Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2021-09-07

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Sep 7
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
778 head
▲ 340 vs last sale 438▲ 778 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 79▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 54▲ 57 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 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. 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 $144.05/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.00 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$144.05
136 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.18
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519153.1179434
Medium and Large 2484146.7671046
Medium and Large 3497136.3267756
One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about $117 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
144.05
—
AL average9 barns · 885 hd
139.86
+4.18
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−60.00
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—Average1,60095.211,52312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38872.711,00937
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16266.9377872
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02356.5857958

Every lot

74 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 3325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 3417165.32/cwt165.00–166.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 2425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 2460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 3475156.00/cwt155.00–157.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 2505152.00/cwt152.00–152.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 3530142.00/cwt142.00–142.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 3560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 2578145.49/cwt142.00–147.008416
Steers—Medium and Large 3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1616145.00/cwt145.00–145.0089314
Steers—Medium and Large 1665139.00/cwt139.00–139.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 3700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375143.69/cwt140.00–147.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380148.00/cwt148.00–148.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431137.41/cwt135.00–140.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468137.70/cwt135.00–139.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469130.73/cwt130.00–132.006138
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523125.84/cwt124.00–129.0065813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573125.85/cwt124.00–130.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573120.55/cwt117.00–123.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613116.67/cwt116.00–117.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620130.21/cwt128.00–134.008075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778113.33/cwt110.00–116.008823
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270195.00/cwt195.00–195.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308187.59/cwt182.00–192.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322168.32/cwt165.00–170.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331176.62/cwt172.00–180.005856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy360190.00/cwt190.00–190.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368167.81/cwt162.00–170.006185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372178.03/cwt172.00–182.006626
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383153.39/cwt150.00–157.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408165.01/cwt163.00–167.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422156.43/cwt152.00–160.006607
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427144.51/cwt140.00–150.006179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468144.97/cwt142.00–150.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478138.59/cwt135.00–141.0066217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526136.66/cwt135.00–140.007199
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527130.00/cwt127.00–134.0068512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572126.32/cwt125.00–128.007236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573131.46/cwt130.00–136.007537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620135.84/cwt134.00–141.0084214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622121.10/cwt117.00–124.007537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623127.00/cwt127.00–127.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663128.39/cwt125.00–135.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy668136.98/cwt136.00–138.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730112.00/cwt112.00–112.008181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46487.41/cwt85.00–90.001,2804
Bulls——1,65095.99/cwt95.00–97.001,5842
Bulls——1,674100.14/cwt98.00–105.001,6766
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97548.79/cwt46.00–51.004766
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01455.25/cwt52.00–57.0056027
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04459.88/cwt58.00–62.0062525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13662.96/cwt61.00–67.0071514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16066.52/cwt64.00–69.0077242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19171.48/cwt70.00–75.0085116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29073.67/cwt71.00–76.0095017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41180.17/cwt78.00–83.001,1316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49868.34/cwt67.00–70.001,02414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3965675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,5141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,039790.88/cwt775.00–800.008,2175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,300952.12/cwt900.00–1,000.0012,3782
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973732.90/cwt671.00–885.007,1315

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.