Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

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 152.00 cwt. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $280.75/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −135.62 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$280.75

16 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$41.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	306.62	1,548	3thin
Medium and Large 2	528	290.95	1,536	5thin
Medium and Large 3	555	264.68	1,468	8thin

One grade step is worth $41.94/cwt here — about $80 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $335.77, median $416.37 across 31 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 sale16 hd

280.75

—

AL average14 barns · 176 hd

278.23

+2.52

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−135.62

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	1,672	154.16	2,578	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	132.58	1,601	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	125.15	1,870	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	113.86	1,260	19

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)	—	$1,680	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,439	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,402	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,017	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	300–350	330	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	318.70/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,370	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	308.67/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	279.81/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	333.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	338.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,095	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	251.99/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	348.29/cwt	345.00–350.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	243.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	219.65/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	299.20/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	230.50/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	297.79/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	258.06/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	325.18/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	310.83/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	269.84/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	285.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	334.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	284.52/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	103.06/cwt	100.00–107.00	982	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	119.67/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,436	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	143.87/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,180	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	159.60/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,678	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	152.51/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,658	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,402.00/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,402	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,786.11/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,786	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,342.00/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,342	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,601.67/head	1,530.00–1,715.00	1,602	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,412.50/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,413	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,873.08/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,873	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,680.00/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,680	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	131.38/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,958	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	126.09/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,335	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	140.72/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,841	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	132.16/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	298.39/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	306.65/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	246.24/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	303.48/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	327.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	309.72/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	241.38/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	335.70/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,390	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	317.96/cwt	315.00–326.00	1,472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	290.95/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	261.95/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	350.50/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	306.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,344	3

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 674Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 184Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 92Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	330	315.00–320.00	317.58
5	350–400	375	307.00–315.00	310.83
8	400–450	423	295.00–300.00	297.79
5	450–500	457	277.00–282.00	279.81
3	500–550	523	257.00	257.00
4	550–600	568	242.00–245.00	243.50
1	600–650	635	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	685	219.00	219.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	268	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	328	305.00–310.00	306.65
3	350–400	373	295.00–305.00	298.39
6	400–450	426	280.00–290.00	285.92
9	450–500	474	265.00–275.00	269.84
1	550–600	560	237.00	237.00
3	600–650	615	217.00–222.00	219.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	409	307.00–312.00	309.72
7	500–550	516	257.00–265.00	261.95
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	617	239.00–242.00	241.38
8	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	345.00–350.00	348.29
5	300–350	324	335.00–345.00	338.06
5	350–400	387	330.00–340.00	333.90
10	400–450	430	315.00–325.00	318.70
6	450–500	462	307.00–310.00	308.67
5	500–550	528	290.00–295.00	290.95
3	600–650	620	250.00–255.00	251.99
1	650–700	670	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	715	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	330.00–340.00	334.77
2	300–350	315	325.00–330.00	327.38
6	350–400	377	320.00–327.00	325.18
2	400–450	415	302.00–305.00	303.48
4	450–500	466	295.00–302.00	299.20
2	500–550	515	282.00–287.00	284.52
6	550–600	568	255.00–262.00	258.06
4	600–650	613	242.00–249.00	246.24
2	650–700	695	227.00–234.00	230.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	371	345.00–357.00	350.50
8	400–450	414	330.00–344.00	335.70
6	450–500	463	315.00–326.00	317.96
3	500–550	505	300.00–315.00	306.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	953	100.00–107.00	103.06
12	—	1,200	116.00–123.00	119.67
1	—	915	109.00	109.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	115.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	1,490	129.00–136.00	131.38
1	—	1,800	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	124.00–129.00	126.09
6	—	1,308	139.00–143.00	140.72
8	—	1,263	130.00–136.00	132.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	142.00–146.00	143.87
5	—	1,678	159.00–161.00	159.60
4	—	1,743	150.00–154.00	152.51

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)	5	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,402.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,342.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,530.00–1,715.00	1,601.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,786.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,873.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,412.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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