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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.28/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 431 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.11/cwt -4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 474 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.32/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 525 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 615 687 898
Feeder cattle 399 561 578
Slaughter cattle 199 126 240
Replacement cattle 17 — 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, boning cows sold up to 94 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 170.00–178.00 $173.95 $644 -0.06
415–445 424 6 168.00–176.00 $170.89 $725 -1.78
455–490 473 2 167.00–168.00 $167.48 $792 +2.48
615–620 619 4 140.00–143.00 $142.25 $881 -2.75
705–720 713 3 132.00–142.00 $135.63 $967 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 3 165.00–168.00 $166.67 $600 -3.33
435 435 1 160.00 $160.00 $696 +8.53
535 535 1 138.00 $138.00 $738 -2.00
570–595 579 5 130.00–134.00 $131.43 $761 —
685 685 1 131.00 $131.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 187.00 $187.00 $776 —
520–540 528 3 162.00–165.00 $163.68 $864 +3.74
565 565 1 153.00 $153.00 $864 —
610–630 620 2 148.00–153.00 $150.46 $933 -0.54
765 765 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,109 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 431 15 145.00–152.00 $148.28 $639 -0.72
455–495 473 12 143.00–150.00 $146.67 $694 +0.64
515–545 525 13 140.00–148.00 $144.32 $758 +0.18
565 fancy 565 1 148.00 $148.00 $836 —
565–575 570 3 138.00–146.00 $142.98 $815 +0.28
834 834 4 116.00 $116.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 4 143.00–145.00 $143.98 $410 +3.98
305–335 316 4 135.00–143.00 $138.88 $439 +4.94
375–390 380 3 137.00–138.00 $137.66 $523 +3.69
415–420 419 10 130.00–135.00 $131.79 $552 -0.67
470 470 3 130.00 $130.00 $611 -0.52
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 +4.68
605 605 3 118.00 $118.00 $714 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 +4.00
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 378 5 143.00–148.00 $144.41 $546 +1.61
415–435 419 5 138.00–143.00 $139.83 $586 -0.10
465–475 469 5 133.00–140.00 $138.18 $648 -0.87
525–545 533 6 131.00–138.00 $135.46 $722 +3.03
570–580 575 3 129.00–137.00 $133.67 $769 +5.29
610–620 617 5 120.00–125.00 $121.59 $750 +0.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 175.00 $175.00 $560 +0.76
355–380 365 7 163.00–170.00 $165.94 $606 -3.98
405–445 421 6 160.00–168.00 $162.71 $685 -1.35
455–490 474 13 149.00–159.00 $154.11 $730 -4.63
520–535 528 6 143.00–150.00 $146.70 $775 +1.31
560–595 577 11 135.00–143.00 $138.63 $800 -2.05
605–630 625 5 133.00–137.00 $135.02 $844 -0.36
655–685 670 2 125.00–132.00 $128.42 $860 -4.55
745 745 1 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 183.00 $183.00 $494 -7.00
365–380 376 4 173.00–175.00 $173.49 $652 -4.85
405–430 414 4 169.00–178.00 $174.96 $724 +0.97
455–495 469 8 160.00–168.00 $163.19 $765 -0.80
510–540 524 5 152.00–157.00 $154.39 $809 +0.58
555–590 574 10 145.00–153.00 $147.81 $848 —
615–645 633 3 138.00–148.00 $143.08 $906 +2.83
655–675 663 6 135.00–140.00 $136.83 $907 -1.17
725 725 2 133.00 $133.00 $964 +1.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 165.00 $165.00 $561 -1.05
365–395 385 7 155.00–160.00 $158.07 $609 -3.41
405–415 413 9 153.00–158.00 $155.11 $641 +5.43
460–475 469 5 140.00–148.00 $143.58 $673 -4.52
515–525 522 3 135.00–138.00 $137.01 $715 +2.92
560 560 2 127.00 $127.00 $711 -6.47
605–615 610 3 120.00–126.00 $123.66 $754 -2.86
720 720 3 115.00 $115.00 $828 -3.00
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 -3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1410 1113 80-85% 47 74.00–79.00 $76.45 $851 —
970–1565 1177 80-85% 28 80.00–85.00 $82.55 $972 —
950–1490 1182 80-85% 19 86.00–92.00 $87.91 $1,039 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–985 863 85-90% 5 56.00–60.00 $59.32 $512 —
840–1120 952 85-90% 19 62.00–67.00 $64.97 $619 —
810–1290 1000 85-90% 33 68.00–73.00 $70.84 $708 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1805 1451 75-80% 4 74.00–78.00 $76.07 $1,104 —
1520 1520 75-80% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,322 —
1385–1605 1555 75-80% 5 79.00–84.00 $80.73 $1,255 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1705 1518 14 106.00–111.00 $108.50 $1,647 —
1485–1805 1594 4 100.00–105.00 $102.65 $1,636 —
1680–1805 1722 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,963 +1.97

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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 6 900.00–1,025.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 675.00–750.00 $716.67 —

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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.