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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Sep 10

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Aug 27Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

748 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 688▼ 162 vs year ago 910 · −17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 89▼ 34 vs year ago 130 · −26.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 42▲ 8 vs year ago 13 · +61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate 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 $212.90/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −163.36 against this barn's trailing median of $376.26.

Average price

$212.90

25 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$7.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.19

vs AL average

−25.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	217.88	1,206	8thin
Medium and Large 3	550	210.56	1,158	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.31/cwt here — about $48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale25 hd

212.90

—

AL average13 barns · 528 hd

219.09

−6.19

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−25.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.26

−163.36

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	—	High	2,025	158.33	3,206	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	128.88	1,859	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	124.58	1,602	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,164	107.22	1,248	24

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)	—	$1,250	15

Every lot

60 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	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,116	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	274.67/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,151	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,251	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	512	238.98/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,224	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	234.70/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,317	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	227.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,286	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	228.76/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,414	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,524	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	686	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	963	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	287.39/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,020	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	268.33/cwt	265.00–275.00	966	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	978	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,006	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	222.56/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,024	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	213.53/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,121	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,186	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	212.75/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,223	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	207.22/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,198	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	203.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,260	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	215.24/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,378	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,446	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	656	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	782	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	292.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	951	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	278.52/cwt	275.00–282.00	997	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	266.28/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,009	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	263.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,106	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	252.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,166	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	239.83/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,115	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,193	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	220.96/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,233	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,242	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,269	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	713	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,290	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,020	1
Bulls	—	—	2,445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,668	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	100.15/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,151	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,313	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	107.15/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,255	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	118.96/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,467	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	126.14/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,631	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	133.55/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,847	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	131.06/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,830	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,886	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,522.00/head	1,389.00–1,695.00	1,522	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.91/head	1,015.00–1,274.00	1,151	11

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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 688Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 89Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 42Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,233	115.00–122.00	118.96
9	—	1,383	131.00–136.00	133.55
13	—	1,293	124.00–129.00	126.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,489	125.00–128.00	126.69
5	—	1,396	130.00–132.00	131.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,166	110.00–115.00	112.60
10	—	1,171	104.00–109.00	107.15
6	—	1,149	97.00–103.00	100.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	165.00	165.00
1	—	2,445	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,800	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	1,389.00–1,695.00	1,522.00

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	11	—	—	1,015.00–1,274.00	1,150.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	265	295.00	295.00
6	350–400	379	260.00–270.00	266.28
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	465	237.00–242.00	239.83
3	500–550	517	230.00–232.00	230.66
2	550–600	558	218.00–224.00	220.96
4	600–650	621	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	668	190.00	190.00
2	700–750	713	180.00–182.00	180.98
2	750–800	770	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	290.00–295.00	292.54
2	350–400	358	275.00–282.00	278.52
3	400–450	420	260.00–270.00	263.37
3	450–500	462	250.00–255.00	252.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	270.00–277.00	274.67
1	450–500	455	262.00	262.00
7	550–600	561	233.00–235.00	234.70
4	600–650	618	225.00–230.00	228.76
2	650–700	685	220.00–225.00	222.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	512	235.00–242.00	238.98
11	550–600	566	220.00–230.00	227.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	376	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	532	223.00	223.00
4	550–600	575	211.00–214.00	212.75
6	600–650	618	200.00–210.00	203.87
1	650–700	670	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	420	239.00–240.00	239.49
7	450–500	460	220.00–228.00	222.56
9	500–550	525	210.00–216.00	213.53
8	550–600	578	202.00–210.00	207.22
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	675	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	280.00–295.00	287.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	335	285.00–290.00	287.46
3	350–400	360	265.00–275.00	268.33
11	600–650	640	214.00–221.00	215.24
3	700–750	723	200.00	200.00

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.