Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2019-07-16

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 16
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
804 head
▲ 177 vs last sale 627▲ 804 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 162▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 39▲ 17 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 steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.08/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$140.08
201 head · 681 lb average
Value per head Derived
$955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$220
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$11.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.72
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3377146.005505thin
Medium and Large 1-2706140.83995152
Medium and Large 2643137.3588336
Medium and Large 1573134.507708thin
One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about −$220 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 sale201 hd
140.08
—
AL average14 barns · 1,522 hd
134.36
+5.72
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—Low1,64181.531,3389thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17959.0469629
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36057.707855thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02551.9153215

Every lot

67 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3Value Added377146.00/cwt146.00–146.005505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added441156.50/cwt156.50–156.5069020
Steers—Medium and Large 1468143.97/cwt143.00–145.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 1515143.00/cwt143.00–143.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added560141.50/cwt141.50–141.5079213
Steers—Medium and Large 1560135.50/cwt135.00–136.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1670124.68/cwt123.00–128.008353
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added690135.00/cwt135.00–135.0093223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691141.25/cwt141.25–141.2597672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813135.10/cwt135.10–135.101,09860
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273143.40/cwt142.00–145.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380132.00/cwt132.00–132.005021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388127.00/cwt127.00–127.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420125.81/cwt124.00–127.005286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added432139.50/cwt139.50–139.5060316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432128.94/cwt127.00–131.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement455129.33/cwt129.00–130.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470124.93/cwt122.00–127.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473122.09/cwt120.00–124.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477113.36/cwt112.00–115.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505111.00/cwt110.00–112.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523117.53/cwt115.00–120.006157
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565105.49/cwt105.00–106.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570118.00/cwt118.00–118.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571113.98/cwt113.00–115.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605116.00/cwt116.00–116.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added615128.75/cwt128.75–128.7579242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724130.50/cwt130.50–130.5094569
Heifers—Medium and Large 181598.00/cwt98.00–98.007991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275162.00/cwt162.00–162.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330158.43/cwt157.00–160.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375152.00/cwt152.00–152.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380144.31/cwt142.00–147.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424132.68/cwt130.00–135.005637
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428139.18/cwt137.00–142.0059611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470135.95/cwt132.00–138.0063910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473139.98/cwt138.00–142.006628
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477124.77/cwt122.00–127.005955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511137.55/cwt134.00–140.0070312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514131.28/cwt130.00–132.006757
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572116.31/cwt115.00–117.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574129.98/cwt128.00–132.007465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579124.38/cwt122.00–128.007207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625119.00/cwt119.00–119.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668105.99/cwt105.00–107.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678114.99/cwt113.00–117.007803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693108.50/cwt108.00–109.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48585.96/cwt85.00–87.001,2772
Bulls——1,68680.26/cwt78.00–82.001,3537
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95546.00/cwt46.00–46.004393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04253.39/cwt51.00–55.0055612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16757.50/cwt55.00–59.0067115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19061.98/cwt60.00–65.0073812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20553.00/cwt53.00–53.006392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36057.70/cwt55.00–59.007855
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2780725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,6551
Bred Cows—Small 1-2828588.17/cwt535.00–635.004,8702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,075800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,120625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123781.14/cwt665.00–850.008,7725
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3875725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,3444

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.