Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2021-08-10

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Aug 10
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
618 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 483▲ 618 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 107▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 32▲ 10 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 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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 $146.07/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.97 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$146.07
145 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.00
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524149.1378138
Medium and Large 2476146.9269962
Medium and Large 3461142.3265645
One grade step is worth $6.81/cwt here — about $125 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 sale145 hd
146.07
—
AL average15 barns · 1,582 hd
140.07
+6.00
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−57.97
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—High1,62493.711,5229thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31671.4294022
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11865.4373139
CowsLean 85-90%High98554.9854125

Every lot

64 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2440172.00/cwt172.00–172.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 3478152.33/cwt150.00–155.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 3530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 2550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 2607140.67/cwt140.00–142.008543
Steers—Medium and Large 1651145.50/cwt145.50–145.5094738
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378143.98/cwt142.00–145.0054411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385149.78/cwt148.00–152.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414144.92/cwt142.00–148.006009
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434138.18/cwt135.00–141.0060011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463132.99/cwt132.00–134.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470137.48/cwt135.00–142.0064617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479146.01/cwt145.00–148.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518139.83/cwt137.00–144.0072414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530130.80/cwt130.00–132.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558131.50/cwt131.00–132.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569118.00/cwt115.00–121.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570125.98/cwt125.00–128.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613119.00/cwt117.00–121.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620126.00/cwt126.00–126.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623110.97/cwt110.00–112.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668123.51/cwt123.00–124.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725119.29/cwt115.00–123.008654
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285171.31/cwt170.00–172.004883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316174.26/cwt172.00–177.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321167.27/cwt165.00–170.005374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332180.68/cwt180.00–182.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350171.00/cwt171.00–171.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371165.43/cwt165.00–167.006147
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385158.57/cwt155.00–161.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414155.06/cwt152.00–160.0064213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416163.98/cwt162.00–165.006828
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428146.19/cwt142.00–150.006268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458154.99/cwt153.00–157.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473146.22/cwt142.00–151.0069214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478136.51/cwt135.00–139.006538
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512147.63/cwt144.00–153.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520131.99/cwt129.00–135.0068610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525138.20/cwt136.00–140.0072610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567133.54/cwt129.00–136.007579
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572124.34/cwt123.00–127.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573139.92/cwt138.00–144.0080210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy610140.50/cwt140.00–141.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613129.01/cwt127.00–130.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620137.00/cwt136.00–139.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620121.34/cwt120.00–124.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy655139.01/cwt138.00–140.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677127.70/cwt125.00–132.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728110.00/cwt110.00–110.008012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34386.75/cwt85.00–89.001,1653
Bulls——1,69593.67/cwt91.00–95.001,5884
Bulls——1,905104.25/cwt102.00–106.001,9862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95148.63/cwt46.00–51.004626
Cows—Lean 85-90%97255.00/cwt52.00–57.0053511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02759.70/cwt59.00–61.006138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11665.80/cwt64.00–68.0073435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13562.21/cwt61.00–63.007064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28871.80/cwt70.00–75.0092512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33067.97/cwt66.00–69.009047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39577.96/cwt77.00–79.001,0883
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,215825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,0241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1751,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,0442

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.