Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers 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 $235.40/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.66 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$235.40

75 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs AL average

−31.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	241.23	1,310	51
Medium and Large 2	555	225.28	1,250	8thin
Medium and Large 3	539	221.90	1,196	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $114 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 sale75 hd

235.40

—

AL average16 barns · 484 hd

233.23

+2.17

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−31.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−149.66

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	1,848	138.16	2,553	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	113.34	1,700	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	109.92	1,367	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	92.92	921	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,130	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,197	13

Every lot, as filed

73 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	400–450	441	286.25/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	306.07/cwt	305.00–307.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	250.99/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	225.28/cwt	220.00–228.50	1,250	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	332.43/cwt	330.00–335.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	206.18/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	300.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	285.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	270.68/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	242.36/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	283.59/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	247.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	251.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	272.97/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	303.55/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	256.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	223.25/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,194	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	232.20/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	251.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	937	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,753	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	104.67/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,298	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	115.88/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,145	1
Bulls	—	—	1,862	142.29/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,649	3
Bulls	—	—	1,856	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,457	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,196.69/head	1,019.00–1,390.00	1,197	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	183.49/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	85.67/cwt	84.00–87.00	775	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,161	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	99.14/cwt	98.00–100.00	962	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	261.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	207.97/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	241.80/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	232.07/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,402	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	235.04/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	672	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	262.77/cwt	261.50–273.00	1,524	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,596	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	268.43/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,239	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	362.42/cwt	360.00–365.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	284.23/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	240.28/cwt	237.00–240.50	1,338	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	257.42/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	216.11/cwt	214.00–216.50	1,381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	319.88/cwt	315.00–325.00	985	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 Nov 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 567Year ago 902

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 71Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 68Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	330.00–335.00	332.43
2	300–350	308	315.00–325.00	319.88
4	350–400	371	295.00–305.00	300.03
4	400–450	441	280.00–290.00	286.25
6	450–500	469	265.00–275.00	270.68
2	500–550	518	255.00–260.00	257.42
2	550–600	575	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	600–650	618	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	360.00–365.00	362.42
2	400–450	403	295.00–305.00	299.97
4	450–500	458	280.00–290.00	284.23
2	500–550	510	265.00–272.00	268.43
5	550–600	577	250.00–255.00	250.99
2	600–650	618	225.00–245.00	235.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	315.00–320.00	317.50
2	300–350	340	300.00–307.00	303.55
4	350–400	373	280.00–290.00	285.13
2	400–450	425	265.00–270.00	267.44
4	450–500	474	250.00–260.00	256.16
3	500–550	522	245.00–250.00	247.30
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	305.00–307.00	306.07
4	300–350	311	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	360	260.00–270.00	265.02
3	400–450	420	250.00–255.00	251.69
5	450–500	459	239.00–247.00	242.36
8	550–600	555	220.00–228.50	225.28
10	600–650	639	214.00–216.50	216.11
5	650–700	671	204.00–210.00	206.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	330	260.00–265.00	261.62
3	350–400	372	250.00–255.00	251.75
4	400–450	418	240.00–245.00	241.80
10	450–500	475	230.00–237.00	232.20
14	500–550	535	220.00–227.00	223.25
2	550–600	565	210.00–215.00	212.48
6	600–650	634	206.00–210.00	207.97
2	700–750	733	182.00–185.00	183.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
15	500–550	509	243.50	243.50
36	550–600	557	237.00–240.50	240.28
12	600–650	604	222.00–233.00	232.07
1	700–750	715	201.00	201.00
1	750–800	785	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	255	330.00	330.00
10	650–700	672	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	280.00–287.00	283.59
2	500–550	510	270.00–276.00	272.97
1	650–700	650	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	275.00–280.00	278.35
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
26	550–600	580	261.50–273.00	262.77
11	600–650	614	260.00	260.00
10	650–700	658	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	112.00–113.00	112.51
1	—	1,385	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	102.00–107.00	104.67
4	—	1,334	115.00–117.00	115.88
2	—	1,070	108.00–109.00	108.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	95.00	95.00
2	—	905	84.00–87.00	85.67
2	—	970	98.00–100.00	99.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,862	140.00–144.00	142.29
4	—	1,856	130.00–135.00	132.36
1	—	1,775	149.00	149.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,130.00	1,130.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,019.00–1,390.00	1,196.69

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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