Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2020-07-21

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 21
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
715 head
▲ 715 vs last sale 0▲ 34 vs year ago 681 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 0▼ 80 vs year ago 156 · −51.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 31 · +38.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.86/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$121.86
136 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.86
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1607127.4277351
Medium and Large 2504123.9062462
Medium and Large 3495119.335913thin
Medium and Large 1-2907101.7592320
One grade step is worth $25.67/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 sale136 hd
121.86
—
AL average10 barns · 988 hd
119.00
+2.86
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—Average1,86592.711,72914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50063.519532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22261.7275432
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19355.596632thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320183.55/cwt182.00–185.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1350167.00/cwt167.00–167.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2518139.36/cwt138.00–140.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1550144.00/cwt144.00–144.0079211
Steers—Medium and Large 2554138.74/cwt138.00–139.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 2627132.00/cwt132.00–132.008289
Steers—Medium and Large 2683124.67/cwt124.00–125.008513
Steers—Medium and Large 1717130.14/cwt125.00–131.009337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2797121.00/cwt121.00–121.009648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,09127
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250155.00/cwt155.00–155.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368136.33/cwt135.00–138.005026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405136.00/cwt136.00–136.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411131.10/cwt127.00–134.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478125.71/cwt123.00–128.0060113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490132.00/cwt132.00–132.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510128.49/cwt127.00–130.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519122.27/cwt120.00–125.0063518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558125.59/cwt121.00–129.007018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571117.56/cwt115.00–120.006717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585113.00/cwt113.00–113.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617131.44/cwt128.00–132.0081129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623117.73/cwt116.00–120.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625114.80/cwt110.00–115.507189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705114.00/cwt114.00–114.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780108.00/cwt108.00–108.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2907101.75/cwt101.75–101.7592320
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275167.00/cwt167.00–167.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310158.55/cwt157.00–160.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314171.36/cwt167.00–177.005386
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375158.00/cwt158.00–158.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420151.11/cwt148.00–154.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432138.81/cwt137.00–142.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467136.63/cwt136.00–137.006388
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478132.52/cwt130.00–135.006336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519134.23/cwt132.00–137.006978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521128.68/cwt125.00–132.006709
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568130.30/cwt127.00–133.007406
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570123.75/cwt120.00–126.007059
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624125.01/cwt123.00–127.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664112.98/cwt110.00–114.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2703109.00/cwt108.00–110.007662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48387.93/cwt87.00–89.001,3043
Bulls——1,91796.71/cwt96.00–97.001,8543
Bulls——1,98893.01/cwt92.00–94.001,8498
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19355.59/cwt54.00–57.006632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20462.72/cwt59.00–65.0075518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22155.65/cwt52.00–58.006798
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27766.79/cwt66.00–68.008536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50063.51/cwt63.00–64.009532
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,137.50/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0012,2284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,0941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3985912.50/cwt900.00–925.008,9882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,012.50/cwt1,000.00–1,025.0010,5602

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.