Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 153.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.48/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −157.93 against this barn's trailing median of $453.41.

Average price

$295.48

28 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs AL average

−9.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	305.54	1,631	14thin
Medium and Large 2	543	290.56	1,576	7thin
Medium and Large 3	550	280.28	1,540	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $90 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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.54, low $422.04, median $453.41 across 4 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 sale28 hd

295.48

—

AL average6 barns · 157 hd

298.89

−3.42

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−9.66

This barn, trailing median4 sales

453.41

−157.93

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	—	High	1,782	159.05	2,835	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	141.08	2,165	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	138.03	1,600	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	119.39	1,247	16

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,182	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	350–400	369	334.15/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	308.04/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	317.24/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	243.51/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	296.02/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	254.59/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	283.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	267.69/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	276.20/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	310.98/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	282.97/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	333.98/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	307.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	294.01/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	323.27/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	281.66/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	273.07/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	301.68/cwt	300.00–305.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	143.17/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,173	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	137.95/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,152	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	132.39/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,515	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	144.05/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,698	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	139.54/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	164.67/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,936	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,182.00/head	1,076.00–1,276.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	254.85/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,127	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,314	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	118.21/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	264.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,254	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	292.58/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	309.14/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,617	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	324.53/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	346.62/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,224	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	318.68/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	292.32/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,915	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	334.11/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,373	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	266.66/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	259.25/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	319.40/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	265.35/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	342.63/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	991	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 416Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 70Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	367.00	367.00
2	300–350	328	340.00–345.00	342.63
4	350–400	369	330.00–337.00	334.15
4	400–450	429	315.00–320.00	317.24
3	450–500	470	305.00–310.00	308.04
5	500–550	519	280.00–286.00	282.97
1	600–650	620	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	342.00	342.00
5	300–350	334	330.00–335.00	333.98
3	350–400	380	320.00–325.00	323.27
4	400–450	429	300.00–310.00	307.67
3	450–500	475	292.00–295.00	294.01
2	500–550	533	270.00–276.00	273.07
2	550–600	578	250.00–260.00	254.85
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	353	340.00–352.00	346.62
5	400–450	420	322.00–332.00	324.53
3	450–500	453	317.00–321.00	318.68
1	500–550	515	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	335.00–340.00	337.53
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	531	295.00–299.00	296.02
3	550–600	558	280.00–285.00	283.28
3	600–650	635	265.00–273.00	267.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	542	280.00–282.00	281.66
1	550–600	595	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	330.00–341.00	334.11
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
11	500–550	523	305.00–310.00	309.14
3	550–600	573	290.00–295.00	292.32
3	600–650	605	280.00–285.00	281.67
3	650–700	668	265.00–270.00	266.66
32	800–850	802	238.75	238.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	368	310.00–312.00	310.98
4	400–450	419	290.00–295.00	292.52
4	450–500	474	275.00–280.00	276.20
7	500–550	526	250.00–257.00	254.59
4	550–600	578	240.00–247.00	243.51
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	300.00–305.00	301.68
2	350–400	383	290.00–295.00	292.58
12	450–500	474	260.00–270.00	264.64
2	500–550	515	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	730	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	357.00	357.00
1	250–300	265	342.00	342.00
2	300–350	335	330.00–335.00	332.46
7	350–400	374	315.00–325.00	319.40
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	525	265.00–266.00	265.35
4	550–600	560	252.00–262.00	259.25
1	650–700	675	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	141.00–146.00	143.17
2	—	1,560	137.00–139.00	137.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	129.00–135.00	132.39
7	—	1,179	142.00–147.00	144.05
2	—	1,148	139.00–140.00	139.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	110.00–114.00	112.00
6	—	1,047	123.00–128.00	125.50
6	—	1,068	116.00–119.00	118.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	162.00–167.00	164.67
1	—	1,820	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,763	157.00–160.00	158.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,076.00–1,276.00	1,182.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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