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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

1,024 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.53/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 429 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $161.64/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 526 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.93/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 424 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,024 685 1,450
Feeder cattle 832 599 1,269
Slaughter cattle 170 81 152
Replacement cattle 22 5 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter cows sold steady with high dressing boning cows up to 96.00, and slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 390 3 198.00–203.00 $201.38 $785 -5.59
425–440 433 4 192.00–197.00 $194.46 $842 —
490 490 2 180.00 $180.00 $882 -4.11
510–530 522 6 170.00–174.00 $172.33 $900 +3.67
610 610 2 158.00 $158.00 $964 -4.67
785 785 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 213.00 $213.00 $671 -9.74
365–375 368 3 213.00–218.00 $214.70 $790 -6.99
415–420 418 3 204.00–207.00 $204.99 $857 +1.99
575 575 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,012 +1.01
742 742 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,113 —
765 value added 765 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 184.00 $184.00 $810 +1.36
455–470 464 5 160.00–165.00 $161.96 $751 -10.29
505 505 2 155.00 $155.00 $783 -3.00
795 795 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 198.00 $198.00 $713 —
435 435 7 194.50 $194.50 $846 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 319 8 162.00–168.00 $164.58 $525 -4.15
355–390 373 12 152.00–160.00 $155.63 $580 -3.15
405–440 429 22 153.00–159.00 $155.53 $667 -1.11
455–480 470 11 148.00–155.00 $151.59 $712 +2.53
520–540 526 12 142.00–148.00 $145.06 $763 -1.21
580 580 3 145.00 $145.00 $841 +0.61
675 675 2 129.00 $129.00 $871 +0.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 364 8 163.00–170.00 $166.04 $604 -1.58
405–435 424 13 160.00–165.00 $162.93 $691 -1.95
465–490 477 12 156.00–164.00 $158.84 $758 +0.78
515–545 530 12 150.00–159.00 $153.31 $813 +0.36
560–595 574 8 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $855 -3.13
620–645 635 5 143.00–145.00 $144.22 $916 +2.01
680 680 2 137.00 $137.00 $932 +2.03
720 720 1 133.00 $133.00 $958 -1.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 269 5 158.00–163.00 $160.84 $433 —
305 305 3 158.00 $158.00 $482 -1.05
365–370 368 4 148.00–150.00 $149.01 $548 -0.70
420–445 434 7 148.00–150.00 $149.17 $647 +0.43
480 480 4 140.00–143.00 $141.50 $679 -0.02
510–515 513 5 139.00–140.00 $139.60 $716 +6.60
660 660 1 121.00 $121.00 $799 —
720 720 1 118.00 $118.00 $850 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 195.00–200.00 $197.46 $563 -7.54
320–325 323 2 194.00–198.00 $195.98 $633 -4.02
360–370 367 6 190.00–195.00 $191.64 $703 +5.92
405–420 410 10 180.00–185.00 $182.59 $749 -2.80
465–485 475 4 175.00–178.00 $176.47 $838 +4.25
510–540 526 16 158.00–167.00 $161.64 $850 -2.58
565–590 579 10 154.00–161.00 $157.70 $913 +3.40
605–620 612 5 145.00–153.00 $148.96 $912 +2.12
705–725 715 8 135.00–139.00 $137.14 $981 -0.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 289 8 208.00–215.00 $212.01 $613 -2.99
315–320 318 2 206.00–210.00 $208.02 $662 +0.31
370–385 377 5 199.00–208.00 $202.94 $765 -2.06
405–425 413 5 190.00–193.00 $191.77 $792 -3.25
455–490 467 3 185.00–188.00 $186.05 $869 +2.98
505–525 514 6 168.00–174.00 $171.15 $880 +0.51
555–585 564 12 162.00–170.00 $165.15 $931 +0.56
625–635 632 11 155.00–164.00 $158.17 $1,000 +1.46
720–740 733 3 143.00–148.00 $144.64 $1,060 -0.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 190.00 $190.00 $580 +1.38
360–390 372 6 183.00–189.00 $185.43 $690 +5.43
410 410 2 175.00 $175.00 $718 ±0.00
460–480 472 9 160.00–164.00 $161.76 $764 -4.55
505–545 524 11 152.00–157.00 $155.39 $814 +2.00
565–590 580 6 145.00–150.00 $147.02 $853 +1.48
620–635 629 4 141.00–144.00 $142.00 $893 —
655–660 656 7 136.00–137.00 $136.71 $897 —
730 730 1 124.00 $124.00 $905 —
755 755 2 120.00 $120.00 $906 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1390 1142 80-85% 35 75.00–80.00 $77.56 $886 —
885–1430 1165 80-85% 33 81.00–87.00 $83.23 $970 +0.94
1145–1355 1259 80-85% 12 88.00–94.00 $90.76 $1,143 +0.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–980 920 85-90% 5 63.00–64.00 $63.83 $587 +7.47
880–1220 1023 85-90% 9 73.00–77.00 $74.37 $761 —
725–1235 1042 85-90% 20 67.00–72.00 $69.67 $726 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1590 1363 75-80% 8 82.00–86.00 $83.49 $1,138 —
1505–1605 1551 75-80% 4 77.00–79.00 $78.00 $1,210 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–2170 1753 5 106.00–112.00 $109.06 $1,912 —
1780 1780 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,851 —
1505–2305 1813 5 114.00–120.00 $116.60 $2,114 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–950.00 $833.33

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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 10 1,025.00–1,250.00 $1,130.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 875.00–900.00 $887.50 —

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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.