Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2022-07-19

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jul 19
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
339 vs last sale 871 210 vs year ago 742 · 28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
64 vs last sale 257 66 vs year ago 127 · +52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
21 vs last sale 49 6 vs year ago 34 · 17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.55/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$147.55
164 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.14
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507149.8475981
Medium and Large 2433148.6164355
Medium and Large 3454138.8563028
One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about $129 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 sale164 hd
147.55
AL average16 barns · 1,756 hd
138.41
+9.14
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
BullsHigh1,750105.041,83911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46872.681,06718
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14769.44796102
CowsLean 85-90%High90057.0551331

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)$9585
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$7382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,24314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,0134thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005184
HeifersMedium and Large 3377147.65/cwt145.00–150.005579
HeifersMedium and Large 1683129.97/cwt129.00–132.008883
HeifersMedium and Large 3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005955
HeifersMedium and Large 2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007983
HeifersMedium and Large 2490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007113
HeifersMedium and Large 1285171.00/cwt171.00–171.004871
HeifersMedium and Large 1305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
HeifersMedium and Large 2431147.00/cwt145.00–149.006348
HeifersMedium and Large 3537131.01/cwt129.00–135.007043
HeifersMedium and Large 1371164.35/cwt160.00–170.006109
HeifersMedium and Large 1569145.63/cwt142.00–149.008298
HeifersMedium and Large 3569128.19/cwt125.00–130.007295
HeifersMedium and Large 3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 2281162.25/cwt157.00–165.004567
HeifersMedium and Large 2531141.12/cwt138.00–144.007499
SteersMedium and Large 2345188.00/cwt188.00–188.006491
SteersMedium and Large 2570158.00/cwt158.00–158.009013
HeifersMedium and Large 2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008762
HeifersMedium and Large 2605133.00/cwt133.00–133.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 1479149.89/cwt147.00–155.0071817
HeifersMedium and Large 1534147.99/cwt145.00–152.0079014
SteersMedium and Large 1579167.01/cwt163.00–170.009678
SteersMedium and Large 1523173.99/cwt173.00–176.009103
HeifersMedium and Large 2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008252
HeifersMedium and Large 2322157.30/cwt155.00–160.005079
SteersMedium and Large 1619165.54/cwt161.00–170.001,0259
SteersMedium and Large 3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006722
SteersMedium and Large 3518151.65/cwt151.00–153.007863
SteersMedium and Large 2495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008662
SteersMedium and Large 3468164.65/cwt163.00–168.007713
SteersMedium and Large 1465185.49/cwt183.00–187.008634
SteersMedium and Large 1414188.77/cwt186.00–193.007824
BullsMedium and Large 1526165.76/cwt162.00–170.008729
BullsMedium and Large 1306196.51/cwt196.00–198.006014
BullsMedium and Large 1625158.26/cwt153.00–165.009893
BullsMedium and Large 1568162.05/cwt158.00–166.009202
BullsMedium and Large 1463173.19/cwt170.00–178.0080211
BullsMedium and Large 1433178.73/cwt175.00–183.0077412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21675.11/cwt74.00–79.0091318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13269.76/cwt67.00–73.0079061
CowsLean 85-90%89360.69/cwt60.00–62.0054212
CowsLean 85-90%90757.26/cwt55.00–59.0051913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13264.14/cwt61.00–66.0072623
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42080.38/cwt78.00–83.001,1413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45367.42/cwt67.00–69.009804
CowsLean 85-90%89749.33/cwt48.00–52.004426
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48672.49/cwt70.00–75.001,07711
Bulls1,968113.36/cwt112.00–117.002,2313
Bulls1,713103.51/cwt101.00–105.001,7735
Bulls1,59599.27/cwt98.00–100.001,5833
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,012.50/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0134
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,295.83/head1,175.00–1,375.001,29612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2958.00/head875.00–1,015.009585
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3737.50/head650.00–825.007382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2875.00/head875.00–875.008751
BullsMedium and Large 3423157.28/cwt155.00–160.0066510
BullsMedium and Large 3384167.35/cwt165.00–172.0064311
BullsMedium and Large 3590142.33/cwt141.00–143.008403
BullsMedium and Large 2535156.07/cwt152.00–160.0083513
BullsMedium and Large 3490153.00/cwt153.00–153.007501
BullsMedium and Large 2663139.02/cwt135.00–143.009222
BullsMedium and Large 2466163.60/cwt160.00–166.007628
BullsMedium and Large 2288192.51/cwt192.00–193.005542
BullsMedium and Large 3518147.01/cwt145.00–148.007624
BullsMedium and Large 3785123.00/cwt123.00–123.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1381186.61/cwt183.00–191.007117
BullsMedium and Large 1673153.43/cwt150.00–157.001,0332
BullsMedium and Large 2625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
BullsMedium and Large 2343188.99/cwt188.00–190.006484
BullsMedium and Large 2417169.43/cwt167.00–171.007079
BullsMedium and Large 2573153.38/cwt150.00–157.008793
BullsMedium and Large 3332177.94/cwt175.00–180.005916
BullsMedium and Large 2382180.51/cwt179.00–182.006908
HeifersMedium and Large 1619142.00/cwt135.00–142.5087915
HeifersMedium and Large 1432154.75/cwt152.00–158.0066913
HeifersMedium and Large 2376154.53/cwt152.00–158.0058111

How this sale compares

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.