Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2019-09-03

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Sep 3
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
606 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 658▲ 606 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 58▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 28 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. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.61/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −78.43 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$125.61
110 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542128.5169726
Medium and Large 2520125.1065159
Medium and Large 3455123.8256425
One grade step is worth $4.70/cwt here — about $133 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 sale110 hd
125.61
—
AL average11 barns · 781 hd
119.22
+6.39
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−78.43
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—Average1,53284.761,29911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48162.259224thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24559.8174435
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06852.3755921

Every lot

82 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2425149.00/cwt149.00–149.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 3430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2470141.70/cwt140.00–145.006664
Steers—Medium and Large 2514137.11/cwt134.00–140.007057
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 3520127.94/cwt125.00–130.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 1521147.36/cwt145.00–149.007685
Steers—Medium and Large 1579140.72/cwt137.00–145.008155
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580148.00/cwt148.00–148.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1620133.92/cwt130.00–137.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 1673128.99/cwt128.00–130.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675133.00/cwt133.00–133.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 3680118.00/cwt118.00–118.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 1710128.00/cwt128.00–128.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2755117.00/cwt117.00–117.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 1770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380117.99/cwt117.00–120.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421116.18/cwt115.00–117.004895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424123.25/cwt120.00–125.0052313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473119.15/cwt117.00–120.0056411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476110.70/cwt107.00–115.005275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480124.75/cwt124.00–125.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517119.98/cwt118.00–122.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524105.73/cwt105.00–107.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526114.24/cwt112.00–116.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3557105.00/cwt105.00–105.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565123.00/cwt123.00–123.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565116.30/cwt114.00–118.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement568119.49/cwt119.00–120.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620107.98/cwt107.00–110.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625113.97/cwt113.00–115.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683101.95/cwt99.00–105.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 368598.00/cwt98.00–98.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 373095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement745107.00/cwt107.00–107.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770103.00/cwt103.00–103.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 377590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345152.00/cwt152.00–152.005241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345137.00/cwt137.00–137.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368141.74/cwt141.00–142.005224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373133.45/cwt132.00–135.004984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425127.20/cwt125.00–130.005417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429134.55/cwt132.00–137.0057713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473135.98/cwt135.00–138.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473128.49/cwt125.00–132.0060813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476121.02/cwt117.00–125.005769
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505116.00/cwt115.00–117.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526129.74/cwt128.00–135.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526122.60/cwt120.00–125.0064511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556127.12/cwt125.00–128.007078
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569118.53/cwt115.00–121.006747
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620119.62/cwt117.00–122.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670114.96/cwt113.00–117.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690103.00/cwt103.00–103.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added704112.00/cwt112.00–112.007888
Bulls—Medium and Large 282095.00/cwt95.00–95.007791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32781.36/cwt79.00–83.001,0805
Bulls——1,61586.52/cwt84.00–89.001,3975
Bulls——2,14593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,9951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91548.68/cwt48.00–50.004457
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14454.21/cwt52.00–56.0062014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16253.94/cwt52.00–55.006277
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24759.11/cwt56.00–61.0073718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29865.19/cwt62.00–67.0084610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45362.00/cwt62.00–62.009013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56563.00/cwt63.00–63.009861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3740412.69/cwt395.00–440.003,0543
Bred Cows—Small 1-2856575.40/cwt480.00–675.004,9256
Bred Cows—Small 1-2880800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,125850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,5631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,125675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,5941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139828.23/cwt780.00–885.009,4346
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3860675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,8052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,195862.09/cwt810.00–910.0010,3024

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.