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Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Nov 1
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
591 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 645▼ 118 vs year ago 709 · −16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 146▼ 22 vs year ago 141 · −15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 33▼ 15 vs year ago 33 · −45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 76, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, 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 $140.42/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$140.42
84 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.95
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2511142.7572932
Medium and Large 1577139.8280722
Medium and Large 3488138.3767530
One grade step is worth $4.38/cwt here — about $54 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 sale84 hd
140.42
—
AL average11 barns · 1,191 hd
142.37
−1.95
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—Average1,65189.501,4779thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45262.7291112
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22862.0676244
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08852.2056830

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)—$8252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$70011
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6217

Every lot

78 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2380197.00/cwt197.00–197.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 3380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1415192.00/cwt192.00–192.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2433182.46/cwt180.00–185.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 2476174.42/cwt170.00–177.008307
Steers—Medium and Large 3490167.00/cwt167.00–167.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1512171.32/cwt170.00–172.008773
Steers—Medium and Large 3529155.98/cwt155.00–157.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 2532164.84/cwt162.00–168.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 3570135.80/cwt135.00–140.007746
Steers—Medium and Large 1581166.26/cwt164.00–169.0096613
Steers—Medium and Large 2581154.99/cwt152.00–157.009006
Steers—Medium and Large 2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1625152.17/cwt150.00–158.0095111
Steers—Medium and Large 2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 3680126.00/cwt126.00–126.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added716150.01/cwt143.00–152.001,0748
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added798145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1575
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375152.63/cwt150.00–155.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428154.02/cwt153.00–155.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433147.19/cwt144.00–150.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435156.00/cwt156.00–156.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473151.74/cwt151.00–152.007184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478139.03/cwt135.00–142.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481146.19/cwt145.00–150.0070310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518133.78/cwt131.00–136.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524141.36/cwt137.00–144.0074111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525145.49/cwt145.00–146.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563139.03/cwt137.00–142.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy573145.33/cwt145.00–146.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576134.16/cwt132.00–135.007736
Heifers—Medium and Large 3581127.20/cwt125.00–129.007396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy615143.00/cwt143.00–143.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615135.00/cwt134.00–136.008303
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633116.51/cwt116.00–117.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678125.00/cwt123.00–127.008483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708123.00/cwt123.00–123.008712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310182.00/cwt182.00–182.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340207.00/cwt207.00–207.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368193.62/cwt190.00–197.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420169.52/cwt169.00–170.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435162.50/cwt160.00–165.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440177.00/cwt177.00–177.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473152.03/cwt150.00–154.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474162.41/cwt157.00–167.007705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476171.19/cwt170.00–174.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515163.41/cwt158.00–167.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519153.72/cwt149.00–157.007985
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527140.31/cwt137.00–142.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556155.75/cwt155.00–158.008664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570143.41/cwt140.00–148.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570133.55/cwt132.00–135.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616144.53/cwt141.00–149.008909
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623138.51/cwt135.00–140.008634
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628126.05/cwt122.00–130.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665139.37/cwt137.00–142.009273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675131.75/cwt130.00–135.008894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705121.50/cwt120.00–123.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1712133.99/cwt129.00–137.009543
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60786.58/cwt84.00–89.001,3915
Bulls——1,70593.16/cwt91.00–96.001,5884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96745.31/cwt44.00–47.004383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07569.36/cwt69.00–70.007463
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09750.61/cwt48.00–53.0055514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10755.50/cwt54.00–58.0061413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20664.35/cwt63.00–68.0077615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25859.90/cwt57.00–62.0075426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34570.49/cwt70.00–71.009482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45858.97/cwt56.00–61.008605
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48963.37/cwt62.00–66.009445
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—620.86/head576.00–639.006217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/head800.00–850.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/head700.00–700.0070011

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.