Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.42/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −135.64 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$249.42

71 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

vs AL average

−18.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	258.00	1,342	5thin
Medium and Large 2	536	249.45	1,338	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	249.25	1,438	49
Medium and Large 3	555	240.76	1,337	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $5 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale71 hd

249.42

—

AL average13 barns · 475 hd

249.20

+0.23

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−18.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−135.64

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	1,632	144.96	2,366	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	123.57	1,776	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	122.35	1,448	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	107.91	1,113	13

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,788	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	119.15/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,337	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	107.13/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,166	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	148.64/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,509	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,787.50/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	194.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	322.15/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,073	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	343.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	256.50/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	290.58/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	258.44/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	295.75/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,547	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	223.30/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	251.28/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	275.36/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	281.26/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	268.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,393	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	306.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	316.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	292.38/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	218.02/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	243.34/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	114.29/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,158	4
Bulls	—	—	1,492	138.93/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	97.86/cwt	96.00–100.00	854	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	121.28/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,738	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	125.28/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	125.04/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,529	13
Bulls	—	—	1,900	154.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,491	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	262.41/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,249	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	332.67/cwt	330.00–335.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	241.68/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	325.49/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	235.53/cwt	227.00–236.50	1,804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	299.42/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	249.25/cwt	249.25–249.25	1,438	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	339.49/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,744	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	268.48/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	314.96/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	303.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	334.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	333.32/cwt	330.00–335.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	204.55/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,448	2

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 383Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 69Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 33Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,122	117.00–122.00	119.15
1	—	1,465	129.00	129.00
13	—	1,223	123.00–127.00	125.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	105.00–109.00	107.13
4	—	1,013	111.00–116.00	114.29
2	—	873	96.00–100.00	97.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	120.00–122.00	121.28
4	—	1,441	124.00–126.00	125.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	147.00–150.00	148.64
5	—	1,492	135.00–141.00	138.93
2	—	1,900	152.00–157.00	154.50

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	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,787.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	330.00–335.00	333.32
7	300–350	333	315.00–325.00	322.15
4	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	303.61
4	400–450	421	281.00–282.00	281.26
3	450–500	453	270.00	270.00
10	500–550	527	249.00–255.00	251.28
3	550–600	567	242.00–245.00	243.34
2	600–650	613	230.00–232.00	230.99
3	650–700	652	215.00–224.00	218.02
2	700–750	708	200.00–209.00	204.55
3	750–800	765	190.00–200.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	330.00–340.00	334.73
2	350–400	353	315.00	315.00
5	500–550	520	258.00	258.00
13	600–650	606	246.00	246.00
8	700–750	706	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	330.00–335.00	332.67
5	350–400	379	290.00–295.00	292.38
5	400–450	426	272.00–280.00	275.36
7	450–500	476	260.00–267.00	262.41
3	500–550	542	240.00–245.00	241.68
1	550–600	595	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	615	227.00	227.00
2	650–700	665	200.00–205.00	202.48
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	550–600	577	249.25	249.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	430	331.00	331.00
13	600–650	624	274.50	274.50
13	650–700	652	267.50	267.50
8	700–750	708	248.50	248.50
10	750–800	766	227.00–236.50	235.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	523	295.00–297.00	295.75
1	600–650	600	262.00	262.00
3	750–800	775	220.00–225.00	223.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	317	340.00–350.00	343.32
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
7	400–450	421	312.00–320.00	314.96
2	450–500	480	297.00–302.00	299.42
1	500–550	510	288.00	288.00
2	550–600	558	267.00–270.00	268.48
2	600–650	620	256.00–257.00	256.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	315.00–320.00	316.00
4	400–450	424	300.00–310.00	306.17
3	450–500	473	287.00–295.00	290.58
6	500–550	518	265.00–275.00	268.97
2	550–600	560	255.00–262.00	258.44
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	375	339.00–340.00	339.49
2	400–450	425	325.00–326.00	325.49
1	450–500	460	312.00	312.00

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

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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