Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.77/cwt +8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 563 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.95/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 532 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.64/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 526 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	685	692	841
Feeder cattle	599	605	697
Slaughter cattle	81	87	107
Replacement cattle	5	—	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, breaking cows sold up to 97 cwt and boning cows sold up to 101 cwt, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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
295	295	1	220.00	$220.00	$649	—
325–340	335	3	218.00–225.00	$222.74	$746	—
360–365	362	3	219.00–227.00	$221.69	$803	—
405	405	1	203.00	$203.00	$822	±0.00
475	475	1	190.00	$190.00	$902	-1.37
510–545	539	18	175.00–180.00	$179.18	$966	+4.18
560–580	571	6	172.00–178.00	$174.99	$999	+2.02
605–640	630	8	165.00–173.00	$167.31	$1,054	+2.31
662–685	667	9	160.00–171.00	$163.56	$1,091	+4.90
795	795	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	207.00–210.00	$208.44	$663	—
380–385	383	2	203.00–211.00	$206.97	$793	+13.98
460–485	473	2	180.00–188.00	$184.11	$871	+3.44
540–545	542	3	168.00–169.00	$168.66	$914	—
565–580	577	7	160.00–169.00	$164.00	$946	-2.00
615–625	622	3	162.00–163.00	$162.67	$1,012	+4.67
685–695	690	2	155.00–159.00	$157.01	$1,083	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	188.00	$188.00	$686	+11.00
420–440	432	3	177.00–188.00	$182.64	$789	—
480	480	4	170.00–179.00	$172.25	$827	+0.59
505	505	2	158.00	$158.00	$798	—
610	610	1	145.00	$145.00	$884	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	337	5	175.00–185.00	$177.86	$599	+8.85
365–380	373	5	165.00–170.00	$167.62	$625	-0.44
405–445	429	7	162.00–168.00	$164.88	$707	+1.21
455–490	472	12	155.00–163.00	$158.06	$746	-0.58
505–549	532	20	150.00–158.00	$152.95	$814	+2.46
553 value added	553	12	161.00	$161.00	$890	—
555–590	574	11	148.00–156.00	$152.15	$873	+3.39
610–635	624	8	139.00–145.00	$142.21	$887	+2.47
655–685	669	4	130.00–138.00	$134.97	$903	+2.95
710–735	723	2	133.00–136.00	$134.53	$973	+5.20
853	853	15	124.50	$124.50	$1,062	—
1013	1013	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	168.00–175.00	$170.33	$494	+7.81
310–345	338	5	168.00–172.00	$168.73	$570	+7.67
355–390	364	6	155.00–160.00	$158.78	$578	+1.08
405–425	414	10	153.00–160.00	$156.64	$648	+2.20
455–490	473	10	145.00–153.00	$149.06	$705	-0.05
520–540	531	7	143.00–149.00	$146.27	$777	+1.11
560–595	578	7	140.00–147.00	$144.39	$835	+0.88
605–645	618	3	130.00–135.00	$131.74	$814	-0.85
675	675	3	128.00–129.00	$128.67	$869	+1.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	158.00–160.00	$159.05	$525	+6.98
370–390	384	4	148.00–153.00	$149.71	$575	-0.93
415–420	416	4	145.00–150.00	$148.74	$619	+3.79
480–490	485	4	140.00–143.00	$141.52	$686	+0.13
535	535	1	133.00	$133.00	$712	-0.40
570	570	2	127.00	$127.00	$724	-2.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	215.00	$215.00	$624	+15.00
305–325	318	4	205.00–210.00	$207.71	$661	+6.03
380	380	1	205.00	$205.00	$779	+12.56
405–445	426	6	192.00–203.00	$195.02	$831	+11.37
465–495	476	10	179.00–185.00	$183.07	$871	+5.85
505–540	526	18	168.00–173.00	$170.64	$898	+1.24
555–590	576	16	161.00–170.00	$164.59	$948	+4.40
605–640	621	10	153.00–161.00	$156.71	$973	+3.26
660–680	670	10	148.00–157.00	$152.43	$1,021	+5.49
715–725	720	2	143.00–147.00	$144.99	$1,044	+4.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	205.00	$205.00	$594	+15.00
340	340	1	200.00	$200.00	$680	—
365–385	380	4	185.00–188.00	$185.72	$706	+0.82
415–440	429	8	180.00–188.00	$185.39	$795	+9.48
460–485	473	10	168.00–176.00	$172.22	$815	+1.82
505–545	533	14	160.00–167.00	$164.22	$875	+3.29
560–595	581	10	150.00–158.00	$154.30	$896	+1.46
605–625	616	6	143.00–150.00	$146.84	$905	+3.61
660–685	675	5	140.00–145.00	$143.00	$965	+7.25
710	710	1	138.00	$138.00	$980	+5.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	3	188.00–190.00	$188.62	$619	+9.61
380	380	2	180.00	$180.00	$684	+6.52
405–445	423	5	171.00–178.00	$175.00	$740	+8.01
470–490	477	3	165.00–167.00	$166.31	$793	+7.59
520–545	537	3	150.00–155.00	$153.39	$824	+1.19
555–575	565	2	143.00–148.00	$145.54	$822	+1.72
790	790	1	120.00	$120.00	$948	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1090	984	80-85%	9	71.00–76.00	$73.26	$721	—
1020–1380	1150	80-85%	19	78.00–84.00	$82.29	$946	+4.01
1165–1410	1259	80-85%	6	88.00–92.00	$90.16	$1,135	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–940	918	85-90%	3	55.00–57.00	$56.36	$517	-4.57
870–1015	931	85-90%	7	66.00–69.00	$67.33	$627	+6.40
810–1190	973	85-90%	12	59.00–64.00	$62.46	$608	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	75-80%	2	79.00	$79.00	$1,011	—
1450–1490	1470	75-80%	4	84.00–85.00	$84.49	$1,242	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1685	1553	4	100.00–103.00	$102.00	$1,584	—
1385–1845	1615	2	114.00–117.00	$115.71	$1,869	—
1585–1980	1746	6	108.00–112.00	$110.34	$1,927	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	575.00–750.00	$662.50

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)	1	1,245.00	$1,245.00

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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	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.