Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good 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 $228.38/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −156.68 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$228.38

36 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$15.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs AL average

−24.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	241.00	1,277	1thin
Medium and Large 2	546	229.77	1,253	22
Medium and Large 3	535	225.07	1,203	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

228.38

—

AL average14 barns · 578 hd

225.86

+2.52

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−24.30

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−156.68

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	1,795	147.33	2,645	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	117.15	1,508	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	114.25	1,638	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	100.45	1,089	21

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)	—	$1,830	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,440	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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	750–800	760	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	254.88/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	267.19/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	234.69/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	253.71/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,317	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	192.70/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	243.37/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,163	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	265.80/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	244.05/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	215.42/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	264.05/cwt	261.00–267.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	285.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	688	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	727	181.66/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	207.96/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	233.31/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,139	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	234.01/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,324	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	265.74/cwt	260.00–270.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	242.83/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	265.77/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	245.49/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,443	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	99.96/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,071	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	118.43/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,750	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	114.18/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,586	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	108.10/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,574	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	150.73/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,633	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,830.00/head	1,830.00–1,830.00	1,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,440.00/head	1,345.00–1,555.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	111.88/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,425	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	124.87/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,656	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,493	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	93.53/cwt	90.00–96.00	961	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	106.11/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,203	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	225.74/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,196	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	282.61/cwt	280.00–285.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	250.66/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	323.41/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	282.11/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	295.46/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	324.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	291.88/cwt	289.00–295.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	240.33/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	277.33/cwt	275.00–281.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	260.99/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	225.09/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	233.67/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,217	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	316.70/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	280.67/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,187	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,362	1

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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 451Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 117Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	332.00	332.00
5	450–500	488	273.00	273.00
6	500–550	531	268.00	268.00
1	600–650	630	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	760	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	261.00–267.00	264.05
1	500–550	515	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	588	245.00–246.00	245.49
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	320.00–330.00	324.84
1	400–450	410	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	265.00–270.00	267.19
6	400–450	423	251.00–258.00	254.88
8	450–500	478	234.00–248.00	243.37
12	500–550	521	232.00–237.00	233.67
10	550–600	575	220.00–229.00	225.09
7	600–650	621	214.00–217.00	215.42
1	650–700	655	208.00	208.00
3	700–750	718	190.00–195.00	192.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	280.00–285.00	282.61
6	300–350	325	260.00–270.00	265.74
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
4	400–450	429	240.00–246.00	242.83
6	450–500	488	230.00–237.00	233.31
12	500–550	530	220.00–229.00	225.74
1	550–600	590	217.00	217.00
2	600–650	623	207.00–209.00	207.96
2	650–700	688	190.00–200.00	195.02
3	700–750	727	180.00–185.00	181.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	289.00–295.00	291.88
5	350–400	360	275.00–281.00	277.33
2	400–450	415	260.00–262.00	260.99
1	450–500	460	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	530	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	620	220.00–222.00	220.67
2	650–700	655	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	745	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	390	292.00	292.00
6	400–450	423	275.00–285.00	280.67
8	450–500	474	261.00–272.00	265.80
15	500–550	519	250.00–258.00	253.71
6	550–600	565	240.00–245.00	242.80
7	600–650	621	230.00–238.00	234.69
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	340	302.00	302.00
3	350–400	387	280.00–290.00	285.04
3	400–450	432	262.00–270.00	265.77
3	450–500	472	250.00–252.00	250.66
4	500–550	521	240.00–249.00	244.05
9	550–600	566	230.00–238.00	234.01
2	600–650	603	220.00–225.00	222.51
2	700–750	728	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	332.00	332.00
2	300–350	325	322.00–325.00	323.41
4	350–400	371	315.00–322.00	316.70
8	400–450	425	287.00–305.00	295.46
4	450–500	461	275.00–290.00	282.11
3	600–650	605	239.00–242.00	240.33
1	650–700	675	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	310.00–312.00	311.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	99.00–102.00	99.96
7	—	1,028	90.00–96.00	93.53
9	—	1,134	104.00–108.00	106.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	117.00–121.00	118.43
8	—	1,389	112.00–116.00	114.18
4	—	1,456	105.00–110.00	108.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,274	108.00–114.00	111.88
12	—	1,326	122.00–129.00	124.87
15	—	1,273	115.00–120.00	117.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,868	140.00–145.00	142.24
6	—	1,747	148.00–153.00	150.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,830.00	1,830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,345.00–1,555.00	1,440.00

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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Arab Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle