Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 137.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $271.54/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.83 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$271.54

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$27.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	292.00	1,460	1thin
Medium and Large 2	538	276.34	1,488	13thin
Medium and Large 3	552	264.01	1,456	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.99/cwt here — about $4 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 sale25 hd

271.54

—

AL average13 barns · 255 hd

273.63

−2.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−144.83

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	1,746	144.40	2,521	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	121.93	1,427	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	121.53	1,770	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	105.07	1,113	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,185	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$940	6

Every lot, as filed

62 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	350–400	358	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	210	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	245.69/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	328.11/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,230	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	203.52/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	255.68/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	307.32/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	283.48/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	271.70/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	271.23/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	258.00/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	244.53/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	265.29/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	302.08/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	246.51/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	273.88/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,194	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	98.75/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,129	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	110.21/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,105	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,085	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,225	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	137.73/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,946	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	3,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	939.50/head	876.00–984.00	940	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	128.79/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,615	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,872	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	116.56/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,509	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	115.76/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,225	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,486	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	294.54/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	231.38/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	287.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	314.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	328.00/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	242.36/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	320.16/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	331.75/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	313.98/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	342.40/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	270.52/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	283.13/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,552	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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 598Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 77Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 35Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	358	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	622	240.00–246.00	242.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
6	400–450	422	280.00–287.00	283.48
4	450–500	468	270.00–275.00	271.70
3	500–550	520	255.00–257.00	255.68
3	550–600	560	243.00–247.00	245.69
2	600–650	630	235.00–237.00	236.00
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	733	202.00–205.00	203.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	365	285.00–290.00	287.57
7	400–450	436	270.00–277.00	273.88
4	450–500	469	260.00–269.00	265.29
2	500–550	528	246.00–247.00	246.51
3	550–600	578	227.00–235.00	231.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	715	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	520	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	322.00–332.00	328.11
3	400–450	435	312.00–315.00	313.98
4	450–500	466	300.00–310.00	307.32
6	500–550	511	280.00–287.00	283.13
7	550–600	562	267.00–276.00	270.52
1	650–700	655	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	369	310.00–320.00	314.89
5	400–450	421	295.00–305.00	302.08
2	450–500	458	292.00–297.00	294.54
5	500–550	526	267.00–275.00	271.23
6	550–600	573	255.00–264.00	258.00
2	600–650	628	242.00–247.00	244.53
2	700–750	723	210.00–215.00	212.44
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	355	340.00–347.00	342.40
3	400–450	423	330.00–335.00	331.75
6	450–500	467	317.00–325.00	320.16
1	500–550	500	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	327.00–330.00	328.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	96.00–100.00	98.75
8	—	1,003	108.00–113.00	110.21
3	—	1,043	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,510	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,295	115.00–118.00	116.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	127.00–131.00	128.79
6	—	1,058	114.00–119.00	115.76
9	—	1,208	120.00–126.00	122.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	136.00–139.00	137.73
1	—	2,000	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,883	145.00–147.00	145.98

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	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,185.00	1,185.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	876.00–984.00	939.50

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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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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