Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2024-09-24

Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Sep 24

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

599 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 507▼ 243 vs year ago 842 · −28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 115▼ 101 vs year ago 190 · −53.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 21▼ 9 vs year ago 29 · −31.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to 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 $237.24/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −184.80 against this barn's trailing median of $422.04.

Average price

$237.24

4 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.88

vs AL average

−37.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	567	237.24	1,344	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

237.24

—

AL average14 barns · 279 hd

246.13

−8.88

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−37.05

This barn, trailing median7 sales

422.04

−184.80

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	—	Average	1,814	144.89	2,628	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	111.54	1,360	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	105.60	1,571	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,121	96.79	1,085	22

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,150	9

Every lot

68 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,321	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	233.99/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,350	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,577	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,559	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	767	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,848	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	1,862	56
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	220.76/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,737	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	232.25/cwt	232.25–232.25	1,963	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	798	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	838	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	262.42/cwt	260.00–265.00	827	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	940	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	255.18/cwt	250.00–257.00	957	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,068	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	255.50/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,094	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	245.07/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,054	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,095	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	233.01/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,111	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	226.50/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,185	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	221.69/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,275	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	212.35/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,236	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	212.90/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,318	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,383	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	185.52/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,336	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,398	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	307.31/cwt	305.00–310.00	830	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	930	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	328.39/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,057	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,110	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	954	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	287.99/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,066	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	299.40/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,123	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,156	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	272.33/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,117	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	260.53/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,133	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	253.07/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,184	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	263.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,251	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	246.78/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,281	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	230.24/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,218	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	233.35/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,323	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	222.55/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,269	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	221.41/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,353	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	212.00/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,300	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	138.39/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,336	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	151.39/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,937	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	89.48/cwt	88.00–90.00	921	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	101.10/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,116	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	95.72/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,129	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	113.73/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,373	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	106.89/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,300	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	120.64/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,508	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,466	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	112.53/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,658	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,560	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,375	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/head	1,035.00–1,275.00	1,150	9

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 507Year ago 842

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 115Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 29

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	280	332.00	332.00
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	370	287.00–290.00	287.99
3	400–450	410	270.00–277.00	272.33
8	450–500	474	260.00–270.00	263.94
4	500–550	519	243.00–250.00	246.78
5	550–600	567	229.00–237.00	233.35
7	600–650	611	218.00–225.00	221.41
2	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	705	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	305.00–310.00	307.31
2	350–400	350	270.00–275.00	272.50
4	400–450	435	257.00–265.00	260.53
3	450–500	468	247.00–257.00	253.07
8	500–550	529	230.00–232.00	230.24
9	550–600	570	220.00–227.00	222.55
6	600–650	613	207.00–215.00	212.00
1	650–700	650	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	320.00–335.00	328.39
2	350–400	375	297.00–302.00	299.40
1	400–450	410	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	308	272.00	272.00
2	350–400	360	260.00–262.00	261.01
2	400–450	428	255.00–256.00	255.50
2	450–500	458	238.00–240.00	238.98
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	575	219.00–224.00	221.69
6	600–650	619	210.00–218.00	212.90
1	650–700	665	208.00	208.00
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	260.00–265.00	262.42
4	350–400	375	250.00–257.00	255.18
2	400–450	430	242.00–248.00	245.07
3	450–500	477	232.00–234.00	233.01
4	500–550	523	224.00–228.00	226.50
3	550–600	582	210.00–217.00	212.35
2	600–650	605	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	720	182.00–189.00	185.52
1	750–800	790	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	400	267.00	267.00
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	247.00	247.00
3	550–600	577	232.00–235.00	233.99
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	767	241.00	241.00
2	800–850	825	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	674	234.00	234.00
4	750–800	787	220.00–221.00	220.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	750–800	783	237.75	237.75
59	800–850	845	232.25	232.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	725	210.00–220.00	214.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,104	100.00–104.00	101.10
9	—	1,179	93.00–98.00	95.72
4	—	1,029	88.00–90.00	89.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	112.00–114.00	112.53
2	—	1,370	107.00	107.00
6	—	1,535	100.00–105.00	101.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,207	111.00–117.00	113.73
14	—	1,216	104.00–110.00	106.89
5	—	1,250	118.00–124.00	120.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,940	149.00–153.00	151.39
3	—	1,688	137.00–140.00	138.39

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)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,375.00

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	9	—	—	1,035.00–1,275.00	1,150.00

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.