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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

1,405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.97/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 623 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.27/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 524 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.69/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 471 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,405 486 504
Feeder cattle 1,108 429 428
Slaughter cattle 212 50 57
Replacement cattle 85 7 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 212.00 $212.00 $721 —
370–375 373 6 188.00–194.00 $190.98 $712 +2.98
405–430 419 10 182.00–189.00 $185.65 $778 —
475–480 478 9 173.00–180.00 $175.99 $841 -4.01
543 543 11 169.00 $169.00 $918 -4.21
555 555 3 163.00 $163.00 $905 +5.00
608–631 623 33 153.00–154.50 $153.97 $959 -0.03
671 671 4 148.00 $148.00 $993 +2.49
718 718 6 146.00 $146.00 $1,048 —
827 827 12 135.00 $135.00 $1,116 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 183.00 $183.00 $705 —
420–445 435 5 175.00–180.00 $178.07 $775 +0.52
480–495 485 6 168.00–170.00 $169.32 $821 -0.68
583 583 12 156.00 $156.00 $909 —
715 715 4 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 4 180.00 $180.00 $549 —
370–380 375 7 163.00–170.00 $167.41 $628 —
420–425 424 7 160.00–168.00 $163.58 $694 -3.92
455–460 458 4 155.00–165.00 $159.97 $733 -3.03
510 510 2 157.00 $157.00 $801 +7.49
590 590 3 145.00 $145.00 $856 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 —
310–335 329 5 150.00–160.00 $154.11 $507 —
365–395 372 9 148.00–158.00 $152.95 $569 —
410–445 426 4 145.00–155.00 $150.76 $642 +3.90
455–495 471 20 143.00–150.00 $145.69 $686 +0.10
503–545 524 31 141.00–148.00 $145.27 $761 -0.28
555–580 573 17 135.00–145.00 $142.59 $817 +3.75
625 625 3 129.00 $129.00 $806 -3.00
655–672 668 19 123.00–130.00 $128.40 $858 +5.40
755–798 784 9 115.00 $115.00 $902 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 150.00 $150.00 $345 —
325–345 336 4 144.00–148.00 $146.52 $492 —
370–390 380 6 140.00–145.00 $143.03 $544 -3.48
405–445 424 10 135.00–143.00 $141.08 $598 +0.30
455–485 471 17 133.00–142.00 $138.86 $654 +5.48
505–525 516 8 130.00–138.00 $134.72 $695 +1.79
555–585 570 14 125.00–133.00 $129.14 $736 —
605–620 610 11 118.00–123.00 $120.45 $735 -2.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 135.00 $135.00 $351 —
355–390 368 17 130.00–138.00 $132.52 $488 -2.36
405–415 409 5 125.00–130.00 $127.97 $523 -3.52
465–495 482 9 120.00–130.00 $125.50 $605 +0.69
525 525 1 118.00 $118.00 $620 -3.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 215 3 185.00–190.00 $188.41 $405 —
325 325 5 175.00–180.00 $177.00 $575 —
360–390 377 10 172.00–178.00 $175.54 $662 -5.92
415 415 4 175.00 $175.00 $726 +0.76
480–490 486 9 163.00–167.00 $165.22 $803 -3.59
510–545 525 16 155.00–163.00 $160.00 $840 -2.58
560–590 575 6 145.00–154.00 $149.97 $862 -4.69
615–640 624 7 135.00–140.00 $137.60 $859 +2.61
655–675 663 5 128.00–129.00 $128.59 $853 +1.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 215.00 $215.00 $591 —
315–345 331 9 185.00–193.00 $187.08 $619 —
360–395 378 9 180.00–188.00 $185.28 $700 -5.02
410–445 437 13 177.00–183.00 $179.59 $785 -5.37
470–475 473 8 168.00–175.00 $170.75 $808 -5.81
505–520 514 10 164.00–173.00 $167.29 $860 -4.10
575–580 577 6 155.00–156.00 $155.34 $896 -3.16
680 680 1 139.00 $139.00 $945 +1.26
720–730 725 5 137.00–139.00 $137.80 $999 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 5 170.00 $170.00 $544 -5.02
380–385 381 7 168.00–170.00 $169.42 $645 -1.34
415–445 430 4 158.00–165.00 $161.38 $694 -5.39
465 465 3 155.00 $155.00 $721 -9.80
515–525 521 5 150.00–153.00 $151.81 $791 +2.44
565 565 1 133.00 $133.00 $751 -12.00
615 615 3 130.00 $130.00 $800 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1395 1049 80-85% 42 61.00–67.00 $64.08 $672 —
705–1790 1142 80-85% 42 68.00–74.00 $70.30 $803 —
1010–1570 1251 80-85% 4 75.00–80.00 $77.82 $974 +4.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1080 921 85-90% 11 43.00–49.00 $46.88 $432 —
745–1155 1001 85-90% 23 57.00–60.00 $58.75 $588 —
810–1105 1008 85-90% 23 50.00–56.00 $53.12 $535 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1475 1300 75-80% 5 73.00–74.00 $73.40 $954 —
1265–1560 1466 75-80% 7 61.00–66.00 $63.87 $936 —
1245–1775 1543 75-80% 8 67.00–72.00 $68.54 $1,058 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1505 1442 6 89.00–92.00 $91.17 $1,315 -0.83
1385–1970 1666 8 94.00–99.00 $96.41 $1,606 -6.56
1990–2115 2053 2 106.00–107.00 $106.48 $2,186 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 900.00–1,150.00 $994.64
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 725.00–975.00 $812.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 600.00–800.00 $721.15
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 650.00–875.00 $773.21
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 575.00–675.00 $620.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 900.00–1,200.00 $997.92 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 525.00–725.00 $625.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00 $825.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.