Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2019-10-08

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Oct 8
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
945 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 813▲ 945 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 94▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 37▲ 53 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. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.38/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$113.38
104 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558115.9164761
Medium and Large 2496110.6954929
Medium and Large 3461107.9149714thin
One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $150 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 sale104 hd
113.38
—
AL average14 barns · 1,912 hd
110.83
+2.54
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—Average1,66673.111,2189thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46751.377538thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22447.6158337
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08541.4745013

Every lot

89 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1355147.00/cwt147.00–147.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1410142.00/cwt142.00–142.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 3445127.00/cwt127.00–127.005651
Steers—Medium and Large 2465132.00/cwt132.00–132.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 3470126.00/cwt125.00–127.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 1475139.24/cwt139.00–140.006614
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added482136.00/cwt136.00–136.006564
Steers—Medium and Large 3510120.66/cwt120.00–122.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 1526135.78/cwt133.00–136.0071414
Steers—Medium and Large 2526126.15/cwt122.00–130.006645
Steers—Medium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1570124.96/cwt123.00–127.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 3576114.57/cwt113.00–117.006605
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 1622120.98/cwt120.00–123.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added629134.00/cwt134.00–134.008438
Steers—Medium and Large 2645117.00/cwt117.00–117.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 1673119.00/cwt119.00–119.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 2740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added745129.00/cwt129.00–129.0096117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375117.00/cwt117.00–117.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418125.00/cwt125.00–125.005235
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422112.32/cwt110.00–113.004746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435119.00/cwt119.00–119.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459106.40/cwt106.00–107.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476111.42/cwt110.00–113.0053013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement515118.00/cwt118.00–118.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518116.00/cwt116.00–116.006018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522109.63/cwt108.00–111.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533102.44/cwt100.00–105.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537114.91/cwt114.00–115.0061711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added556117.00/cwt117.00–117.006517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570106.35/cwt102.00–108.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575111.16/cwt109.00–113.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618108.98/cwt107.00–110.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added624117.92/cwt117.00–118.5073615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675107.00/cwt107.00–107.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345127.00/cwt127.00–127.004381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378138.96/cwt137.00–141.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405137.00/cwt137.00–137.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473113.27/cwt110.00–117.005366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478122.85/cwt118.00–125.0058716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480129.68/cwt128.00–133.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508126.66/cwt125.00–128.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523108.93/cwt106.00–111.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527115.40/cwt113.00–119.006087
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560104.32/cwt103.00–105.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574111.12/cwt109.00–113.006386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576115.94/cwt114.00–120.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610107.67/cwt107.00–108.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615112.99/cwt112.00–114.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670110.50/cwt110.00–111.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718104.49/cwt103.00–106.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 179599.00/cwt99.00–99.007871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0992
Bulls——1,69474.00/cwt72.00–75.001,2547
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02838.48/cwt38.00–39.003962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09542.01/cwt40.00–43.0046011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15040.42/cwt40.00–41.004652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19645.81/cwt43.00–48.0054822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28351.76/cwt49.00–54.0066413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35049.00/cwt49.00–49.006622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44151.24/cwt51.00–52.007384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63554.00/cwt54.00–54.008832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3805375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,0193
Bred Cows—Small 1-2817460.74/cwt400.00–500.003,7646
Bred Cows—Small 3821320.09/cwt275.00–340.002,6287
Bred Cows—Small 1-2875550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,8131
Bred Cows—Small 3905550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,075421.50/cwt390.00–475.004,5319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,134607.45/cwt510.00–670.006,8888
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138788.41/cwt775.00–800.008,9722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138746.79/cwt740.00–750.008,4983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,180625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,188504.30/cwt475.00–550.005,9913
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3798623.17/cwt585.00–675.004,9738
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2843810.62/cwt795.00–825.006,8346
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2925910.00/cwt910.00–910.008,4182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,087808.67/cwt800.00–825.008,7906
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,155717.37/cwt710.00–725.008,2864
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,162.32/cwt1,150.00–1,175.0013,9254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,025.95/cwt1,020.00–1,035.0012,36310

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.