Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 136.00 cwt., slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.45/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −152.61 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$232.45

24 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs AL average

−25.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	235.38	1,260	13thin
Medium and Large 2	543	230.42	1,251	7thin
Medium and Large 3	530	226.50	1,200	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about $59 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 sale24 hd

232.45

—

AL average15 barns · 496 hd

228.53

+3.92

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−25.36

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−152.61

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	1,734	145.79	2,528	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	120.70	1,443	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	119.76	1,738	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	103.20	1,088	38

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)	—	$1,820	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,385	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,377	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,208	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,023	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	265.65/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	326.96/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	301.00/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	225.01/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	243.02/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	251.83/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	234.47/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	215.81/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	235.14/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	283.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	233.48/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	261.34/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	290.68/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	233.20/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	226.50/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	236.31/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,380	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	131.19/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,696	7
Bulls	—	—	1,648	149.65/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,466	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	123.25/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,515	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	93.20/cwt	90.00–97.00	866	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	114.73/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,641	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	126.46/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,207.50/head	1,150.00–1,265.00	1,208	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,385.00/head	1,315.00–1,550.00	1,385	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,376.67/head	1,340.00–1,400.00	1,377	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,820.00/head	1,730.00–1,980.00	1,820	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,022.50/head	1,015.00–1,030.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	109.96/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,229	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	102.29/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,086	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	123.10/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	142.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,571	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	116.36/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,339	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	207.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	245.52/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	273.74/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	207.27/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	240.00/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	229.99/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	252.66/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	303.35/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	609	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	271.10/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	283.99/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,403	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	210.56/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,394	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	283.39/cwt	280.00–287.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	244.59/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	275.59/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,039	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 499Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 115Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 26Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	262.00–270.00	265.65
3	450–500	457	250.00–256.00	252.66
7	500–550	514	239.00–241.00	240.00
6	550–600	560	229.00–233.00	229.99
2	600–650	620	220.00–225.00	222.44
18	650–700	662	210.00–216.00	210.56
4	700–750	725	200.00–210.00	207.59
1	750–800	750	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	280.00–287.00	283.39
5	350–400	377	275.00–277.00	275.59
2	400–450	428	250.00–252.00	250.99
3	450–500	458	240.00–245.00	243.02
4	500–550	519	233.00–236.00	234.47
3	550–600	575	222.00–228.00	225.01
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	795	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	287.00	287.00
2	350–400	358	250.00–260.00	255.03
2	400–450	430	240.00–245.00	242.53
3	450–500	482	230.00–238.00	235.14
4	500–550	530	225.00–229.00	226.50
3	600–650	623	205.00–210.00	207.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
7	600–650	609	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	324.00–332.00	326.96
5	400–450	425	295.00–307.00	303.35
2	450–500	460	283.00–285.00	283.99
2	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	320.00–325.00	323.31
2	350–400	395	297.00–305.00	301.00
5	400–450	428	280.00–290.00	283.86
2	450–500	478	267.00–275.00	271.10
6	500–550	516	250.00–257.00	251.83
4	550–600	563	240.00–245.00	241.74
4	600–650	616	230.00–237.00	233.20
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
5	700–750	713	215.00–217.00	215.81
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	280	317.00	317.00
2	300–350	308	300.00–305.00	302.56
3	350–400	383	287.00–295.00	290.68
4	400–450	441	270.00–275.00	273.74
3	450–500	482	257.00–265.00	261.34
4	500–550	511	240.00–249.00	245.52
6	550–600	584	232.00–238.00	236.31
2	600–650	613	220.00–222.00	221.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	267.00	267.00
9	550–600	586	257.00	257.00
10	600–650	622	241.00–246.00	244.59
2	650–700	688	232.00–235.00	233.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	292.00	292.00
10	500–550	511	274.50	274.50
9	650–700	657	249.50	249.50
14	700–750	705	233.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,293	128.00–134.00	131.19
12	—	1,229	121.00–127.00	123.25
24	—	1,151	114.00–120.00	116.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	929	90.00–97.00	93.20
14	—	1,118	106.00–113.00	109.96
16	—	1,062	98.00–105.00	102.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	113.00–117.00	114.73
2	—	1,460	126.00–127.00	126.46
2	—	1,485	122.00–124.00	123.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	147.00–152.00	149.65
4	—	1,799	140.00–145.00	142.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,265.00	1,207.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,315.00–1,550.00	1,385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,340.00–1,400.00	1,376.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,730.00–1,980.00	1,820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,015.00–1,030.00	1,022.50

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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