Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 14.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $236.29/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −217.12 against this barn's trailing median of $453.41.

Average price

$236.29

23 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$11.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.53

vs AL average

−32.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	574	244.30	1,402	7thin
Medium and Large 3	557	232.79	1,297	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about $105 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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.54, low $422.04, median $453.41 across 4 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 sale23 hd

236.29

—

AL average14 barns · 486 hd

250.82

−14.53

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−32.26

This barn, trailing median4 sales

453.41

−217.12

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	—	Low	1,775	159.98	2,840	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	128.09	1,578	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,376	126.87	1,746	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	111.99	1,133	24

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,336	33

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	273.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	227.06/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,356	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	216.22/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	268.47/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	250.62/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	285.68/cwt	282.00–290.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	247.15/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,278	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	282.40/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	208.30/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	285.20/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	209.33/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	217.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	258.89/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	243.16/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	230.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	226.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,319	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	497	259.82/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	220.51/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	325.21/cwt	320.00–330.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	262.57/cwt	260.00–265.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	271.65/cwt	270.00–275.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	237.63/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	226.45/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	906	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	103.61/cwt	100.00–106.00	980	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	121.83/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,728	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,796	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	115.91/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,239	11
Bulls	—	—	1,670	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	160.97/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,914	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,425	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,255.38/head	1,006.00–1,473.00	1,255	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,637.43/head	1,530.00–1,767.00	1,637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	298.22/cwt	295.00–300.00	948	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,738	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	121.55/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,476	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	134.85/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,692	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,573	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	110.92/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,078	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	214.60/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	353.63/cwt	350.00–357.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	223.50/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,462	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	312.24/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	312.32/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	299.82/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,103	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,728	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,560	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	244.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	217.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	226.51/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,237	2

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 574Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 67Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	430	285.00–290.00	287.56
5	450–500	482	265.00	265.00
7	550–600	574	240.00–245.00	244.30
3	600–650	627	225.00–235.00	229.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	497	255.00–261.00	259.82
6	500–550	516	240.00–245.00	243.16
10	550–600	582	225.00–235.00	226.56
1	600–650	640	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	677	239.00	239.00
8	700–750	719	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	650–700	684	228.00	228.00
14	800–850	800	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	282.00–290.00	285.68
3	350–400	377	270.00–275.00	273.32
3	400–450	415	247.00–255.00	250.62
10	550–600	597	223.00–227.50	227.06
4	600–650	623	213.00–218.00	216.22
4	650–700	674	200.00–205.00	202.50
3	700–750	727	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	290.00	290.00
3	300–350	338	270.00–275.00	271.65
2	350–400	370	260.00–265.00	262.57
4	400–450	431	240.00–245.00	241.74
5	450–500	465	230.00–235.00	230.97
4	500–550	524	220.00–222.00	220.51
5	550–600	581	210.00–217.00	214.60
3	600–650	618	207.00–209.00	208.30
1	650–700	670	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	735	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	605	226.00	226.00
16	650–700	654	216.00–224.00	223.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	337	310.00–317.00	312.32
6	350–400	368	295.00–305.00	299.82
5	400–450	413	280.00–285.00	282.40
2	450–500	465	267.00–270.00	268.47
5	500–550	517	243.00–250.00	247.15
2	550–600	555	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	613	226.00–227.00	226.51
3	650–700	662	215.00–220.00	217.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00–330.00	325.21
2	250–300	290	310.00–315.00	312.54
3	300–350	318	295.00–300.00	298.22
5	350–400	381	282.00–287.00	285.20
3	400–450	437	270.00	270.00
7	450–500	463	257.00–261.00	258.89
5	500–550	525	235.00–242.00	237.63
4	550–600	569	222.00–232.00	226.45
3	600–650	628	215.00–220.00	217.29
3	650–700	682	208.00–210.00	209.33
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	765	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	350.00–357.00	353.63
2	300–350	310	320.00–325.00	322.46
4	350–400	363	310.00–315.00	312.24
1	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	450	286.00	286.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	100.00–106.00	103.61
11	—	1,069	114.00–119.00	115.91
9	—	972	108.00–113.00	110.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	120.00–124.00	121.83
1	—	1,330	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,363	125.00–130.00	127.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,214	118.00–124.00	121.55
13	—	1,255	132.00–138.00	134.85
22	—	1,229	125.00–130.00	127.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,810	159.00–164.00	160.97

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	—	—	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,006.00–1,473.00	1,255.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,530.00–1,767.00	1,637.43

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

Steers · 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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