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Arab Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Oct 21
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
40 vs last sale 82 31 vs year ago 73 · 42.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
14 vs last sale 41 16 vs year ago 43 · 37.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle not covered.

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
BullsAverage1,467189.662,7823thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500158.932,38412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,255151.831,90610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,073132.591,4237thin

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)$2,1818
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,9173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,7002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$3,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,916.67/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,181.25/head2,025.00–2,300.002,1818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bulls1,450186.99/cwt185.00–189.002,7112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182157.78/cwt155.00–159.001,8653
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,481157.81/cwt155.00–161.002,3377
CowsLean 85-90%1,142134.45/cwt132.50–138.001,5353
Bulls1,500195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9251
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240162.50/cwt162.00–163.002,0152
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473167.85/cwt164.00–173.002,4723
CowsLean 85-90%1,180147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,7411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305144.00/cwt141.00–147.001,8795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,608149.49/cwt149.00–150.002,4042
CowsLean 85-90%968125.76/cwt125.00–127.501,2173

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.