Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very 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 $249.12/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −135.94 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$249.12

27 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$11.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs AL average

−31.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	253.46	1,414	9thin
Medium and Large 2	548	248.77	1,363	13thin
Medium and Large 3	542	242.22	1,313	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.23/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd

249.12

—

AL average15 barns · 613 hd

252.95

−3.83

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−31.18

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−135.94

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	1,553	143.83	2,234	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	116.65	1,787	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	115.82	1,549	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	92.83	988	8thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,124	8

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	500–550	518	254.58/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,319	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	275.68/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	221.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	221.70/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	218.91/cwt	218.50–220.00	1,611	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	265.25/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	289.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	253.52/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	242.00/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	359.90/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	288.26/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	243.53/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	308.59/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	304.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	275.58/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	256.02/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	320.98/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	258.55/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	326.08/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,399	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	293.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	223.97/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	291.21/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,539	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,349	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	126.46/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,882	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	98.53/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,017	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	92.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,121	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	84.05/cwt	83.00–85.00	759	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	116.65/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,787	8
Bulls	—	—	1,553	143.83/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,234	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,123.63/head	1,016.00–1,358.00	1,124	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	250.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	253.50/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	224.00/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	292.38/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	315.52/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	247.44/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	266.09/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	305.86/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	278.49/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	280.58/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	252.64/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	344.23/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	342.50/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	262.93/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	281.00/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	303.92/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	213.50/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	213.79/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	288.25/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	234.02/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	241.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	250.30/cwt	248.00–251.50	1,434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	264.50/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 686Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 56Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	285.00–290.00	288.25
4	400–450	416	270.00–280.00	275.58
4	450–500	481	260.00–267.00	265.25
7	500–550	518	250.00–258.00	254.58
6	550–600	583	240.00–247.00	242.00
2	600–650	603	230.00–238.00	234.02
4	650–700	680	220.00–225.00	221.75
6	700–750	715	212.00–217.00	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	377	297.00–310.00	303.92
5	400–450	415	285.00–295.00	289.31
5	450–500	471	270.00–288.00	275.68
2	500–550	505	262.00–267.00	264.50
7	550–600	573	248.00–251.50	250.30
10	600–650	610	240.00–245.00	241.69
16	700–750	736	218.50–220.00	218.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	480	252.00–255.00	253.52
4	500–550	530	240.00–247.00	243.53
1	550–600	590	237.00	237.00
7	600–650	626	220.00–227.00	221.70
4	650–700	669	210.00–215.00	213.79
1	700–750	700	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	319.00	319.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	355.00–365.00	359.90
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	468	315.00–330.00	320.98
3	500–550	518	300.00–315.00	304.87
3	550–600	568	285.00–295.00	288.26
8	600–650	647	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	463	305.00–312.00	308.59
2	500–550	515	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	628	252.00–260.00	256.02
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	257.00–260.00	258.55
2	600–650	613	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	335.00–350.00	344.23
7	400–450	429	317.00–332.00	326.08
3	450–500	467	310.00–322.00	315.52
5	500–550	522	291.00–295.00	292.38
5	550–600	566	275.00–289.00	280.58
2	600–650	610	259.00–267.00	262.93
2	650–700	668	245.00–255.00	250.13
3	750–800	753	222.00–227.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	335.00–345.00	342.50
3	350–400	385	320.00–325.00	323.31
2	400–450	420	300.00–312.00	305.86
3	450–500	468	290.00–295.00	293.40
8	500–550	529	275.00–282.00	278.49
2	550–600	568	262.00–270.00	266.09
3	600–650	613	250.00–257.00	252.64
2	650–700	660	240.00–255.00	247.44
2	700–750	730	220.00–228.00	223.97
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	429	287.00–295.00	291.21
2	450–500	480	275.00–287.00	281.00
3	500–550	523	260.00–270.00	265.00
2	550–600	590	250.00–257.00	253.50
3	650–700	683	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,245	108.00–109.00	108.34
2	—	1,488	126.00–127.00	126.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	96.00–100.00	98.53
3	—	1,205	90.00–95.00	92.99
2	—	903	83.00–85.00	84.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,532	115.00–118.00	116.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	141.00–145.00	143.83

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	8	—	—	1,016.00–1,358.00	1,123.63

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

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