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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.89/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 479 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $879/hd at 619 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.99/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 534 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 753 1,177 903
Feeder cattle 532 871 742
Slaughter cattle 193 257 127
Replacement cattle 28 49 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 414 4 186.00–193.00 $188.77 $782 +11.77
455–475 465 4 183.00–187.00 $185.49 $863 +12.49
520–525 523 3 173.00–176.00 $173.99 $910 +9.97
560–595 579 8 163.00–170.00 $167.01 $967 +7.01
610–635 619 9 161.00–170.00 $165.54 $1,025 +7.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 170.00 $170.00 $672 +7.26
465–470 468 3 163.00–168.00 $164.65 $771 +9.65
505–525 518 3 151.00–153.00 $151.65 $786 +1.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 188.00 $188.00 $649 +14.45
495 495 2 175.00 $175.00 $866 +18.01
570 570 3 158.00 $158.00 $901 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 171.00 $171.00 $487 —
305 305 1 170.00 $170.00 $518 +12.37
360–380 371 9 160.00–170.00 $164.35 $610 +9.14
415–445 432 13 152.00–158.00 $154.75 $669 +5.44
460–490 479 17 147.00–155.00 $149.89 $718 +3.11
515–545 534 14 145.00–152.00 $147.99 $790 +1.82
555–585 569 8 142.00–149.00 $145.63 $829 +3.65
619–620 619 15 135.00–142.50 $142.00 $879 —
660–695 683 3 129.00–132.00 $129.97 $888 +3.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 281 7 157.00–165.00 $162.25 $456 +9.43
310–340 322 9 155.00–160.00 $157.30 $507 +7.67
360–390 376 11 152.00–158.00 $154.53 $581 +7.27
415–445 431 8 145.00–149.00 $147.00 $634 +3.33
490 490 3 145.00 $145.00 $710 +3.65
515–545 531 9 138.00–144.00 $141.12 $749 +2.53
570 570 3 140.00 $140.00 $798 +4.32
605 605 1 133.00 $133.00 $805 +7.50
665 665 2 124.00 $124.00 $825 +2.54
730 730 2 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 150.00 $150.00 $518 +8.53
370–380 377 9 145.00–150.00 $147.65 $557 +11.16
425 425 5 140.00 $140.00 $595 +9.25
535–540 537 3 129.00–135.00 $131.01 $704 +9.01
555–585 569 5 125.00–130.00 $128.19 $729 +9.66
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 -2.49
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 306 4 196.00–198.00 $196.51 $601 +3.18
375–395 381 7 183.00–191.00 $186.61 $711 +10.90
420–445 433 12 175.00–183.00 $178.73 $774 +7.15
455–470 463 11 170.00–178.00 $173.19 $802 +5.71
515–530 526 9 162.00–170.00 $165.76 $872 +3.45
560–575 568 2 158.00–166.00 $162.05 $920 +4.28
615–640 625 3 153.00–165.00 $158.26 $989 +4.20
660–685 673 2 150.00–157.00 $153.43 $1,033 +8.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 192.00–193.00 $192.51 $554 +7.26
340–345 343 4 188.00–190.00 $188.99 $648 +2.96
380–385 382 8 179.00–182.00 $180.51 $690 +9.39
405–440 417 9 167.00–171.00 $169.43 $707 +6.47
455–475 466 8 160.00–166.00 $163.60 $762 +3.73
515–545 535 13 152.00–160.00 $156.07 $835 +0.68
555–585 573 3 150.00–157.00 $153.38 $879 +4.28
625 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 +1.33
660–665 663 2 135.00–143.00 $139.02 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 6 175.00–180.00 $177.94 $591 +5.40
370–395 384 11 165.00–172.00 $167.35 $643 +8.33
410–445 423 10 155.00–160.00 $157.28 $665 +3.25
490 490 1 153.00 $153.00 $750 +2.96
510–520 518 4 145.00–148.00 $147.01 $762 +3.67
590 590 3 141.00–143.00 $142.33 $840 +3.61
785 785 1 123.00 $123.00 $966 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1320 1132 80-85% 23 61.00–66.00 $64.14 $726 -5.84
1005–1350 1132 80-85% 61 67.00–73.00 $69.76 $790 -0.22
1045–1580 1216 80-85% 18 74.00–79.00 $75.11 $913 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–975 893 85-90% 12 60.00–62.00 $60.69 $542 +8.14
840–985 897 85-90% 6 48.00–52.00 $49.33 $442 -3.22
880–925 907 85-90% 13 55.00–59.00 $57.26 $519 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1505 1420 75-80% 3 78.00–83.00 $80.38 $1,141 +8.14
1220–1530 1453 75-80% 4 67.00–69.00 $67.42 $980 —
1430–1540 1486 75-80% 11 70.00–75.00 $72.49 $1,077 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1735 1595 3 98.00–100.00 $99.27 $1,583 —
1305–1950 1713 5 101.00–105.00 $103.51 $1,773 -0.07
1605–2150 1968 3 112.00–117.00 $113.36 $2,231 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00–1,015.00 $958.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–825.00 $737.50

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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 12 1,175.00–1,375.00 $1,295.83 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,012.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.