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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.82/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 528 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.73/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 572 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.54/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 478 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 589 729 901
Feeder cattle 437 554 723
Slaughter cattle 145 156 112
Replacement cattle 7 19 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 190.00 $190.00 $722 +2.00
415 415 1 193.00 $193.00 $801 —
510–540 522 3 175.00–180.00 $177.66 $927 —
555–595 569 8 166.00–174.00 $170.32 $969 —
620–645 638 4 159.00–165.00 $161.26 $1,029 —
660–670 663 5 157.00–162.00 $158.80 $1,053 —
725–740 733 2 153.00–154.00 $153.49 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–490 485 2 177.00–178.00 $177.49 $861 +9.49
530–540 535 2 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $907 —
575–590 582 3 162.00–165.00 $163.33 $951 +5.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–520 513 2 155.00–158.00 $156.52 $803 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 3 172.00–173.00 $172.68 $587 +8.99
355 355 1 165.00 $165.00 $586 +0.99
405–440 425 9 155.00–163.00 $158.10 $672 -3.26
455–495 478 18 152.00–162.00 $155.54 $743 +3.34
505–545 528 23 145.00–155.00 $149.82 $791 +2.49
560–585 572 21 140.00–149.00 $145.73 $834 +2.63
605–645 627 13 135.00–145.00 $140.18 $879 +7.37
655–690 674 12 135.00–140.00 $137.06 $924 +6.06
705–725 717 3 127.00–132.00 $129.02 $925 —
780 780 1 123.00 $123.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 377 5 155.00–160.00 $157.98 $596 +1.96
405–445 430 12 145.00–152.00 $148.50 $639 -3.85
465–480 474 7 145.00–151.00 $148.12 $702 +3.43
510–540 522 7 135.00–140.00 $137.60 $718 -0.84
570–585 578 6 130.00–138.00 $134.31 $776 -0.91
620–640 630 4 125.00–133.00 $129.06 $813 +3.75
660–690 668 4 120.00–127.00 $124.75 $833 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 —
335 335 1 158.00 $158.00 $529 +10.78
360–385 372 5 145.00–150.00 $147.65 $549 +1.35
415–425 422 7 140.00–143.00 $140.84 $594 -0.34
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634 +0.71
595 595 2 128.00 $128.00 $762 +7.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 190.00 $190.00 $390 +2.00
330–345 337 3 182.00–188.00 $185.67 $626 +5.67
375–395 389 8 180.00–188.00 $185.28 $721 +5.05
405–445 426 9 173.00–180.00 $176.65 $753 +5.18
470–480 475 6 165.00–170.00 $168.02 $798 +2.12
520–530 525 12 159.00–167.00 $162.24 $852 +2.37
640 640 2 145.00 $145.00 $928 +4.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 193.00–198.00 $195.52 $641 +7.21
360–395 378 2 192.00–199.00 $195.34 $738 +6.68
415–435 425 9 182.00–190.00 $185.56 $789 +0.12
455–490 465 11 175.00–182.00 $178.15 $828 +3.15
505–545 514 5 170.00–179.00 $173.83 $893 +3.83
555–575 566 4 152.00–156.00 $153.99 $872 -0.98
620–635 630 4 147.00–154.00 $149.00 $939 -0.50
665–690 678 3 140.00–146.00 $143.63 $974 -2.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 319 8 170.00–178.00 $173.13 $552 +3.13
385–390 389 5 168.00–175.00 $171.39 $667 +2.35
410–440 418 10 162.00–169.00 $165.49 $692 +3.02
475–480 477 3 159.00–160.00 $159.66 $762 +2.08
540 540 3 155.00–156.00 $155.67 $841 +4.04
610 610 2 138.00 $138.00 $842 +8.00
760 760 1 118.00 $118.00 $897 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1350 1133 80-85% 19 79.00–84.00 $81.05 $918 —
860–1375 1134 80-85% 47 72.00–78.00 $75.37 $855 —
1070–1605 1242 80-85% 10 85.00–91.00 $87.65 $1,089 +15.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1175 908 85-90% 3 50.00–54.00 $51.99 $472 -7.21
815–1140 967 85-90% 13 56.00–61.00 $58.93 $570 -6.75
830–1160 978 85-90% 12 63.00–68.00 $65.24 $638 -0.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1615 1392 75-80% 9 76.00–81.00 $78.91 $1,098 —
1440–1550 1477 75-80% 3 83.00–85.00 $83.70 $1,236 +12.23
1575 1575 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,134 -3.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1980 1770 3 110.00–113.00 $111.77 $1,978 —
2075–2330 2203 2 117.00–121.00 $118.88 $2,619 —

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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) 2 875.00–950.00 $912.50

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 825.00–975.00 $900.00 —

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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.