Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 157.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $272.07/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.29 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$272.07

26 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$24.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	286.52	1,498	4thin
Medium and Large 2	531	274.39	1,457	13thin
Medium and Large 3	550	262.31	1,442	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.20/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale26 hd

272.07

—

AL average11 barns · 237 hd

267.59

+4.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−144.29

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	1,766	162.88	2,877	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	135.74	1,641	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,544	133.99	2,068	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	119.19	1,321	50

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)	—	$1,314	18

Every lot, as filed

75 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	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	304.51/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	266.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	294.06/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	313.25/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	253.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	273.73/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	291.11/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,371	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	300.85/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	286.02/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	289.02/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	255.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	244.50/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	324.41/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	310.52/cwt	309.00–312.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	293.53/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	316.64/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,349	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	123.96/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,006	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,163	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,978	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	144.49/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,790	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,267	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	111.32/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,290	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,213.09/head	1,128.00–1,294.00	1,213	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,473.43/head	1,320.00–1,596.00	1,473	7
Bulls	—	—	1,864	168.89/cwt	166.00–171.00	3,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	136.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,627	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	124.21/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,409	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	129.03/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,556	19
Bulls	—	—	1,679	160.34/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,692	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	155.94/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	343.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	262.94/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	231.47/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	246.50/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	254.78/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	246.67/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	271.73/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	312.41/cwt	310.00–315.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	223.57/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	311	325.51/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	246.19/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	321.02/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	313.44/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,316	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	303.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	308.54/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	296.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	279.02/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	279.36/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	289.15/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	256.50/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	264.70/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,252	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	318.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	278.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,181	9

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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 508Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 129Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 43Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	323	315.00–320.00	316.68
4	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	303.66
3	400–450	420	285.00–295.00	289.15
8	450–500	469	272.00–277.00	273.73
8	500–550	520	250.00–255.00	253.51
4	550–600	573	242.00–247.00	244.50
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	310.00–315.00	312.41
2	300–350	328	305.00–310.00	307.44
3	350–400	375	290.00–297.00	294.06
9	400–450	424	275.00–280.00	278.53
13	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	264.70
5	500–550	524	245.00–247.00	246.19
2	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	628	220.00–227.00	223.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	340.00–350.00	343.71
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
8	500–550	518	260.00–272.00	262.94
4	550–600	559	250.00–260.00	255.01
2	600–650	605	245.00–248.00	246.50
2	650–700	668	230.00–233.00	231.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	381	320.00–327.00	324.41
9	400–450	420	310.00–316.00	313.44
6	450–500	476	300.00–307.00	304.51
8	500–550	513	276.00–285.00	279.36
5	550–600	560	265.00–270.00	266.43
2	600–650	608	256.00–257.00	256.50
1	650–700	655	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	330.00–340.00	335.00
4	300–350	311	325.00–327.00	325.51
6	350–400	367	310.00–317.00	313.25
6	400–450	421	295.00–305.00	300.85
6	450–500	471	285.00–295.00	291.11
4	500–550	516	270.00–275.00	271.73
5	550–600	577	252.00–260.00	254.78
3	600–650	622	242.00–250.00	246.67
3	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	375	337.00	337.00
4	400–450	406	320.00–322.00	321.00
2	450–500	478	309.00–312.00	310.52
3	500–550	512	287.00–290.00	289.02
1	550–600	555	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	320.00–325.00	321.02
3	350–400	380	315.00–320.00	318.36
2	400–450	430	305.00–312.00	308.54
4	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	296.21
3	500–550	520	277.00–280.00	279.02
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	426	315.00–320.00	316.64
2	450–500	473	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	525	290.00–297.00	293.53
2	550–600	568	285.00–287.00	286.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	550	298.00	298.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	123.00–125.00	123.96
5	—	1,536	140.00–142.00	140.81
4	—	1,516	130.00–132.00	130.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,239	142.00–149.00	144.49
19	—	1,192	134.00–140.00	136.47
19	—	1,206	126.00–133.00	129.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,073	115.00–121.00	118.04
8	—	1,159	108.00–114.00	111.32
18	—	1,134	122.00–128.00	124.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,864	166.00–171.00	168.89
4	—	1,679	158.00–164.00	160.34
2	—	1,745	155.00–157.00	155.94

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	11	—	—	1,128.00–1,294.00	1,213.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,320.00–1,596.00	1,473.43

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

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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