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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 16

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

669 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 756▼ 21 vs year ago 690 · −3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 139▼ 48 vs year ago 128 · −37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 35▼ 35 vs year ago 52 · −67.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 152.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.11/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −105.16 against this barn's trailing median of $376.26.

Average price

$271.11

106 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$47.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.24

vs AL average

+13.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	281.50	1,506	80
Medium and Large 2	540	243.08	1,312	15thin
Medium and Large 3	538	233.74	1,256	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.76/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale106 hd

271.11

—

AL average15 barns · 616 hd

253.87

+17.24

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+13.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.26

−105.16

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.44, low $301.90, median $376.26 across 31 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	—	Low	1,756	157.45	2,764	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	132.80	1,567	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	128.91	1,892	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	116.55	1,221	26

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,267	7

Every lot

63 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	326.37/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,364	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,314	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,623	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	277.41/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,581	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	266.26/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,518	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	278.75/cwt	278.75–278.75	1,778	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,857	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,908	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	315.51/cwt	315.00–317.00	981	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	278.30/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,035	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	276.67/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,121	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	268.38/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,143	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	259.41/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,191	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	268.01/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,246	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	248.01/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,285	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	237.86/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,234	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,506	80
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	237.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,342	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	226.52/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,291	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	225.68/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,406	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	631	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,372	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	222.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,481	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	211.98/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,435	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	214.54/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,523	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,563	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	317.97/cwt	315.00–320.00	979	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	316.01/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,198	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,146	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	324.01/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,319	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	301.05/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,273	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,260	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	291.02/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,339	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	283.15/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,342	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	284.24/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,458	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	271.76/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,421	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	269.69/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,524	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	257.96/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,483	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	246.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,551	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,616	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,528	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	168.39/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,938	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	160.03/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,889	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,088	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	121.65/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,283	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	116.29/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,235	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	127.38/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,437	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	133.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,599	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	139.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,694	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,893	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	126.35/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,890	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267.43/head	1,027.00–1,362.00	1,267	7

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 756Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 139Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 35Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
5	300–350	308	315.00–320.00	317.97
5	350–400	382	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	431	290.00–295.00	292.43
10	450–500	474	280.00–285.00	283.15
5	500–550	523	267.00–275.00	271.76
3	550–600	575	255.00–262.00	257.96
6	600–650	628	240.00–250.00	246.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	379	312.00–320.00	316.01
5	400–450	423	300.00–305.00	301.05
2	450–500	460	290.00–292.00	291.02
4	500–550	513	282.00–285.00	284.24
3	550–600	565	265.00–272.00	269.69
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	718	220.00–230.00	225.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	320.00–327.00	324.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	311	315.00–317.00	315.51
3	400–450	405	275.00–280.00	276.67
2	450–500	465	267.00–269.00	268.01
8	500–550	518	245.00–257.00	248.01
7	550–600	565	230.00–240.00	237.45
3	600–650	623	222.00–230.00	225.68
3	650–700	665	220.00–225.00	222.66
2	700–750	710	212.00–217.00	214.54
1	750–800	755	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
6	350–400	372	275.00–285.00	278.30
5	400–450	426	265.00–272.00	268.38
5	450–500	459	255.00–262.00	259.41
7	500–550	519	235.00–240.00	237.86
4	550–600	570	222.00–230.00	226.52
7	600–650	631	215.00–220.00	217.44
6	650–700	677	207.00–215.00	211.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	500–550	535	281.50	281.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	275.00–280.00	277.41
2	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
3	400–450	418	322.00–330.00	326.37
3	500–550	532	305.00	305.00
39	600–650	638	278.75	278.75
7	700–750	717	259.00	259.00
6	800–850	812	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	438	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	570	260.00–270.00	266.26
1	700–750	700	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
10	—	1,128	124.00–130.00	127.38
10	—	1,200	131.00–136.00	133.26
8	—	1,219	137.00–142.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,062	112.00–118.00	116.29
6	—	1,011	105.00–110.00	107.61
11	—	1,055	119.00–125.00	121.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	124.00–129.00	126.35
4	—	1,440	130.00–133.00	131.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	145.00–150.00	147.59
2	—	1,745	166.00–170.00	168.39
3	—	1,805	158.00–164.00	160.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	7	—	—	1,027.00–1,362.00	1,267.43

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.