Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-02-01

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Feb 1
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
641 head
▼ 467 vs last sale 1,108▲ 77 vs year ago 564 · +13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 212▲ 32 vs year ago 78 · +41.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 85▼ 17 vs year ago 31 · −54.8%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $158.46/cwt on 189 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −45.59 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$158.46
189 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.48
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454170.0977338
Medium and Large 2483158.2876577
Medium and Large 3456152.6769674
One grade step is worth $17.42/cwt here — about $77 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 sale189 hd
158.46
—
AL average15 barns · 1,215 hd
151.98
+6.48
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−45.59
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—High1,75199.671,74510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38870.4097710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12268.0576351
CowsLean 85-90%Low94352.7049729

Every lot

84 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245208.00/cwt208.00–208.005104
Steers—Medium and Large 3275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 2295188.00/cwt188.00–188.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1311206.00/cwt206.00–206.006419
Steers—Medium and Large 1414188.13/cwt185.00–193.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 3435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 3480153.37/cwt150.00–155.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 1523162.00/cwt162.00–162.008479
Steers—Medium and Large 2527159.33/cwt159.00–160.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 3575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 3610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 2615146.00/cwt146.00–146.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 2670138.00/cwt138.00–138.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 3715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1725145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271150.53/cwt150.00–152.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283145.00/cwt145.00–145.004106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318147.58/cwt145.00–150.004697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324154.92/cwt152.00–160.005025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326136.49/cwt135.00–140.004457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375148.40/cwt146.00–156.005574
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380131.20/cwt130.00–133.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382141.78/cwt137.00–145.0054211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415127.22/cwt125.00–133.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421147.22/cwt145.00–149.0062010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424141.12/cwt135.00–144.0059814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463135.54/cwt133.00–138.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480143.96/cwt141.00–148.0069120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509142.75/cwt139.00–146.0072712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510127.00/cwt127.00–127.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519133.31/cwt130.00–138.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy545152.00/cwt152.00–152.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558141.66/cwt140.00–143.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3561121.27/cwt120.00–123.006807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578131.67/cwt127.00–135.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3608110.67/cwt110.00–112.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623118.65/cwt117.00–121.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654125.00/cwt125.00–125.008186
Heifers—Medium and Large 3713102.66/cwt101.00–106.007323
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2279185.38/cwt183.00–187.005175
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321189.83/cwt187.00–193.006097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326177.98/cwt175.00–180.005806
Bulls—Medium and Large 3326165.95/cwt165.00–170.005415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373164.88/cwt160.00–168.0061518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377172.09/cwt169.00–177.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379181.48/cwt180.00–185.006887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421168.96/cwt164.00–173.007118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422176.62/cwt175.00–178.007456
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426157.17/cwt155.00–161.006709
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473149.50/cwt143.00–153.0070717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474159.50/cwt155.00–163.0075615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476166.96/cwt165.00–170.007955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505162.00/cwt162.00–162.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3514142.26/cwt135.00–145.007317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520153.74/cwt148.00–158.0079916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569145.45/cwt142.00–150.008289
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570153.73/cwt153.00–155.008764
Bulls—Medium and Large 3581134.55/cwt130.00–138.007824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614139.36/cwt135.00–142.008568
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618144.14/cwt143.00–150.008916
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665138.00/cwt138.00–138.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683134.00/cwt132.00–135.009153
Bulls—Medium and Large 3708124.17/cwt123.00–125.008796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66899.57/cwt96.00–102.001,6613
Bulls——1,71892.51/cwt92.00–93.001,5894
Bulls——1,877109.32/cwt107.00–113.002,0523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89352.94/cwt50.00–55.0047314
Cows—Lean 85-90%91645.16/cwt43.00–49.004146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04057.34/cwt56.00–58.005969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08863.02/cwt60.00–65.0068621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11575.11/cwt73.00–77.0083713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16968.87/cwt66.00–72.0080517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26169.77/cwt66.00–72.008804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42374.01/cwt73.00–76.001,0534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57064.46/cwt64.00–65.001,0122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt900.00–1,100.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/cwt800.00–850.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—475.00/cwt475.00–475.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—462.50/cwt425.00–500.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—775.00/cwt775.00–775.00—4

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.