Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2021-06-15

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 15
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
672 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 612▲ 672 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 132▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 31▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.43/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$131.43
121 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518136.2270653
Medium and Large 2510128.5465635
Medium and Large 3452126.8257333
One grade step is worth $9.39/cwt here — about $133 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 sale121 hd
131.43
—
AL average16 barns · 1,746 hd
128.34
+3.10
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—Average1,65194.861,5669thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39475.391,05126
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10873.9581942
CowsLean 85-90%Low91558.6253628

Every lot

76 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 3430153.52/cwt152.00–155.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1470162.00/cwt162.00–162.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 3470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 2475151.92/cwt150.00–156.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy500163.00/cwt163.00–163.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 1512158.03/cwt154.00–159.0080915
Steers—Medium and Large 3517134.27/cwt130.00–138.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 2518146.68/cwt146.00–147.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 1570145.65/cwt144.00–147.008303
Steers—Medium and Large 2575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1635141.25/cwt141.00–142.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 2635131.01/cwt130.00–132.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1692134.26/cwt130.00–136.009294
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215152.00/cwt152.00–152.003271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3261146.24/cwt145.00–150.003824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328139.35/cwt138.00–140.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365142.00/cwt142.00–142.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375135.68/cwt135.00–137.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418130.35/cwt127.00–132.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425139.91/cwt137.00–142.0059510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426146.73/cwt143.00–149.0062511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459142.22/cwt138.00–144.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470134.11/cwt130.00–137.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475124.16/cwt122.00–125.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518126.98/cwt125.00–130.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523120.52/cwt120.00–123.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535135.64/cwt132.00–137.0072623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560130.00/cwt127.00–134.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576120.02/cwt118.00–123.006917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583115.98/cwt115.00–117.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2609115.99/cwt115.00–117.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3616108.01/cwt105.00–110.006654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650114.00/cwt114.00–114.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1656119.01/cwt118.00–122.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367166.01/cwt165.00–167.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380158.98/cwt157.00–162.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405150.29/cwt147.00–152.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410157.00/cwt157.00–157.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421140.51/cwt140.00–143.005926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463130.91/cwt127.00–135.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464149.93/cwt147.00–155.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465139.94/cwt137.00–146.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518138.46/cwt137.00–140.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518131.78/cwt128.00–135.006839
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524125.32/cwt125.00–127.006576
Bulls—Medium and Large 3562119.40/cwt117.00–120.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563125.00/cwt125.00–125.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566134.24/cwt133.00–136.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635120.99/cwt120.00–123.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725116.00/cwt115.00–117.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09585.00/cwt85.00–85.009311
Bulls——1,65694.26/cwt92.00–96.001,5615
Bulls——1,82799.14/cwt97.00–103.001,8113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85853.13/cwt50.00–55.004569
Cows—Lean 85-90%91657.83/cwt56.00–61.005308
Cows—Lean 85-90%96063.69/cwt62.00–65.0061111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06069.71/cwt68.00–72.0073920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13975.67/cwt73.00–78.0086214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17481.53/cwt80.00–85.009578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30582.30/cwt81.00–86.001,0745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38771.79/cwt69.00–73.0099611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44775.89/cwt74.00–79.001,09810
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3938754.31/cwt725.00–775.007,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,246953.40/cwt900.00–985.0011,8794
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1961,192.02/cwt1,175.00–1,210.0014,2578
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,2502

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.