Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2020-06-23

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 23
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 704▲ 64 vs year ago 567 · +11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
236 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 102▲ 13 vs year ago 223 · +5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 16▲ 12 vs year ago 42 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle 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 $134.47/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.58 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$134.47
91 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510138.2470624
Medium and Large 2481133.8664361
Medium and Large 3493125.516196thin
One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $87 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 sale91 hd
134.47
—
AL average12 barns · 1,063 hd
124.43
+10.04
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−69.58
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—High1,71899.851,71622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56672.431,1345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17667.10789100
CowsLean 85-90%Average93361.075703thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2512137.34/cwt137.00–138.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1560139.00/cwt139.00–139.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 2560134.32/cwt133.00–135.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1615134.00/cwt134.00–134.008241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355147.00/cwt147.00–147.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355134.00/cwt134.00–134.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378140.97/cwt140.00–142.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423121.31/cwt120.00–122.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425132.00/cwt132.00–132.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425127.46/cwt125.00–130.0054211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458127.50/cwt127.00–129.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470122.98/cwt120.00–126.0057813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517115.00/cwt115.00–115.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518125.49/cwt125.00–126.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520121.42/cwt118.00–124.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555113.00/cwt113.00–113.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560120.99/cwt120.00–122.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618110.49/cwt109.00–112.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2218190.92/cwt190.00–192.004162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260187.00/cwt187.00–187.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310158.45/cwt157.00–160.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313165.79/cwt165.00–167.005195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372144.96/cwt144.00–147.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423137.41/cwt135.00–140.0058118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425143.00/cwt143.00–143.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438133.01/cwt132.00–134.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476133.66/cwt130.00–137.0063612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478127.03/cwt125.00–129.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518136.64/cwt134.00–140.007086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520130.20/cwt127.00–133.0067710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1552131.01/cwt129.00–134.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567123.80/cwt120.00–127.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623123.02/cwt122.00–124.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625118.77/cwt117.00–120.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655118.98/cwt116.00–122.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670111.64/cwt110.00–114.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768101.53/cwt100.00–103.007802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61995.81/cwt95.00–97.001,5517
Bulls——1,734101.15/cwt98.00–104.001,75413
Bulls——1,965105.53/cwt105.00–106.002,0742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93361.07/cwt58.00–63.005703
Cows—Boner 80-85%99561.75/cwt60.00–63.0061420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18066.90/cwt64.00–70.0078958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32972.50/cwt71.00–75.0096422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55971.04/cwt68.00–73.001,1084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,0944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1451,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,4542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0016,4301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3966826.67/cwt800.00–875.007,9866
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,009958.33/cwt900.00–1,075.009,6709
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,018775.00/cwt750.00–800.007,8902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,0251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,4401

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.