Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

1,177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $162.31/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 524 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.31/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 430 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $162.96/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 430 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,177	757	1,125
Feeder cattle	871	578	830
Slaughter cattle	257	169	186
Replacement cattle	49	10	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower, boning cows sold up to 92 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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
265–280	273	4	193.00–199.00	$195.92	$535	—
310–340	320	3	188.00–190.00	$189.29	$606	—
365–380	375	3	183.00–185.00	$184.35	$691	—
440	440	2	177.00	$177.00	$779	—
475	475	1	173.00	$173.00	$822	—
540–545	543	2	160.00–168.00	$164.02	$891	-0.98
580	580	1	160.00	$160.00	$928	+0.36
625–645	635	2	153.00–163.00	$157.92	$1,003	+1.61
655–660	658	2	153.00–156.00	$154.51	$1,017	-1.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	175.00	$175.00	$464	—
345	345	2	170.00	$170.00	$586	+2.50
355–380	361	4	162.00–163.00	$162.74	$587	—
415–420	416	6	155.00–158.00	$155.51	$647	-7.49
465	465	3	155.00	$155.00	$721	—
515	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	332	5	165.00–178.00	$173.55	$576	—
385–390	388	3	170.00–178.00	$175.36	$680	-7.64
440	440	2	167.00	$167.00	$735	—
465–475	470	2	156.00–158.00	$156.99	$738	-9.61
505	505	1	155.00	$155.00	$783	—
625	625	1	152.00	$152.00	$950	+7.34
670–685	678	2	148.00–150.00	$149.01	$1,010	+11.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	5	156.00–159.00	$157.63	$520	—
355–395	376	6	151.00–159.00	$155.21	$584	+2.23
405–445	430	17	147.00–155.00	$149.31	$642	-2.86
475–485	480	13	143.00–151.00	$146.78	$705	-1.08
510–545	532	13	141.00–150.00	$146.17	$778	+1.51
555–565	561	11	138.00–148.00	$141.98	$797	+0.09
655–680	668	2	125.00–129.00	$126.96	$848	-2.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	6	150.00–155.00	$152.82	$410	—
310–340	326	5	145.00–152.00	$149.63	$488	-3.32
355–395	377	12	145.00–149.00	$147.26	$555	+6.27
420–430	427	6	140.00–146.00	$143.67	$613	+3.82
475–490	485	3	140.00–142.00	$141.35	$686	+2.35
505–525	518	7	137.00–140.00	$138.59	$718	+4.07
570–580	577	3	133.00–137.00	$135.68	$783	+2.09
620–630	625	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$784	-0.99
655–695	675	2	120.00–123.00	$121.46	$820	+1.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	227	3	148.00–153.00	$151.31	$343	—
270–285	273	5	147.00–148.00	$147.79	$403	—
320–335	328	2	140.00–143.00	$141.47	$464	+5.50
375–380	378	2	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$516	+1.66
420	420	4	130.00–133.00	$130.75	$549	+5.75
455	455	2	130.00	$130.00	$592	—
525	525	1	122.00	$122.00	$640	-1.86
560–580	570	2	117.00–120.00	$118.53	$676	-1.47
615–630	623	2	117.00–118.00	$117.49	$732	+7.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	224	5	188.00–195.00	$192.31	$431	—
280–295	290	3	183.00–190.00	$185.25	$537	+3.74
305–320	310	3	185.00–188.00	$186.03	$577	+8.09
375–390	381	14	168.00–173.00	$171.12	$652	+0.98
405–445	430	16	158.00–167.00	$162.96	$701	-1.93
470–490	479	11	155.00–164.00	$159.87	$766	-0.69
505–545	520	11	149.00–158.00	$155.39	$808	+4.03
570–580	572	10	145.00–152.00	$149.10	$853	+8.80
620	620	3	137.00–147.00	$143.67	$891	+10.88
735–740	738	3	132.00–134.00	$133.34	$984	+7.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	200.00	$200.00	$550	—
320	320	3	190.00–200.00	$193.33	$619	+6.09
365–390	384	4	175.00–178.00	$175.71	$675	-3.88
420–445	436	11	169.00–173.00	$171.58	$748	-0.51
460–495	470	12	165.00–170.00	$167.48	$787	-0.79
505–545	524	17	159.00–168.00	$162.31	$851	+3.23
555–590	568	13	153.00–161.00	$157.77	$896	+1.81
610–635	626	4	149.00–158.00	$154.06	$964	+6.03
665–685	677	6	144.00–150.00	$145.32	$984	+1.32
720–745	729	4	138.00–143.00	$140.98	$1,028	+3.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	180.00–182.00	$181.49	$514	+3.49
305–330	318	5	170.00–175.00	$172.54	$549	+9.18
380–395	388	4	158.00–160.00	$159.02	$617	-1.65
420–445	433	6	153.00–155.00	$154.03	$667	-2.68
465–490	471	8	148.00–153.00	$150.04	$707	-0.81
540–545	543	3	140.00–145.00	$143.34	$778	+4.03
555–575	560	4	135.00–140.00	$138.72	$777	—
605–610	608	2	130.00–133.00	$131.51	$800	+6.51
655	655	2	130.00	$130.00	$852	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1325	1114	80-85%	52	67.00–72.00	$69.98	$780	—
880–1520	1159	80-85%	52	73.00–79.00	$75.99	$881	-7.12
825–1565	1171	80-85%	18	80.00–87.00	$82.31	$964	+5.62

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1090	897	85-90%	19	50.00–55.00	$52.55	$471	-7.46
735–1290	948	85-90%	32	63.00–68.00	$64.76	$614	—
735–1090	953	85-90%	19	56.00–61.00	$58.70	$559	-8.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1450	1398	75-80%	6	81.00–85.00	$82.71	$1,156	—
1210–1465	1401	75-80%	10	74.00–79.00	$76.88	$1,077	-13.55
1380–1435	1405	75-80%	4	71.00–73.00	$72.24	$1,015	-18.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1890	1707	6	100.00–105.00	$103.58	$1,768	—
1690–1890	1790	2	114.00–118.00	$116.11	$2,078	-2.44
1560–2280	1888	7	106.00–111.00	$108.17	$2,042	—

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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)	7	875.00–1,025.00	$964.29
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–900.00	$875.00

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	700.00	$700.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	625.00–875.00	$740.00	—

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	12	900.00–1,150.00	$1,004.17	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	550.00–600.00	$575.00	—

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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.