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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.26/cwt +7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 581 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.36/cwt +14.12 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 524 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.17/cwt +14.17 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 625 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 728 824 883
Feeder cattle 591 645 709
Slaughter cattle 119 146 141
Replacement cattle 18 33 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 76, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 —
415 415 1 192.00 $192.00 $797 —
460 value added 460 1 190.00 $190.00 $874 —
505–525 512 3 170.00–172.00 $171.32 $877 —
550–586 581 13 164.00–169.00 $166.26 $966 +7.26
605–640 625 11 150.00–158.00 $152.17 $951 +14.17
665 665 1 142.00 $142.00 $944 —
700–725 value added 716 8 143.00–152.00 $150.01 $1,074 —
798 value added 798 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 197.00 $197.00 $749 —
425–440 433 2 180.00–185.00 $182.46 $790 +12.46
450–490 476 7 170.00–177.00 $174.42 $830 +12.05
500–545 532 5 162.00–168.00 $164.84 $877 —
570–595 581 6 152.00–157.00 $154.99 $900 —
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 +8.00
660 660 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 180.00 $180.00 $684 —
490 490 1 167.00 $167.00 $818 —
500–540 529 4 155.00–157.00 $155.98 $825 —
550–578 570 6 135.00–140.00 $135.80 $774 —
680 680 1 126.00 $126.00 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 428 4 153.00–155.00 $154.02 $659 +11.88
465–495 481 10 145.00–150.00 $146.19 $703 +11.01
505–540 524 11 137.00–144.00 $141.36 $741 +14.12
550–595 576 6 132.00–135.00 $134.16 $773 +9.82
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 375 6 150.00–155.00 $152.63 $572 +9.76
425–445 433 5 144.00–150.00 $147.19 $637 +12.44
455–495 478 6 135.00–142.00 $139.03 $665 +10.29
500–535 518 5 131.00–136.00 $133.78 $693 +9.60
555–595 581 6 125.00–129.00 $127.20 $739 +8.54
625–640 633 2 116.00–117.00 $116.51 $738 +4.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 156.00 $156.00 $679 —
455–495 473 4 151.00–152.00 $151.74 $718 —
510–540 525 2 145.00–146.00 $145.49 $764 +11.49
550–575 563 3 137.00–142.00 $139.03 $783 +9.54
570–575 fancy 573 3 145.00–146.00 $145.33 $833 —
605–630 615 3 134.00–136.00 $135.00 $830 —
615 fancy 615 1 143.00 $143.00 $879 —
675–685 678 3 123.00–127.00 $125.00 $848 —
705–710 708 2 123.00 $123.00 $871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 207.00 $207.00 $704 —
355–380 368 2 190.00–197.00 $193.62 $713 —
440 440 1 177.00 $177.00 $779 —
465–490 476 5 170.00–174.00 $171.19 $815 —
505–540 515 4 158.00–167.00 $163.41 $842 —
550–560 556 4 155.00–158.00 $155.75 $866 —
600–635 616 9 141.00–149.00 $144.53 $890 +11.55
655–685 665 3 137.00–142.00 $139.37 $927 —
705–715 712 3 129.00–137.00 $133.99 $954 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 +12.00
400–440 420 2 169.00–170.00 $169.52 $712 +8.30
460–490 474 5 157.00–167.00 $162.41 $770 +10.43
505–540 519 5 149.00–157.00 $153.72 $798 —
555–590 570 3 140.00–148.00 $143.41 $817 +9.63
605–640 623 4 135.00–140.00 $138.51 $863 +13.19
660–690 675 4 130.00–135.00 $131.75 $889 +14.99
705 705 2 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $857 +8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 182.00 $182.00 $564 —
435 435 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $707 +8.93
465–480 473 2 150.00–154.00 $152.03 $719 +9.04
505–540 527 3 137.00–142.00 $140.31 $739 +7.41
550–590 570 2 132.00–135.00 $133.55 $761 +9.38
620–635 628 2 122.00–130.00 $126.05 $792 +5.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1150 1075 80-85% 3 69.00–70.00 $69.36 $746 —
1085–1470 1206 80-85% 15 63.00–68.00 $64.35 $776 —
1035–1595 1258 80-85% 26 57.00–62.00 $59.90 $754 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1015 967 85-90% 3 44.00–47.00 $45.31 $438 —
830–1360 1097 85-90% 14 48.00–53.00 $50.61 $555 +4.44
940–1325 1107 85-90% 13 54.00–58.00 $55.50 $614 +4.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1370 1345 75-80% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.49 $948 —
1220–1790 1458 75-80% 5 56.00–61.00 $58.97 $860 +3.91
1320–1650 1489 75-80% 5 62.00–66.00 $63.37 $944 +8.31

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1800 1607 5 84.00–89.00 $86.58 $1,391 —
1485–1865 1705 4 91.00–96.00 $93.16 $1,588 —

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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 7 576.00–639.00 $620.86

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 700.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–850.00 $825.00

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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.