Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-06-07

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 7
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
722 head
▲ 722 vs last sale 0▲ 110 vs year ago 612 · +18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 173 vs last sale 0▲ 41 vs year ago 132 · +31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 31 · +22.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 92cwt, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.19/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$143.19
256 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$431
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.17
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2651152.6799373
Medium and Large 1483146.4470764
Medium and Large 2459139.1763975
Medium and Large 3434129.5956244
One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about $431 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale256 hd
143.19
—
AL average15 barns · 1,593 hd
141.02
+2.17
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,597107.951,72316
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41582.321,16515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13577.5788098
CowsLean 85-90%Average95363.3360425

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8867
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,00714
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$8198

Every lot

91 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 3380165.00/cwt165.00–165.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 3405163.00/cwt163.00–163.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2429173.24/cwt170.00–175.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 1435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 3466159.02/cwt155.00–163.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 1467173.40/cwt172.00–176.008103
Steers—Medium and Large 2473167.81/cwt165.00–170.007945
Steers—Medium and Large 1510163.99/cwt163.00–165.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 2528160.52/cwt160.00–161.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 3533150.57/cwt150.00–153.008035
Steers—Medium and Large 2558159.33/cwt158.00–160.008893
Steers—Medium and Large 3609143.81/cwt143.00–145.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 2680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 2738144.00/cwt143.00–145.001,0632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275151.32/cwt147.00–155.004166
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278141.25/cwt140.00–143.003935
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320136.43/cwt135.00–138.004375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331144.31/cwt140.00–148.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335156.75/cwt156.00–158.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369144.53/cwt142.00–148.005339
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375133.07/cwt130.00–138.0049911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388153.62/cwt152.00–158.005968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419151.34/cwt148.00–154.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428144.14/cwt138.00–147.0061716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3439130.30/cwt128.00–135.005727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462127.26/cwt122.00–130.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473147.69/cwt145.00–153.0069920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477140.63/cwt137.00–143.0067112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3516123.41/cwt120.00–127.006377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524134.88/cwt130.00–138.0070712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525142.69/cwt140.00–148.0074914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568120.67/cwt119.00–123.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574129.58/cwt125.00–133.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581139.98/cwt136.00–144.008139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618136.48/cwt135.00–138.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623126.99/cwt126.00–128.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2649153.00/cwt153.00–153.0099370
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670124.00/cwt124.00–124.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672118.28/cwt115.00–122.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688145.00/cwt145.00–145.009983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717116.66/cwt116.00–117.008363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008033
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267176.75/cwt175.00–180.004723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317166.21/cwt165.00–168.005275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321183.71/cwt182.00–185.005905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331176.15/cwt170.00–180.0058313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358159.32/cwt158.00–160.005709
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362167.16/cwt165.00–170.006057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371181.42/cwt178.00–187.006737
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428166.01/cwt162.00–168.007119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430173.26/cwt169.00–177.0074511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436156.42/cwt150.00–159.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462149.22/cwt147.00–153.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470171.62/cwt168.00–175.008078
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476157.08/cwt155.00–160.007489
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519158.64/cwt158.00–160.008238
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526152.71/cwt147.00–156.0080314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3534142.89/cwt140.00–146.0076310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573133.99/cwt133.00–137.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574143.78/cwt140.00–148.008258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576151.55/cwt150.00–155.008737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612145.99/cwt145.00–147.008933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673139.00/cwt138.00–141.009353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678145.50/cwt145.00–146.009864
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2714130.75/cwt130.00–132.009344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790123.00/cwt123.00–123.009721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393101.82/cwt100.00–103.001,4183
Bulls——1,439106.19/cwt104.00–109.001,5287
Bulls——1,882113.06/cwt112.00–115.002,1286
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87155.27/cwt54.00–56.004814
Cows—Lean 85-90%90859.79/cwt57.00–62.005436
Cows—Lean 85-90%99366.90/cwt64.00–69.0066415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06172.66/cwt70.00–75.0077138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16778.96/cwt76.00–82.0092143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21985.02/cwt83.00–88.001,03617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40788.26/cwt86.00–90.001,2423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41581.46/cwt79.00–84.001,15311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,187.50/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—935.00/head875.00–1,025.0093510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—818.75/head750.00–850.008198
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,112.50/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/head775.00–1,000.008634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—525.00/head525.00–525.005251

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.