Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2021-07-27

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 27
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 742▲ 716 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 127▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 34▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on heavy weight feeder calves. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.76/cwt on 164 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.29 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$139.76
164 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$136
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.29
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2497142.3370750
Medium and Large 3458140.2864270
Medium and Large 1620136.0084344
One grade step is worth $6.33/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale164 hd
139.76
—
AL average16 barns · 1,503 hd
136.46
+3.29
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−64.29
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—Average1,48494.481,4029thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45070.981,02926
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15867.2677940
CowsLean 85-90%High95357.8855228

Every lot

77 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 3418160.97/cwt160.00–162.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 3473151.02/cwt147.00–155.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 3520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 2530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 2565145.00/cwt144.00–146.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 3570137.36/cwt135.00–140.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1608147.99/cwt145.00–151.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 2623141.53/cwt140.00–143.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1675143.99/cwt143.00–145.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 3695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1727136.59/cwt134.00–141.009933
Steers—Medium and Large 2727125.33/cwt125.00–126.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1870124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330147.00/cwt147.00–147.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377147.64/cwt146.00–150.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382140.96/cwt139.00–145.005388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423140.64/cwt139.00–146.005959
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428136.15/cwt135.00–138.0058315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463135.29/cwt134.00–138.0062610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481131.40/cwt129.00–133.0063212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516131.71/cwt129.00–135.0068011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524126.70/cwt125.00–128.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565134.50/cwt134.00–135.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3571119.44/cwt115.00–122.006825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574127.00/cwt125.00–130.007298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616131.11/cwt127.00–134.008087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630122.00/cwt120.00–124.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657125.33/cwt124.00–127.008233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678110.00/cwt110.00–110.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688117.01/cwt115.00–119.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718110.00/cwt110.00–110.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260177.00/cwt177.00–177.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320173.41/cwt172.00–175.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325164.00/cwt162.00–165.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365164.37/cwt160.00–167.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371152.74/cwt150.00–157.0056716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422155.33/cwt152.00–160.006559
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423145.48/cwt142.00–150.0061514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466145.75/cwt143.00–148.006798
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466137.86/cwt133.00–140.0064211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483157.48/cwt153.00–162.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517143.65/cwt142.00–147.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522136.50/cwt135.00–140.0071312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525130.48/cwt127.00–134.0068513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561136.84/cwt135.00–141.007687
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571122.66/cwt120.00–125.007009
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577129.00/cwt127.00–132.007447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy615139.50/cwt139.00–140.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617134.67/cwt132.00–137.0083112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620123.24/cwt122.00–125.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622117.71/cwt116.00–120.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660117.51/cwt116.00–119.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy663137.00/cwt136.00–139.009086
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668131.03/cwt127.00–135.008756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720128.49/cwt127.00–130.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008972
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18388.47/cwt88.00–89.001,0472
Bulls——1,49493.48/cwt91.00–95.001,3974
Bulls——1,67099.81/cwt98.00–103.001,6673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80552.00/cwt52.00–52.004192
Cows—Lean 85-90%94257.57/cwt54.00–59.0054220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04160.89/cwt60.00–63.006346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14568.23/cwt66.00–71.0078120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15663.59/cwt62.00–65.0073515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21374.36/cwt73.00–76.009025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36580.10/cwt77.00–83.001,0933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45271.06/cwt69.00–73.001,03215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47867.40/cwt66.00–68.009968
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0013,3882

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.