Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2019-07-09

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 9
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
627 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 567▲ 627 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 223▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 42▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: All slaughter classes sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand on feeders light. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.48/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −72.57 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$131.48
79 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.37
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501136.0768120
Medium and Large 2479132.0463335
Medium and Large 3468126.8359324
One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $88 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 sale79 hd
131.48
—
AL average10 barns · 872 hd
125.11
+6.37
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−72.57
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—Low1,82783.511,52511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24558.8273230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50656.978585thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06051.7254821

Every lot

63 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 2675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318136.46/cwt135.00–138.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383124.67/cwt124.00–125.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413119.38/cwt117.00–120.004935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424121.82/cwt120.00–123.005177
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468115.35/cwt113.00–117.005405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470118.81/cwt117.00–120.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510115.50/cwt115.00–117.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565112.00/cwt112.00–112.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578117.17/cwt115.00–120.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637107.65/cwt107.00–109.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660107.00/cwt107.00–107.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 375585.00/cwt85.00–85.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 179098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 180595.00/cwt95.00–95.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323158.27/cwt155.00–160.005113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3366136.95/cwt135.00–138.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375152.37/cwt150.00–155.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2389143.16/cwt142.00–147.005575
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424133.10/cwt130.00–135.005647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425144.00/cwt144.00–144.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425138.15/cwt135.00–140.0058710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460140.99/cwt140.00–142.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476133.96/cwt132.00–137.006388
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476125.50/cwt122.00–130.005977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512133.19/cwt132.00–134.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518120.98/cwt120.00–122.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524125.20/cwt122.00–127.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555127.50/cwt127.00–128.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568120.35/cwt117.00–122.006845
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575114.62/cwt112.00–117.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610116.66/cwt116.00–117.007123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1643120.66/cwt120.00–122.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675116.49/cwt116.00–117.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75181.08/cwt79.00–83.001,4206
Bulls——1,89784.41/cwt84.00–85.001,6013
Bulls——1,94889.43/cwt88.00–91.001,7422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94846.46/cwt45.00–49.004405
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09553.36/cwt51.00–55.0058416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22257.74/cwt55.00–60.0070623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32262.35/cwt61.00–64.008247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40055.62/cwt53.00–57.007793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66559.00/cwt59.00–59.009822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3775435.00/cwt435.00–435.003,3711
Bred Cows—Small 3838587.01/cwt575.00–600.004,9192
Bred Cows—Small 1-2843482.70/cwt410.00–550.004,0694
Bred Cows—Small 1-2885600.85/cwt550.00–650.005,3182
Bred Cows—Small 1-2893652.55/cwt650.00–655.005,8272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,150601.09/cwt550.00–650.006,9132
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,175800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192753.71/cwt740.00–760.008,9843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,208761.08/cwt700.00–825.009,1942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,6313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225990.00/cwt990.00–990.0012,1281
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3823685.12/cwt625.00–740.005,6394
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,030857.54/cwt850.00–865.008,8334

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.