Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

908 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.34/cwt -5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 378 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.82/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 516 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $180.03/cwt -5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 421 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	908	589	673
Feeder cattle	619	437	543
Slaughter cattle	177	145	79
Replacement cattle	112	7	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, boning cows sold up to 91cwt , slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	319	5	170.00–175.00	$172.13	$549	—
610	610	1	145.00	$145.00	$884	—
655	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	190.00	$190.00	$608	—
430	430	1	180.00	$180.00	$774	—
605–625	615	2	150.00–153.00	$151.48	$932	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	163.00	$163.00	$456	—
320–340	331	8	150.00–158.00	$153.61	$508	—
365–390	378	19	148.00–158.00	$152.34	$576	-5.64
405–445	423	8	145.00–153.00	$148.56	$628	+0.06
465–495	482	9	140.00–148.00	$144.35	$696	-3.77
525–540	536	7	134.00–141.00	$139.71	$749	+2.11
570–575	572	5	130.00–135.00	$132.99	$761	-1.32
625–635	632	3	131.00–133.00	$132.34	$836	+3.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	165.00	$165.00	$553	-7.68
355–395	378	5	160.00–169.00	$164.03	$620	-0.97
405–425	414	9	155.00–161.00	$158.21	$655	+0.11
465–490	480	3	151.00–153.00	$151.98	$730	-3.56
505–525	516	11	143.00–149.00	$145.82	$752	-4.00
575–580	578	2	140.00–143.00	$141.49	$818	-4.24
605–610	606	4	136.00–139.00	$136.75	$829	-3.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	148.00	$148.00	$429	-12.00
315–330	323	2	145.00–148.00	$146.53	$473	-11.47
360–395	376	8	143.00–147.00	$145.71	$548	-1.94
420–430	424	4	138.00–141.00	$139.26	$590	-1.58
480	480	2	135.00	$135.00	$648	±0.00
520–525	521	4	120.00–125.00	$123.74	$645	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	374	5	178.00–183.00	$179.79	$672	-5.49
405–445	432	10	165.00–173.00	$168.13	$726	-8.52
455–465	461	7	160.00–165.00	$162.27	$748	-5.75
520–540	527	3	153.00–158.00	$154.71	$815	-7.53
570–580	576	4	138.00–148.00	$143.49	$827	—
610–645	623	3	137.00–142.00	$138.98	$866	-6.02
670–685	678	2	125.00–133.00	$128.96	$874	—
785	785	1	126.00	$126.00	$989	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	319	4	172.00–178.00	$173.75	$554	+0.62
390–395	392	5	170.00–175.00	$172.02	$674	+0.63
430–445	438	10	155.00–162.00	$159.10	$697	-6.39
465–480	474	5	148.00–155.00	$152.25	$722	-7.41
510–520	515	4	145.00–157.00	$149.51	$770	-6.16
605	605	5	125.00	$125.00	$756	-13.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	196.00–198.00	$197.01	$577	—
390	390	1	185.00	$185.00	$722	-10.34
410–435	421	10	176.00–185.00	$180.03	$758	-5.53
470–495	483	4	168.00–172.00	$170.05	$821	-8.10
505–525	517	5	164.00–172.00	$165.96	$858	-7.87
555–595	577	8	150.00–157.00	$153.03	$883	-0.96
610–615	613	2	144.00–153.00	$148.48	$910	-0.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1365	1042	80-85%	20	66.00–71.00	$68.47	$713	—
730–1345	1052	80-85%	20	79.00–84.00	$81.17	$854	—
830–1355	1067	80-85%	26	72.00–78.00	$74.94	$800	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1155	964	85-90%	18	59.00–64.00	$62.30	$601	+3.37
880–1185	986	85-90%	14	53.00–58.00	$55.67	$549	-9.57
885–1075	987	85-90%	5	48.00–52.00	$49.69	$490	-15.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1555	1370	75-80%	10	76.00–80.00	$77.76	$1,065	-1.15
1365–1475	1429	75-80%	5	82.00–87.00	$84.20	$1,203	—
1300–1760	1577	75-80%	6	70.00–74.00	$72.28	$1,140	+0.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1865	1587	13	104.00–109.00	$105.78	$1,679	—
1150–2110	1649	6	98.00–101.00	$99.37	$1,639	—
1625–1950	1808	3	111.00–116.00	$113.58	$2,054	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,116.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	750.00–900.00	$837.50

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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	68	950.00–1,250.00	$1,080.15	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	825.00–925.00	$888.46	—

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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.