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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 23

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jul 16Jul 23Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

683 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 669▲ 50 vs year ago 633 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 80▲ 9 vs year ago 127 · +7.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 34 · +26.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $276.66/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −122.70 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$276.66

34 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$24.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	288.87	1,551	10thin
Medium and Large 2	546	278.38	1,521	12thin
Medium and Large 3	566	264.75	1,497	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.12/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale34 hd

276.66

—

AL average15 barns · 293 hd

269.48

+7.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

−122.70

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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $328.73, median $399.35 across 33 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	1,603	155.48	2,492	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	127.18	1,818	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	125.99	1,519	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	110.20	1,195	56

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,645	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,429	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,040	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,342	3thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,199	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	349.00/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,312	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,309	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,504	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	300.69/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,512	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	277.43/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,470	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,618	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,561	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,599	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	270.30/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,779	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	313.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	862	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	958	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	341	301.00/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,026	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	302.95/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,115	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	294.51/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,104	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	288.00/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,166	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	278.46/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,206	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	272.37/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,286	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	263.12/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,271	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	263.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,347	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	255.30/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,340	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	242.00/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,283	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	253.11/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,410	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,322	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	242.34/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,376	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	239.00/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,487	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,386	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	230.45/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,440	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	229.66/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,523	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,594	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,490	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	907	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	340.98/cwt	340.00–342.00	921	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	325.79/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,069	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	340.97/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,275	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,187	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	326.00/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,255	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	325.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,381	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	301.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,282	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	293.49/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,344	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	313.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,475	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	304.82/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,436	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	271.67/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,394	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	294.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,525	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	283.22/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,476	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	283.40/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,576	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	271.60/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,581	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	262.45/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,530	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	258.80/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,581	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	264.49/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,621	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	249.36/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,529	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,654	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	230.75/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,562	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	242.32/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,645	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	231.33/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,638	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	224.52/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,695	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,573	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	148.88/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,156	3
Bulls	—	—	1,832	162.23/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,972	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	100.73/cwt	98.00–103.00	987	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	108.28/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,141	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	113.93/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,291	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	122.55/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,431	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	129.64/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,622	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	138.26/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,832	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	119.96/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,648	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	127.44/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,774	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	132.97/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,005	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,341.67/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,342	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645.00/head	1,605.00–1,685.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,429.00/head	1,315.00–1,475.00	1,429	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 669Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 80Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 17Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	310.00–312.00	310.99
3	350–400	368	300.00–307.00	302.95
3	400–450	405	287.00–290.00	288.00
3	450–500	472	270.00–277.00	272.37
10	500–550	525	252.00–257.00	255.30
9	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	242.34
4	600–650	625	227.00–235.00	230.45
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	310.00–315.00	313.30
5	300–350	341	300.00–305.00	301.00
12	350–400	375	287.00–297.00	294.51
2	400–450	433	277.00–280.00	278.46
8	450–500	483	260.00–267.00	263.12
4	500–550	530	240.00–247.00	242.00
2	550–600	560	235.00–237.00	236.00
4	600–650	623	220.00–225.00	222.52
1	700–750	720	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	511	260.00–270.00	263.60
8	550–600	557	250.00–256.00	253.11
3	600–650	622	237.00–241.00	239.00
3	650–700	663	229.00–230.00	229.66
1	700–750	715	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	385	322.00–330.00	326.00
3	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	471	300.00–309.00	304.82
7	500–550	521	280.00–288.00	283.22
5	550–600	582	271.00–274.00	271.60
5	600–650	611	255.00–262.00	258.80
6	650–700	679	239.00–246.00	242.32
3	700–750	708	230.00–232.00	231.33
2	750–800	755	222.00–227.00	224.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	340.00–342.00	340.98
2	300–350	328	322.00–330.00	325.79
4	350–400	374	315.00–320.00	317.46
3	400–450	425	300.00–305.00	301.69
2	450–500	458	292.00–295.00	293.49
3	500–550	513	270.00–275.00	271.67
9	550–600	583	260.00–266.00	262.45
8	600–650	613	245.00–252.00	249.36
6	650–700	677	225.00–236.00	230.75
1	750–800	760	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	335.00–347.00	340.97
7	400–450	424	325.00–330.00	325.72
5	450–500	470	310.00–320.00	313.78
5	500–550	518	290.00–300.00	294.34
5	550–600	556	280.00–287.00	283.40
2	600–650	613	264.00–265.00	264.49
2	650–700	655	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	350.00–355.00	352.50
2	350–400	388	335.00–340.00	337.45
1	400–450	415	318.00	318.00
1	450–500	490	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	530	275.00–280.00	277.43
2	550–600	573	270.00–275.00	272.45
2	600–650	615	255.00–265.00	259.96
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	345.00–350.00	349.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
13	500–550	503	300.00–309.00	300.69
2	550–600	558	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	658	267.00–274.00	270.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	147.00–150.00	148.88
1	—	1,380	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,832	161.00–164.00	162.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,374	117.00–123.00	119.96
6	—	1,508	131.00–136.00	132.97
5	—	1,392	126.00–129.00	127.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	134.00–141.00	138.26
13	—	1,251	126.00–133.00	129.64
28	—	1,168	118.00–125.00	122.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,054	105.00–111.00	108.28
6	—	980	98.00–103.00	100.73
27	—	1,133	112.00–117.00	113.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,341.67

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	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,315.00–1,475.00	1,429.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,605.00–1,685.00	1,645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1	—	—	1,040.00	1,040.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

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.