Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2019-11-19

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Nov 19
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
802 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 816▲ 802 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 104▲ 205 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 30▲ 95 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 5.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 $126.27/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −77.77 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$126.27
95 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$1.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534127.0067823
Medium and Large 2487126.8961739
Medium and Large 3446125.0355833
One grade step is worth $1.97/cwt here — about $120 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 sale95 hd
126.27
—
AL average14 barns · 1,636 hd
124.18
+2.09
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−77.77
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—Low1,79271.291,2779thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54052.9181510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30351.6267334
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15044.7651527

Every lot

74 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2405146.00/cwt146.00–146.005911
Steers—Medium and Large 1495136.00/cwt136.00–136.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 2685118.00/cwt118.00–118.008081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335122.00/cwt122.00–122.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363116.95/cwt115.00–119.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377127.58/cwt125.00–130.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377123.12/cwt122.00–125.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417114.47/cwt112.00–115.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418122.78/cwt120.00–125.005136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424117.96/cwt116.00–120.0050010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460109.66/cwt109.00–110.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472113.97/cwt112.00–116.0053815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473117.59/cwt117.00–118.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505107.00/cwt107.00–107.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517110.78/cwt110.00–112.005735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526114.35/cwt112.00–117.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566104.40/cwt100.00–107.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570106.78/cwt105.00–108.006095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571110.75/cwt108.00–112.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615102.00/cwt102.00–102.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625106.48/cwt105.00–108.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 363595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 268598.00/cwt98.00–98.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 275592.00/cwt92.00–92.006951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270147.00/cwt147.00–147.003971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327138.55/cwt135.00–142.004536
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379131.72/cwt130.00–135.004994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395147.00/cwt147.00–147.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395138.00/cwt138.00–138.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3414128.98/cwt127.00–130.005345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422142.54/cwt138.00–146.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422134.42/cwt130.00–137.0056712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468134.28/cwt132.00–136.006286
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468129.22/cwt127.00–132.0060511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470123.93/cwt120.00–127.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523123.08/cwt120.00–125.006447
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526115.93/cwt112.00–120.006106
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528127.91/cwt125.00–132.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563109.97/cwt108.00–112.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570120.78/cwt119.00–122.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573115.27/cwt112.00–117.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610117.33/cwt116.00–119.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610111.00/cwt110.00–112.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618103.43/cwt100.00–107.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 278092.00/cwt92.00–92.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 183596.00/cwt96.00–96.008021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74269.46/cwt68.00–72.001,2105
Bulls——1,85473.57/cwt73.00–75.001,3644
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10442.14/cwt40.00–44.0046512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18646.86/cwt45.00–48.0055615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25950.64/cwt49.00–53.0063822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29646.49/cwt45.00–48.006034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42956.90/cwt54.00–60.008138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51851.89/cwt51.00–53.007888
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62857.00/cwt57.00–57.009282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3769303.75/cwt275.00–325.002,3366
Bred Cows—Small 1-2846439.99/cwt380.00–475.003,7229
Bred Cows—Small 3863557.91/cwt550.00–565.004,8152
Bred Cows—Small 1-2880525.71/cwt500.00–550.004,6262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129684.96/cwt620.00–770.007,7338
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,158473.90/cwt450.00–500.005,4883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,165594.96/cwt575.00–620.006,9313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,205695.56/cwt635.00–740.008,38111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223791.55/cwt775.00–800.009,6813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,231819.98/cwt800.00–825.0010,0945
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2855725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,1994
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3902691.07/cwt670.00–700.006,2336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,015950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,6432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,062.25/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0012,0578

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.