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Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 12
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
871 head
▲ 293 vs last sale 578▲ 41 vs year ago 830 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 169▲ 71 vs year ago 186 · +38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 10▼ 60 vs year ago 109 · −55.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower, boning cows sold up to 92 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.49/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −42.55 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$161.49
193 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.08
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517163.7184676
Medium and Large 2455162.8974179
Medium and Large 3448154.1469138
One grade step is worth $9.58/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 sale193 hd
161.49
—
AL average11 barns · 1,022 hd
148.41
+13.08
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−42.55
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—Low1,803107.391,93615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40177.701,08920
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14274.36849122
CowsLean 85-90%High93659.8055970

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9647
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8405
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$83932
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$5754thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 1273195.92/cwt193.00–199.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 1320189.29/cwt188.00–190.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 2332173.55/cwt165.00–178.005765
Steers—Medium and Large 3345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 3361162.74/cwt162.00–163.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 1375184.35/cwt183.00–185.006913
Steers—Medium and Large 2388175.36/cwt170.00–178.006803
Steers—Medium and Large 3416155.51/cwt155.00–158.006476
Steers—Medium and Large 1440177.00/cwt177.00–177.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 2440167.00/cwt167.00–167.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 3465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 2470156.99/cwt156.00–158.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1475173.00/cwt173.00–173.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 2505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1543164.02/cwt160.00–168.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 2625152.00/cwt152.00–152.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1635157.92/cwt153.00–163.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 1658154.51/cwt153.00–156.001,0172
Steers—Medium and Large 2678149.01/cwt148.00–150.001,0102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3227151.31/cwt148.00–153.003433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268152.82/cwt150.00–155.004106
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273147.79/cwt147.00–148.004035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326149.63/cwt145.00–152.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328141.47/cwt140.00–143.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330157.63/cwt156.00–159.005205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376155.21/cwt151.00–159.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377147.26/cwt145.00–149.0055512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378136.49/cwt135.00–138.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420130.75/cwt130.00–133.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427143.67/cwt140.00–146.006136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430149.31/cwt147.00–155.0064217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480146.78/cwt143.00–151.0070513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485141.35/cwt140.00–142.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518138.59/cwt137.00–140.007187
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532146.17/cwt141.00–150.0077813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561141.98/cwt138.00–148.0079711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570118.53/cwt117.00–120.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577135.68/cwt133.00–137.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623117.49/cwt117.00–118.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625125.50/cwt125.00–126.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668126.96/cwt125.00–129.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675121.46/cwt120.00–123.008202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2224192.31/cwt188.00–195.004315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283181.49/cwt180.00–182.005144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290185.25/cwt183.00–190.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310186.03/cwt185.00–188.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318172.54/cwt170.00–175.005495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320193.33/cwt190.00–200.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381171.12/cwt168.00–173.0065214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384175.71/cwt175.00–178.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388159.02/cwt158.00–160.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430162.96/cwt158.00–167.0070116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433154.03/cwt153.00–155.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436171.58/cwt169.00–173.0074811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470167.48/cwt165.00–170.0078712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471150.04/cwt148.00–153.007078
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479159.87/cwt155.00–164.0076611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520155.39/cwt149.00–158.0080811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524162.31/cwt159.00–168.0085117
Bulls—Medium and Large 3543143.34/cwt140.00–145.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560138.72/cwt135.00–140.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568157.77/cwt153.00–161.0089613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572149.10/cwt145.00–152.0085310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608131.51/cwt130.00–133.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620143.67/cwt137.00–147.008913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626154.06/cwt149.00–158.009644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677145.32/cwt144.00–150.009846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1729140.98/cwt138.00–143.001,0284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2738133.34/cwt132.00–134.009843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,707103.58/cwt100.00–105.001,7686
Bulls——1,790116.11/cwt114.00–118.002,0782
Bulls——1,888108.17/cwt106.00–111.002,0427
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89752.55/cwt50.00–55.0047119
Cows—Lean 85-90%94864.76/cwt63.00–68.0061432
Cows—Lean 85-90%95358.70/cwt56.00–61.0055919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11469.98/cwt67.00–72.0078052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15975.99/cwt73.00–79.0088152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17182.31/cwt80.00–87.0096418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39882.71/cwt81.00–85.001,1566
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40176.88/cwt74.00–79.001,07710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40572.24/cwt71.00–73.001,0154
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—964.29/head875.00–1,025.009647
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/head825.00–900.008754
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,004.17/head900.00–1,150.001,00412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—740.00/head625.00–875.0074020
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—575.00/head550.00–600.005754

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.