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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.69/cwt -1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 472 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.33/cwt -6.34 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 520 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $171.47/cwt -8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 422 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 729 482 698
Feeder cattle 554 386 597
Slaughter cattle 156 86 101
Replacement cattle 19 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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
310–345 333 3 183.00–185.00 $184.38 $614 -5.47
355–380 368 2 170.00–178.00 $174.14 $641 —
420–430 427 8 168.00–175.00 $172.27 $736 —
475 475 1 168.00 $168.00 $798 —
555–590 573 2 156.00–160.00 $157.94 $905 -11.06
610 610 1 155.00 $155.00 $946 —
680–685 683 2 145.00–148.00 $146.49 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 -8.00
395 395 1 168.00 $168.00 $664 —
425–445 435 2 163.00–165.00 $163.98 $713 -5.48
465 465 1 158.00 $158.00 $735 -6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 195.00 $195.00 $566 —
390 390 1 188.00 $188.00 $733 -11.93
480 480 1 179.00 $179.00 $859 -4.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 327 6 155.00–162.00 $156.67 $512 +0.06
370–390 380 5 155.00–159.00 $156.02 $593 +0.62
415–445 428 11 147.00–157.00 $152.35 $652 +0.24
455–490 472 20 140.00–149.00 $144.69 $683 -1.25
505–545 523 11 135.00–143.00 $138.44 $724 -3.32
555–590 574 8 128.00–138.00 $135.22 $776 -2.78
610–645 632 8 120.00–128.00 $125.31 $792 -2.15
725 725 1 113.00 $113.00 $819 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 315 3 163.00–165.00 $163.69 $516 -1.80
355–360 359 5 160.00–165.00 $164.01 $589 +3.03
410–445 430 12 158.00–168.00 $161.36 $694 +1.19
455–490 474 14 150.00–159.00 $152.20 $721 -6.14
505–535 520 16 144.00–152.00 $147.33 $766 -6.34
560–590 578 8 142.00–145.00 $143.10 $827 -4.36
635–645 640 5 130.00–135.00 $132.81 $850 -5.17
655–660 658 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 5 145.00–153.00 $147.22 $478 -3.37
365–395 383 6 145.00–148.00 $146.30 $560 +0.90
405–440 421 10 138.00–145.00 $141.18 $594 -0.18
470–495 484 5 130.00–138.00 $134.29 $650 -4.44
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
560–595 583 3 118.00–125.00 $120.24 $701 -1.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 188.00 $188.00 $451 —
290 290 1 187.00 $187.00 $542 -3.00
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 -9.32
365–390 376 4 177.00–183.00 $180.23 $678 -3.24
410–440 422 15 168.00–175.00 $171.47 $724 -8.66
465–490 481 6 162.00–170.00 $165.90 $798 -5.31
520–545 541 7 157.00–164.00 $159.87 $865 -3.73
570–575 573 4 147.00–150.00 $148.26 $850 -5.74
605–615 610 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $860 —
660–685 671 5 133.00–139.00 $137.23 $921 -3.79
720 720 1 131.00 $131.00 $943 —
795 795 1 125.00 $125.00 $994 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $492 -7.47
340 340 1 170.00 $170.00 $578 -4.19
355–375 361 7 165.00–173.00 $169.04 $610 -4.16
430–440 435 4 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $707 -6.42
455–470 462 5 155.00–160.00 $157.58 $728 -3.46
505–525 509 5 150.00–155.00 $151.63 $772 -3.12
580–590 585 2 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $813 —
625 625 3 130.00 $130.00 $812 -5.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 195.00 $195.00 $526 —
320–335 327 3 187.00–190.00 $188.31 $616 -8.13
385–395 392 3 188.00–190.00 $188.66 $740 -3.40
405–425 415 2 183.00–188.00 $185.44 $770 -1.99
475 475 1 175.00 $175.00 $831 -8.20
525 525 1 170.00 $170.00 $892 -3.17
555–595 569 5 152.00–160.00 $154.97 $882 -2.57
610 610 2 147.00–152.00 $149.50 $912 -1.99
655–680 670 3 142.00–149.00 $146.31 $980 +2.05

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1390 1172 80-85% 10 83.00–87.00 $84.08 $985 -0.22
895–1465 1219 80-85% 30 76.00–82.00 $78.28 $954 —
795–1620 1229 80-85% 31 70.00–75.00 $72.31 $889 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1025 871 85-90% 5 50.00–55.00 $52.44 $457 —
865–1065 939 85-90% 16 57.00–62.00 $59.20 $556 -4.95
790–1130 953 85-90% 15 63.00–68.00 $65.68 $626 +7.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1560 1460 75-80% 2 71.00–72.00 $71.47 $1,043 -7.22
1285–1855 1555 75-80% 12 73.00–78.00 $75.37 $1,172 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1710 1554 4 103.00–108.00 $106.53 $1,655 —
1210–1965 1633 5 112.00–116.00 $113.77 $1,858 —
1920–2415 2098 3 119.00–124.00 $121.29 $2,545 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 825.00–1,025.00 $931.25 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 500.00–685.00 $561.67 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 625.00–725.00 $675.00 —

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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.