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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Dec 17

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

412 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 402▲ 94 vs year ago 318 · +29.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 35▼ 41 vs year ago 89 · −46.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 12▼ 8 vs year ago 31 · −25.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.58/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.68 against this barn's trailing median of $376.26.

Average price

$248.58

28 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$15.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.73

vs AL average

−36.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	256.93	1,395	5thin
Medium and Large 2	552	249.08	1,375	16thin
Medium and Large 3	537	241.47	1,297	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

248.58

—

AL average15 barns · 747 hd

260.31

−11.73

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−36.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.26

−127.68

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	1,671	141.54	2,365	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	115.94	1,621	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	115.61	1,387	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	100.39	1,080	11

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)	—	$1,167	11

Every lot

82 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	316.98/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,373	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	324.03/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,565	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	311.19/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,634	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,579	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	306.00/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,729	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	265.33/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,759	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	273.84/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,868	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	651	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	827	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	334.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	948	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	315.44/cwt	307.00–325.00	975	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	283.82/cwt	280.00–292.00	937	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	305.20/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,129	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	276.05/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,035	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,135	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	275.99/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,167	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	283.45/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,210	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	263.44/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,233	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	272.00/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,287	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	254.48/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,242	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	243.66/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,277	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	251.05/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,348	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	254.88/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,440	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	235.98/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,345	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	244.76/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,432	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	223.97/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,395	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,506	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,453	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,546	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,763	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	993	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	323.88/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,053	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	331.25/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,110	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	318.04/cwt	317.00–319.00	1,193	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,242	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	324.02/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,348	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	304.04/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,286	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,325	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	286.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,333	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	298.65/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,422	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	307.39/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,475	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	303.06/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,558	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	286.42/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,481	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	273.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,476	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	283.34/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,595	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	271.83/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,539	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,617	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	255.24/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,570	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	243.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,528	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,619	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	239.41/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,614	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	223.95/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,630	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,782	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,626	143.94/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,340	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,282	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	95.07/cwt	92.00–97.00	968	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,112	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	110.42/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,199	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,257	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,170	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,391	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,706	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,620	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	120.35/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,743	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167.27/head	1,022.00–1,309.00	1,167	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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 402Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 35Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	416	322.00–327.00	324.02
3	450–500	480	305.00–310.00	307.39
7	500–550	514	295.00–310.00	303.06
3	550–600	563	280.00–290.00	283.34
1	600–650	615	263.00	263.00
1	650–700	650	249.00	249.00
2	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
4	300–350	335	330.00–335.00	331.25
2	350–400	388	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	424	310.00–315.00	312.50
6	450–500	476	295.00–302.00	298.65
3	500–550	517	282.00–292.00	286.42
5	550–600	566	270.00–277.00	271.83
4	600–650	615	252.00–257.00	255.24
5	650–700	674	237.00–242.00	239.41
3	700–750	728	220.00–227.00	223.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
2	250–300	290	340.00–345.00	342.50
3	300–350	325	320.00–327.00	323.88
2	350–400	375	317.00–319.00	318.04
5	400–450	423	300.00–305.00	304.04
3	450–500	465	285.00–290.00	286.65
3	500–550	540	270.00–275.00	273.32
3	600–650	628	240.00–245.00	243.29
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	312.00	312.00
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	390	290.00–292.00	291.01
2	400–450	423	275.00–277.00	275.99
9	450–500	468	260.00–267.00	263.44
11	500–550	537	250.00–255.00	251.05
5	550–600	585	240.00–248.00	244.76
3	600–650	627	230.00–235.00	231.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	330	280.00–292.00	283.82
2	350–400	375	275.00–277.00	276.05
4	450–500	488	250.00–257.00	254.48
5	500–550	524	240.00–248.00	243.66
2	550–600	570	235.00–237.00	235.98
2	600–650	623	223.00–225.00	223.97
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	330.00–340.00	334.87
4	300–350	309	307.00–325.00	315.44
3	350–400	370	301.00–310.00	305.20
7	400–450	427	281.00–291.00	283.45
4	450–500	473	270.00–276.00	272.00
2	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	565	250.00–262.00	254.88
1	600–650	625	241.00	241.00
2	650–700	665	230.00–235.00	232.52
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
7	900–950	909	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	315.00–319.00	316.98
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	550	287.00	287.00
6	650–700	663	265.00–267.00	265.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	483	323.00–325.00	324.03
4	500–550	525	305.00–315.00	311.19
2	550–600	565	305.00–307.00	306.00
6	650–700	682	273.00–274.00	273.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	100.00–102.00	101.00
4	—	1,018	92.00–97.00	95.07
3	—	1,042	106.00–107.00	106.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,448	119.00–122.00	120.35
3	—	1,397	115.00–118.00	115.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,086	109.00–113.00	110.42
4	—	1,394	120.00–125.00	122.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,626	141.00–146.00	143.94
2	—	1,755	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,022.00–1,309.00	1,167.27

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.