Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.28/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 422 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.53/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 464 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.18/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 475 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	662	623	531
Feeder cattle	500	446	390
Slaughter cattle	132	145	80
Replacement cattle	30	32	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, boning cows up to 91 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady high dressing bulls sold up to 128 cwt. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	185.00	$185.00	$805	—
555–575	563	4	165.00–170.00	$167.72	$944	-0.27
715	715	4	153.50	$153.50	$1,098	—
773	773	6	141.50	$141.50	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	483	2	169.00–173.00	$171.05	$826	—
515–525	518	3	163.00–165.00	$163.68	$848	-0.31
620–625	623	2	157.00–158.00	$157.50	$981	—
775	775	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,062	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	165.00–166.00	$165.50	$675	—
510–530	520	2	148.00–157.00	$152.59	$793	—
755–795	775	2	126.00–128.00	$127.03	$984	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	270	3	155.00–158.00	$156.04	$421	—
335–340	338	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$515	-3.96
360–380	372	6	142.00–150.00	$146.94	$547	-4.46
405–445	422	17	140.00–149.00	$144.28	$609	-0.72
460–485	475	16	135.00–145.00	$141.18	$671	-0.81
510–545	521	10	130.00–140.00	$136.71	$712	+1.19
565–590	577	7	128.00–137.00	$132.61	$765	-1.39
610–645	627	9	120.00–130.00	$125.10	$784	+2.24
673	673	2	116.00	$116.00	$781	-0.44
725	725	1	114.00	$114.00	$826	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	335	5	157.00–163.00	$158.35	$530	—
370–395	389	6	152.00–160.00	$156.81	$610	-2.45
410–435	429	10	150.00–158.00	$153.06	$657	-2.44
455–480	464	16	146.00–155.00	$149.53	$694	+0.92
510–540	522	11	142.00–150.00	$145.39	$759	+0.02
555–570	567	6	139.00–148.00	$141.30	$801	-0.87
720–748	745	9	122.00–126.00	$125.57	$935	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	155.00	$155.00	$333	—
280–290	283	3	140.00–148.00	$144.34	$408	—
315–340	325	6	139.00–146.00	$143.41	$466	-3.33
395	395	4	135.00	$135.00	$533	-10.00
425	425	2	133.00	$133.00	$565	-7.00
485	485	2	130.00	$130.00	$630	-7.00
545	545	2	125.00	$125.00	$681	-1.54
632	632	3	118.00	$118.00	$746	—
655–680	668	2	103.00–108.00	$105.45	$704	—
770	770	1	105.00	$105.00	$808	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	175.00–180.00	$177.52	$467	-6.11
365–380	373	10	167.00–173.00	$169.18	$631	-1.72
405–435	422	13	162.00–170.00	$166.35	$702	-4.32
465–475	470	2	160.00–165.00	$162.47	$764	-0.21
520–525	523	4	154.00–155.00	$154.50	$808	-2.65
560–590	577	9	145.00–152.00	$149.14	$861	-1.26
615–635	623	6	143.00–150.00	$146.17	$911	+2.19
655	655	1	143.00	$143.00	$937	+5.95
710–745	725	4	125.00–133.00	$127.71	$926	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	212.00	$212.00	$435	—
315–340	323	3	182.00–189.00	$184.62	$596	-1.90
355–370	362	3	175.00–183.00	$179.39	$649	+0.38
415–440	428	8	171.00–179.00	$173.88	$744	-3.60
455–475	461	8	167.00–173.00	$170.22	$785	-2.28
505–510	508	6	160.00–165.00	$161.83	$822	-2.87
560–575	564	5	153.00–160.00	$155.22	$875	-4.68
605	605	2	151.00–153.00	$152.00	$920	-4.08
675–680	678	2	147.00–149.00	$148.00	$1,003	-5.02
710–715	712	3	137.00–138.00	$137.33	$978	-0.17
785	785	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	3	170.00–172.00	$171.01	$487	—
310–325	321	4	168.00–170.00	$169.52	$544	-2.84
370–385	378	3	160.00–164.00	$161.97	$612	-1.05
420–440	430	6	158.00–160.00	$158.98	$684	-1.02
485–495	491	10	153.00–158.00	$155.29	$762	+2.62
505	505	2	145.00	$145.00	$732	-5.00
560–575	568	6	138.00–143.00	$139.32	$791	—
625	625	1	140.00	$140.00	$875	—
655	655	1	134.00	$134.00	$878	—
740	740	1	123.00	$123.00	$910	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1240	1042	80-85%	20	67.00–72.00	$69.89	$728	+1.60
715–1655	1121	80-85%	21	74.00–79.00	$76.28	$855	—
805–1370	1171	80-85%	14	80.00–85.00	$83.35	$976	+7.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1120	935	85-90%	10	58.00–63.00	$61.33	$573	-0.76
850–1090	953	85-90%	11	45.00–50.00	$46.36	$442	-10.85
705–1280	1013	85-90%	8	51.00–56.00	$53.74	$544	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1630	1476	75-80%	4	80.00–82.00	$80.54	$1,189	+4.27
1280–1745	1488	75-80%	5	74.00–77.00	$75.58	$1,125	-0.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1700	1458	3	95.00–100.00	$98.33	$1,434	—
1215–2035	1607	3	107.00–110.00	$108.27	$1,740	—
2105–2220	2163	2	116.00–120.00	$118.05	$2,553	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	875.00–975.00	$943.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–875.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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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
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	900.00–1,200.00	$1,007.14	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.