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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 25

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

633 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 690▲ 101 vs year ago 532 · +19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 128▼ 66 vs year ago 193 · −34.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 52▲ 6 vs year ago 28 · +21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 112.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.81/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$212.81

111 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	215.84	1,150	33
Medium and Large 3	452	212.34	959	31
Medium and Large 2	513	210.98	1,082	47

One grade step is worth $4.87/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale111 hd

212.81

—

AL average15 barns · 1,935 hd

220.91

−8.10

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	1,581	118.59	1,875	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	100.75	1,464	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	97.92	1,169	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	84.84	885	31

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)	—	$1,169	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$924	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$819	11

Every lot

68 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,260	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	237.27/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,497	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	269	239.73/cwt	237.00–242.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	233.60/cwt	230.00–236.00	867	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	224.06/cwt	220.00–227.00	858	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	232.71/cwt	229.00–239.00	973	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	213.79/cwt	210.00–217.00	896	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	224.22/cwt	222.00–225.00	960	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	224.65/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,027	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	209.70/cwt	205.00–212.00	986	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	217.11/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,025	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	211.17/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,083	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	218.54/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,134	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	203.19/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,067	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	192.97/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,090	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	203.98/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,157	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,257	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	206.00/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,246	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	198.00/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,222	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	632	188.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,190	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	194.75/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,315	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	182.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,245	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,221	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	894	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	252.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	263.42/cwt	260.00–267.00	877	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	242.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	911	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	253.99/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	233.46/cwt	230.00–237.00	969	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	244.45/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,034	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	247.46/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,148	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	234.21/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,101	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	493	225.33/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,111	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	237.99/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	224.53/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,154	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	214.05/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,130	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	214.63/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,208	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	226.51/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,287	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	207.32/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,292	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	209.36/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,382	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,507	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	110.55/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	116.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,797	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	124.73/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,155	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	77.01/cwt	74.00–80.00	792	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	83.72/cwt	81.00–87.00	862	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	89.94/cwt	88.00–92.00	960	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	94.72/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,108	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	99.79/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,192	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	105.10/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,355	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	100.52/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,327	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	94.24/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,391	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	106.05/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,579	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819.00/head	737.00–950.00	819	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169.33/head	1,089.00–1,234.00	1,169	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923.67/head	830.00–1,038.00	924	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 690Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 128Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 52Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	213.00	213.00
1	—	765	179.00	179.00
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
7	—	519	215.00–223.00	218.54
4	—	675	193.00–196.00	194.75
10	—	418	229.00–239.00	232.71
3	—	457	223.00–227.00	224.65
6	—	605	202.00–209.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	170.00	170.00
4	—	428	222.00–225.00	224.22
3	—	320	240.00–242.00	240.65
9	—	472	215.00–220.00	217.11
6	—	513	208.00–213.00	211.17
3	—	683	180.00–185.00	182.33
1	—	780	160.00	160.00
7	—	371	230.00–236.00	233.60
9	—	617	192.00–200.00	198.00
3	—	567	202.00–205.00	203.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	220.00–227.00	224.06
6	—	525	200.00–207.00	203.19
3	—	565	190.00–197.00	192.97
3	—	632	185.00–190.00	188.34
4	—	269	237.00–242.00	239.73
2	—	323	232.00–235.00	233.49
4	—	470	205.00–212.00	209.70
6	—	419	210.00–217.00	213.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	252.00	252.00
1	—	595	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	220.00–222.00	221.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	247.00	247.00
7	—	631	237.00–239.00	237.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	226.00–227.00	226.51
1	—	785	192.00	192.00
3	—	660	205.00–212.00	209.36
2	—	510	237.00–239.00	237.99
2	—	328	270.00–275.00	272.52
3	—	412	252.00–255.00	253.99
4	—	464	243.00–250.00	247.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	225.00–226.00	225.33
2	—	328	250.00–255.00	252.63
1	—	705	182.00	182.00
4	—	376	240.00–245.00	242.26
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
3	—	528	210.00–217.00	214.05
2	—	415	230.00–237.00	233.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	260.00–267.00	263.42
7	—	423	240.00–247.00	244.45
5	—	470	232.00–237.00	234.21
9	—	514	222.00–227.00	224.53
1	—	375	250.00	250.00
3	—	623	205.00–210.00	207.32
3	—	563	212.00–220.00	214.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,067	88.00–92.00	89.94
5	—	1,029	74.00–80.00	77.01
15	—	1,030	81.00–87.00	83.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	94.00–95.00	94.24
5	—	1,489	104.00–108.00	106.05
2	—	1,320	99.00–102.00	100.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,289	104.00–108.00	105.10
28	—	1,170	92.00–97.00	94.72
21	—	1,195	98.00–103.00	99.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	115.00–120.00	116.48
2	—	1,363	110.00–111.00	110.55
4	—	1,728	122.00–127.00	124.73

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	—	—	737.00–950.00	819.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	830.00–1,038.00	923.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,089.00–1,234.00	1,169.33

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.