Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2019-07-30

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 30
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 681▲ 717 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 156▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 31▲ 26 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 2.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. 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 $134.00/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −70.04 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$134.00
106 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.50
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2489135.8966556
Medium and Large 1561133.3874829
Medium and Large 3456129.8259121
One grade step is worth $6.06/cwt here — about $73 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 sale106 hd
134.00
—
AL average15 barns · 1,551 hd
127.50
+6.50
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−70.04
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—Average1,70986.781,48311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54463.899877thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19561.3573331
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09154.8259812

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 2Value Added457146.00/cwt146.00–146.006678
Steers—Medium and Large 3545131.00/cwt131.00–131.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added574138.56/cwt138.00–139.007958
Steers—Medium and Large 2587129.00/cwt129.00–129.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added601131.00/cwt131.00–131.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added622134.72/cwt134.00–137.0083817
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added671127.00/cwt127.00–127.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 2682122.00/cwt122.00–122.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 1730122.00/cwt122.00–122.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added778122.00/cwt122.00–122.009498
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added839119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,0035
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265145.00/cwt145.00–145.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385125.99/cwt125.00–127.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430122.98/cwt122.00–124.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436126.21/cwt125.00–129.005504
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465118.26/cwt115.00–120.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470124.06/cwt122.00–126.0058310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480126.98/cwt126.00–128.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added508123.00/cwt123.00–123.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511124.99/cwt124.00–126.006396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement523127.50/cwt127.00–128.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529118.78/cwt117.00–122.006286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565119.99/cwt119.00–121.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added566126.06/cwt125.00–126.507137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581115.18/cwt114.00–117.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593105.66/cwt105.00–107.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620111.47/cwt110.00–113.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624116.77/cwt115.00–118.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added632123.50/cwt123.50–123.5078110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677112.64/cwt110.00–115.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 278095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273158.49/cwt157.00–160.004332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305162.00/cwt162.00–162.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325142.00/cwt142.00–142.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340152.00/cwt152.00–152.005171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366148.06/cwt142.00–152.005425
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383137.27/cwt135.00–140.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417133.97/cwt132.00–135.005595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428140.29/cwt139.00–142.006009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430147.00/cwt147.00–147.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468142.98/cwt140.00–144.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471128.09/cwt125.00–130.006037
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473138.59/cwt133.00–140.0065618
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517122.99/cwt122.00–125.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528137.71/cwt136.00–139.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533131.81/cwt130.00–133.007036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573131.47/cwt130.00–134.007538
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573127.95/cwt125.00–130.007338
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580118.49/cwt117.00–120.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620121.24/cwt117.00–125.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622127.61/cwt125.00–130.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662122.69/cwt119.00–125.008127
Bulls—Medium and Large 2666116.22/cwt114.00–117.007744
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55083.53/cwt83.00–84.001,2954
Bulls——1,76592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,6241
Bulls——1,80588.07/cwt85.00–90.001,5906
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98050.00/cwt50.00–50.004901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01354.67/cwt54.00–55.005543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10155.26/cwt52.00–57.0060811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17959.59/cwt57.00–62.0070317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27065.89/cwt63.00–68.0083711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46568.51/cwt67.00–70.001,0042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51765.08/cwt63.00–66.009873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66557.49/cwt57.00–58.009572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2852533.45/cwt475.00–600.004,5456
Bred Cows—Small 1-2893636.55/cwt600.00–650.005,6844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,175685.00/cwt685.00–685.008,0491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198725.86/cwt685.00–800.008,6963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,215825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,0241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245868.27/cwt800.00–900.0010,8103
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2885975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,6292

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.