Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 177.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $228.70/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −156.36 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$228.70

21 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs AL average

−16.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	232.88	1,231	9thin
Medium and Large 3	526	225.56	1,187	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.32/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd

228.70

—

AL average10 barns · 274 hd

231.21

−2.51

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−16.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−156.36

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	1,432	162.27	2,323	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	140.47	1,558	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	140.00	1,995	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	124.46	1,263	6thin

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)	—	$1,044	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	214.57/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	280.33/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	234.51/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	283.92/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	296.82/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	293.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	230.77/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	275.74/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	236.59/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	246.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	226.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,187	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	273.00/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	147.34/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,680	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	140.61/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,589	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,011	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	169.96/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,168	154.58/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,805	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,043.50/head	949.00–1,138.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	284.71/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	292.69/cwt	290.00–295.00	790	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	128.44/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,283	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	245.50/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	271.71/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	334.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	321.67/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	283.64/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	306.88/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	291.26/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	244.45/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	270.43/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	229.63/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	316.05/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	255.01/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	266.35/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 683Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 136Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 43Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	480	294.00	294.00
3	500–550	520	280.00–281.00	280.33
1	600–650	610	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	525	272.00–275.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	290.00–295.00	293.35
2	350–400	373	280.00–288.00	283.92
2	400–450	423	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	468	242.00–247.00	244.45
6	500–550	514	232.00–239.00	234.51
3	550–600	558	227.00–232.00	229.63
5	600–650	623	212.00–217.00	214.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	290.00–295.00	292.69
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	376	267.00–275.00	271.71
3	400–450	427	245.00–250.00	246.62
8	450–500	468	234.00–240.00	236.59
11	500–550	523	220.00–230.00	226.98
1	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	300.00–305.00	302.42
4	350–400	368	290.00–295.00	291.26
4	400–450	420	267.00–277.00	270.43
1	450–500	460	257.00	257.00
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	315.00–317.00	316.05
2	350–400	385	310.00–312.00	311.00
5	400–450	435	295.00–298.00	296.82
3	450–500	475	282.00–285.00	283.64
3	500–550	528	265.00–267.00	266.35
5	550–600	573	250.00–257.00	255.01
2	600–650	608	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	227.00	227.00
1	700–750	725	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00
8	400–450	431	280.00–290.00	284.71
5	450–500	481	270.00–280.00	275.74
3	500–550	518	262.00	262.00
4	550–600	570	245.00–247.00	245.50
4	600–650	630	227.00–232.00	230.77
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	330.00–340.00	334.97
4	350–400	363	315.00–327.00	321.67
3	400–450	417	302.00–312.00	306.88
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	145.00–149.00	147.34
9	—	1,130	138.00–143.00	140.61
6	—	1,058	135.00–137.00	135.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	120.00	120.00
1	—	895	113.00	113.00
4	—	999	126.00–130.00	128.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	139.00–141.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	169.00–171.00	169.96
2	—	1,168	153.00–156.00	154.58

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	2	—	—	949.00–1,138.00	1,043.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arab Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle