Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2023-07-11

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 11
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
865 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 843▼ 6 vs year ago 871 · −0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 228▼ 99 vs year ago 257 · −38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 23▼ 25 vs year ago 49 · −51.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 134. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, 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 $212.46/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$212.46
121 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.90
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2471216.921,02136
Medium and Large 1564210.851,18945
Medium and Large 3460210.2596740
One grade step is worth $6.67/cwt here — about $54 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 sale121 hd
212.46
—
AL average11 barns · 1,544 hd
218.35
−5.90
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—Average1,705117.612,0067thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20397.711,17555
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49197.421,45219
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00585.0885552

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)—$1,2781thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4552thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1363289.45/cwt287.00–292.001,0512
Steers—Medium and Large 2405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 2485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Steers—Medium and Large 3535232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2411
Steers—Medium and Large 3553217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2002
Steers—Medium and Large 1620232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4381
Steers—Medium and Large 1670228.47/cwt225.00–232.001,5312
Steers—Medium and Large 2683212.22/cwt211.00–215.001,4494
Steers—Medium and Large 1740212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265245.00/cwt245.00–245.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315245.00/cwt245.00–245.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325232.38/cwt230.00–235.007552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365241.47/cwt237.00–244.008813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365233.01/cwt232.00–235.008503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368226.58/cwt222.00–230.008347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423230.96/cwt230.00–234.009776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425224.92/cwt221.00–227.0095610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426216.43/cwt212.00–220.009228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466222.76/cwt220.00–227.001,0387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475215.37/cwt212.00–219.001,02311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479208.19/cwt205.00–210.0099710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519216.76/cwt215.00–220.001,1259
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523202.76/cwt200.00–205.001,0605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525207.99/cwt207.00–210.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568188.48/cwt187.00–190.001,0712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574201.57/cwt200.00–203.001,1575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580208.95/cwt206.00–211.001,2123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610201.03/cwt197.00–205.001,2262
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653191.00/cwt190.00–192.001,2472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy655202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718182.51/cwt180.00–185.001,3102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720152.48/cwt150.00–155.001,0982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy745189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,40810
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300252.00/cwt252.00–252.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313277.40/cwt275.00–280.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325265.00/cwt265.00–265.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350262.00/cwt262.00–262.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372242.81/cwt240.00–245.009035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384254.43/cwt252.00–257.009774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417255.59/cwt250.00–260.001,0663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417244.72/cwt240.00–247.001,0208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added435265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438233.44/cwt230.00–237.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added450252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465224.26/cwt222.00–225.001,0434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475244.53/cwt241.00–250.001,1625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484234.78/cwt230.00–240.001,1367
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522215.49/cwt210.00–220.001,1258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524236.43/cwt232.00–240.001,2394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524224.75/cwt223.00–227.001,1784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566228.21/cwt223.00–234.001,2926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571216.38/cwt212.00–221.001,23611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3577206.65/cwt200.00–210.001,1923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615206.02/cwt205.00–207.001,2672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620193.40/cwt190.00–198.001,1993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621217.20/cwt213.00–220.001,3494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668212.57/cwt209.00–216.001,4202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3712177.33/cwt177.00–178.001,2633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730198.83/cwt195.00–202.001,4515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765188.06/cwt185.00–191.001,4392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583111.10/cwt110.00–112.001,7592
Bulls——1,744118.77/cwt117.00–120.002,0714
Bulls——1,795126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,2621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93277.43/cwt75.00–80.0072213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02385.13/cwt82.00–87.0087119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03690.01/cwt88.00–94.0093320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18194.64/cwt92.00–97.001,11827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20499.82/cwt98.00–104.001,20225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385107.69/cwt106.00–110.001,4923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39592.35/cwt92.00–93.001,2883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44096.46/cwt94.00–98.001,38910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623101.55/cwt100.00–104.001,6486
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,278.00/head1,278.00–1,278.001,2781
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.