Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.69/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −139.38 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$245.69

29 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$21.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs AL average

−37.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	252.84	1,387	16thin
Medium and Large 2	554	239.20	1,325	9thin
Medium and Large 3	542	231.70	1,255	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.15/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale29 hd

245.69

—

AL average10 barns · 374 hd

250.11

−4.42

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−37.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−139.38

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	1,741	142.39	2,479	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	116.98	1,827	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	114.95	1,442	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	98.55	1,005	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,246	11

Every lot, as filed

80 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	630	244.61/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	260.10/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	293.73/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,131	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	245.07/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	247.33/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	271.45/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	251.67/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	298.78/cwt	295.00–300.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	273.34/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,156	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	273.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	309.23/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	235.13/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	287.83/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,229	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	278.59/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	263.79/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	227.97/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	301.00/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	253.10/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,245	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	266.35/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,097	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	93.19/cwt	91.00–95.00	953	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	104.30/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,074	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	941	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	116.22/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,803	4
Bulls	—	—	2,150	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,946	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	144.19/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,314	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,246.18/head	1,132.00–1,383.00	1,246	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	768	185.96/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	109.48/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,338	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	124.81/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	115.71/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	330.99/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	355.65/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	235.97/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	274.50/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	336.01/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	269.09/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	271.25/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	345.61/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	782	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,709	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	306.56/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	262.02/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	227.79/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	282.97/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,454	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	285.66/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	213.77/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	323.78/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	273.47/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	294.46/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,649	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	305.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	236.67/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,493	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	289.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	260.61/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,342	8

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 601Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 43

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	385	320.00–330.00	325.04
5	400–450	425	302.00–312.00	309.23
6	450–500	474	285.00–295.00	289.08
5	500–550	528	267.00–275.00	271.45
3	550–600	573	250.00–255.00	251.67
2	600–650	630	240.00–249.00	244.61
2	650–700	688	220.00–230.00	225.05
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	320.00–330.00	325.04
5	400–450	427	285.00–295.00	287.83
7	450–500	485	275.00–280.00	278.59
2	500–550	508	255.00–260.00	257.46
2	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	242.53
2	750–800	773	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	414	315.00–330.00	323.78
3	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	305.44
7	500–550	514	277.00–290.00	282.97
7	550–600	575	262.00–277.00	269.09
2	600–650	618	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	307.00	307.00
1	500–550	540	288.00	288.00
4	550–600	576	270.00–280.00	273.85
2	600–650	623	255.00–265.00	260.10
2	650–700	655	245.00–250.00	247.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	335.00–337.00	336.01
2	400–450	440	300.00–302.00	301.00
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	350.00–365.00	355.65
3	350–400	357	340.00–352.00	345.61
4	400–450	413	327.00–335.00	330.99
2	450–500	470	310.00–312.00	310.99
8	500–550	523	300.00–307.50	306.56
10	550–600	560	289.00–298.00	294.46
3	600–650	620	267.00–277.00	271.25
5	650–700	673	260.00–263.00	262.02
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	770	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	322.00	322.00
11	350–400	385	292.00–302.00	293.73
3	400–450	412	280.00–292.00	285.66
4	450–500	456	270.00–277.00	273.47
8	500–550	515	257.00–263.00	260.61
8	550–600	582	242.50–250.00	245.07
16	600–650	631	232.00–242.00	236.67
5	650–700	666	225.00–232.00	227.79
5	700–750	726	210.00–218.00	213.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	308	295.00–300.00	298.78
8	400–450	423	270.00–277.00	273.34
6	450–500	469	260.00–267.00	263.79
3	500–550	522	245.00–250.00	247.33
6	550–600	570	232.00–237.00	235.13
4	600–650	614	225.00–230.00	227.97
2	650–700	688	210.00–220.00	214.98
1	700–750	745	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	330	287.00	287.00
2	350–400	395	272.00–277.00	274.50
3	400–450	412	265.00–267.00	266.35
10	450–500	492	252.00–255.00	253.10
2	500–550	515	235.00–237.00	235.97
2	550–600	568	225.00–230.00	227.42
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	768	182.00–190.00	185.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	750–800	782	218.50	218.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	91.00–95.00	93.19
4	—	1,030	102.00–106.00	104.30
1	—	970	97.00	97.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	114.00–118.00	116.22
1	—	1,605	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,222	107.00–113.00	109.48
5	—	1,309	121.00–128.00	124.81
7	—	1,263	114.00–117.00	115.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,150	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,605	142.00–146.00	144.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,132.00–1,383.00	1,246.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

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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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