Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $253.71/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −131.36 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$253.71

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs AL average

−16.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	259.15	1,377	7thin
Medium and Large 2	545	251.59	1,371	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.56/cwt here — about $6 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

253.71

—

AL average13 barns · 337 hd

247.27

+6.44

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−16.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−131.36

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	—	Average	1,663	144.22	2,398	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	122.70	1,480	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	122.12	1,798	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	103.40	1,043	18

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)	—	$1,387	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,942	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	286.03/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	288.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,323	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	233.53/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	325.78/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	255.07/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,347	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	301.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	272.98/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	347.46/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	300.22/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	264.61/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	335.99/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	255.64/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	302.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	247.47/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	246.13/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	273.72/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,311	6
Bulls	—	—	1,618	145.28/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	135.38/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,974	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,193	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	123.68/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	130.85/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,643	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	96.75/cwt	94.00–100.00	939	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,386.67/head	1,365.00–1,400.00	1,387	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	117.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,381	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	104.95/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,046	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	124.63/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,520	10
Bulls	—	—	1,913	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,908	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	110.34/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,165	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	117.11/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	276.72/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	258.98/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	313.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	264.25/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	326.65/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	340.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	282.99/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	261.64/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	253.47/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	258.49/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	261.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,354	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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 464Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 77Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	345.00–350.00	347.46
4	350–400	379	335.00–337.00	335.99
3	450–500	478	300.00–305.00	301.60
3	500–550	528	285.00–288.00	286.03
2	550–600	565	271.00–275.00	272.98
3	600–650	633	254.00–258.00	255.64
1	650–700	650	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	366	325.00–327.00	325.78
4	400–450	421	300.00–310.00	302.52
2	500–550	535	270.00–275.00	272.45
7	550–600	581	256.00–265.00	258.98
4	600–650	628	240.00–250.00	247.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	438	335.00–345.00	340.03
8	450–500	466	310.00–320.00	313.12
4	500–550	523	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	287.00	287.00
4	600–650	624	262.00–265.00	264.25
2	650–700	660	257.00–260.00	258.49
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	346.00	346.00
3	450–500	465	325.00–330.00	326.65
6	650–700	690	261.00–265.00	261.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	389	340.00	340.00
7	550–600	599	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	466	319.00	319.00
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	297.00–302.00	300.22
5	400–450	422	285.00–295.00	288.93
6	450–500	479	270.00–277.50	273.72
11	500–550	528	252.00–257.00	255.07
7	550–600	572	245.00–247.00	246.13
8	600–650	639	230.00–234.00	233.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	355	310.00–315.00	312.50
5	400–450	406	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	465	282.00–285.00	282.99
5	500–550	518	260.00–265.00	261.42
2	550–600	565	252.00–255.00	253.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	417	275.00–280.00	276.72
3	450–500	487	260.00–269.00	264.61
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	143.00–147.00	145.28
2	—	1,458	134.00–137.00	135.38
2	—	1,913	151.00–153.00	152.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,448	122.00–125.00	123.68
2	—	1,383	115.00–119.00	117.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,256	129.00–133.00	130.85
12	—	1,173	115.00–121.00	117.70
10	—	1,220	123.00–128.00	124.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	971	94.00–100.00	96.75
3	—	997	102.00–107.00	104.95
7	—	1,056	108.00–113.00	110.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,365.00–1,400.00	1,386.67

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

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