Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.86/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 475 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $164.89/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 433 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.98/cwt ≈ $580/hd at 379 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	757	615	919
Feeder cattle	578	399	738
Slaughter cattle	169	199	143
Replacement cattle	10	17	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, breaking cows sold up to 97 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	165.00	$165.00	$858	+1.32
555–595	567	11	156.00–164.00	$159.64	$905	+6.64
565–570 value added	568	2	167.00–169.00	$168.00	$954	—
635–645	642	3	154.00–161.00	$156.31	$1,004	+5.85
680–685	683	3	154.00–157.00	$156.00	$1,065	—
775	775	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,070	-7.00
865	865	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,142	—
930	930	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	183.00	$183.00	$659	+9.05
465–475	470	5	165.00–170.00	$166.60	$783	-0.88
575	575	1	152.00	$152.00	$874	—
615–620	617	3	144.00–145.00	$144.66	$893	+2.41
655–660	658	2	137.00–138.00	$137.50	$905	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$570	—
425	425	1	163.00	$163.00	$693	+3.00
715	715	1	132.00	$132.00	$944	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	379	15	150.00–160.00	$152.98	$580	—
405–445	427	15	147.00–157.00	$152.17	$650	+3.89
455–495	475	17	143.00–153.00	$147.86	$702	+1.19
510–525	520	3	143.00–146.00	$144.66	$752	+0.34
560–575	567	10	138.00–146.00	$141.89	$805	-1.09
605–635	623	3	133.00–139.00	$135.62	$845	—
675	675	1	129.00	$129.00	$871	—
1065	1065	3	107.00	$107.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	333	4	152.00–155.00	$152.95	$509	—
380–385	383	3	140.00–143.00	$140.99	$540	-3.42
410–440	430	10	135.00–143.00	$139.85	$601	+0.02
455–480	475	6	133.00–142.00	$139.00	$660	+0.82
515–520	518	2	130.00–139.00	$134.52	$697	-0.94
565–595	586	9	128.00–137.00	$133.59	$783	-0.08
615–630	623	8	123.00–130.00	$126.49	$788	+4.90
670–675	674	6	118.00–123.00	$120.00	$809	—
720	720	1	116.00	$116.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	135.00–137.00	$135.97	$449	-2.91
375–390	380	7	130.00–137.00	$134.83	$512	-2.83
445	445	1	125.00	$125.00	$556	-6.79
515–525	519	7	120.00–126.00	$123.86	$643	—
595	595	3	120.00	$120.00	$714	-5.00
630	630	3	110.00	$110.00	$693	-8.00
675–685	682	3	105.00–110.00	$108.35	$739	-1.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	180.00–183.00	$181.51	$505	—
305–345	328	13	175.00–182.00	$177.94	$584	+2.94
355–390	379	11	165.00–173.00	$170.14	$645	+4.20
405–445	433	15	160.00–168.00	$164.89	$714	+2.18
460–475	466	7	156.00–163.00	$160.56	$748	+6.45
505–540	521	8	148.00–154.00	$151.36	$789	+4.66
560–580	568	3	137.00–143.00	$140.30	$797	+1.67
620–640	634	9	130.00–138.00	$132.79	$842	-2.23
705–725	715	2	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$901	+0.99
790	790	1	123.00	$123.00	$972	+8.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	325	5	184.00–192.00	$187.24	$609	—
360–380	373	12	175.00–185.00	$179.59	$670	+6.10
405–445	435	4	170.00–179.00	$172.09	$749	-2.87
455–490	462	13	165.00–174.00	$168.27	$777	+5.08
515–545	525	9	155.00–162.00	$159.08	$835	+4.69
560–585	571	4	153.00–158.00	$155.96	$891	+8.15
605–645	635	10	144.00–150.00	$148.03	$940	+4.95
680	680	1	144.00	$144.00	$979	+7.17
705–745	721	7	133.00–142.00	$137.85	$994	+4.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	178.00	$178.00	$525	—
320–340	330	4	159.00–168.00	$163.36	$539	-1.64
385–390	387	6	160.00–162.00	$160.67	$622	+2.60
415–445	432	7	155.00–158.00	$156.71	$677	+1.60
465–485	473	6	148.00–153.00	$150.85	$714	+7.27
510–540	520	3	138.00–140.00	$139.31	$724	+2.30
635	635	3	125.00	$125.00	$794	+1.34
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	—
785–795	790	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$889	+2.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1535	1166	80-85%	28	80.00–86.00	$83.11	$969	+0.56
995–1375	1171	80-85%	25	74.00–79.00	$76.69	$898	-5.86
955–1565	1244	80-85%	12	87.00–93.00	$89.32	$1,111	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–905	863	85-90%	6	59.00–62.00	$60.01	$518	+0.69
870–1270	960	85-90%	15	64.00–69.00	$67.00	$643	+2.03
715–1295	1037	85-90%	17	70.00–75.00	$72.40	$751	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1680	1419	75-80%	7	88.00–94.00	$90.43	$1,283	—
1380–1530	1485	75-80%	5	75.00–80.00	$78.60	$1,167	+2.53
1305–1715	1516	75-80%	11	82.00–87.00	$84.65	$1,283	-2.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1620	1415	4	104.00–105.00	$104.22	$1,475	—
1190–2165	1757	5	110.00–114.00	$111.95	$1,967	—
1720–1795	1758	2	116.00–121.00	$118.55	$2,084	—

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00–925.00	$900.00	—

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	700.00–825.00	$762.50	—

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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.