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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 11, 2022

972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $126.04/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 570 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 972 971 903
Feeder cattle 735 971 802
Slaughter cattle 175 — 84
Replacement cattle 62 — 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No slaughter trends available. Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle no trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 573 2 142.00–147.00 $144.40 $827 +3.39
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 145.00 $145.00 $884 -5.00
770 770 1 120.00 $120.00 $924 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 166.00 $166.00 $730 -1.00
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 415 4 152.00 $152.00 $631 —
475–495 487 3 144.00–146.00 $144.67 $705 -3.33
505–540 522 9 139.00–144.00 $141.09 $736 —
550–585 568 6 135.00–137.00 $135.65 $770 —
625–645 637 3 126.00–128.00 $127.00 $809 -5.00
655 fancy 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 -1.66
710 fancy 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
710–725 720 3 114.00–120.00 $116.34 $838 -2.66
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 334 4 152.00–157.00 $155.80 $520 —
370–395 387 3 145.00–150.00 $146.70 $568 -6.80
400–445 424 5 140.00–145.00 $141.82 $601 -4.35
455–495 474 4 130.00–135.00 $131.78 $625 -6.90
500–540 519 7 125.00–130.00 $128.43 $667 -4.32
595 595 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $729 —
610–640 623 3 115.00–119.00 $117.70 $733 +1.19
745 745 1 102.00 $102.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 154.00–155.00 $154.50 $576 —
425–430 428 2 150.00 $150.00 $642 -0.38
485–490 488 2 138.00–143.00 $140.49 $686 -4.32
505–540 521 6 132.00–137.00 $134.47 $701 -1.53
550–580 569 4 127.00 $127.00 $723 —
600–630 617 6 120.00–124.00 $121.67 $751 -5.33
650–690 663 4 115.00–117.00 $116.51 $772 -1.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 180.00 $180.00 $468 —
360–375 368 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $592 +0.20
405–440 424 4 147.00–152.00 $149.77 $635 -4.54
450–495 471 6 142.00–146.00 $144.15 $679 -0.18
500–535 520 9 132.00–138.00 $135.22 $703 -3.06
550–590 570 12 122.00–130.00 $126.04 $718 -3.62
610–645 629 7 115.00–123.00 $117.89 $742 -8.31
650–695 673 2 109.00–110.00 $109.52 $737 -8.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 357 3 170.00–174.00 $172.69 $617 —
430–435 432 3 159.00–164.00 $162.00 $700 -5.00
450–485 460 4 150.00–155.00 $151.71 $698 -0.29
515–540 525 4 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $740 -3.77
575–595 584 8 131.00–138.00 $133.50 $780 -3.62
610–645 627 6 126.00–129.00 $127.50 $799 -5.22
660–680 667 3 115.00–122.00 $119.03 $794 -6.48
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 162.00 $162.00 $737 —
555 555 1 139.00 $139.00 $771 -8.00
620–630 625 2 132.00 $132.00 $825 -8.99
650–695 676 5 124.00–128.00 $125.60 $849 -9.42
705–715 fancy 710 2 125.00–131.00 $127.98 $909 —
700–725 713 3 117.00–120.00 $118.98 $848 -11.02
790 790 1 115.00 $115.00 $908 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1470 1167 80-85% 24 57.00–62.00 $59.90 $699 —
935–1740 1245 80-85% 28 63.00–68.00 $65.17 $811 —
1065–1450 1251 80-85% 7 69.00–74.00 $71.52 $895 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1270 978 85-90% 13 40.00–46.00 $42.19 $413 —
860–1315 1024 85-90% 10 47.00–52.00 $49.85 $510 —
775–1365 1085 85-90% 12 54.00–59.00 $56.14 $609 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1540 1376 75-80% 7 58.00–62.00 $60.28 $829 —
1135–1700 1409 75-80% 12 63.00–68.00 $65.61 $924 —
1360–1765 1622 75-80% 3 71.00–73.00 $71.73 $1,163 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1795 1495 8 88.00–94.00 $89.53 $1,338 —
1400–1860 1647 3 81.00–87.00 $84.28 $1,388 —
1470–2055 1781 5 95.00–100.00 $97.51 $1,737 —

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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 6 877.00–1,130.00 $1,022.33
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 605.00–829.00 $695.10

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 1,475.00–1,600.00 $1,530.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,333.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,225.00 $1,133.33

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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.