Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.52/cwt -6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 419 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $171.14/cwt -8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 537 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.46/cwt -7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 382 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	722	511	780
Feeder cattle	515	427	632
Slaughter cattle	187	76	74
Replacement cattle	20	8	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 94 cwt. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, high dressing bulls sold up to 125 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
355	355	4	190.00	$190.00	$674	—
475	475	2	177.00–178.00	$177.50	$843	-11.50
525–545	537	13	165.00–173.00	$171.14	$919	-8.86
625–645	635	2	160.00–163.00	$161.52	$1,026	-1.48
655–660	658	2	152.00–154.00	$153.00	$1,007	—
725	725	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	4	193.00–195.00	$194.02	$724	-0.98
405–440	423	3	188.00–192.00	$189.94	$803	-5.06
465–478	476	7	180.00–188.00	$181.12	$862	—
545	545	1	178.00	$178.00	$970	-11.46
560	560	1	170.00	$170.00	$952	-9.68
715–720	718	2	150.00–158.00	$153.99	$1,106	—
755–770	763	2	142.00–146.00	$144.02	$1,099	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	437	3	176.00–178.00	$176.66	$772	—
455	455	3	173.00	$173.00	$787	-0.96
540	540	1	163.00	$163.00	$880	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	6	157.00–160.00	$158.84	$442	+5.63
305–335	322	9	150.00–160.00	$155.91	$502	-0.83
355–395	382	12	145.00–153.00	$148.46	$567	-7.80
405–410	409	5	140.00–149.00	$142.99	$585	-3.41
455–485	470	9	135.00–144.00	$141.38	$664	-0.75
510–515	513	5	130.00–138.00	$133.59	$685	-5.55
580–585	583	3	125.00–130.00	$126.66	$738	-12.37
725	725	2	115.00	$115.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	168.00	$168.00	$496	+3.53
320–335	327	5	162.00–165.00	$163.38	$534	+0.37
355–385	375	7	155.00–164.00	$159.43	$598	-4.62
405–435	419	13	150.00–159.00	$155.52	$652	-6.97
455–490	473	6	145.00–154.00	$149.45	$707	-0.07
505–535	523	7	143.00–150.00	$145.39	$760	-2.71
555–590	578	3	138.00–140.00	$138.64	$801	-5.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	3	146.00–148.00	$147.38	$483	-1.41
380–395	386	10	138.00–143.00	$140.12	$541	-5.91
410–430	418	7	132.00–135.00	$132.73	$555	-4.83
535	535	1	123.00	$123.00	$658	-3.02
620	620	3	110.00	$110.00	$682	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	193.00	$193.00	$473	+8.00
280–295	288	2	185.00–190.00	$187.43	$540	+4.16
305–345	328	8	180.00–190.00	$185.36	$608	+1.27
360–395	383	9	173.00–183.00	$177.90	$681	-1.58
405–445	431	6	173.00–182.00	$178.33	$769	—
455–480	471	7	167.00–175.00	$170.89	$805	-3.82
525–545	534	9	160.00–168.00	$163.38	$872	+1.14
555–570	565	4	148.00–155.00	$152.02	$859	-1.94
605–640	615	6	138.00–148.00	$143.38	$882	—
680	680	1	140.00	$140.00	$952	+5.98
715	715	1	127.00	$127.00	$908	-3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	205.00	$205.00	$502	—
255–265	260	2	200.00–202.00	$200.98	$523	+10.01
315 fancy	315	1	245.00	$245.00	$772	+38.00
340	340	1	195.00	$195.00	$663	+0.95
365–390	384	7	187.00–195.00	$191.25	$734	+2.08
405–410	408	8	185.00–192.00	$188.74	$770	-0.92
470–495	483	9	178.00–186.00	$182.22	$880	-4.03
505–525	515	8	170.00–178.00	$174.11	$897	-8.40
555–565	560	3	158.00–166.00	$161.32	$903	-5.67
605	605	2	150.00	$150.00	$908	-1.00
655–685	667	6	142.00–150.00	$146.02	$974	—
710	710	1	138.00	$138.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	185.00	$185.00	$444	+8.00
265–280	270	3	175.00–180.00	$178.27	$481	+3.27
320–335	329	6	170.00–177.00	$172.48	$567	+1.20
375–395	386	8	162.00–170.00	$166.83	$644	-1.31
405–435	411	5	160.00–170.00	$162.12	$666	-3.77
460–480	470	3	150.00–160.00	$153.93	$723	-9.10
505–530	523	7	148.00–158.00	$155.24	$812	+1.49
570–585	578	2	142.00–143.00	$142.49	$824	-2.51
640	640	1	130.00	$130.00	$832	—
765	765	1	105.00	$105.00	$803	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1355	1082	80-85%	47	69.00–75.00	$72.13	$780	-4.14
830–1305	1090	80-85%	35	76.00–83.00	$79.00	$861	—
910–1630	1144	80-85%	21	84.00–90.00	$86.48	$989	+4.28

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1030	902	85-90%	3	52.00–57.00	$55.19	$498	—
715–1295	962	85-90%	20	58.00–64.00	$62.18	$598	—
805–1280	1064	85-90%	19	65.00–68.00	$67.06	$714	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,122	—
1385	1385	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,066	—
1140–1535	1397	75-80%	5	78.00–83.00	$80.50	$1,125	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1825	1494	4	100.00–102.00	$100.68	$1,504	—
1520–1870	1707	3	108.00–111.00	$109.39	$1,867	—
1855–2230	2043	4	116.00–120.00	$118.18	$2,414	—

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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)	2	700.00–950.00	$825.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–825.00	$768.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–575.00	$558.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	625.00	$625.00

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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	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.