Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $253.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −200.08 against this barn's trailing median of $453.41.

Average price

$253.33

6 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs AL average

−45.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	594	255.00	1,515	4thin
Medium and Large 3	553	250.00	1,381	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $133 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

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 sale6 hd

253.33

—

AL average14 barns · 209 hd

262.94

−9.61

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−45.71

This barn, trailing median4 sales

453.41

−200.08

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	1,880	152.74	2,872	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	123.01	1,573	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	121.99	1,717	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	102.10	1,243	20

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)	—	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,675	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,319	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,161	9

Every lot, as filed

86 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	600–650	618	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	271.21/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	322.26/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	243.69/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	213.02/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	286.17/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	224.03/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	223.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	295.78/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	232.94/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	274.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	255.67/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	225.68/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	242.98/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	308.78/cwt	305.00–315.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	207.98/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	246.98/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	287.26/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	256.80/cwt	255.00–260.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	223.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	241.40/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,279	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	238.68/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	201.04/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	260.70/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,241	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	118.53/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	115.57/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,501	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	100.15/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,209	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	123.01/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,520	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	106.89/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,345	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,318.75/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,319	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.78/head	1,060.00–1,288.00	1,161	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,675	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,413	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,663	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,675	4
Bulls	—	—	1,943	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,963	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,671	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	129.51/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,695	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	93.06/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	247.01/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	276.20/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	273.44/cwt	272.00–275.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	711	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,735	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	314.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	281.80/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	324.16/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	297.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	217.24/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,366	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	227.32/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	306.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 610Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 135Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 63Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	327	320.00–325.00	322.26
4	350–400	364	300.00–310.00	306.08
5	400–450	424	285.00–291.00	286.17
3	450–500	477	270.00–280.00	274.02
6	500–550	528	254.00–256.00	255.67
3	550–600	558	240.00–247.00	243.69
2	600–650	618	230.00–235.00	232.57
2	650–700	668	220.00–227.00	223.43
2	700–750	730	210.00–216.00	213.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	318	305.00–315.00	308.78
3	350–400	367	285.00–290.00	287.26
4	400–450	431	270.00–280.00	276.20
7	450–500	476	255.00–265.00	260.70
7	500–550	530	240.00–244.00	241.40
3	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	633	220.00–227.00	224.03
1	650–700	660	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	725	207.00	207.00
2	750–800	773	190.00–192.00	191.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	372	315.00–330.00	324.16
3	400–450	407	295.00–300.00	297.30
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	269.00–275.00	271.21
4	400–450	424	255.00–260.00	257.48
2	450–500	470	245.00–249.00	246.98
10	500–550	524	230.00–237.00	232.94
3	550–600	577	227.00–228.00	227.32
2	650–700	665	207.00–209.00	207.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	333	272.00–275.00	273.44
4	350–400	370	255.00–260.00	256.80
5	400–450	421	245.00–250.00	247.01
3	450–500	482	237.00–240.00	238.68
4	500–550	524	220.00–225.00	223.77
2	550–600	580	210.00–212.00	211.02
2	600–650	623	200.00–202.00	201.04
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	310.00–320.00	314.55
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	375	277.00–287.00	281.80
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	500	243.00	243.00
13	550–600	567	241.00	241.00
1	600–650	630	223.00	223.00
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	307.00	307.00
6	400–450	431	295.00–300.00	295.78
1	450–500	450	282.00	282.00
4	550–600	594	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	608	241.00–245.00	242.98
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	278.00	278.00
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	660	225.00–227.00	225.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	700–750	711	244.00	244.00
9	800–850	825	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	317.00	317.00
8	600–650	609	248.50	248.50
8	800–850	842	216.00–218.00	217.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	118.00–119.00	118.53
1	—	1,330	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,365	120.00–125.00	122.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	113.00–119.00	115.57
9	—	1,236	121.00–126.00	123.01
8	—	1,309	127.00–134.00	129.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	98.00–102.00	100.15
10	—	1,258	105.00–110.00	106.89
4	—	1,131	90.00–95.00	93.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,943	150.00–155.00	152.48
1	—	1,855	144.00	144.00

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)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,318.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,412.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,662.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,060.00–1,288.00	1,160.78

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle