Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-05-10

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, May 10
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 477▲ 114 vs year ago 332 · +34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 137▲ 22 vs year ago 96 · +22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 8▼ 34 vs year ago 67 · −50.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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 $164.64/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −39.40 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$164.64
105 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.30
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501167.5683949
Medium and Large 2445165.8173835
Medium and Large 3439155.8768421
One grade step is worth $11.69/cwt here — about $155 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 sale105 hd
164.64
—
AL average16 barns · 1,045 hd
150.34
+14.30
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−39.40
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—Low1,725109.081,8829thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47775.981,12315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10174.2481753
CowsLean 85-90%Low91256.0051117

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1280193.00/cwt193.00–193.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 3355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006044
Steers—Medium and Large 1427190.16/cwt185.00–192.008125
Steers—Medium and Large 3465158.00/cwt158.00–158.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1475183.00/cwt183.00–183.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 2505168.00/cwt168.00–168.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 3520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 1631163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0295
Steers—Medium and Large 2848118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1853136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1603
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324158.76/cwt155.00–160.005144
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340148.00/cwt148.00–148.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367152.39/cwt150.00–157.005598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368160.86/cwt158.00–163.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378135.66/cwt135.00–137.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420145.31/cwt143.00–148.006106
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429153.81/cwt152.00–158.0066010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465144.00/cwt144.00–144.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482151.88/cwt148.00–156.0073212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485132.55/cwt130.00–135.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514139.24/cwt138.00–140.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531144.66/cwt142.00–149.007689
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572142.93/cwt138.00–145.5081811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580133.03/cwt130.00–136.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583126.31/cwt123.00–128.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1753123.50/cwt123.50–123.509306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,01393.00/cwt93.00–93.009422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235205.00/cwt205.00–205.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270193.00/cwt193.00–193.005211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2293186.51/cwt185.00–188.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323179.01/cwt178.00–180.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331189.01/cwt185.00–193.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374173.95/cwt170.00–179.006518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381183.14/cwt180.00–188.006988
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381165.51/cwt165.00–168.006316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420181.62/cwt178.00–188.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422160.83/cwt160.00–162.006795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425171.03/cwt165.00–175.007277
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470163.06/cwt158.00–167.007667
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485154.36/cwt153.00–155.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1486175.38/cwt171.00–178.008525
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505143.00/cwt143.00–143.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510166.77/cwt163.00–169.008514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530154.24/cwt148.00–158.008175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570156.81/cwt153.00–161.0089412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588145.98/cwt145.00–148.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609152.52/cwt145.00–155.009294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620122.52/cwt120.00–125.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658149.00/cwt148.00–150.009802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720133.68/cwt130.00–138.009623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48099.26/cwt97.00–102.001,4692
Bulls——1,715106.38/cwt104.00–108.001,8244
Bulls——1,903119.23/cwt117.00–122.002,2693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86854.66/cwt53.00–58.004746
Cows—Lean 85-90%93050.42/cwt49.00–52.004695
Cows—Lean 85-90%94261.99/cwt60.00–65.005846
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06869.07/cwt66.00–71.0073817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08474.21/cwt72.00–77.0080423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17381.05/cwt79.00–83.0095113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43676.41/cwt74.00–79.001,0979
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51768.95/cwt68.00–70.001,0463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56281.74/cwt80.00–84.001,2773
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,041.67/cwt900.00–1,150.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—550.00/cwt550.00–550.00—1
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—550.00/cwt500.00–600.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—525.00/cwt525.00–525.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—960.00/cwt875.00–1,050.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—725.00/cwt700.00–750.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—612.50/cwt575.00–675.00—8

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.