Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-11-08

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Nov 8
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
914 head
▲ 323 vs last sale 591▲ 241 vs year ago 673 · +35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 119▼ 25 vs year ago 132 · −18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 18▼ 1 vs year ago 19 · −5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.30/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −50.74 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.
Average price
$153.30
82 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.48
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2488160.6478326
Medium and Large 1583151.3288221
Medium and Large 3496149.0474035
One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $43 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 sale82 hd
153.30
—
AL average14 barns · 1,257 hd
145.82
+7.48
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.04
−50.74
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—High1,82493.611,7086thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41864.2891119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21963.8177837
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08349.7753925

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
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$56710

Every lot

73 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 2415181.39/cwt179.00–186.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 3438176.24/cwt174.00–178.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 1469180.51/cwt180.00–181.008474
Steers—Medium and Large 2480174.33/cwt173.00–175.008373
Steers—Medium and Large 3480164.70/cwt162.00–167.007913
Steers—Medium and Large 1511175.75/cwt172.00–179.008985
Steers—Medium and Large 2513168.00/cwt167.00–169.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 3545156.00/cwt156.00–156.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1565165.62/cwt160.00–170.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 2580150.68/cwt150.00–152.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 3585148.00/cwt148.00–148.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1615151.01/cwt150.00–152.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 2617143.35/cwt142.00–145.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 3617132.32/cwt132.00–133.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 2665135.98/cwt135.00–137.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 1674143.63/cwt140.00–149.009686
Steers—Medium and Large 1740136.50/cwt135.00–138.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 1840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370159.00/cwt159.00–159.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385153.39/cwt150.00–156.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418153.25/cwt152.00–156.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427144.86/cwt142.00–150.0061910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467138.99/cwt135.00–144.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474148.21/cwt145.00–150.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490156.00/cwt156.00–156.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516139.20/cwt138.00–140.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518147.76/cwt147.00–149.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523134.26/cwt132.00–137.007028
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555125.96/cwt122.00–130.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571141.37/cwt139.00–144.008078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573134.74/cwt133.00–135.007728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610135.85/cwt133.00–140.008296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618126.43/cwt124.00–129.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628119.99/cwt117.00–122.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy630147.00/cwt147.00–147.009261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369172.39/cwt167.00–175.006366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377185.37/cwt184.00–187.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410180.00/cwt179.00–182.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416174.09/cwt167.00–177.007248
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428162.88/cwt158.00–166.0069710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458171.56/cwt168.00–175.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463163.13/cwt160.00–166.007557
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473156.44/cwt155.00–158.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3509142.76/cwt140.00–147.007277
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510157.00/cwt157.00–157.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515167.94/cwt165.00–171.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557153.32/cwt150.00–155.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 3593136.51/cwt135.00–138.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615136.64/cwt132.00–140.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623148.23/cwt144.00–152.009234
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623123.04/cwt120.00–127.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673128.45/cwt127.00–130.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3674119.01/cwt117.00–120.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675136.62/cwt134.00–140.009223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1707124.69/cwt121.00–127.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725117.00/cwt117.00–117.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755122.00/cwt122.00–122.009211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3332
Bulls——1,895100.99/cwt100.00–102.001,9142
Bulls——2,01094.85/cwt94.00–96.001,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97242.02/cwt40.00–44.004085
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04448.61/cwt46.00–51.005078
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14257.83/cwt55.00–61.0066010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15553.77/cwt52.00–56.0062112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21772.62/cwt70.00–75.008845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25464.53/cwt62.00–68.0080922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32269.59/cwt69.00–71.009203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42365.30/cwt63.00–67.009299
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45260.68/cwt59.00–62.008817
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—566.80/head504.00–653.0056710

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.