Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2023-06-13

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 13
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
865 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 720▲ 304 vs year ago 561 · +54.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 173▲ 72 vs year ago 126 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 38▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding breaking cows up to 113, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 137. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, with best demand on pairs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.90/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$205.90
141 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,102
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.59
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553209.951,16226
Medium and Large 1-2640207.001,32522
Medium and Large 3475205.7297744
Medium and Large 2533203.401,08449
One grade step is worth $6.54/cwt here — about $78 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 sale141 hd
205.90
—
AL average14 barns · 1,783 hd
217.48
−11.59
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—Average1,781119.432,12713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,416101.901,44319
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15398.441,13587
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02586.8589056

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2702thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9612thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,42019
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1502thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1370282.89/cwt281.00–285.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 1475248.47/cwt247.00–250.001,1802
Steers—Medium and Large 1535247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3211
Steers—Medium and Large 3535222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1564233.42/cwt229.00–239.001,3164
Steers—Medium and Large 2588222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3052
Steers—Medium and Large 1623218.45/cwt217.00–220.001,3612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,53022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325252.00/cwt252.00–252.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330232.00/cwt232.00–232.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368238.97/cwt238.00–240.008793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376222.43/cwt220.00–225.008367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388229.45/cwt227.00–232.008902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423229.88/cwt227.00–233.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424221.56/cwt220.00–225.009397
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432213.12/cwt210.00–218.009217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463223.48/cwt222.00–225.001,0352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469206.02/cwt202.00–210.009667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486212.29/cwt211.00–214.001,0327
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515199.50/cwt195.00–203.001,02714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517216.42/cwt212.00–220.001,1193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522207.78/cwt205.00–210.001,0859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564198.81/cwt195.00–203.001,12111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568190.98/cwt187.00–194.001,0853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3606180.74/cwt177.00–184.001,0954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2609188.86/cwt186.00–193.001,1507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,32522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668188.97/cwt188.00–190.001,2622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672177.33/cwt175.00–182.001,1923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780165.92/cwt162.00–170.001,2942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200285.00/cwt285.00–285.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265275.00/cwt275.00–275.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added360282.57/cwt280.00–285.001,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368254.05/cwt252.00–255.009353
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375242.86/cwt240.00–250.009114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380272.23/cwt267.00–275.001,0343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418259.46/cwt257.00–262.001,0852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426233.99/cwt230.00–237.009976
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462242.92/cwt240.00–249.001,1223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481233.98/cwt232.00–237.001,1256
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482223.08/cwt220.00–227.001,0753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517213.54/cwt210.00–219.001,1046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518223.33/cwt220.00–227.001,1576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519233.00/cwt232.00–235.001,2094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575210.84/cwt209.00–215.001,2127
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575204.57/cwt200.00–207.001,1767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578220.47/cwt219.00–222.001,2742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617203.01/cwt200.00–208.001,2533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678195.32/cwt193.00–197.001,3246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,643113.89/cwt112.00–115.001,8715
Bulls——1,805120.20/cwt118.00–123.002,1706
Bulls——2,055131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,6922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92177.70/cwt74.00–80.007168
Cows—Lean 85-90%96285.02/cwt82.00–87.0081819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09590.57/cwt88.00–93.0099229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11795.34/cwt93.00–98.001,06546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184100.38/cwt99.00–104.001,18831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220106.68/cwt105.00–109.001,30110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386100.89/cwt99.00–103.001,3988
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40097.35/cwt95.00–98.001,3635
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469107.03/cwt105.00–110.001,5726
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,270.00/head1,240.00–1,300.001,2702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,224.50/head1,162.00–1,287.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—960.50/head924.00–997.009612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,587.50/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,417.86/head1,325.00–1,550.001,41814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,316.67/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.