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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

824 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt ≈ $887/hd at 558 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $142.87/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $534/hd at 374 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $132.90/cwt -2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 824 972 934
Feeder cattle 645 735 801
Slaughter cattle 146 175 109
Replacement cattle 33 62 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 104. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 14 159.00 $159.00 $887 —
640 640 3 138.00 $138.00 $883 -7.00
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 —
470–480 473 3 160.00–167.00 $162.37 $768 —
610 610 1 132.00 $132.00 $805 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 374 12 140.00–145.00 $142.87 $534 -3.83
405–445 426 8 132.00–139.00 $134.75 $574 -7.07
455–495 475 8 125.00–130.00 $128.74 $612 -3.04
510–545 531 5 120.00–126.00 $124.18 $659 -4.25
565–580 572 3 117.00–120.00 $118.66 $679 -3.84
615–640 628 2 112.00 $112.00 $703 -5.70
660–675 667 3 100.00–109.00 $105.02 $700 —
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 368 3 147.00–151.00 $148.30 $546 -6.20
400–430 415 7 140.00–145.00 $142.14 $590 -7.86
450–475 463 5 134.00–138.00 $135.18 $626 -5.31
510–540 529 4 127.00–128.00 $127.24 $673 -7.23
560–595 580 3 124.00–125.00 $124.34 $721 -2.66
670–675 673 2 111.00–112.00 $111.50 $750 -5.01
700 700 1 107.00 $107.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 134.00 $134.00 $677 -7.09
570–575 573 2 128.00–131.00 $129.49 $742 -6.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 157.00–160.00 $158.52 $579 -2.46
400–440 422 5 147.00–156.00 $153.57 $648 +3.80
470–485 480 4 140.00–145.00 $142.99 $686 -1.16
505–540 523 10 130.00–136.00 $132.90 $695 -2.32
550–595 579 4 122.00–128.00 $124.17 $719 -1.87
600–645 615 3 117.00–123.00 $120.90 $744 +3.01
675–680 678 3 107.00–110.00 $109.00 $739 -0.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 178.00 $178.00 $578 —
370–380 375 2 170.00 $170.00 $638 -2.69
405–425 416 4 160.00–165.00 $161.22 $671 -0.78
455–485 469 4 147.00–157.00 $151.98 $713 +0.27
550–585 567 5 131.00–137.00 $133.78 $759 +0.28
610–635 620 3 124.00–127.00 $125.32 $777 -2.18
650–695 673 4 115.00–119.00 $116.76 $786 -2.27
715 715 1 113.00 $113.00 $808 —
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 171.00 $171.00 $684 —
620–630 625 2 130.00–136.00 $132.98 $831 +0.98
755 755 1 112.00 $112.00 $846 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1295 1090 85-90% 12 44.00–48.00 $46.17 $503 -9.97
900–1285 1107 85-90% 22 49.00–54.00 $50.82 $563 —
990–1370 1108 85-90% 5 36.00–41.00 $38.68 $429 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1485 1194 80-85% 21 53.00–57.00 $55.25 $660 -4.65
1080–1390 1248 80-85% 9 58.00–63.00 $59.11 $738 -6.06
1160–1465 1328 80-85% 4 64.00–67.00 $65.53 $870 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1445 1390 75-80% 2 64.00–68.00 $66.08 $919 +5.80
1220–1780 1421 75-80% 17 58.00–63.00 $60.17 $855 -5.44
1245–1670 1457 75-80% 6 51.00–57.00 $55.06 $802 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1715 1522 9 84.00–89.00 $86.38 $1,315 —
1630–2220 1930 7 90.00–95.00 $92.63 $1,788 —

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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 6 680.00–771.00 $718.67
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 527.00–661.00 $602.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00–975.00 $891.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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.