Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-10-04

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Oct 4
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Receipts
971 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 790▲ 288 vs year ago 683 · +42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle no trends available. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle no trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.94/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.10 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$137.94
96 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624140.4787717thin
Medium and Large 2572138.1779039
Medium and Large 3538136.6573640
One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about $141 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 sale96 hd
137.94
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AL average15 barns · 1,319 hd
143.72
−5.78
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−66.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

52 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3430167.00/cwt167.00–167.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 2435172.00/cwt172.00–172.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 3460151.63/cwt150.00–155.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 2468163.20/cwt160.00–167.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 1485169.00/cwt169.00–169.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1526162.24/cwt160.00–165.008534
Steers—Medium and Large 2528155.00/cwt155.00–155.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 3535142.50/cwt140.00–145.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537174.50/cwt174.50–174.5093720
Steers—Medium and Large 2558141.01/cwt140.00–142.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1564154.72/cwt150.00–158.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565167.00/cwt167.00–167.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 2650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395153.50/cwt152.00–155.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413150.38/cwt149.00–152.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423146.17/cwt143.00–147.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463148.00/cwt148.00–148.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474144.81/cwt143.00–147.006865
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482138.68/cwt135.00–142.006687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518136.00/cwt136.00–136.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531132.75/cwt130.00–135.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 3624116.51/cwt115.00–120.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678121.66/cwt121.00–122.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678118.46/cwt117.00–120.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370160.78/cwt157.00–165.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410167.00/cwt167.00–167.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432154.31/cwt152.00–157.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477152.00/cwt152.00–152.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488144.33/cwt142.00–147.007046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519144.76/cwt143.00–147.0075113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520154.97/cwt152.00–158.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523138.28/cwt135.00–142.0072311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574137.12/cwt134.00–142.007876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575147.00/cwt145.00–150.008455
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576129.66/cwt125.00–133.0074711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614132.72/cwt130.00–135.0081511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617140.99/cwt140.00–142.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633126.20/cwt125.00–127.007995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658135.02/cwt132.00–138.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660118.50/cwt117.00–120.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678125.51/cwt122.00–129.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2717116.65/cwt115.00–120.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121

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.