Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2019-11-05

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Nov 5
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
887 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 949▲ 887 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 196▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 57▲ 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 steady to 1.00 lower, bulls sold 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. 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 $123.80/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.25 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$123.80
134 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480128.4161651
Medium and Large 2457124.0156759
Medium and Large 3467113.5053024
One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about $86 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 sale134 hd
123.80
—
AL average15 barns · 1,705 hd
120.02
+3.78
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−80.25
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—Average1,79868.691,23511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56644.356947thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30443.1056221
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13536.8141822

Every lot

91 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 2355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 3355137.00/cwt137.00–137.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1395147.00/cwt147.00–147.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1421142.45/cwt140.00–145.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 2425137.73/cwt137.00–140.005854
Steers—Medium and Large 2473131.16/cwt130.00–135.006205
Steers—Medium and Large 1482136.98/cwt136.00–138.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 3495122.00/cwt122.00–122.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1523135.49/cwt135.00–136.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 3530115.65/cwt115.00–117.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added561138.00/cwt138.00–138.007749
Steers—Medium and Large 1585129.32/cwt127.00–132.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 2620119.00/cwt119.00–119.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 2675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added693131.00/cwt131.00–131.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 2705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added755117.00/cwt117.00–117.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 2775106.49/cwt105.00–108.008252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273123.96/cwt122.00–125.003383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316119.76/cwt117.00–122.003785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327125.00/cwt125.00–125.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355117.00/cwt117.00–117.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370119.70/cwt117.00–122.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405119.00/cwt119.00–119.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423115.12/cwt114.00–117.0048714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425108.93/cwt105.00–112.004635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433117.49/cwt117.00–118.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467103.29/cwt100.00–105.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473113.59/cwt113.00–114.0053710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476115.61/cwt114.00–117.005505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485117.50/cwt117.50–117.5057012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520111.84/cwt110.00–113.005827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521114.23/cwt113.00–115.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523119.50/cwt119.50–119.506257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559112.53/cwt110.00–113.006299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590108.23/cwt105.00–110.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 271096.00/cwt96.00–96.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 278090.00/cwt90.00–90.007021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3233135.99/cwt135.00–137.003172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278146.33/cwt145.00–147.004073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315132.00/cwt132.00–132.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318139.08/cwt135.00–142.004425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330146.55/cwt142.00–150.004843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371132.67/cwt130.00–135.004928
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375125.00/cwt125.00–125.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378138.97/cwt138.00–141.005258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423135.68/cwt133.00–138.0057411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427128.27/cwt127.00–130.0054813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428116.96/cwt115.00–120.005015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468124.33/cwt120.00–127.0058210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474130.34/cwt127.00–133.006187
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478112.28/cwt110.00–115.005376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518123.95/cwt120.00–127.006426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525115.13/cwt112.00–118.0060410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529107.43/cwt105.00–110.005684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566109.44/cwt105.00–112.006196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569114.98/cwt112.00–117.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570103.26/cwt100.00–105.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added610119.00/cwt118.00–120.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 361098.49/cwt97.00–100.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622109.63/cwt108.00–112.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633103.30/cwt100.00–105.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673107.49/cwt107.00–108.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 280092.00/cwt92.00–92.007361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2471
Bulls——1,79668.95/cwt66.00–70.001,2388
Bulls——1,86065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,2092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11333.95/cwt32.00–35.003788
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14838.45/cwt36.00–40.0044114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24946.99/cwt46.00–48.005875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26437.92/cwt36.00–40.004794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34143.20/cwt41.00–45.0057912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40540.94/cwt40.00–42.005752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62345.14/cwt44.00–47.007334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66048.00/cwt48.00–48.007971
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3815325.49/cwt265.00–350.002,6533
Bred Cows—Small 1-2830367.42/cwt365.00–370.003,0502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,8931
Bred Cows—Small 1-2910550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,0051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,068419.37/cwt365.00–455.004,4794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,129564.68/cwt550.00–575.006,3755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170640.98/cwt600.00–725.007,4995
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205560.00/cwt560.00–560.006,7481

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.