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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Oct 22

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

624 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 610▲ 44 vs year ago 580 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 135▼ 39 vs year ago 112 · −34.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 63▲ 18 vs year ago 25 · +72.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold 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 $253.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −168.71 against this barn's trailing median of $422.04.

Average price

$253.33

6 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs AL average

−45.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	594	255.00	1,515	4thin
Medium and Large 3	553	250.00	1,381	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $133 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 sale6 hd

253.33

—

AL average14 barns · 209 hd

262.94

−9.61

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−45.71

This barn, trailing median7 sales

422.04

−168.71

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	1,880	152.74	2,872	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	123.01	1,573	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	121.99	1,717	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	102.10	1,243	20

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)	—	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,675	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,319	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,161	9

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,182	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,284	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	295.78/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,275	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,269	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,348	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,515	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	242.98/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,477	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,513	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	225.68/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,489	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,735	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	825	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,852	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	217.24/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,829	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	314.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	692	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	273.44/cwt	272.00–275.00	911	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	271.21/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,003	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	256.80/cwt	255.00–260.00	950	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	281.80/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,057	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	247.01/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,040	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,092	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	246.98/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,161	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	238.68/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,150	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,215	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	232.94/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,221	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	223.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,173	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,366	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	227.32/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,312	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,224	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	201.04/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,252	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,405	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	207.98/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,383	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	308.78/cwt	305.00–315.00	982	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	322.26/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,054	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	306.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,114	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	287.26/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,054	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	324.16/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,206	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	297.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,210	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	286.17/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,213	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	276.20/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,190	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	260.70/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,241	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	274.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,307	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	255.67/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,350	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	241.40/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,279	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	243.69/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,360	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,437	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	224.03/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,418	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	223.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,493	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	213.02/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,555	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,477	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,671	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,963	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	93.06/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,053	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	100.15/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,209	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	123.01/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,520	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	106.89/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,345	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	115.57/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,501	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	129.51/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,695	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,676	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,675	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	118.53/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,814	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,675	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,662.50/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,663	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412.50/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,413	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,318.75/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,319	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160.78/head	1,060.00–1,288.00	1,161	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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 610Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 135Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 63Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	327	320.00–325.00	322.26
4	350–400	364	300.00–310.00	306.08
5	400–450	424	285.00–291.00	286.17
3	450–500	477	270.00–280.00	274.02
6	500–550	528	254.00–256.00	255.67
3	550–600	558	240.00–247.00	243.69
2	600–650	618	230.00–235.00	232.57
2	650–700	668	220.00–227.00	223.43
2	700–750	730	210.00–216.00	213.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	318	305.00–315.00	308.78
3	350–400	367	285.00–290.00	287.26
4	400–450	431	270.00–280.00	276.20
7	450–500	476	255.00–265.00	260.70
7	500–550	530	240.00–244.00	241.40
3	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	633	220.00–227.00	224.03
1	650–700	660	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	725	207.00	207.00
2	750–800	773	190.00–192.00	191.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	372	315.00–330.00	324.16
3	400–450	407	295.00–300.00	297.30
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	269.00–275.00	271.21
4	400–450	424	255.00–260.00	257.48
2	450–500	470	245.00–249.00	246.98
10	500–550	524	230.00–237.00	232.94
3	550–600	577	227.00–228.00	227.32
2	650–700	665	207.00–209.00	207.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	333	272.00–275.00	273.44
4	350–400	370	255.00–260.00	256.80
5	400–450	421	245.00–250.00	247.01
3	450–500	482	237.00–240.00	238.68
4	500–550	524	220.00–225.00	223.77
2	550–600	580	210.00–212.00	211.02
2	600–650	623	200.00–202.00	201.04
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	310.00–320.00	314.55
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	375	277.00–287.00	281.80
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	500	243.00	243.00
13	550–600	567	241.00	241.00
1	600–650	630	223.00	223.00
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	307.00	307.00
6	400–450	431	295.00–300.00	295.78
1	450–500	450	282.00	282.00
4	550–600	594	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	608	241.00–245.00	242.98
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	278.00	278.00
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	660	225.00–227.00	225.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	700–750	711	244.00	244.00
9	800–850	825	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	317.00	317.00
8	600–650	609	248.50	248.50
8	800–850	842	216.00–218.00	217.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	118.00–119.00	118.53
1	—	1,330	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,365	120.00–125.00	122.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	113.00–119.00	115.57
9	—	1,236	121.00–126.00	123.01
8	—	1,309	127.00–134.00	129.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	98.00–102.00	100.15
10	—	1,258	105.00–110.00	106.89
4	—	1,131	90.00–95.00	93.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,943	150.00–155.00	152.48
1	—	1,855	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,318.75

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)	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,412.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,662.50

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	—	—	1,060.00–1,288.00	1,160.78

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.