Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to good 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 $237.24/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −216.17 against this barn's trailing median of $453.41.

Average price

$237.24

4 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.88

vs AL average

−37.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	567	237.24	1,344	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

237.24

—

AL average14 barns · 279 hd

246.13

−8.88

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−37.05

This barn, trailing median4 sales

453.41

−216.17

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	1,814	144.89	2,628	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	111.54	1,360	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	105.60	1,571	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,121	96.79	1,085	22

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)	—	$1,375	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,150	9

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	221.69/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	212.90/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	263.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,251	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	233.35/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	255.50/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	287.99/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	307.31/cwt	305.00–310.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	222.55/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,269	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	230.24/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,218	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	212.00/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	253.07/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	245.07/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	255.18/cwt	250.00–257.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	212.35/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	233.99/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	233.01/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	185.52/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	101.10/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,116	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	95.72/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,129	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	112.53/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,658	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	113.73/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,373	9
Bulls	—	—	1,940	151.39/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,937	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	138.39/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,336	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,375	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,035.00–1,275.00	1,150	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	226.50/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,185	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,466	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,560	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	106.89/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,300	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	120.64/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,508	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	89.48/cwt	88.00–90.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	767	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	260.53/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	299.40/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	328.39/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	220.76/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	221.41/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,353	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	272.33/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	1,862	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	232.25/cwt	232.25–232.25	1,963	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	246.78/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	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 Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 507Year ago 842

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 115Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	332.00	332.00
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	370	287.00–290.00	287.99
3	400–450	410	270.00–277.00	272.33
8	450–500	474	260.00–270.00	263.94
4	500–550	519	243.00–250.00	246.78
5	550–600	567	229.00–237.00	233.35
7	600–650	611	218.00–225.00	221.41
2	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	705	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	305.00–310.00	307.31
2	350–400	350	270.00–275.00	272.50
4	400–450	435	257.00–265.00	260.53
3	450–500	468	247.00–257.00	253.07
8	500–550	529	230.00–232.00	230.24
9	550–600	570	220.00–227.00	222.55
6	600–650	613	207.00–215.00	212.00
1	650–700	650	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	320.00–335.00	328.39
2	350–400	375	297.00–302.00	299.40
1	400–450	410	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	308	272.00	272.00
2	350–400	360	260.00–262.00	261.01
2	400–450	428	255.00–256.00	255.50
2	450–500	458	238.00–240.00	238.98
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	575	219.00–224.00	221.69
6	600–650	619	210.00–218.00	212.90
1	650–700	665	208.00	208.00
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	260.00–265.00	262.42
4	350–400	375	250.00–257.00	255.18
2	400–450	430	242.00–248.00	245.07
3	450–500	477	232.00–234.00	233.01
4	500–550	523	224.00–228.00	226.50
3	550–600	582	210.00–217.00	212.35
2	600–650	605	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	720	182.00–189.00	185.52
1	750–800	790	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	400	267.00	267.00
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	247.00	247.00
3	550–600	577	232.00–235.00	233.99
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	767	241.00	241.00
2	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	674	234.00	234.00
4	750–800	787	220.00–221.00	220.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	750–800	783	237.75	237.75
59	800–850	845	232.25	232.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	725	210.00–220.00	214.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,104	100.00–104.00	101.10
9	—	1,179	93.00–98.00	95.72
4	—	1,029	88.00–90.00	89.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	112.00–114.00	112.53
2	—	1,370	107.00	107.00
6	—	1,535	100.00–105.00	101.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,207	111.00–117.00	113.73
14	—	1,216	104.00–110.00	106.89
5	—	1,250	118.00–124.00	120.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,940	149.00–153.00	151.39
3	—	1,688	137.00–140.00	138.39

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)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,035.00–1,275.00	1,150.00

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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