Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.03/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 561 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.06/cwt -7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 476 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.97/cwt -6.59 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 377 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	805	426	980
Feeder cattle	624	344	731
Slaughter cattle	167	79	132
Replacement cattle	14	3	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower, with boning cows bringing up to 91.00 cwt. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	188.00–190.00	$189.01	$592	+4.01
365–390	378	2	185.00–187.00	$186.03	$703	—
440	440	1	180.00	$180.00	$792	-0.98
455–485	470	2	175.00–179.00	$177.06	$832	+7.40
525–549	545	11	168.00–172.00	$168.53	$918	—
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	4	182.00–183.00	$182.49	$566	—
390–395	393	3	170.00–172.00	$170.66	$671	—
410–435	423	2	167.00–170.00	$168.54	$713	—
465–470	468	2	160.00–167.00	$163.48	$765	+0.85
505	505	4	155.00	$155.00	$783	-5.00
605–615	610	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$860	-2.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	475	2	185.00–195.00	$189.79	$902	+7.87
560	560	1	172.00	$172.00	$963	+3.43
630–635	633	2	155.00–159.00	$156.99	$994	-3.00
695	695	5	150.50	$150.50	$1,046	-6.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	329	5	157.00–165.00	$159.84	$526	—
360–390	374	7	154.00–160.00	$156.02	$584	-13.28
405–435	422	15	150.00–157.00	$153.01	$646	-6.96
455–495	476	19	145.00–153.00	$148.06	$705	-7.52
505–540	519	14	140.00–148.00	$144.39	$749	-4.91
552–582	561	40	138.00–145.50	$144.03	$808	-1.14
605–610	608	2	134.00–139.00	$136.49	$830	-5.51
660–665	664	4	120.00–123.00	$120.75	$802	-0.68
720	720	2	115.00	$115.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	288	7	152.00–160.00	$155.91	$449	—
325–335	332	13	145.00–153.00	$149.47	$496	-18.23
365–390	377	16	145.00–150.00	$147.97	$558	-6.59
405–440	432	13	140.00–148.00	$144.45	$624	-4.93
455–495	480	4	135.00–144.00	$140.27	$673	-7.53
520–540	528	3	130.00–139.00	$134.06	$708	-7.63
620–640	630	6	122.00–130.00	$124.66	$785	-8.34
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	—
720	720	1	108.00	$108.00	$778	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	280	3	145.00–148.00	$147.07	$412	-17.93
310–340	320	6	140.00–143.00	$141.06	$451	-10.94
375–390	385	3	139.00–140.00	$139.68	$538	-9.32
420–430	424	9	130.00–138.00	$134.07	$568	-5.53
455–480	470	4	125.00–133.00	$130.32	$613	-6.85
515–545	530	2	125.00–128.00	$126.54	$671	-8.46
610–640	625	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$744	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	5	185.00–192.00	$187.44	$506	—
305–340	323	11	180.00–188.00	$184.28	$595	—
360–390	380	11	173.00–183.00	$177.21	$673	-6.82
405–445	433	13	170.00–180.00	$174.31	$755	-0.95
455–485	462	7	168.00–177.00	$173.70	$802	+3.50
520–525	523	2	158.00–164.00	$161.01	$842	+5.11
555–595	570	4	142.00–150.00	$145.71	$831	-1.79
680–690	685	2	138.00–142.00	$139.99	$959	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	280	5	175.00–182.00	$179.07	$501	—
305–345	326	8	168.00–177.00	$171.89	$560	-3.11
355–390	378	6	165.00–172.00	$168.22	$636	-2.84
415–425	419	6	160.00–165.00	$163.15	$684	-5.27
460–485	477	5	158.00–165.00	$162.66	$776	+2.37
510–540	535	7	145.00–153.00	$147.53	$789	-3.50
560–585	568	5	130.00–138.00	$132.44	$752	-7.56

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	5	190.00–200.00	$193.06	$629	+1.81
355–375	368	4	185.00–190.00	$186.97	$688	—
405–435	420	2	183.00–192.00	$187.66	$788	+3.87
460–495	470	9	178.00–187.00	$179.92	$846	+0.71
505–535	515	4	167.00–176.00	$170.46	$878	+4.77
560–580	569	6	157.00–164.00	$159.49	$907	+6.05
605	605	1	148.00	$148.00	$895	-2.00
670–695	683	2	144.00–146.00	$144.98	$990	-0.02
755–785	773	3	125.00–129.00	$126.68	$979	+0.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1720	1130	80-85%	53	74.00–80.00	$76.01	$859	-0.94
890–1330	1138	80-85%	32	68.00–73.00	$71.06	$809	-5.89
1010–1380	1192	80-85%	9	81.00–86.00	$83.36	$994	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–900	846	85-90%	4	53.00–55.00	$54.57	$462	—
795–1220	970	85-90%	13	63.00–67.00	$65.36	$634	—
800–1295	986	85-90%	8	56.00–62.00	$59.27	$584	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1600	1447	75-80%	7	78.00–81.00	$79.02	$1,143	—
1425–1550	1488	75-80%	2	70.00–74.00	$71.92	$1,070	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1760	1569	7	104.00–108.00	$105.67	$1,658	—
1410–1960	1569	4	96.00–100.00	$98.06	$1,539	—
1590–1985	1840	5	111.00–117.00	$113.10	$2,081	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–900.00	$830.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	850.00–985.00	$902.50	—

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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.