Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 5.00 t0 10.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $234.92/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −181.45 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$234.92

21 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$18.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	250.00	1,275	1thin
Medium and Large 2	550	237.79	1,308	9thin
Medium and Large 3	545	231.20	1,260	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.80/cwt here — about $15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd

234.92

—

AL average13 barns · 231 hd

226.04

+8.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−181.45

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	1,713	151.61	2,598	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	125.58	1,895	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	118.52	1,433	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	102.77	1,166	28

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)	—	$1,137	8

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	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	299.26/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	241.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	267.24/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	233.38/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	258.49/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	264.71/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	225.14/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	217.99/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	224.00/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	232.82/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	233.23/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	213.01/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	265.12/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	212.99/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	222.82/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	202.98/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	215.22/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	213.22/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	244.01/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	271.96/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,042	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	127.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,653	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	94.75/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,033	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	124.90/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,875	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	131.07/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,110	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	148.45/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,504	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,136.75/head	1,027.00–1,255.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	119.35/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,433	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	113.48/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,338	18
Bulls	—	—	1,753	156.34/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	108.32/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,236	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	103.11/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,203	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	253.44/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	235.13/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	226.49/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	265.32/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,104	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	223.39/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	319.15/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	276.00/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	191.99/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	369.80/cwt	360.00–380.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	276.81/cwt	274.00–281.00	1,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	281.23/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	229.00/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	285.66/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	203.97/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	201.97/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	273.42/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,159	6

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 748Year ago 1,095

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 96Year ago 251

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	520	257.00–260.00	258.49
2	550–600	588	240.00–244.00	241.97
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	733	217.00–219.00	217.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	720	223.00–235.00	229.00
1	750–800	770	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	277.00	277.00
4	350–400	378	260.00–269.00	265.12
1	450–500	465	242.00	242.00
5	500–550	513	232.00–236.00	233.38
5	550–600	569	220.00–227.00	224.00
4	600–650	630	210.00–216.00	213.01
3	650–700	678	200.00–205.00	201.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	474	232.00–236.00	233.23
6	500–550	527	220.00–225.00	222.82
4	550–600	575	212.00–217.00	215.22
3	600–650	618	200.00–209.00	202.98
1	650–700	695	197.00	197.00
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	289.00	289.00
4	350–400	370	275.00–277.00	276.00
8	400–450	416	260.00–268.00	265.32
2	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	202.00	202.00
2	750–800	770	191.00–193.00	191.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	318	315.00–327.00	319.15
6	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	299.26
4	400–450	428	280.00–285.00	281.23
6	450–500	462	274.00–281.00	276.81
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	657	221.00–226.00	223.39
1	700–750	705	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	750	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	318	300.00–305.00	302.44
3	350–400	383	282.00–290.00	285.66
6	400–450	424	270.00–279.00	273.42
4	450–500	478	265.00–269.00	267.24
4	500–550	521	240.00–249.00	244.01
5	550–600	573	231.00–236.00	232.82
6	600–650	613	221.00–229.00	225.14
4	650–700	673	210.00–218.00	213.22
5	700–750	721	202.00–209.00	203.97
1	750–800	770	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	270.00–275.00	271.96
3	400–450	432	262.00–267.00	264.71
7	450–500	475	250.00–259.00	253.44
6	500–550	514	231.00–239.00	235.13
5	550–600	582	221.00–229.00	226.49
3	600–650	630	210.00–217.00	212.99
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	360.00–380.00	369.80
2	350–400	360	310.00–315.00	312.50
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	124.00–130.00	127.19
26	—	1,201	117.00–123.00	119.35
18	—	1,179	111.00–116.00	113.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,090	93.00–98.00	94.75
11	—	1,141	107.00–110.00	108.32
9	—	1,167	100.00–105.00	103.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,501	123.00–127.00	124.90
1	—	1,375	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,610	129.00–133.00	131.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	147.00–151.00	148.45
2	—	1,753	155.00–158.00	156.34

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	8	—	—	1,027.00–1,255.00	1,136.75

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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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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