Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 7, 2022

933 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Arab Livestock Market report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.00/cwt ≈ $993/hd at 649 lb · 70 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.69/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 473 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.14/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 428 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	933	662	775
Feeder cattle	722	500	612
Slaughter cattle	173	132	132
Replacement cattle	38	30	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 92cwt, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	429	5	170.00–175.00	$173.24	$743	—
465–485	473	5	165.00–170.00	$167.81	$794	-3.24
510–545	528	2	160.00–161.00	$160.52	$848	-3.16
555–565	558	3	158.00–160.00	$159.33	$889	—
680	680	2	145.00	$145.00	$986	—
735–740	738	2	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	—
380	380	1	165.00	$165.00	$627	—
405	405	2	163.00	$163.00	$660	-2.50
455–475	466	4	155.00–163.00	$159.02	$741	—
505–540	533	5	150.00–153.00	$150.57	$803	-2.02
605–615	609	5	143.00–145.00	$143.81	$876	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	180.00	$180.00	$783	-5.00
455–490	467	3	172.00–176.00	$173.40	$810	—
505–515	510	2	163.00–165.00	$163.99	$836	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	6	147.00–155.00	$151.32	$416	-4.72
315–345	331	7	140.00–148.00	$144.31	$478	-8.17
360–375	369	9	142.00–148.00	$144.53	$533	-2.41
405–445	428	16	138.00–147.00	$144.14	$617	-0.14
455–495	477	12	137.00–143.00	$140.63	$671	-0.55
505–545	524	12	130.00–138.00	$134.88	$707	-1.83
565–580	574	5	125.00–133.00	$129.58	$744	-3.03
615–630	623	2	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$791	+1.89
655–685	672	3	115.00–122.00	$118.28	$795	+2.28
705–740	717	3	116.00–117.00	$116.66	$836	+2.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
649	649	70	153.00	$153.00	$993	—
688	688	3	145.00	$145.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	335	4	156.00–158.00	$156.75	$525	-1.60
380–395	388	8	152.00–158.00	$153.62	$596	-3.19
410–445	419	6	148.00–154.00	$151.34	$634	-1.72
455–490	473	20	145.00–153.00	$147.69	$699	-1.84
505–540	525	14	140.00–148.00	$142.69	$749	-2.70
570–595	581	9	136.00–144.00	$139.98	$813	-1.32
610–625	618	2	135.00–138.00	$136.48	$843	—
670	670	1	124.00	$124.00	$831	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	278	5	140.00–143.00	$141.25	$393	-3.09
310–330	320	5	135.00–138.00	$136.43	$437	-6.98
355–390	375	11	130.00–138.00	$133.07	$499	-1.93
435–445	439	7	128.00–135.00	$130.30	$572	-2.70
455–475	462	3	122.00–130.00	$127.26	$588	-2.74
510–520	516	7	120.00–127.00	$123.41	$637	-1.59
560–575	568	3	119.00–123.00	$120.67	$685	—
730	730	3	110.00	$110.00	$803	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	267	3	175.00–180.00	$176.75	$472	-0.77
320–340	331	13	170.00–180.00	$176.15	$583	—
360–365	362	7	165.00–170.00	$167.16	$605	-2.02
420–440	428	9	162.00–168.00	$166.01	$711	-0.34
465–485	476	9	155.00–160.00	$157.08	$748	-5.39
510–540	526	14	147.00–156.00	$152.71	$803	-1.79
555–585	574	8	140.00–148.00	$143.78	$825	-5.36
670–675	673	3	138.00–141.00	$139.00	$935	-4.00
705–730	714	4	130.00–132.00	$130.75	$934	+3.04
790	790	1	123.00	$123.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	321	5	182.00–185.00	$183.71	$590	-0.91
355–390	371	7	178.00–187.00	$181.42	$673	+2.03
410–445	430	11	169.00–177.00	$173.26	$745	-0.62
455–475	470	8	168.00–175.00	$171.62	$807	+1.40
510–535	519	8	158.00–160.00	$158.64	$823	-3.19
560–585	576	7	150.00–155.00	$151.55	$873	-3.67
605–620	612	3	145.00–147.00	$145.99	$893	-6.01
675–680	678	4	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$986	-2.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	170.00	$170.00	$382	—
315–320	317	5	165.00–168.00	$166.21	$527	-3.31
355–365	358	9	158.00–160.00	$159.32	$570	-2.65
425–440	436	5	150.00–159.00	$156.42	$682	-2.56
455–475	462	5	147.00–153.00	$149.22	$689	-6.07
515–540	534	10	140.00–146.00	$142.89	$763	-2.11
560–575	573	6	133.00–137.00	$133.99	$768	-5.33
640	640	1	126.00	$126.00	$806	-14.00
680	680	1	122.00	$122.00	$830	-12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1355	1061	80-85%	38	70.00–75.00	$72.66	$771	—
920–1355	1167	80-85%	43	76.00–82.00	$78.96	$921	-4.39
1095–1395	1219	80-85%	17	83.00–88.00	$85.02	$1,036	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–910	871	85-90%	4	54.00–56.00	$55.27	$481	—
755–1065	908	85-90%	6	57.00–62.00	$59.79	$543	-1.54
780–1230	993	85-90%	15	64.00–69.00	$66.90	$664	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1490	1407	75-80%	3	86.00–90.00	$88.26	$1,242	—
1235–1625	1415	75-80%	11	79.00–84.00	$81.46	$1,153	—
1435	1435	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,062	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1810	1393	3	100.00–103.00	$101.82	$1,418	—
1080–1665	1439	7	104.00–109.00	$106.19	$1,528	—
1120–2180	1882	6	112.00–115.00	$113.06	$2,128	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	775.00–1,000.00	$862.50
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,112.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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	4	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,187.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	875.00–1,025.00	$935.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	750.00–850.00	$818.75	—

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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.