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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

1,199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.00/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 624 lb · 81 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.00/cwt ≈ $1,183/hd at 676 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.00/cwt ≈ $918/hd at 543 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,199 1,024 1,055
Feeder cattle 1,075 832 778
Slaughter cattle 104 170 220
Replacement cattle 20 22 57

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 120. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 81 178.00 $178.00 $1,111 —
676 676 73 175.00 $175.00 $1,183 —
803 803 64 166.50 $166.50 $1,337 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 190.00–200.00 $194.85 $834 -10.14
455–479 478 18 180.00–190.00 $180.53 $863 —
510–545 532 14 176.00–178.00 $176.36 $938 —
550–590 574 15 175.00–176.00 $175.07 $1,005 -0.93
620–630 625 23 164.00–171.50 $170.06 $1,063 —
630 fancy 630 1 152.00 $152.00 $958 —
660 value added 660 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,115 —
650–685 667 6 164.00–166.00 $165.17 $1,102 —
705–725 710 6 158.00–159.00 $158.66 $1,126 +8.66
744 value added 744 6 161.00 $161.00 $1,198 —
760–785 773 2 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 10 186.00 $186.00 $701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 —
570 570 1 168.00 $168.00 $958 —
610–630 623 4 159.00–162.00 $160.25 $998 +2.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 177.00 $177.00 $770 -7.00
545 545 1 150.00 $150.00 $818 —
555–595 575 2 145.00 $145.00 $834 —
640 640 1 135.00 $135.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 32 186.00 $186.00 $790 —
543 543 66 169.00 $169.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 417 3 165.00–167.00 $165.68 $691 +2.75
419 fancy 419 6 190.00 $190.00 $796 —
455–485 469 8 157.00–167.00 $160.86 $754 +2.02
507 fancy 507 3 165.00 $165.00 $837 —
500–545 524 12 152.00–162.00 $156.23 $819 +2.92
550–590 566 7 147.00–156.00 $150.83 $854 +1.81
555–575 fancy 568 4 157.00–159.00 $157.74 $896 —
600–630 fancy 611 23 155.00–158.00 $157.82 $964 —
620–630 625 3 140.00–146.00 $142.67 $892 -1.55
665–666 fancy 666 16 153.00–153.50 $153.47 $1,022 —
650–685 670 4 133.00–140.00 $137.25 $920 +0.25
725–735 730 2 131.00–133.00 $132.01 $964 -0.99
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 177.00 $177.00 $540 +12.42
350–360 355 2 162.00–170.00 $165.94 $589 +10.31
400–425 413 2 157.00–159.00 $157.97 $652 +2.44
450–485 465 3 153.00–155.00 $153.97 $716 +2.38
500–540 514 8 145.00–151.00 $148.09 $761 +3.03
555–592 582 6 139.00–142.00 $140.67 $819 -4.33
640 640 1 137.00 $137.00 $877 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +7.00
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 +10.99
405–430 418 2 150.00–152.00 $151.03 $631 +1.86
460–495 473 3 145.00–147.00 $145.65 $689 +4.15
505–535 520 2 137.00–141.00 $139.06 $723 -0.54
555–580 570 4 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 362 3 195.00–197.00 $196.33 $711 -6.61
365–380 fancy 373 2 207.00 $207.00 $772 —
420 fancy 420 1 198.00 $198.00 $832 —
405–440 422 5 182.00–192.00 $187.32 $790 -4.45
450–495 465 4 171.00–180.00 $175.00 $814 -11.05
505–540 526 7 165.00–170.00 $167.99 $884 -3.16
610–640 625 2 155.00–157.00 $156.02 $975 -2.15
650–680 664 5 140.00–147.00 $144.36 $959 —
650–680 fancy 669 4 153.00–157.00 $155.24 $1,039 —
730 730 1 131.00 $131.00 $956 -13.64
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 190.00 $190.00 $618 -5.98
370–385 378 2 182.00–185.00 $183.53 $694 -8.11
415–445 434 6 172.00–180.00 $175.50 $762 -7.09
465–480 469 4 165.00–167.00 $165.99 $778 -10.48
510–520 515 2 157.00–162.00 $159.52 $822 -2.12
560–595 578 5 145.00–155.00 $149.92 $867 -7.78
600–640 623 3 140.00–145.00 $142.01 $885 -6.95
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 175.00–177.00 $176.04 $643 -9.39
415–440 425 3 160.00–170.00 $165.08 $702 -9.92
455–490 469 8 155.00–160.00 $156.86 $736 -4.90
510–545 525 4 145.00–147.00 $145.49 $764 -9.90
570–575 573 2 140.00–144.00 $142.01 $814 -5.01
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 -12.00
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 -11.71

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1580 1186 80-85% 23 75.00–80.00 $77.64 $921 -5.59
1060–1435 1227 80-85% 10 81.00–86.00 $84.22 $1,033 —
1060–1390 1281 80-85% 6 88.00–93.00 $90.46 $1,159 -0.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–880 863 85-90% 3 55.00–60.00 $58.30 $503 —
800–1040 941 85-90% 12 62.00–67.00 $64.84 $610 +1.01
890–1095 992 85-90% 15 69.00–74.00 $71.05 $705 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1510 1435 75-80% 3 76.00–78.00 $77.30 $1,109 —
1325–1625 1473 75-80% 4 85.00–89.00 $87.25 $1,285 —
1480–1695 1598 75-80% 3 79.00–84.00 $82.12 $1,312 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1870 1608 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,608 —
1205–2195 1613 3 101.00–106.00 $103.43 $1,668 —
1715–1905 1810 2 110.00–112.00 $111.05 $2,010 -5.55

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 674.00–823.00 $749.86

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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) 1 890.00 $890.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00

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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 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.