Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2021-11-09

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Nov 9
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 709▼ 193 vs year ago 866 · −22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 141▼ 10 vs year ago 142 · −7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 33▼ 32 vs year ago 51 · −62.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested. 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 $139.06/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.98 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$139.06
110 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520145.1875521
Medium and Large 2486142.3469146
Medium and Large 3499132.5766143
One grade step is worth $12.61/cwt here — about $94 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 sale110 hd
139.06
—
AL average15 barns · 1,610 hd
135.23
+3.83
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−64.98
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—Average1,69182.621,39714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43360.9987421
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16854.7964045
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06042.4245024

Every lot

71 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3425153.50/cwt152.00–155.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 2465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 3474147.00/cwt147.00–147.006977
Steers—Medium and Large 2510144.67/cwt142.00–146.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 2555133.53/cwt130.00–137.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1690133.00/cwt133.00–133.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1765127.00/cwt127.00–127.009721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317143.32/cwt140.00–145.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369135.81/cwt135.00–137.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386142.25/cwt140.00–145.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413140.98/cwt140.00–142.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423129.69/cwt127.00–132.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439135.50/cwt133.00–138.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460135.75/cwt133.00–137.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471125.61/cwt123.00–127.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474129.27/cwt128.00–131.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513128.32/cwt128.00–129.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524117.99/cwt115.00–122.0061815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525125.64/cwt124.00–127.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550126.00/cwt125.00–127.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566119.22/cwt117.00–122.006759
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575114.00/cwt113.00–115.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615105.99/cwt105.00–107.006522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619116.00/cwt115.00–118.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622122.72/cwt120.00–126.007637
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668116.99/cwt115.00–121.007816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680108.00/cwt108.00–108.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705106.50/cwt105.00–108.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy753115.50/cwt115.00–116.008702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313177.48/cwt177.00–178.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328163.31/cwt160.00–167.005366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368164.29/cwt160.00–167.0060510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378172.25/cwt170.00–177.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385154.67/cwt154.00–155.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415162.28/cwt159.00–167.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422152.24/cwt150.00–156.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428144.97/cwt142.00–149.006206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465143.12/cwt140.00–147.006668
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474134.76/cwt130.00–138.006398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478151.51/cwt150.00–153.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515144.01/cwt142.00–146.007425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520134.87/cwt130.00–138.0070110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530124.32/cwt122.00–125.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560136.49/cwt136.00–137.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568126.99/cwt126.00–129.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573119.58/cwt118.00–122.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615119.98/cwt119.00–121.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625124.00/cwt124.00–124.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3627109.32/cwt109.00–110.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 3666107.37/cwt105.00–110.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673120.90/cwt118.00–124.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673112.81/cwt112.00–115.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765107.00/cwt107.00–107.008191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60877.81/cwt75.00–80.001,2516
Bulls——1,71889.52/cwt89.00–90.001,5382
Bulls——1,76685.13/cwt83.00–87.001,5036
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93636.75/cwt35.00–39.003448
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12044.33/cwt41.00–48.0049612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12152.11/cwt49.00–54.0058421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12948.04/cwt47.00–49.005424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20956.96/cwt55.00–60.0068923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22061.00/cwt61.00–61.007441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32855.00/cwt55.00–55.007302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34266.17/cwt65.00–69.008885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48159.99/cwt58.00–63.0088814
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070720.52/cwt641.00–795.007,7102

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.