Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 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 $212.90/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −172.16 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$212.90

25 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$7.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.19

vs AL average

−25.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	217.88	1,206	8thin
Medium and Large 3	550	210.56	1,158	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.31/cwt here — about $48 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 sale25 hd

212.90

—

AL average13 barns · 528 hd

219.09

−6.19

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−25.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−172.16

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	2,025	158.33	3,206	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	128.88	1,859	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	124.58	1,602	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,164	107.22	1,248	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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,250	15

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	118.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,467	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,522.00/head	1,389.00–1,695.00	1,522	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.91/head	1,015.00–1,274.00	1,151	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,269	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,886	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	133.55/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,847	9
Bulls	—	—	1,830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	278.52/cwt	275.00–282.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	212.75/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	238.98/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	239.83/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	266.28/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	227.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,286	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	220.96/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	213.53/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	222.56/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,024	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,313	8
Bulls	—	—	2,445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	107.15/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,255	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	131.06/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,830	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	126.14/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,631	13
Bulls	—	—	1,800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	100.15/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	287.39/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	207.22/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,198	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	268.33/cwt	265.00–275.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	215.24/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,378	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	203.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,260	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	252.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	263.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	292.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	228.76/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	234.70/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	274.67/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,151	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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 688Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 89Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 42Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,233	115.00–122.00	118.96
9	—	1,383	131.00–136.00	133.55
13	—	1,293	124.00–129.00	126.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,489	125.00–128.00	126.69
5	—	1,396	130.00–132.00	131.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,166	110.00–115.00	112.60
10	—	1,171	104.00–109.00	107.15
6	—	1,149	97.00–103.00	100.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	165.00	165.00
1	—	2,445	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,800	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,389.00–1,695.00	1,522.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,015.00–1,274.00	1,150.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	265	295.00	295.00
6	350–400	379	260.00–270.00	266.28
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	465	237.00–242.00	239.83
3	500–550	517	230.00–232.00	230.66
2	550–600	558	218.00–224.00	220.96
4	600–650	621	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	668	190.00	190.00
2	700–750	713	180.00–182.00	180.98
2	750–800	770	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	290.00–295.00	292.54
2	350–400	358	275.00–282.00	278.52
3	400–450	420	260.00–270.00	263.37
3	450–500	462	250.00–255.00	252.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	270.00–277.00	274.67
1	450–500	455	262.00	262.00
7	550–600	561	233.00–235.00	234.70
4	600–650	618	225.00–230.00	228.76
2	650–700	685	220.00–225.00	222.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	512	235.00–242.00	238.98
11	550–600	566	220.00–230.00	227.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	376	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	532	223.00	223.00
4	550–600	575	211.00–214.00	212.75
6	600–650	618	200.00–210.00	203.87
1	650–700	670	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	420	239.00–240.00	239.49
7	450–500	460	220.00–228.00	222.56
9	500–550	525	210.00–216.00	213.53
8	550–600	578	202.00–210.00	207.22
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	280.00–295.00	287.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	335	285.00–290.00	287.46
3	350–400	360	265.00–275.00	268.33
11	600–650	640	214.00–221.00	215.24
3	700–750	723	200.00	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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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