Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to 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 $242.22/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −174.15 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$242.22

23 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$14.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	248.94	1,327	8thin
Medium and Large 2	546	240.52	1,313	10thin
Medium and Large 3	526	234.87	1,235	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.07/cwt here — about $92 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

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 sale23 hd

242.22

—

AL average13 barns · 324 hd

235.38

+6.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−174.15

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	1,739	140.11	2,436	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	118.02	1,617	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,361	112.66	1,533	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	95.52	1,036	9thin

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)	—	$1,460	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,157	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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	550–600	555	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	221.17/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	224.00/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	235.00/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	285.58/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	244.20/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	241.00/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	212.26/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	322.97/cwt	320.00–327.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	255.34/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,218	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	234.87/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	266.57/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	232.11/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	254.07/cwt	250.00–257.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	214.01/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	202.55/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	100.39/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,079	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	95.04/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,029	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,617	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	107.67/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,448	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	121.05/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,965	142.37/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,460.00/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,460	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,156.80/head	1,024.00–1,385.00	1,157	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,396	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,727	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	133.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,012	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,687	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	86.49/cwt	86.00–87.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	241.63/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	308.88/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	253.33/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	241.01/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	293.51/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	276.31/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	228.49/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	264.72/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	224.47/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	298.55/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	311.04/cwt	310.00–312.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 694Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 72Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 38Year ago 29

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	420	287.00	287.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	247.00	247.00
2	600–650	615	230.00–235.00	232.56
3	650–700	675	220.00–227.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	257.00	257.00
3	450–500	462	238.00–245.00	241.00
2	500–550	518	227.00–230.00	228.49
7	550–600	570	218.00–227.00	221.17
1	600–650	635	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	382	250.00–257.00	254.07
5	400–450	423	237.00–245.00	241.01
8	450–500	470	227.00–235.00	232.11
2	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	576	210.00–217.00	214.01
2	600–650	623	200.00–205.00	202.55
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	313	280.00–285.00	282.52
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	320.00–327.00	322.97
2	300–350	313	310.00–312.00	311.04
2	350–400	355	295.00–302.00	298.55
7	400–450	427	282.00–287.00	285.58
5	450–500	475	261.00–270.00	264.72
6	500–550	531	240.00–245.00	244.20
4	550–600	568	232.00–237.00	235.00
4	600–650	613	220.00–229.00	224.47
4	650–700	675	210.00–215.00	212.26
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	317.00	317.00
3	300–350	333	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	285.00
3	400–450	425	265.00–270.00	266.57
7	450–500	477	250.00–260.00	255.34
5	500–550	526	230.00–239.00	234.87
2	600–650	635	210.00–215.00	212.48
2	650–700	658	200.00–210.00	204.98
2	700–750	725	190.00–195.00	192.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	361	305.00–315.00	308.88
4	400–450	415	290.00–297.00	293.51
3	450–500	465	275.00–277.00	276.31
5	500–550	516	250.00–262.00	253.33
3	550–600	562	240.00–245.00	241.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	98.00–102.00	100.39
3	—	1,083	94.00–96.00	95.04
2	—	1,108	86.00–87.00	86.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	117.00–119.00	118.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	104.00–111.00	107.67
4	—	1,349	119.00–124.00	121.05
1	—	1,515	114.00	114.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,965	141.00–144.00	142.37
3	—	1,510	130.00–136.00	133.22
1	—	1,745	154.00	154.00

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	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,024.00–1,385.00	1,156.80

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

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This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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