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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, May 28

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

388 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 416▼ 44 vs year ago 432 · −10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 70▼ 20 vs year ago 76 · −26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 22▼ 26 vs year ago 40 · −65.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 153.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.48/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −126.56 against this barn's trailing median of $422.04.

Average price

$295.48

28 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs AL average

−9.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	305.54	1,631	14thin
Medium and Large 2	543	290.56	1,576	7thin
Medium and Large 3	550	280.28	1,540	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

295.48

—

AL average6 barns · 157 hd

298.89

−3.42

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−9.66

This barn, trailing median7 sales

422.04

−126.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.54, low $341.52, median $422.04 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,782	159.05	2,835	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	141.08	2,165	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	138.03	1,600	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	119.39	1,247	16

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)	—	$1,182	3thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,299	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	334.11/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,373	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	309.14/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,617	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	296.02/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,572	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	281.66/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,527	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	283.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,581	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	292.32/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,675	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,618	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,704	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	267.69/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,700	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	266.66/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,781	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	1,915	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	875	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	906	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	301.68/cwt	300.00–305.00	974	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,114	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	310.98/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,144	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	319.40/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,195	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	292.58/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,121	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,226	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	276.20/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,309	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	264.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,254	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,249	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	265.35/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,393	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	254.59/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,339	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	259.25/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,452	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	243.51/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,407	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,546	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,402	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	991	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	992	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	342.63/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,124	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	333.98/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,115	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	346.62/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,224	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	334.15/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,233	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	323.27/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,228	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	324.53/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,363	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	317.24/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,361	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	307.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,320	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	318.68/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,444	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	308.04/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,448	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	294.01/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,397	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,504	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	282.97/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,469	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	273.07/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,455	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	254.85/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,473	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,593	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	164.67/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,712	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,127	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,314	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	118.21/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,262	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	132.39/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,515	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	139.54/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,602	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	144.05/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,698	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	143.17/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,173	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	137.95/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,152	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182.00/head	1,076.00–1,276.00	1,182	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 May 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 416Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 70Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	367.00	367.00
2	300–350	328	340.00–345.00	342.63
4	350–400	369	330.00–337.00	334.15
4	400–450	429	315.00–320.00	317.24
3	450–500	470	305.00–310.00	308.04
5	500–550	519	280.00–286.00	282.97
1	600–650	620	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	342.00	342.00
5	300–350	334	330.00–335.00	333.98
3	350–400	380	320.00–325.00	323.27
4	400–450	429	300.00–310.00	307.67
3	450–500	475	292.00–295.00	294.01
2	500–550	533	270.00–276.00	273.07
2	550–600	578	250.00–260.00	254.85
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	353	340.00–352.00	346.62
5	400–450	420	322.00–332.00	324.53
3	450–500	453	317.00–321.00	318.68
1	500–550	515	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	335.00–340.00	337.53
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	531	295.00–299.00	296.02
3	550–600	558	280.00–285.00	283.28
3	600–650	635	265.00–273.00	267.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	542	280.00–282.00	281.66
1	550–600	595	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	330.00–341.00	334.11
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
11	500–550	523	305.00–310.00	309.14
3	550–600	573	290.00–295.00	292.32
3	600–650	605	280.00–285.00	281.67
3	650–700	668	265.00–270.00	266.66
32	800–850	802	238.75	238.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	368	310.00–312.00	310.98
4	400–450	419	290.00–295.00	292.52
4	450–500	474	275.00–280.00	276.20
7	500–550	526	250.00–257.00	254.59
4	550–600	578	240.00–247.00	243.51
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	300.00–305.00	301.68
2	350–400	383	290.00–295.00	292.58
12	450–500	474	260.00–270.00	264.64
2	500–550	515	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	730	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	357.00	357.00
1	250–300	265	342.00	342.00
2	300–350	335	330.00–335.00	332.46
7	350–400	374	315.00–325.00	319.40
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	525	265.00–266.00	265.35
4	550–600	560	252.00–262.00	259.25
1	650–700	675	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	141.00–146.00	143.17
2	—	1,560	137.00–139.00	137.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	129.00–135.00	132.39
7	—	1,179	142.00–147.00	144.05
2	—	1,148	139.00–140.00	139.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	110.00–114.00	112.00
6	—	1,047	123.00–128.00	125.50
6	—	1,068	116.00–119.00	118.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	162.00–167.00	164.67
1	—	1,820	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,763	157.00–160.00	158.46

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	—	—	1,076.00–1,276.00	1,182.00

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.