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	313.07/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,309	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	376.44/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	269.59/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,399	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	311.96/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 704Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 64Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	330.00–335.00	332.57
8	300–350	331	315.00–320.00	317.52
4	350–400	381	305.00–315.00	309.97
5	400–450	427	295.00–300.00	296.43
6	450–500	473	280.00–287.00	285.16
10	500–550	519	265.00–272.00	269.59
1	550–600	590	242.00	242.00
3	600–650	610	230.00–237.00	233.03
9	650–700	679	210.00–220.00	212.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
5	300–350	326	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	400–450	400	280.00–285.00	282.50
4	450–500	474	270.00–275.00	272.25
3	500–550	512	252.00–255.00	253.98
8	550–600	595	229.00–237.00	229.98
1	600–650	640	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	332.00	332.00
2	450–500	458	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	350.00–360.00	355.17
2	250–300	280	345.00–347.00	346.04
7	350–400	383	322.00–334.00	330.16
11	400–450	418	307.00–317.00	313.07
4	450–500	459	295.00–300.00	298.00
3	550–600	572	252.00–256.00	254.02
3	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	375	360.00–365.00	362.43
2	400–450	425	345.00–350.00	347.47
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	525	305.00–315.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	345.00–355.00	348.21
3	400–450	432	325.00–330.00	328.28
2	450–500	485	312.00–322.00	317.05
4	500–550	516	294.00	294.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	741	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	372.00–377.00	374.63
8	400–450	418	360.00–375.00	365.71
8	450–500	465	335.00–337.00	336.75
10	600–650	611	271.00–280.00	275.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
5	300–350	318	342.00–345.00	344.38
6	350–400	363	330.00–340.00	334.87
3	400–450	422	307.00–315.00	309.53
6	450–500	473	295.00–305.00	301.66
2	500–550	513	285.00–290.00	287.44
2	550–600	588	265.00–275.00	270.02
2	600–650	623	257.00–262.00	259.59
2	650–700	668	243.00–252.00	247.45
2	700–750	728	230.00–235.00	232.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	370.00–380.00	376.44
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	368	345.00–355.00	348.83
3	400–450	417	320.00–325.00	321.66
3	450–500	487	310.00–315.00	311.96
2	500–550	520	297.00–300.00	298.49
3	550–600	573	277.00–282.00	278.67
2	600–650	605	267.00	267.00
1	650–700	665	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	327	370.00–380.00	374.32
4	350–400	379	360.00–367.00	364.27
6	400–450	424	335.00–347.00	340.40
2	450–500	478	320.00–329.00	324.52
3	500–550	520	305.00–312.00	307.95
2	700–750	720	254.00–256.00	255.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,854	152.00–157.00	155.26
6	—	1,767	143.00–149.00	145.71
5	—	1,604	130.00–136.00	132.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	110.00–114.00	111.62
10	—	1,398	126.00–132.00	129.33
7	—	1,518	118.00–124.00	120.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	140.00–147.00	143.70
18	—	1,254	130.00–138.00	132.99
16	—	1,155	120.00–127.00	122.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	104.00–110.00	107.32
7	—	1,048	95.00–101.00	98.45
17	—	1,067	111.00–118.00	114.17

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)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,516.00	1,452.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,043.00–1,385.00	1,198.64

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle