Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2023-06-20

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 20
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
857 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 865▲ 458 vs year ago 399 · +114.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 198▼ 18 vs year ago 199 · −9.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 67▲ 20 vs year ago 17 · +117.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 111. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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 $216.17/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$216.17
220 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,232
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.35
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497222.381,10669
Medium and Large 1-2749218.751,63869
Medium and Large 2484212.711,03046
Medium and Large 3476203.7296936
One grade step is worth $18.66/cwt here — about $136 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 sale220 hd
216.17
—
AL average12 barns · 1,661 hd
214.81
+1.35
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—High1,797116.942,10216
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19796.031,15086
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41995.231,35221
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01284.3885442

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)—$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$82918

Every lot

80 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3409232.48/cwt230.00–240.009514
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added503263.02/cwt258.00–268.001,3232
Steers—Medium and Large 1546244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3326
Steers—Medium and Large 1575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added651237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5435
Steers—Medium and Large 1720215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323236.05/cwt235.00–237.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333242.00/cwt242.00–242.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333226.22/cwt225.00–230.007534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372238.65/cwt234.00–242.008883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374221.75/cwt217.00–225.008294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376231.43/cwt228.00–233.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added404237.00/cwt237.00–237.0095714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420231.77/cwt227.00–234.009739
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422214.28/cwt211.00–217.009048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427222.60/cwt218.00–225.009515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461220.78/cwt219.00–223.001,0185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466215.08/cwt212.00–218.001,0029
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471205.57/cwt200.00–210.009688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added495228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513214.98/cwt212.00–219.001,1036
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517195.76/cwt190.00–200.001,0123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526207.59/cwt202.00–211.001,09214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559197.74/cwt197.00–200.001,1054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563204.98/cwt202.00–209.001,1544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added596221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,32013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623191.66/cwt190.00–195.001,1943
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625178.74/cwt175.00–180.001,1174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632185.67/cwt185.00–187.001,1733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663188.02/cwt185.00–190.001,2474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added749218.75/cwt218.75–218.751,63869
Heifers—Medium and Large 3790140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255265.00/cwt265.00–265.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288270.00/cwt270.00–270.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327251.65/cwt250.00–255.008236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340265.00/cwt265.00–265.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375272.53/cwt270.00–275.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375257.43/cwt255.00–260.009652
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375242.60/cwt240.00–245.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420231.32/cwt230.00–232.009723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426254.24/cwt250.00–257.001,0834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429244.03/cwt240.00–247.001,0477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464244.75/cwt241.00–249.001,1369
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472222.31/cwt220.00–227.001,0499
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479236.18/cwt232.00–240.001,1315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518239.15/cwt234.00–244.001,23911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529225.50/cwt222.00–228.001,1934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added553237.51/cwt235.00–240.001,3132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565217.23/cwt214.00–220.001,2274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573227.59/cwt225.00–234.001,3046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610215.67/cwt213.00–218.001,3166
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625197.01/cwt192.00–200.001,2314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630205.57/cwt202.00–208.001,2957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673201.51/cwt200.00–202.001,3564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718186.02/cwt185.00–187.001,3362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,487110.71/cwt109.00–112.001,6466
Bulls——1,977122.98/cwt120.00–126.002,4315
Bulls——1,990118.38/cwt117.00–119.002,3565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91476.07/cwt73.00–79.006956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00988.18/cwt86.00–91.0089018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04883.36/cwt80.00–85.0087418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17092.13/cwt89.00–94.001,07836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19197.31/cwt95.00–101.001,15939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307104.24/cwt102.00–108.001,36211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31789.85/cwt88.00–92.001,1836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44296.45/cwt94.00–99.001,39113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578103.47/cwt100.00–106.001,6332
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,366.67/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—828.50/head712.00–988.0082918
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.