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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 8, 2022

641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.13/cwt ≈ $1,088/hd at 688 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.73/cwt ≈ $947/hd at 589 lb · 16 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $195.95/cwt +6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 321 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 641 765 982
Feeder cattle 497 641 786
Slaughter cattle 136 110 155
Replacement cattle 8 14 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
310 310 1 195.00 $195.00 $604 -11.00
455–494 485 12 175.00–183.00 $178.27 $865 —
510–540 524 7 170.00–179.00 $174.20 $913 +12.20
565–595 589 16 159.00–165.00 $160.73 $947 —
685–688 688 68 150.00–158.25 $158.13 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 180.00–183.00 $181.51 $804 —
480 480 2 168.00–172.00 $170.00 $816 —
525–540 533 4 167.00–168.00 $167.49 $893 +8.16
560–585 577 3 152.00–153.00 $152.68 $881 —
635 635 1 149.00 $149.00 $946 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 175.00 $175.00 $578 —
475 475 2 173.00 $173.00 $822 +19.63
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 276 4 163.00–165.00 $163.53 $451 +13.00
305–330 316 4 150.00–157.00 $154.69 $489 +7.11
365–385 378 7 148.00–155.00 $150.76 $570 +8.98
410–435 421 11 142.00–152.00 $145.99 $615 +4.87
455–480 463 12 137.00–144.00 $141.46 $655 +5.92
510–525 517 8 132.00–140.00 $137.10 $709 +3.79
555–570 559 4 130.00–138.00 $135.71 $759 +4.04
610–615 614 4 125.00–130.00 $128.00 $786 +9.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 334 12 158.00–168.00 $162.90 $544 +7.98
360–395 379 9 156.00–167.00 $160.95 $610 +12.55
415–435 426 7 155.00–164.00 $159.37 $679 +12.15
455–480 468 13 145.00–154.00 $148.12 $693 +4.16
505–525 515 7 143.00–150.00 $145.54 $750 +2.79
565–570 568 3 140.00–141.00 $140.33 $797 -1.33
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 -5.00
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 278 6 145.00–155.00 $149.90 $417 +4.90
360–380 369 9 140.00–147.00 $144.12 $532 +12.92
405–440 420 10 133.00–140.00 $136.03 $571 +8.81
465–475 470 4 128.00–135.00 $131.46 $618 —
510 510 3 130.00 $130.00 $663 +3.00
555–575 563 9 123.00–129.00 $126.14 $710 +4.87
745 745 2 110.00 $110.00 $820 +7.34
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 270 3 205.00–210.00 $207.67 $561 +17.67
305–345 321 15 192.00–202.00 $195.95 $629 +6.12
365–395 377 3 188.00–198.00 $193.52 $730 +12.04
405–430 415 7 185.00–194.00 $189.85 $788 +13.23
455–485 473 12 175.00–185.00 $178.78 $846 +11.82
505–515 509 5 168.00–178.00 $170.79 $869 +8.79
565–590 575 6 158.00–168.00 $161.96 $931 +8.23
605–620 613 2 148.00–154.00 $150.96 $925 +6.82
725 725 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 188.00 $188.00 $545 +2.62
335–345 342 6 183.00–188.00 $186.33 $637 +8.35
360–395 376 8 177.00–186.00 $182.49 $686 +10.40
405–445 432 10 174.00–183.00 $179.82 $777 +10.86
455–475 461 8 160.00–170.00 $165.41 $763 +5.91
525–540 536 5 160.00–167.00 $164.83 $883 +11.09
560 560 2 157.00 $157.00 $879 +11.55
610 610 2 130.00 $130.00 $793 -9.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 273 3 180.00–183.00 $181.94 $497 +6.94
355 355 4 168.00–175.00 $169.75 $603 +4.87
415–445 432 6 162.00–170.00 $165.87 $717 +8.70
470 470 2 155.00 $155.00 $728 +5.50
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 +5.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1410 1102 80-85% 29 64.00–69.00 $67.23 $741 -7.88
745–1750 1123 80-85% 30 70.00–76.00 $72.79 $817 -2.32
1045–1235 1132 80-85% 9 77.00–81.00 $78.27 $886 +3.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–975 867 85-90% 5 47.00–51.00 $49.09 $426 -3.85
705–1205 915 85-90% 15 58.00–63.00 $60.43 $553 +15.27
825–1090 975 85-90% 6 56.00–57.00 $56.37 $550 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1440 1369 75-80% 8 72.00–75.00 $73.25 $1,003 —
1375–1545 1432 75-80% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.64 $983 -5.37
1435–1505 1470 75-80% 2 80.00–83.00 $81.46 $1,197 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1465 1398 2 95.00–98.00 $96.57 $1,350 —
1430 1430 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,630 —
1120–1945 1554 7 99.00–105.00 $102.70 $1,596 —

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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) 3 700.00–925.00 $783.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00

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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 4 925.00–1,000.00 $962.50 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 625.00 $625.00 —

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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.