Cattle Market Pulse

Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $156.08/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 613 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.50/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 435 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $157.15/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 531 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 623 597 758
Feeder cattle 446 446 612
Slaughter cattle 145 118 120
Replacement cattle 32 33 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 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
405 405 1 178.00 $178.00 $721 —
505–520 513 2 163.00–165.00 $163.99 $841 -4.01
585 585 1 158.00 $158.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 168.00 $168.00 $630 -2.00
485–495 490 2 164.00–165.00 $164.49 $806 +6.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–575 570 2 167.00–169.00 $167.99 $958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 389 4 158.00–160.00 $159.26 $620 -1.60
410–445 435 13 150.00–159.00 $155.50 $676 +1.69
455–485 464 7 147.00–153.00 $148.61 $690 -3.27
505–535 515 6 141.00–149.00 $145.37 $749 +0.71
570–575 571 6 138.00–145.00 $142.17 $812 -0.76
605–610 608 2 135.00–138.00 $136.51 $830 +6.51
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 4 153.00–160.00 $156.44 $515 -2.32
380–395 383 5 149.00–153.00 $151.40 $580 -0.99
435 435 4 145.00 $145.00 $631 -0.31
475–485 481 5 140.00–143.00 $141.99 $683 -2.01
535–545 540 2 133.00–138.00 $135.52 $732 -3.72
575 575 1 134.00 $134.00 $770 +0.97
610–635 625 12 120.00–125.00 $122.86 $768 -2.14
655–690 681 4 115.00–121.00 $116.44 $793 -0.56
720 720 1 116.00 $116.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 322 3 145.00–150.00 $146.74 $473 -1.26
380 380 2 145.00 $145.00 $551 +9.34
430 430 2 140.00 $140.00 $602 +5.00
465 465 1 137.00 $137.00 $637 +4.45
515–540 528 2 125.00–128.00 $126.54 $668 -3.46
580 580 2 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $710 -3.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 282 3 183.00–185.00 $183.63 $518 -2.88
305–340 321 9 175.00–183.00 $178.73 $574 -0.28
355–370 364 10 168.00–173.00 $170.90 $622 -3.05
405–445 424 5 165.00–173.00 $170.67 $724 -0.36
455–485 470 11 160.00–168.00 $162.68 $765 -0.38
505–545 531 12 152.00–160.00 $157.15 $834 +2.91
555–585 561 7 147.00–152.00 $150.40 $844 +4.42
610–640 625 4 138.00–148.00 $143.98 $900 —
670–695 683 2 134.00–140.00 $137.05 $936 +4.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 185.00–188.00 $186.52 $606 -2.49
365–390 375 4 177.00–183.00 $179.01 $671 -4.13
415–445 430 11 175.00–180.00 $177.48 $763 -4.14
455–460 458 4 172.00–173.00 $172.50 $790 -2.88
505–540 534 6 162.00–166.00 $164.70 $879 -2.07
560–595 581 6 154.00–163.00 $159.90 $929 +3.09
605–630 613 13 150.00–159.00 $156.08 $957 +3.56
655–665 658 3 148.00–156.00 $153.02 $1,007 +4.02
710–715 713 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $980 +3.82
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 6 170.00–174.00 $172.36 $565 +2.36
385–395 392 7 160.00–165.00 $163.02 $639 -2.49
405–440 422 6 155.00–164.00 $160.00 $675 -0.83
455–495 475 11 147.00–156.00 $152.67 $725 -1.69
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 +7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1350 1042 80-85% 16 66.00–70.00 $68.29 $712 —
760–1350 1169 80-85% 45 72.00–78.00 $75.41 $882 -5.64
925–1430 1247 80-85% 13 79.00–84.00 $80.74 $1,007 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1055 949 85-90% 7 61.00–63.00 $62.09 $589 +0.10
865–1185 956 85-90% 10 55.00–60.00 $57.21 $547 —
840–1050 968 85-90% 5 53.00–54.00 $53.57 $519 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1465 1437 75-80% 3 72.00–73.00 $72.68 $1,044 -3.73
1175–1530 1441 75-80% 4 82.00–83.00 $82.20 $1,185 +5.79
1185–1685 1480 75-80% 6 74.00–79.00 $76.27 $1,129 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1935 1376 4 97.00–99.00 $98.06 $1,349 —
1515–2220 1773 8 106.00–111.00 $108.15 $1,917 —
1710–2020 1936 5 114.00–116.00 $115.23 $2,231 -4.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 750.00–825.00 $791.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 925.00–975.00 $941.67

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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 24 1,025.00–1,300.00 $1,152.08 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.