Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.11/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 466 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.74/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 612 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.76/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 569 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	692	860	729
Feeder cattle	605	741	618
Slaughter cattle	87	114	111
Replacement cattle	—	5	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, boning cows sold up to 91cwt, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	203.00	$203.00	$853	+5.00
455–490	473	2	188.00–195.00	$191.37	$905	-0.90
530	530	1	175.00	$175.00	$928	-1.36
560–575	567	3	168.00–178.00	$172.97	$981	+0.10
635	635	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,048	-3.43
655–660	658	3	158.00–160.00	$158.66	$1,044	—
715	715	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,087	+10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	2	191.00–195.00	$192.99	$691	—
405	405	1	191.00	$191.00	$774	+15.56
475–490	483	3	179.00–183.00	$180.67	$873	+4.67
560	560	1	166.00	$166.00	$930	+5.00
645	645	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,019	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	177.00	$177.00	$628	—
470–475	472	3	169.00–175.00	$171.66	$810	+8.66

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	168.00–170.00	$169.01	$546	+3.01
365–390	378	3	165.00–170.00	$168.06	$635	+0.45
405–445	430	11	160.00–170.00	$163.67	$704	+3.52
455–485	469	16	155.00–163.00	$158.64	$744	+2.10
505–540	525	13	148.00–155.00	$150.49	$790	-2.10
555–585	569	18	145.00–154.00	$148.76	$846	-1.46
605–615	612	19	135.00–143.00	$139.74	$855	-0.76
660–690	673	6	129.00–134.00	$132.02	$888	-1.31
705–715	708	3	128.00–130.00	$129.33	$916	-0.17
765–785	775	2	120.00–123.00	$121.48	$941	-6.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	160.00–165.00	$162.52	$436	+3.36
310–340	320	3	160.00–163.00	$161.06	$515	+1.06
370–385	378	13	155.00–163.00	$157.70	$596	+1.77
405–440	417	17	150.00–158.00	$154.44	$644	+3.26
455–495	466	23	145.00–154.00	$149.11	$695	+2.11
515–545	525	11	143.00–147.00	$145.16	$762	+1.24
565–595	580	4	143.00–144.00	$143.51	$832	+2.30
620–635	623	5	130.00–134.00	$132.59	$826	-4.60
655–690	664	4	127.00–128.00	$127.26	$845	+0.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	155.00	$155.00	$450	—
305–335	318	8	150.00–155.00	$152.07	$484	-2.92
355–375	366	12	148.00–153.00	$150.64	$551	+2.32
405–445	430	12	142.00–148.00	$144.95	$623	-0.05
455–475	465	5	138.00–143.00	$141.39	$657	—
510–540	530	3	130.00–135.00	$133.40	$707	-4.60
565–575	570	4	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$735	-5.99
610–620	615	2	125.00–128.00	$126.49	$778	-3.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	190.00	$190.00	$484	+5.00
370–395	384	8	183.00–187.00	$184.90	$710	+2.53
405–440	424	10	173.00–179.00	$175.91	$746	-0.57
465–495	481	13	165.00–173.00	$170.40	$820	+2.66
520–535	522	11	157.00–165.00	$160.93	$840	+5.16
555–585	568	9	149.00–156.00	$152.84	$868	+3.63
605–635	622	7	140.00–148.00	$143.23	$891	-0.05
655–685	669	9	132.00–139.00	$135.75	$908	-1.87
710–745	735	5	130.00–137.00	$132.57	$974	-3.77
785–795	790	2	123.00–127.00	$125.01	$988	-4.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	-1.43
310–345	328	2	196.00–208.00	$201.68	$662	+8.03
355–390	373	4	190.00–197.00	$192.44	$718	+2.48
425–435	428	3	181.00–185.00	$183.65	$786	-1.96
455–495	474	11	174.00–180.00	$177.22	$840	-2.41
510–540	527	9	167.00–176.00	$169.40	$893	+4.08
555–580	565	5	157.00–164.00	$160.19	$905	+2.14
615–630	624	11	149.00–156.00	$153.45	$958	+1.46
655–685	665	3	143.00–150.00	$146.94	$977	+1.24
715–735	725	2	139.00–142.00	$140.48	$1,018	-2.52
755–780	768	2	132.00–140.00	$135.93	$1,044	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	178.00–180.00	$179.01	$605	—
360–380	374	6	173.00–175.00	$173.48	$649	-4.32
405–410	408	4	165.00–169.00	$166.99	$681	-1.86
460–480	471	4	157.00–163.00	$158.72	$748	+2.89
505–540	527	12	148.00–156.00	$152.20	$802	+2.69
555–585	565	12	140.00–146.00	$143.82	$813	+3.65
610–645	628	2	135.00–137.00	$135.97	$854	-1.03
715–725	720	2	122.00–125.00	$123.51	$889	-3.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1375	1055	80-85%	20	68.00–74.00	$70.45	$743	+3.42
1005–1365	1158	80-85%	18	76.00–80.00	$78.28	$906	+4.88
1020–1305	1212	80-85%	5	82.00–84.00	$82.60	$1,001	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1210	925	85-90%	7	58.00–63.00	$60.93	$564	-3.73
870–1280	1032	85-90%	6	52.00–57.00	$55.76	$575	—
830–1185	1046	85-90%	7	65.00–67.00	$65.98	$690	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1550	1393	75-80%	3	78.00–82.00	$80.20	$1,117	—
1415	1415	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,203	—
1610	1610	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,191	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1935	1523	2	111.00–114.00	$112.91	$1,720	—
1405–1835	1593	6	106.00–109.00	$107.69	$1,716	+5.06
1390–1700	1597	3	98.00–100.00	$99.42	$1,588	—

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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.