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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

998 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.55/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 522 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $143.33/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 519 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 998 703 875
Feeder cattle 790 577 701
Slaughter cattle 173 110 150
Replacement cattle 35 16 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with high yielding breaking cows up to 88, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 117. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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
500–541 523 8 160.00–164.00 $162.56 $850 -2.44
570–580 575 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $877 —
600–640 620 2 142.00–150.00 $146.13 $906 —
682–690 683 6 140.00–142.00 $140.34 $959 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–643 634 6 153.00–160.00 $154.45 $979 —
650 650 2 150.00–154.00 $152.00 $988 —
715 value added 715 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,087 —
785 785 1 125.00 $125.00 $981 —
875 value added 875 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 182.00 $182.00 $692 —
435 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 —
540 540 1 152.00 $152.00 $821 -3.00
570 570 1 147.00 $147.00 $838 —
603–640 615 3 135.00–137.00 $136.31 $838 —
678 678 1 132.00 $132.00 $895 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 158.00 $158.00 $616 -3.66
405–445 430 7 152.00–155.00 $152.99 $658 -3.22
450–490 466 9 146.00–151.00 $147.56 $688 -3.80
503–545 522 14 139.00–145.00 $141.55 $739 -3.08
550–580 565 2 132.00–137.00 $134.43 $760 -6.38
605 605 1 127.00 $127.00 $768 -8.23
660–685 677 3 120.00–125.00 $122.36 $828 -7.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 377 5 150.00–155.00 $153.15 $577 -5.85
400–445 423 7 147.00–150.00 $148.01 $626 +1.01
455–490 472 6 140.00–145.00 $141.69 $669 -0.31
520–540 530 5 130.00–135.00 $132.43 $702 -4.97
565–575 572 3 125.00–130.00 $127.99 $732 -0.50
600–640 617 3 122.00–125.00 $124.03 $765 -0.97
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–492 475 5 152.00–154.00 $153.62 $730 -1.18
550 fancy 550 2 147.00 $147.00 $808 —
555–586 575 7 139.00–145.00 $143.33 $824 -1.67
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 -0.48
655–690 668 3 127.00–129.00 $127.66 $853 -11.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 327 3 177.00–180.00 $177.99 $582 -9.01
350–395 378 5 165.00–175.00 $171.98 $650 -2.51
405–440 422 5 157.00–162.00 $160.25 $676 -4.27
460–495 481 6 147.00–155.00 $150.72 $725 -4.97
500–545 519 12 140.00–147.00 $143.33 $744 -3.43
550–595 572 8 132.00–137.00 $135.49 $775 -4.51
605–645 624 4 125.00–132.00 $129.78 $810 +3.12
750–785 768 2 105.00–108.00 $106.53 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 386 6 177.00–179.00 $178.35 $688 -6.65
400–430 416 6 167.00–175.00 $171.20 $712 -4.81
480–485 483 3 158.00–165.00 $161.66 $781 -4.70
500–535 510 4 148.00–157.00 $151.44 $772 -3.49
550–575 562 6 139.00–147.00 $143.47 $806 -2.39
600–630 614 5 134.00–137.00 $135.59 $833 -0.65
650–685 663 5 128.00–135.00 $131.84 $874 -0.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 421 5 177.00–178.00 $177.40 $747 -3.29
450–465 456 6 170.00–173.00 $171.16 $780 -4.05
565–590 578 2 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $861 -4.37
610–632 624 6 138.00–146.00 $142.68 $890 -2.30
650 650 1 137.00 $137.00 $890 +0.02
700 700 1 132.00 $132.00 $924 —
710–730 fancy 720 2 137.00–138.00 $137.49 $990 —
770 fancy 770 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,032 —
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 -5.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1340 1141 80-85% 34 70.00–75.00 $72.88 $832 -4.88
910–1520 1214 80-85% 31 76.00–81.00 $77.88 $945 —
1105–1365 1249 80-85% 5 82.00–85.00 $83.56 $1,044 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1160 966 85-90% 11 50.00–56.00 $52.78 $510 -6.64
775–1345 1015 85-90% 19 58.00–63.00 $60.74 $617 —
865–1335 1087 85-90% 19 64.00–69.00 $67.00 $728 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1385 1241 75-80% 4 70.00–74.00 $72.88 $904 —
1190–1705 1433 75-80% 12 76.00–81.00 $78.47 $1,124 -0.38
1585–1760 1702 75-80% 3 82.00–83.00 $82.66 $1,407 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1680 1454 4 96.00–99.00 $97.78 $1,422 —
1320–2105 1699 11 100.00–105.00 $102.69 $1,745 —
1915 1915 1 112.00 $112.00 $2,145 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 736.00–751.00 $744.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 600.00–723.00 $656.86

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 837.00–850.00 $843.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 812.00 $812.00

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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.