Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to weaker, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $278.18/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −138.19 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$278.18

30 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$25.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	285.45	1,500	15thin
Medium and Large 2	532	271.68	1,447	14thin
Medium and Large 3	510	260.00	1,326	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about $174 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

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 sale30 hd

278.18

—

AL average13 barns · 293 hd

265.92

+12.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−138.19

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	1,743	168.01	2,928	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	141.65	1,738	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	139.99	2,116	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	130.37	1,493	3thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	400–450	423	306.71/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,297	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	348.03/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	303.82/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,434	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	273.48/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	504	244.21/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	251.34/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,297	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	275.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,434	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,102	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	139.48/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,693	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	140.16/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,129	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	333.83/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,487.50/head	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	276.33/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,263	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,962	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	130.37/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,660	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	149.25/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,872	12
Bulls	—	—	1,813	174.51/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,164	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	164.76/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	392.63/cwt	390.00–395.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	293.27/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	315.44/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	259.47/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	268.50/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	277.78/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,189	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	320.99/cwt	314.00–329.00	1,335	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	253.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	336.17/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	263.66/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,279	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	288.06/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,498	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	257.03/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	285.89/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	295.62/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,472	8

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 765Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 75Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 13Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
10	400–450	423	300.00–312.00	306.71
8	450–500	474	280.00–292.00	285.89
11	500–550	520	270.00–280.00	275.68
3	550–600	578	255.00–260.00	257.03
2	600–650	625	250.00–252.00	251.01
1	650–700	695	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	390.00–395.00	392.63
2	300–350	318	340.00–357.00	348.03
5	350–400	366	330.00–337.00	333.83
13	400–450	416	314.00–329.00	320.99
11	450–500	472	297.00–310.00	303.82
13	500–550	520	283.00–295.00	288.06
2	550–600	560	267.00–270.00	268.50
2	600–650	608	257.00–262.00	259.47
1	650–700	650	254.00	254.00
1	700–750	700	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
10	400–450	428	272.00–285.00	277.78
21	450–500	485	257.00–265.00	263.66
18	500–550	516	249.00–257.00	251.34
2	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	316	330.00–340.00	336.17
2	350–400	360	320.00–322.00	321.00
7	400–450	428	290.00–297.00	293.27
3	450–500	457	275.00–277.00	276.33
2	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	576	250.00–260.00	253.70
1	600–650	630	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	504	240.00–246.00	244.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	357.00	357.00
1	400–450	405	347.00	347.00
4	450–500	470	312.00–320.00	315.44
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	635	272.00–275.00	273.48
1	650–700	685	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	498	295.00–300.00	295.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	146.00	146.00
24	—	1,519	136.00–144.00	140.16
2	—	1,453	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,214	135.00–144.00	139.48
4	—	1,239	133.00–135.00	134.00
12	—	1,254	144.00–157.00	149.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	127.00–134.00	130.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,813	170.00–179.00	174.51
6	—	1,708	160.00–168.00	164.76

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,487.50

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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