Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-07-19

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 19
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
▼ 339 vs last sale 871▼ 210 vs year ago 742 · −28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 257▲ 66 vs year ago 127 · +52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 49▼ 6 vs year ago 34 · −17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.55/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$147.55
164 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.14
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507149.8475981
Medium and Large 2433148.6164355
Medium and Large 3454138.8563028
One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about $129 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 sale164 hd
147.55
—
AL average16 barns · 1,756 hd
138.41
+9.14
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—High1,750105.041,83911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46872.681,06718
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14769.44796102
CowsLean 85-90%High90057.0551331

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)—$9585
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,24314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0134thin

Every lot

80 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 2345188.00/cwt188.00–188.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1414188.77/cwt186.00–193.007824
Steers—Medium and Large 1465185.49/cwt183.00–187.008634
Steers—Medium and Large 3468164.65/cwt163.00–168.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 2495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 3518151.65/cwt151.00–153.007863
Steers—Medium and Large 1523173.99/cwt173.00–176.009103
Steers—Medium and Large 2570158.00/cwt158.00–158.009013
Steers—Medium and Large 1579167.01/cwt163.00–170.009678
Steers—Medium and Large 1619165.54/cwt161.00–170.001,0259
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281162.25/cwt157.00–165.004567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285171.00/cwt171.00–171.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322157.30/cwt155.00–160.005079
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371164.35/cwt160.00–170.006109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376154.53/cwt152.00–158.0058111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377147.65/cwt145.00–150.005579
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431147.00/cwt145.00–149.006348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432154.75/cwt152.00–158.0066913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479149.89/cwt147.00–155.0071817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531141.12/cwt138.00–144.007499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534147.99/cwt145.00–152.0079014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3537131.01/cwt129.00–135.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569145.63/cwt142.00–149.008298
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569128.19/cwt125.00–130.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605133.00/cwt133.00–133.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619142.00/cwt135.00–142.5087915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683129.97/cwt129.00–132.008883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288192.51/cwt192.00–193.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1306196.51/cwt196.00–198.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332177.94/cwt175.00–180.005916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343188.99/cwt188.00–190.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381186.61/cwt183.00–191.007117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382180.51/cwt179.00–182.006908
Bulls—Medium and Large 3384167.35/cwt165.00–172.0064311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417169.43/cwt167.00–171.007079
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423157.28/cwt155.00–160.0066510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433178.73/cwt175.00–183.0077412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463173.19/cwt170.00–178.0080211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466163.60/cwt160.00–166.007628
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490153.00/cwt153.00–153.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518147.01/cwt145.00–148.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526165.76/cwt162.00–170.008729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535156.07/cwt152.00–160.0083513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568162.05/cwt158.00–166.009202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573153.38/cwt150.00–157.008793
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590142.33/cwt141.00–143.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625158.26/cwt153.00–165.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663139.02/cwt135.00–143.009222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673153.43/cwt150.00–157.001,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3785123.00/cwt123.00–123.009661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59599.27/cwt98.00–100.001,5833
Bulls——1,713103.51/cwt101.00–105.001,7735
Bulls——1,968113.36/cwt112.00–117.002,2313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89360.69/cwt60.00–62.0054212
Cows—Lean 85-90%89749.33/cwt48.00–52.004426
Cows—Lean 85-90%90757.26/cwt55.00–59.0051913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13269.76/cwt67.00–73.0079061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13264.14/cwt61.00–66.0072623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21675.11/cwt74.00–79.0091318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42080.38/cwt78.00–83.001,1413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45367.42/cwt67.00–69.009804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48672.49/cwt70.00–75.001,07711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,295.83/head1,175.00–1,375.001,29612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,012.50/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—958.00/head875.00–1,015.009585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—737.50/head650.00–825.007382

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.