Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-08-02

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Aug 2
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▲ 209 vs last sale 532▲ 258 vs year ago 483 · +53.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 193▲ 7 vs year ago 107 · +6.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 28▼ 27 vs year ago 32 · −84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 84cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.08/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$152.08
160 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477155.4074174
Medium and Large 2440149.8266067
Medium and Large 3412147.1560719thin
One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $134 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 sale160 hd
152.08
—
AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd
144.04
+8.04
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—Low1,658102.181,6945thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30078.651,0226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12672.4681662
CowsLean 85-90%High92657.9753712

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)—$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8134thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1377199.63/cwt195.00–204.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 1410198.00/cwt198.00–198.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 2435175.44/cwt173.00–178.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 3485163.00/cwt163.00–163.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 1495192.27/cwt183.00–193.0095217
Steers—Medium and Large 2495176.00/cwt176.00–176.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1524176.36/cwt173.00–179.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 1565172.87/cwt169.00–176.009778
Steers—Medium and Large 2590161.00/cwt161.00–161.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1615168.43/cwt164.00–173.001,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 2620158.00/cwt158.00–158.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 2655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 3675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1725142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 2743140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0403
Steers—Medium and Large 1763142.35/cwt138.00–143.001,0868
Steers—Medium and Large 3790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1905135.50/cwt134.00–137.001,2262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210165.00/cwt165.00–165.003474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240169.02/cwt168.00–170.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255166.50/cwt165.00–168.004256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263159.16/cwt158.00–160.004195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332160.00/cwt158.00–161.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3339154.99/cwt154.00–156.005256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345166.00/cwt166.00–166.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375155.93/cwt152.00–160.0058511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382148.32/cwt145.00–150.005676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387167.61/cwt164.00–171.0064911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417160.15/cwt157.00–166.0066810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426151.18/cwt147.00–155.0064412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475147.00/cwt143.00–150.006989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476156.54/cwt153.00–159.007459
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523143.92/cwt141.00–148.007538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528152.59/cwt149.00–158.0080616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540138.00/cwt138.00–138.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560150.22/cwt148.00–154.008419
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570135.00/cwt135.00–135.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574141.21/cwt138.00–143.008114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605140.50/cwt140.00–142.008504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622137.19/cwt135.00–139.008537
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673126.49/cwt125.00–128.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692133.33/cwt133.00–134.009233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738129.50/cwt129.00–130.009562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755128.00/cwt128.00–128.009661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218215.00/cwt210.00–220.004696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223187.36/cwt185.00–190.004186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1264201.43/cwt195.00–205.005324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335193.65/cwt193.00–195.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2359182.37/cwt180.00–183.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 3364177.80/cwt177.00–178.006475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379189.96/cwt186.00–193.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 3411168.85/cwt168.00–170.006947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424176.48/cwt172.00–179.007487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427185.61/cwt180.00–189.007933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460179.63/cwt175.00–185.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482167.74/cwt163.00–172.008098
Bulls—Medium and Large 3494155.83/cwt155.00–160.007706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516165.32/cwt162.00–168.008539
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526149.51/cwt148.00–150.007864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533155.77/cwt152.00–160.008308
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570149.21/cwt145.00–153.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571158.05/cwt154.00–163.009024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3589140.17/cwt140.00–141.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619151.99/cwt147.00–156.009419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619143.28/cwt140.00–146.008878
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645137.00/cwt137.00–137.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669145.70/cwt143.00–150.009757
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675137.62/cwt135.00–142.009293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710136.34/cwt134.00–138.009683
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720127.48/cwt125.00–130.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,560102.63/cwt101.00–105.001,6013
Bulls——1,69091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5381
Bulls——1,920112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85849.00/cwt49.00–49.004202
Cows—Lean 85-90%92864.66/cwt63.00–66.006003
Cows—Lean 85-90%94557.67/cwt56.00–60.005457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08767.03/cwt64.00–69.0072920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12878.73/cwt77.00–82.0088813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15373.40/cwt70.00–76.0084629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28374.99/cwt74.00–76.009622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30880.48/cwt79.00–81.001,0534
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—700.00/head700.00–700.007002

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.