Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-06-28

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 28
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 179 vs last sale 399▼ 160 vs year ago 738 · −21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 199▲ 26 vs year ago 143 · +18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 17▼ 28 vs year ago 38 · −73.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, breaking cows sold up to 97 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.25/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.80 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$159.25
170 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.97
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507163.2682765
Medium and Large 2458159.8273371
Medium and Large 3465150.3970034
One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about $127 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 sale170 hd
159.25
—
AL average16 barns · 1,357 hd
148.28
+10.97
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−44.80
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—Low1,633110.341,80211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48085.091,25923
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18281.7996765
CowsLean 85-90%High97968.3166938

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$84510

Every lot

82 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3340167.50/cwt165.00–170.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 2360183.00/cwt183.00–183.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 3425163.00/cwt163.00–163.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 2470166.60/cwt165.00–170.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 1520165.00/cwt165.00–165.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1567159.64/cwt156.00–164.0090511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568168.00/cwt167.00–169.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 2575152.00/cwt152.00–152.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 2617144.66/cwt144.00–145.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 1642156.31/cwt154.00–161.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 2658137.50/cwt137.00–138.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 1683156.00/cwt154.00–157.001,0653
Steers—Medium and Large 3715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1775138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 1865132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1421
Steers—Medium and Large 1930128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330135.97/cwt135.00–137.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333152.95/cwt152.00–155.005094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379152.98/cwt150.00–160.0058015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380134.83/cwt130.00–137.005127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383140.99/cwt140.00–143.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427152.17/cwt147.00–157.0065015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430139.85/cwt135.00–143.0060110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475147.86/cwt143.00–153.0070217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475139.00/cwt133.00–142.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518134.52/cwt130.00–139.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519123.86/cwt120.00–126.006437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520144.66/cwt143.00–146.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567141.89/cwt138.00–146.0080510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586133.59/cwt128.00–137.007839
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623135.62/cwt133.00–139.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623126.49/cwt123.00–130.007888
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674120.00/cwt118.00–123.008096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675129.00/cwt129.00–129.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3682108.35/cwt105.00–110.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,065107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278181.51/cwt180.00–183.005052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295178.00/cwt178.00–178.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325187.24/cwt184.00–192.006095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328177.94/cwt175.00–182.0058413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330163.36/cwt159.00–168.005394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373179.59/cwt175.00–185.0067012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379170.14/cwt165.00–173.0064511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3387160.67/cwt160.00–162.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432156.71/cwt155.00–158.006777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433164.89/cwt160.00–168.0071415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435172.09/cwt170.00–179.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462168.27/cwt165.00–174.0077713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466160.56/cwt156.00–163.007487
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473150.85/cwt148.00–153.007146
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520139.31/cwt138.00–140.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521151.36/cwt148.00–154.007898
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525159.08/cwt155.00–162.008359
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568140.30/cwt137.00–143.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571155.96/cwt153.00–158.008914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634132.79/cwt130.00–138.008429
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635148.03/cwt144.00–150.0094010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680144.00/cwt144.00–144.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715125.99/cwt125.00–127.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1721137.85/cwt133.00–142.009947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790123.00/cwt123.00–123.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3790112.48/cwt110.00–115.008892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415104.22/cwt104.00–105.001,4754
Bulls——1,757111.95/cwt110.00–114.001,9675
Bulls——1,758118.55/cwt116.00–121.002,0842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86360.01/cwt59.00–62.005186
Cows—Lean 85-90%96067.00/cwt64.00–69.0064315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03772.40/cwt70.00–75.0075117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16683.11/cwt80.00–86.0096928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17176.69/cwt74.00–79.0089825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24489.32/cwt87.00–93.001,11112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41990.43/cwt88.00–94.001,2837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48578.60/cwt75.00–80.001,1675
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51684.65/cwt82.00–87.001,28311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head875.00–925.009006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—762.50/head700.00–825.007634

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.