Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $251.86/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −133.20 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$251.86

16 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

vs AL average

−21.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	257.80	1,379	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	251.38	1,365	8thin
Medium and Large 3	543	236.00	1,280	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $99 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

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 sale16 hd

251.86

—

AL average12 barns · 338 hd

251.43

+0.44

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−21.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−133.20

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	1,759	155.44	2,734	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	137.46	2,004	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	135.04	1,593	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	118.14	1,290	51

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)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,817	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,174	9

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	650–700	685	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	271.00/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	262.50/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	291.68/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	283.69/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	272.15/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	313.41/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	254.59/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	271.62/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	246.02/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	314.00/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	260.59/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	302.86/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	163.55/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	157.94/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	129.91/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,487	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	145.64/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,815	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	109.82/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,094	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	136.81/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,981	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,816.67/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,817	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,173.56/head	1,074.00–1,290.00	1,174	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	124.36/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,357	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	116.92/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,311	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	138.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,667	16
Bulls	—	—	1,861	149.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,782	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	128.56/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,817	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	140.47/cwt	139.00–142.00	2,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	264.27/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,266	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	289.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	306.03/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	293.29/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,094	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	301.80/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	353.50/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	243.01/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	342.60/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,281	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	342.51/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	312.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	262.00/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	322.26/cwt	322.00–323.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	355.45/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	253.60/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	305.00/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 388Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 56Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 14Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	367.00	367.00
6	350–400	363	300.00–305.00	302.86
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	468	270.00–275.00	271.62
5	500–550	518	252.00–257.00	254.59
3	550–600	585	245.00–248.00	246.02
1	600–650	615	232.00	232.00
2	650–700	685	220.00–227.00	223.50
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
8	350–400	373	290.00–295.00	293.29
3	400–450	413	275.00–285.00	279.96
8	450–500	479	260.00–268.00	264.27
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	310	350.00–357.00	353.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
6	300–350	319	335.00–345.00	342.51
5	350–400	360	310.00–320.00	312.96
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	455	280.00–285.00	282.47
3	500–550	505	260.00–266.00	262.00
3	550–600	565	250.00–259.00	253.60
2	600–650	613	240.00–246.00	243.01
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	347.00	347.00
4	400–450	443	312.00–315.00	314.00
4	450–500	464	300.00–308.00	305.00
6	500–550	519	280.00–287.00	283.69
3	550–600	550	268.00–277.00	271.00
2	600–650	625	262.00–263.00	262.50
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	258	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	353	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	427	295.00–305.00	301.80
4	450–500	475	285.00–295.00	289.36
6	500–550	531	268.00–275.00	272.15
5	550–600	572	255.00–266.00	260.59
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	312	350.00–367.00	355.45
7	350–400	374	335.00–352.00	342.60
4	400–450	426	322.00–323.00	322.26
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	347.00	347.00
3	400–450	413	325.00	325.00
7	450–500	481	313.00–316.00	313.41
3	500–550	525	290.00–295.00	291.68
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	705	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	305.00–307.00	306.03
2	600–650	608	255.00–257.00	255.99
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	330.00–332.00	331.00
2	550–600	558	290.00–292.00	291.01
1	650–700	655	269.00	269.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	162.00–165.00	163.55
3	—	1,658	154.00–160.00	157.94
4	—	1,861	145.00–152.00	149.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,145	127.00–134.00	129.91
12	—	1,246	143.00–150.00	145.64
16	—	1,205	135.00–142.00	138.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	996	108.00–113.00	109.82
16	—	1,091	121.00–126.00	124.36
27	—	1,121	114.00–120.00	116.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	136.00–138.00	136.81
2	—	1,413	127.00–130.00	128.56
7	—	1,477	139.00–142.00	140.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,816.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,074.00–1,290.00	1,173.56

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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