Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-08-09

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Aug 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 741▼ 13 vs year ago 618 · −2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 114▼ 24 vs year ago 111 · −21.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 91cwt, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.43/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$148.43
223 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2464149.4669482
Medium and Large 1542149.3981093
Medium and Large 3419144.7960648
One grade step is worth $4.68/cwt here — about $88 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 sale223 hd
148.43
—
AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd
145.89
+2.54
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—Average1,581106.381,68211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44179.921,1515thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11675.1483943
CowsLean 85-90%Average99961.1561120

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3355177.00/cwt177.00–177.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 2358192.99/cwt191.00–195.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 2405191.00/cwt191.00–191.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1420203.00/cwt203.00–203.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 3472171.66/cwt169.00–175.008103
Steers—Medium and Large 1473191.37/cwt188.00–195.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 2483180.67/cwt179.00–183.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 2560166.00/cwt166.00–166.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1567172.97/cwt168.00–178.009813
Steers—Medium and Large 1635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Steers—Medium and Large 2645158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0193
Steers—Medium and Large 1658158.66/cwt158.00–160.001,0443
Steers—Medium and Large 1715152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268162.52/cwt160.00–165.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318152.07/cwt150.00–155.004848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320161.06/cwt160.00–163.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323169.01/cwt168.00–170.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366150.64/cwt148.00–153.0055112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378168.06/cwt165.00–170.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378157.70/cwt155.00–163.0059613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417154.44/cwt150.00–158.0064417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430163.67/cwt160.00–170.0070411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430144.95/cwt142.00–148.0062312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465141.39/cwt138.00–143.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466149.11/cwt145.00–154.0069523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469158.64/cwt155.00–163.0074416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525150.49/cwt148.00–155.0079013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525145.16/cwt143.00–147.0076211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530133.40/cwt130.00–135.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569148.76/cwt145.00–154.0084618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570129.01/cwt128.00–130.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580143.51/cwt143.00–144.008324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612139.74/cwt135.00–143.0085519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615126.49/cwt125.00–128.007782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623132.59/cwt130.00–134.008265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664127.26/cwt127.00–128.008454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673132.02/cwt129.00–134.008886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708129.33/cwt128.00–130.009163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775121.48/cwt120.00–123.009412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328201.68/cwt196.00–208.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338179.01/cwt178.00–180.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373192.44/cwt190.00–197.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374173.48/cwt173.00–175.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384184.90/cwt183.00–187.007108
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408166.99/cwt165.00–169.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424175.91/cwt173.00–179.0074610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428183.65/cwt181.00–185.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471158.72/cwt157.00–163.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474177.22/cwt174.00–180.0084011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481170.40/cwt165.00–173.0082013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522160.93/cwt157.00–165.0084011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527169.40/cwt167.00–176.008939
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527152.20/cwt148.00–156.0080212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565160.19/cwt157.00–164.009055
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565143.82/cwt140.00–146.0081312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568152.84/cwt149.00–156.008689
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622143.23/cwt140.00–148.008917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624153.45/cwt149.00–156.0095811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628135.97/cwt135.00–137.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665146.94/cwt143.00–150.009773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669135.75/cwt132.00–139.009089
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720123.51/cwt122.00–125.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725140.48/cwt139.00–142.001,0182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735132.57/cwt130.00–137.009745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768135.93/cwt132.00–140.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790125.01/cwt123.00–127.009882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523112.91/cwt111.00–114.001,7202
Bulls——1,593107.69/cwt106.00–109.001,7166
Bulls——1,59799.42/cwt98.00–100.001,5883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92560.93/cwt58.00–63.005647
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03255.76/cwt52.00–57.005756
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04665.98/cwt65.00–67.006907
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05570.45/cwt68.00–74.0074320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15878.28/cwt76.00–80.0090618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21282.60/cwt82.00–84.001,0015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39380.20/cwt78.00–82.001,1173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1911

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.