Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 152.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.54/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −156.53 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$228.54

36 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$10.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs AL average

−15.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	235.00	1,328	1thin
Medium and Large 2	544	232.88	1,268	16thin
Medium and Large 3	558	224.54	1,254	19thin

One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about $74 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

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 sale36 hd

228.54

—

AL average16 barns · 618 hd

227.59

+0.95

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−15.88

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−156.53

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	—	Average	1,691	163.20	2,759	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	135.94	1,630	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	132.99	2,001	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	117.82	1,253	11

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)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,680	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,408	6

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 1	350–400	360	297.43/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	291.05/cwt	290.00–292.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	287.40/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	227.35/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	234.15/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,260	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	313.56/cwt	310.00–320.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	249.57/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	300.92/cwt	295.00–305.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,443	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	229.49/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	247.25/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	276.78/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	211.22/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	259.58/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	305.79/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	210.23/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	256.02/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	241.10/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,114	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	215.34/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	315.92/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	228.68/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	267.28/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	213.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	312	342.33/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,068	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,600	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	117.36/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,407	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	137.17/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,132	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	113.01/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,105	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	124.84/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,245	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	122.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	131.19/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,936	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	141.53/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,717	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,582	8
Bulls	—	—	1,677	164.03/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,751	8
Bulls	—	—	1,633	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,256	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,680.00/head	1,400.00–1,960.00	1,680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	294.40/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,393	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	305.34/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	328.72/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,045	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	248.40/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,408	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	248.77/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,291	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	260.95/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	220.47/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	283.29/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	240.56/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	277.73/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	279.08/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	220.94/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,292	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	224.49/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	238.39/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,359	5

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 540Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 109Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 56Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	310.00–320.00	313.56
4	350–400	360	295.00–305.00	297.43
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
12	650–700	671	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	710	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	325	290.00–292.00	291.05
4	350–400	379	275.00–280.00	276.78
7	400–450	434	245.00–252.00	249.57
13	450–500	462	235.00–243.00	241.10
8	500–550	522	225.00–232.00	229.49
11	550–600	585	215.00–223.00	220.94
8	600–650	628	207.00–212.00	210.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	295.00–305.00	300.92
3	350–400	375	285.00–292.00	287.40
3	400–450	417	255.00–265.00	259.58
4	450–500	460	245.00–250.00	247.25
13	500–550	538	234.00–235.00	234.15
3	550–600	572	225.00–230.00	227.35
3	600–650	612	215.00–216.00	215.34
4	650–700	665	207.00–214.00	211.22
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	532	254.00–257.50	256.02
2	550–600	563	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	302.00–310.00	305.79
1	450–500	465	297.00	297.00
2	500–550	532	273.00	273.00
3	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	680	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
3	700–750	715	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	318	322.00–335.00	328.72
2	350–400	358	312.00–320.00	315.92
5	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	305.34
6	450–500	473	285.00–300.00	294.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	292.00	292.00
3	350–400	380	280.00–285.00	283.29
3	400–450	420	275.00–282.00	279.08
3	450–500	465	262.00–270.00	267.28
8	500–550	519	243.00–253.00	248.77
5	550–600	570	235.00–243.00	238.39
3	600–650	615	225.00–232.00	228.68
7	650–700	668	210.00–217.00	213.57
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	340.00–345.00	342.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	320	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	479	272.00–282.00	277.73
5	500–550	511	255.00–266.00	260.95
5	550–600	567	246.00–252.00	248.40
5	600–650	612	237.00–243.00	240.56
4	650–700	669	222.00–227.00	224.49
2	700–750	715	219.00–222.00	220.47
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	128.00–133.00	130.52
7	—	1,213	140.00–144.00	141.53
8	—	1,159	134.00–139.00	136.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,199	116.00–120.00	117.36
4	—	978	110.00–115.00	113.01
3	—	997	123.00–127.00	124.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,554	134.00–140.00	137.17
2	—	1,405	120.00–125.00	122.89
5	—	1,476	130.00–132.00	131.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,677	161.00–166.00	164.03
2	—	1,633	156.00–157.00	156.49
1	—	1,915	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,960.00	1,680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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