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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Nov 14

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

902 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 877▲ 39 vs year ago 863 · +4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 126▼ 44 vs year ago 117 · −37.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 29▼ 1 vs year ago 20 · −5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $208.03/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$208.03

139 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$17.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	216.04	1,118	53
Medium and Large 2	518	206.19	1,067	51
Medium and Large 3	508	198.56	1,009	35

One grade step is worth $17.48/cwt here — about $109 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 sale139 hd

208.03

—

AL average16 barns · 2,069 hd

210.78

−2.75

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	1,773	109.38	1,939	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	92.51	1,448	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	90.82	1,124	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	77.39	831	18

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,388	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$826	5

Every lot

83 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,167	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,123	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,214	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	241.01/cwt	239.00–243.50	1,299	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	229.32/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,335	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	603	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,224	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,432	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	227.58/cwt	225.00–230.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	230.87/cwt	227.00–235.00	873	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	223.47/cwt	220.00–226.00	847	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	212.94/cwt	210.00–217.00	894	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	223.75/cwt	220.00–225.00	946	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,053	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	214.57/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,004	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	965	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	219.34/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,108	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	209.02/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,079	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	199.64/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,048	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,156	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	186.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,058	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	194.06/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,122	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	624	178.74/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,115	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	186.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,181	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	168.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,139	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	176.38/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,196	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,166	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	177.99/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,285	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,132	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	170.50/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,284	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	242.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	233.45/cwt	232.00–235.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	248.46/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	224.69/cwt	222.00–227.00	950	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	235.76/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	247.34/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	238.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,109	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	218.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,016	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	226.62/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,088	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	230.38/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,193	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	220.48/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,146	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	212.16/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,114	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	576	200.77/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,156	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	210.46/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,223	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	207.46/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,276	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	195.38/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,229	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	186.50/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	688	175.46/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	693	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,299	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,344	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,199	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	761	158.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,203	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	768	164.30/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,262	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	105.80/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,899	5
Bulls	—	—	1,905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,286	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	75.79/cwt	73.00–78.00	774	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	69.99/cwt	67.00–72.00	742	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	81.56/cwt	79.00–84.00	918	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	86.08/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,027	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	96.51/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,191	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	91.48/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,161	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,409	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	91.78/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,436	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,522	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,031.00/head	970.00–1,092.00	1,031	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689.00/head	637.00–732.00	689	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	950.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387.50/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1

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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 902Last week 877Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 126Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	220.00–226.00	223.47
4	—	624	175.00–180.00	178.74
4	—	420	210.00–217.00	212.94
1	—	745	152.00	152.00
4	—	568	180.00–190.00	186.19
2	—	330	225.00–230.00	227.58
8	—	471	200.00–210.00	204.97
4	—	675	165.00–170.00	168.73
3	—	525	197.00–202.00	199.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	225.00	225.00
3	—	722	177.00–179.00	177.99
3	—	564	205.00	205.00
2	—	753	169.00–172.00	170.50
30	—	505	214.00–220.00	219.34
1	—	360	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	185.00–190.00	186.56
14	—	468	212.00–217.00	214.57
5	—	578	192.00–199.00	194.06
1	—	720	162.00	162.00
12	—	423	220.00–225.00	223.75
5	—	516	206.00–211.00	209.02
2	—	378	227.00–235.00	230.87
5	—	678	174.00–183.00	176.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	215.00	215.00
1	—	535	227.00	227.00
1	—	395	255.00	255.00
2	—	603	203.00	203.00
1	—	455	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	582	229.00–237.00	229.32
22	—	539	239.00–243.50	241.01
16	—	429	272.00	272.00
11	—	682	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	262.00	262.00
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
3	—	575	224.00	224.00
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
7	—	480	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	166.00–167.00	166.51
4	—	761	152.00–160.00	158.02
2	—	688	172.00–179.00	175.46
5	—	525	209.00–215.00	212.16
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
3	—	423	222.00–227.00	224.69
2	—	635	186.00–187.00	186.50
4	—	576	198.00–203.00	200.77
10	—	465	215.00–220.00	218.51
2	—	378	232.00–235.00	233.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	192.00	192.00
3	—	465	235.00–240.00	238.39
2	—	518	227.00–234.00	230.38
2	—	615	202.00–213.00	207.46
2	—	405	245.00–252.00	248.46
1	—	395	255.00	255.00
3	—	312	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	245.00–250.00	247.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	252.00	252.00
4	—	520	217.00–223.00	220.48
1	—	270	260.00	260.00
4	—	439	232.00–237.00	235.76
13	—	629	195.00–198.00	195.38
2	—	693	185.00–190.00	187.49
13	—	480	222.00–229.00	226.62
4	—	581	207.00–214.00	210.46
2	—	360	240.00–245.00	242.57
3	—	768	161.00–167.00	164.30
1	—	725	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,193	84.00–88.00	86.08
13	—	1,269	89.00–94.00	91.48
6	—	1,234	95.00–99.00	96.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,453	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,565	89.00–94.00	91.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	67.00–72.00	69.99
8	—	1,126	79.00–84.00	81.56
7	—	1,021	73.00–78.00	75.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,795	104.00–107.00	105.80
2	—	1,650	112.00–114.00	113.03
1	—	1,905	120.00	120.00

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	3	—	—	637.00–732.00	689.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	970.00–1,092.00	1,031.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.