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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.28/cwt -2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 465 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.96/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 481 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.83/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 523 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 622 908 467
Feeder cattle 477 619 379
Slaughter cattle 137 177 72
Replacement cattle 8 112 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady on a lightly tested market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 178.00 $178.00 $721 -2.00
475–490 480 3 165.00–170.00 $166.70 $800 —
540 540 1 165.00 $165.00 $891 —
575–590 583 2 150.00–158.00 $154.05 $898 —
605–615 610 2 153.00–155.00 $153.99 $939 +2.51
670 670 1 145.00 $145.00 $972 —
715 715 1 135.00 $135.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 185.00–188.00 $186.52 $699 —
405–435 420 3 181.00–189.00 $185.92 $781 —
505 505 1 171.00 $171.00 $864 —
555–560 558 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $923 —
620 620 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 +7.87
445 445 1 168.00 $168.00 $748 —
475 475 1 153.00 $153.00 $727 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 165.00 $165.00 $503 ±0.00
355–385 374 9 160.00–165.00 $161.96 $606 -2.07
405–445 418 9 152.00–157.00 $153.59 $642 -4.62
455–490 465 18 147.00–155.00 $149.28 $694 -2.70
515–545 523 13 142.00–150.00 $145.83 $763 +0.01
555–585 571 9 140.00–146.00 $142.42 $813 +0.93
610–645 622 3 133.00–138.00 $134.73 $838 -2.02
655–665 658 3 123.00–125.00 $123.67 $814 —
705–737 728 8 120.00–124.00 $123.03 $896 —
755 755 1 118.00 $118.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 3 150.00–159.00 $155.70 $495 +2.09
355–375 359 8 152.00–158.00 $154.89 $556 +2.55
405–445 428 8 148.00–151.00 $148.98 $638 +0.42
455–495 481 14 139.00–146.00 $141.96 $683 -2.39
505–545 529 13 134.00–140.00 $136.75 $723 -2.96
560–590 570 4 128.00–137.00 $133.77 $762 +0.78
615 615 1 122.00 $122.00 $750 -10.34
655–680 668 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $805 —
710–715 713 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $838 —
765–780 773 2 112.00–114.00 $113.01 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 329 4 150.00–153.00 $151.21 $497 +4.68
380–390 385 3 143.00–148.00 $145.31 $559 -0.40
420–445 427 9 140.00–147.00 $142.93 $610 +3.67
465–480 473 2 132.00–137.00 $134.46 $636 -0.54
525–530 529 4 125.00–130.00 $127.00 $672 +3.26
560–580 573 3 120.00–124.00 $121.30 $695 —
605–610 606 4 119.00–120.00 $119.75 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 4 178.00–180.00 $178.99 $587 —
365–390 374 7 172.00–182.00 $178.46 $667 -1.33
405–445 423 7 170.00–179.00 $174.85 $740 +6.72
465–475 473 9 160.00–169.00 $162.31 $768 +0.04
505–545 523 10 152.00–161.00 $155.55 $814 +0.84
565–595 583 8 140.00–146.00 $143.88 $839 +0.39
605–645 634 5 135.00–143.00 $140.00 $888 +1.02
660–665 663 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $878 +3.54
775–795 785 2 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $938 -6.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 283 3 175.00–178.00 $177.05 $501 —
305–340 323 2 170.00–172.00 $171.05 $552 -2.70
360–390 379 7 163.00–170.00 $166.13 $630 -5.89
430–445 440 12 162.00–168.00 $165.67 $729 +6.57
455–485 479 10 150.00–159.00 $156.11 $748 +3.86
505–545 528 12 145.00–151.00 $148.35 $783 -1.16
555–560 558 2 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $762 —
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 +5.00
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 195.00 $195.00 $517 -2.01
310–320 315 2 187.00–193.00 $190.05 $599 —
415 415 3 180.00–182.00 $180.67 $750 +0.64
455–480 468 2 172.00–182.00 $176.87 $828 +6.82
515–535 521 7 162.00–169.00 $164.15 $855 -1.81
555–580 568 3 151.00–154.00 $152.68 $867 -0.35
655 655 2 138.00–143.00 $140.50 $920 —
725–745 738 3 128.00–129.00 $128.67 $950 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1525 1075 80-85% 17 68.00–73.00 $70.09 $753 -4.85
735–1290 1147 80-85% 13 80.00–85.00 $82.47 $946 —
880–1695 1195 80-85% 25 74.00–79.00 $75.95 $908 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1005 884 85-90% 4 47.00–52.00 $49.62 $439 —
805–1095 954 85-90% 8 59.00–64.00 $61.54 $587 -0.76
725–1245 1013 85-90% 8 53.00–58.00 $55.96 $567 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1450 1361 75-80% 12 74.00–79.00 $76.10 $1,036 -1.66
1155–1665 1365 75-80% 5 81.00–84.00 $81.90 $1,118 +4.14
1520 1520 75-80% 2 73.00 $73.00 $1,110 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1945 1691 6 97.00–101.00 $98.54 $1,666 —
1575–2065 1756 8 109.00–114.00 $112.01 $1,967 —
2030 2030 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,436 —

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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 6 950.00–1,000.00 $983.33 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 400.00 $400.00 —

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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.