Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2023-06-27

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 27
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 857▲ 265 vs year ago 578 · +45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 181▲ 59 vs year ago 169 · +34.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 37▲ 13 vs year ago 10 · +130.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher, with high yielding boning cows up to 111. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.05/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$215.05
146 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.32
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525217.761,14451
Medium and Large 2479213.741,02360
Medium and Large 3428213.3591335
One grade step is worth $4.41/cwt here — about $230 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 sale146 hd
215.05
—
AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd
216.37
−1.32
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—Low1,680116.801,96214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19598.311,175113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43297.251,39315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03886.6490070

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)—$1,0851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$8246

Every lot

73 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3493247.01/cwt245.00–249.001,2182
Steers—Medium and Large 3525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 2530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721
Steers—Medium and Large 3570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 1573239.49/cwt239.00–240.001,3722
Steers—Medium and Large 1605231.00/cwt230.00–232.001,3982
Steers—Medium and Large 2608223.48/cwt222.00–225.001,3592
Steers—Medium and Large 2650215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3981
Steers—Medium and Large 3695209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2797188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4985
Steers—Medium and Large 1810187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5194
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280245.00/cwt245.00–245.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314232.13/cwt230.00–235.007298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329242.72/cwt240.00–245.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363237.52/cwt237.00–238.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368221.01/cwt220.00–222.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374229.72/cwt227.00–232.008597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413231.56/cwt228.00–237.009566
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419215.27/cwt210.00–219.009028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422223.42/cwt220.00–227.0094315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465221.46/cwt219.00–227.001,0304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469213.70/cwt211.00–218.001,0028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,12612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476206.73/cwt205.00–210.009848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510212.00/cwt211.00–213.001,0813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510198.02/cwt190.00–200.001,0105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526206.36/cwt202.00–210.001,08513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579206.54/cwt202.00–209.001,1969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579196.58/cwt195.00–198.001,1387
Heifers—Medium and Large 3582185.66/cwt180.00–190.001,0813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613202.27/cwt197.00–203.501,24013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623189.17/cwt185.00–192.001,1795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655193.51/cwt192.00–195.001,2672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280265.00/cwt265.00–265.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320262.58/cwt260.00–265.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328254.08/cwt250.00–257.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345270.00/cwt270.00–270.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added368273.45/cwt272.00–275.001,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370263.41/cwt260.00–268.009756
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371254.52/cwt250.00–257.009449
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375243.07/cwt240.00–247.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417252.56/cwt250.00–259.001,0535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422243.28/cwt240.00–247.001,0279
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433234.82/cwt232.00–238.001,0176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473243.15/cwt240.00–250.001,1509
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476223.04/cwt220.00–227.001,0627
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478232.00/cwt230.00–238.001,1097
Bulls—Medium and Large 3507213.66/cwt210.00–218.001,0836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518240.74/cwt239.00–242.001,2474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518227.82/cwt223.00–231.001,1806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added555236.01/cwt235.00–238.001,3103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559227.13/cwt224.00–232.001,2706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570215.70/cwt212.00–219.001,2293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613195.92/cwt192.00–200.001,2012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625205.32/cwt202.00–207.001,2833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668197.57/cwt195.00–200.001,3202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535113.50/cwt111.00–115.001,7428
Bulls——1,813118.64/cwt117.00–121.002,1513
Bulls——1,933123.78/cwt122.00–125.002,3933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01984.52/cwt82.00–86.0086118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04089.46/cwt87.00–92.0093042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06778.63/cwt75.00–80.0083910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14993.80/cwt90.00–96.001,07849
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22399.75/cwt97.00–103.001,22045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249106.56/cwt104.00–110.001,33119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35991.95/cwt89.00–94.001,2507
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45799.26/cwt98.00–101.001,4463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520103.45/cwt102.00–105.001,5725
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—823.50/head715.00–906.008246
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851

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.