Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.40/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 378 lb · 16 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.42/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 787 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.34/cwt +8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 462 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	482	722	796
Feeder cattle	386	515	675
Slaughter cattle	86	187	91
Replacement cattle	10	20	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	2	198.00–202.00	$199.93	$766	+5.91
405	405	1	198.00	$198.00	$802	+8.06
455–465	460	2	180.00–187.00	$183.46	$844	+2.34
620	620	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,060	—
786–795	787	16	147.25–150.00	$147.42	$1,160	+3.40

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	183.00	$183.00	$531	—
320	320	1	178.00	$178.00	$570	—
425–445	438	4	165.00–175.00	$169.46	$742	-7.20
460	460	1	164.00	$164.00	$754	-9.00
605	605	1	150.00	$150.00	$908	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	185.00–195.00	$189.85	$636	—
510–530	520	2	165.00–173.00	$169.08	$879	-2.06
560	560	1	169.00	$169.00	$946	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	339	4	165.00–167.00	$165.49	$561	+2.11
355–395	367	9	159.00–163.00	$160.98	$591	+1.55
405–445	435	9	157.00–166.00	$160.17	$697	+4.65
455–490	462	15	154.00–163.00	$158.34	$732	+8.89
505–545	532	13	150.00–159.00	$153.67	$818	+8.28
555–585	572	9	143.00–151.00	$147.46	$843	+8.82
605–615	610	2	136.00–140.00	$137.98	$842	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	3	155.00–158.00	$156.61	$501	+0.70
365–385	378	16	150.00–158.00	$155.40	$587	+6.94
405–430	415	13	148.00–155.00	$152.11	$631	+9.12
455–490	482	9	143.00–152.00	$145.94	$703	+4.56
520–535	530	4	140.00–143.00	$141.76	$751	+8.17
590	590	1	138.00	$138.00	$814	+11.34
620–640	630	2	125.00–130.00	$127.46	$803	—
655–665	658	4	123.00–125.00	$123.51	$813	—
715	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	329	5	150.00–153.00	$150.59	$495	+3.21
365–390	386	7	145.00–148.00	$145.40	$561	+5.28
405–435	425	3	139.00–145.00	$141.36	$601	+8.63
460–470	463	4	135.00–140.00	$138.73	$642	—
555–560	556	4	120.00–125.00	$121.26	$674	—
625	625	2	120.00	$120.00	$750	+10.00
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	—
775	775	1	108.00	$108.00	$837	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	195.00–198.00	$196.44	$625	+1.44
355–380	376	8	190.00–198.00	$192.06	$722	+0.81
405–440	420	13	184.00–192.00	$187.43	$787	-1.31
455–475	465	10	178.00–187.00	$183.20	$852	+0.98
505–540	526	4	171.00–178.00	$173.17	$911	-0.94
560–585	566	4	155.00–161.00	$157.54	$892	-3.78
605–610	608	2	150.00–153.00	$151.49	$921	+1.49
655–680	671	4	143.00–145.00	$144.26	$968	-1.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	283	4	177.00–185.00	$179.93	$509	+1.66
310–345	329	9	172.00–180.00	$174.19	$573	+1.71
355–395	384	8	168.00–175.00	$173.20	$665	+6.37
405–435	419	6	165.00–171.00	$168.89	$708	+6.77
475–490	479	7	158.00–166.00	$161.04	$771	+7.11
505–515	511	4	153.00–156.00	$154.75	$791	-0.49
605–620	613	2	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$831	+5.51
740	740	3	115.00	$115.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	4	188.00–192.00	$190.00	$547	+2.57
310–345	331	4	185.00–192.00	$189.32	$627	+3.96
360–395	374	11	180.00–188.00	$183.47	$686	+5.57
405–445	433	9	175.00–182.00	$180.13	$780	+1.80
455–470	464	4	168.00–177.00	$171.21	$794	+0.32
510–540	527	6	160.00–169.00	$163.60	$862	+0.22
585	585	1	154.00	$154.00	$901	+1.98
655–685	670	2	140.00–142.00	$141.02	$945	+1.02
790	790	1	118.00	$118.00	$932	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1325	1007	80-85%	15	69.00–75.00	$71.67	$722	—
885–1305	1108	80-85%	19	75.00–81.00	$77.69	$861	—
1125–1175	1162	80-85%	10	83.00–87.00	$84.30	$980	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1020	934	85-90%	7	62.00–67.00	$64.15	$599	+8.96
935–1020	978	85-90%	2	57.00–59.00	$57.96	$567	-4.22
890–1290	992	85-90%	7	68.00–70.00	$68.81	$683	+6.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1525	1459	75-80%	6	77.00–81.00	$78.69	$1,148	—
1460–1555	1523	75-80%	3	88.00–89.00	$88.68	$1,351	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1235	1203	2	102.00–104.00	$103.03	$1,239	—
1635–1700	1678	3	116.00–117.00	$116.32	$1,952	—
1460–2225	1775	3	109.00–111.00	$109.84	$1,950	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–875.00	$818.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	725.00–775.00	$758.33	—

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	2	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.