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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.84/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 519 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.52/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 467 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.40/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 429 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 805 544
Feeder cattle 427 624 449
Slaughter cattle 76 167 95
Replacement cattle 8 14 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 189.00 $189.00 $926 +11.94
520 520 1 180.00 $180.00 $936 +11.47
570 570 1 171.00 $171.00 $975 —
606–640 610 8 163.00 $163.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 195.00 $195.00 $712 —
435 435 1 195.00 $195.00 $848 —
505–535 523 4 185.00–192.00 $189.46 $991 —
570–580 577 3 176.00–185.00 $179.68 $1,037 +7.68
605 605 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,071 +20.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 490 2 170.00–178.00 $173.96 $852 +10.48
620 620 1 153.00 $153.00 $949 +12.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 260 4 163.00–165.00 $164.47 $428 —
330–335 333 2 162.00–164.00 $163.01 $543 +3.17
355–380 369 4 160.00–169.00 $164.05 $605 +8.03
410–435 424 6 157.00–167.00 $162.49 $689 +9.48
455–495 467 15 147.00–153.00 $149.52 $698 +1.46
505–520 fancy 513 2 153.00–155.00 $153.99 $790 —
505–545 520 14 143.00–151.00 $148.10 $770 +3.71
555–585 573 10 142.00–149.00 $143.87 $824 -0.16
780 780 2 120.00 $120.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 265 3 150.00–155.00 $153.21 $406 -2.70
325–335 330 4 155.00–158.00 $156.74 $517 +7.27
370–390 375 11 153.00–159.00 $156.26 $586 +8.29
405–445 429 14 143.00–150.00 $146.40 $628 +1.95
460–495 477 10 137.00–146.00 $142.13 $678 +1.86
505–525 515 6 137.00–142.00 $139.14 $717 +5.08
560–590 580 3 137.00–140.00 $139.03 $806 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 12 145.00–152.00 $148.79 $488 +7.73
355–390 366 6 140.00–150.00 $146.03 $534 +6.35
415–435 425 2 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $585 +3.49
480 480 3 135.00 $135.00 $648 +4.68
515–535 525 2 125.00–127.00 $126.02 $662 -0.52
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 185.00 $185.00 $435 —
260–295 273 3 182.00–185.00 $183.27 $500 -4.17
310–340 326 5 180.00–188.00 $184.09 $600 -0.19
355–395 368 12 173.00–183.00 $179.48 $660 +2.27
455–485 466 7 170.00–179.00 $174.71 $814 +1.01
510–545 518 6 160.00–168.00 $162.24 $840 +1.23
570–585 578 3 150.00–159.00 $153.96 $890 +8.25
665–690 678 2 133.00–135.00 $134.02 $909 -5.97
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 —
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 177.00 $177.00 $398 —
265 265 3 175.00 $175.00 $464 -4.07
305–340 326 4 168.00–175.00 $171.28 $558 -0.61
355–380 375 10 165.00–170.00 $168.14 $631 -0.08
415–440 436 9 164.00–168.00 $165.89 $723 +2.74
455–475 463 7 160.00–168.00 $163.03 $755 +0.37
505–515 513 4 152.00–155.00 $153.75 $789 +6.22
580 580 2 145.00 $145.00 $841 +12.56
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 4 190.00–192.00 $190.97 $521 —
320 fancy 320 1 207.00 $207.00 $662 —
315–345 330 2 193.00–195.00 $194.05 $640 +0.99
355–390 371 6 185.00–195.00 $189.17 $702 +2.20
405–430 423 11 184.00–193.00 $189.66 $802 +2.00
465–495 474 6 181.00–190.00 $186.25 $883 +6.33
505–520 513 2 182.00–183.00 $182.51 $936 +12.05
570–580 574 5 165.00–168.00 $166.99 $959 +7.50
630 630 1 151.00 $151.00 $951 +3.00
785 785 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,052 +7.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1230 997 80-85% 19 68.00–73.00 $70.06 $698 —
875–1265 1052 80-85% 21 74.00–79.00 $76.27 $802 —
1035–1190 1116 80-85% 8 80.00–85.00 $82.20 $917 +6.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $861 —
1350–1615 1463 75-80% 6 74.00–78.00 $75.90 $1,110 +3.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $470 —
860–1250 1032 85-90% 5 62.00–66.00 $64.19 $662 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,195 —
1180–1380 1303 3 100.00–106.00 $103.50 $1,349 —
1525–1955 1794 5 113.00–118.00 $114.82 $2,060 —

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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) 2 950.00–975.00 $962.50

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 900.00–1,225.00 $1,015.00 —

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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.