Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2019-06-04

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 4
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
887 head
▲ 437 vs last sale 450▲ 887 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 95▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 41▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Demand on feeders light. 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 $118.14/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$118.14
161 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.58
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2478118.8556882
Medium and Large 1535118.3163249
Medium and Large 3434115.9250330
One grade step is worth $2.93/cwt here — about $64 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 sale161 hd
118.14
—
AL average15 barns · 1,711 hd
119.72
−1.58
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—Average1,53884.791,30413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51960.139138thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22059.6572829
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03051.9053522

Every lot

86 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3314147.00/cwt147.00–147.004626
Steers—Medium and Large 1380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added388149.00/cwt149.00–149.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 2425143.00/cwt143.00–143.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 3460133.96/cwt131.00–135.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 2463136.71/cwt134.00–138.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 2518133.30/cwt132.00–134.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 3520128.00/cwt128.00–128.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1606131.00/cwt131.00–131.007948
Steers—Medium and Large 2613126.00/cwt125.00–127.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1688122.00/cwt122.00–122.008398
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268129.84/cwt125.00–135.003483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320123.43/cwt122.00–125.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325130.28/cwt128.00–132.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378125.63/cwt125.00–127.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378120.63/cwt120.00–122.004563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added379128.50/cwt128.00–129.0048720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422123.37/cwt122.00–125.0052110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428116.79/cwt115.00–120.0050012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434127.29/cwt125.00–129.0055213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465113.97/cwt112.00–115.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470120.69/cwt120.00–122.0056710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475124.38/cwt122.00–126.0059110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524110.98/cwt110.00–112.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528116.03/cwt113.00–120.0061314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537120.65/cwt120.00–122.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566110.13/cwt106.00–113.0062311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580115.49/cwt115.00–116.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580102.00/cwt102.00–102.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 361895.00/cwt95.00–95.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621103.77/cwt102.00–106.006449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636108.48/cwt107.00–113.0069014
Heifers—Medium and Large 267098.93/cwt96.00–102.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680104.48/cwt103.00–106.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 172099.00/cwt99.00–99.007131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3220147.00/cwt147.00–147.003231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280157.00/cwt157.00–157.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321139.20/cwt139.00–140.004475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328151.48/cwt149.00–157.004973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335144.64/cwt142.00–147.004853
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355136.00/cwt135.00–137.004832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381139.47/cwt139.00–142.005318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390142.50/cwt142.00–143.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422127.41/cwt120.00–130.005386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431136.24/cwt135.00–140.005877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431131.36/cwt130.00–135.0056614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469117.43/cwt115.00–120.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470129.57/cwt126.00–132.0060911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476133.12/cwt132.00–135.006347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510126.08/cwt124.00–127.0064311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521129.73/cwt127.00–132.006768
Bulls—Medium and Large 3558112.00/cwt112.00–112.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566123.99/cwt123.00–125.007025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566118.34/cwt115.00–121.006705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620114.31/cwt113.00–115.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630117.74/cwt117.00–120.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645108.50/cwt108.00–109.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765103.00/cwt103.00–103.007881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17280.00/cwt80.00–80.009383
Bulls——1,54383.46/cwt81.00–85.001,2886
Bulls——1,80690.38/cwt88.00–94.001,6324
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95848.82/cwt47.00–50.004687
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06453.34/cwt51.00–55.0056815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19257.54/cwt55.00–59.0068617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26062.64/cwt60.00–65.0078912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50859.50/cwt58.00–61.008976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55362.00/cwt62.00–62.009632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3740397.62/cwt395.00–400.002,9422
Bred Cows—Small 1-2831668.00/cwt600.00–725.005,5516
Bred Cows—Small 1-2863513.53/cwt455.00–585.004,4326
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,080588.23/cwt570.00–605.006,3532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,115783.93/cwt750.00–800.008,7413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118750.75/cwt700.00–775.008,3933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,153690.18/cwt600.00–750.007,9584
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,212841.99/cwt825.00–850.0010,2053
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3770575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,4282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2900885.00/cwt885.00–885.007,9652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,058874.47/cwt850.00–900.009,2524
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,115950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,5932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,0942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,7812

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.