Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 154.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $252.21/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −132.85 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$252.21

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$22.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs AL average

−13.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	257.56	1,435	22
Medium and Large 2	533	251.05	1,337	14thin
Medium and Large 3	555	235.32	1,305	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.24/cwt here — about $129 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 sale42 hd

252.21

—

AL average14 barns · 378 hd

251.01

+1.20

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−13.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−132.85

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	1,748	160.38	2,804	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	141.13	1,966	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	139.57	1,672	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	118.84	1,257	14

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)	—	$1,164	5

Every lot, as filed

63 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	450–500	470	268.13/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,260	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	258.24/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,255	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	288.30/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,072	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	338.35/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	315.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	243.33/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	257.02/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	296.23/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	323.92/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	342.89/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	312.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	257.56/cwt	250.00–259.50	1,435	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	232.70/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	253.15/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,319	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	348.41/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,601	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	125.29/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,405	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	117.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,187	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,873	2
Bulls	—	—	2,108	173.87/cwt	172.00–176.00	3,665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	147.84/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,891	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	139.80/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,711	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,164.00/head	1,000.00–1,290.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	142.53/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,997	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	133.62/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,491	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	111.29/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,163	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	161.44/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,754	4
Bulls	—	—	1,611	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	325.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	274.67/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	249.09/cwt	245.00–249.25	1,512	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	312.71/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	257.20/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,463	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	317.72/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	285.21/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,340	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	267.74/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	267.09/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,405	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	248.70/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	231.74/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	276.19/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	300.87/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	297.74/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	277.82/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,175	6

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 580Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 153Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 38Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	310.00–320.00	312.55
6	350–400	372	295.00–305.00	297.74
6	400–450	423	275.00–282.00	277.82
11	450–500	470	265.00–274.00	268.13
11	500–550	521	250.00–257.00	253.15
3	550–600	575	240.00–248.00	243.33
3	600–650	637	230.00–236.00	232.70
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	285.00–290.00	288.30
4	400–450	424	265.00–270.00	267.74
11	450–500	486	252.00–262.00	258.24
2	500–550	518	240.00–245.00	242.49
4	550–600	573	230.00–237.00	231.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	365	310.00–320.00	315.14
22	550–600	557	250.00–259.50	257.56
53	600–650	607	245.00–249.25	249.09
1	650–700	655	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	308	335.00–340.00	338.35
4	350–400	375	325.00–335.00	329.98
5	400–450	421	310.00–317.00	312.71
5	450–500	457	292.00–302.00	296.23
6	500–550	518	274.00–280.00	276.19
1	550–600	550	272.00	272.00
2	600–650	610	256.00–258.00	257.02
1	650–700	690	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	308	345.00–352.00	348.41
3	350–400	380	337.00–347.00	342.89
4	400–450	413	320.00–332.00	323.92
1	450–500	460	308.00	308.00
1	600–650	615	264.00	264.00
1	700–750	725	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	750	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	320.00–330.00	325.49
6	350–400	378	315.00–324.00	317.72
6	400–450	421	295.00–305.00	300.87
12	450–500	470	280.00–290.00	285.21
10	500–550	526	265.00–270.00	267.09
9	550–600	569	252.00–262.00	257.20
3	600–650	620	246.00–250.00	248.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	310.00–315.00	312.46
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	273.00–280.00	274.67
11	650–700	674	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	539	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	297.00	297.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,121	122.00–128.00	125.29
6	—	1,012	115.00–120.00	117.25
3	—	1,045	108.00–114.00	111.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	135.00–139.00	136.93
6	—	1,401	141.00–144.00	142.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,279	145.00–151.00	147.84
13	—	1,224	137.00–144.00	139.80
13	—	1,116	129.00–136.00	133.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,108	172.00–176.00	173.87
4	—	1,706	158.00–164.00	161.44
4	—	1,611	150.00–155.00	152.58

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	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,290.00	1,164.00

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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