Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $265.42/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −150.94 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$265.42

33 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$27.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

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	288.49	1,457	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	267.77	1,474	13thin
Medium and Large 3	548	261.17	1,432	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.32/cwt here — about $25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale33 hd

265.42

—

AL average14 barns · 234 hd

263.37

+2.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−150.94

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	1,739	154.54	2,687	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	136.20	2,020	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	127.97	1,535	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	111.74	1,184	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,290	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	300–350	320	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	260.78/cwt	257.00–268.00	1,481	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	239.53/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	318.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	249.14/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,288	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	269.34/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,430	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	299.38/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	310.94/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	207.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	286.16/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,354	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	278.96/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	299.86/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	270.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,135	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	227.33/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	250.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,430	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	231.01/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,435	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,302	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	145.13/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,022	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	162.32/cwt	160.00–167.00	3,263	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	153.40/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,620	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	122.29/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,469	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	135.14/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,569	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	130.34/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,618	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	103.52/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,093	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	116.86/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,257	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	109.22/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	317.52/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	282.87/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	257.35/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,207	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	299.16/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	328.39/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	288.49/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	351.12/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	296.01/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	314.66/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	332.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	331.65/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	277.50/cwt	277.00–278.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	347.66/cwt	345.00–350.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	242.94/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	285.20/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 453Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 71Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 54Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	320	325.00–330.00	327.46
1	500–550	520	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	650	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	340	307.00–315.00	310.94
5	350–400	373	295.00–305.00	299.38
5	400–450	423	282.00–290.00	285.20
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
7	500–550	517	246.00–255.00	249.14
5	550–600	569	236.00–245.00	242.94
1	600–650	615	227.00	227.00
2	650–700	653	216.00–217.00	216.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	338	295.00–305.00	299.16
6	350–400	382	280.00–287.00	282.87
10	400–450	419	265.00–275.00	270.97
6	450–500	469	255.00–262.00	257.35
4	500–550	528	240.00–242.00	241.01
3	550–600	587	225.00–232.00	227.33
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	673	205.00–210.00	207.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	420	330.00–335.00	332.62
2	450–500	458	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	528	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	337.00	337.00
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	362.00	362.00
2	400–450	428	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	613	277.00–278.00	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	278	345.00–350.00	347.66
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	393	325.00–335.00	331.65
3	400–450	428	315.00–320.00	318.00
2	450–500	473	295.00–297.00	296.01
5	500–550	522	276.00–285.00	278.96
8	550–600	568	257.00–268.00	260.78
4	600–650	633	237.00–244.00	239.53
1	700–750	730	228.00	228.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	325	325.00–330.00	327.50
8	350–400	378	310.00–320.00	317.52
3	400–450	425	295.00–305.00	299.86
7	450–500	473	282.00–290.00	286.16
10	500–550	531	265.00–275.00	269.34
8	550–600	570	245.00–255.00	250.95
4	600–650	621	225.00–235.00	231.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	345.00–357.00	351.12
3	400–450	418	325.00–335.00	328.39
3	450–500	465	312.00–317.00	314.66
2	500–550	505	287.00–290.00	288.49
1	600–650	630	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	765	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,610	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,443	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,201	119.00–125.00	122.29
8	—	1,161	133.00–139.00	135.14
7	—	1,241	128.00–132.00	130.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	100.00–106.00	103.52
10	—	1,076	113.00–118.00	116.86
4	—	1,025	107.00–112.00	109.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	143.00–147.00	145.13
3	—	2,010	160.00–167.00	162.32
4	—	1,708	152.00–157.00	153.40

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	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,290.00	1,290.00

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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