Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

1,039 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $162.88/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 428 lb · 10 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $144.86/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 427 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,039	728	824
Feeder cattle	914	591	673
Slaughter cattle	107	119	132
Replacement cattle	18	18	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	469	4	180.00–181.00	$180.51	$847	—
500–535	511	5	172.00–179.00	$175.75	$898	+4.43
560–575	565	3	160.00–170.00	$165.62	$936	-0.64
610–620	615	2	150.00–152.00	$151.01	$929	-1.16
650–690	674	6	140.00–149.00	$143.63	$968	+1.63
740	740	2	135.00–138.00	$136.50	$1,010	—
840	840	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	415	3	179.00–186.00	$181.39	$753	-1.07
460–495	480	3	173.00–175.00	$174.33	$837	-0.09
510–515	513	2	167.00–169.00	$168.00	$862	+3.16
555–595	580	3	150.00–152.00	$150.68	$874	-4.31
600–630	617	3	142.00–145.00	$143.35	$884	+3.35
650–680	665	2	135.00–137.00	$135.98	$904	+0.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	185.00	$185.00	$666	+5.00
425–445	438	4	174.00–178.00	$176.24	$772	—
470–495	480	3	162.00–167.00	$164.70	$791	-2.30
545	545	1	156.00	$156.00	$850	+0.02
585	585	1	148.00	$148.00	$866	+12.20
600–625	617	3	132.00–133.00	$132.32	$816	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	5	150.00–156.00	$153.39	$591	+0.76
405–440	427	10	142.00–150.00	$144.86	$619	-2.33
450–490	467	5	135.00–144.00	$138.99	$649	-0.04
500–545	523	8	132.00–137.00	$134.26	$702	+0.48
550–560	555	2	122.00–130.00	$125.96	$699	-1.24
625–630	628	3	117.00–122.00	$119.99	$754	+3.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	159.00	$159.00	$588	—
405–435	418	4	152.00–156.00	$153.25	$641	-0.77
455–485	474	4	145.00–150.00	$148.21	$703	+2.02
500–540	516	5	138.00–140.00	$139.20	$718	-2.16
550–590	573	8	133.00–135.00	$134.74	$772	+0.58
600–635	618	2	124.00–129.00	$126.43	$781	-3.57
655	655	1	120.00	$120.00	$786	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	156.00	$156.00	$764	+4.26
510–530	518	4	147.00–149.00	$147.76	$765	+2.27
550–590	571	8	139.00–144.00	$141.37	$807	+2.34
605–620	610	6	133.00–140.00	$135.85	$829	+0.85
630 fancy	630	1	147.00	$147.00	$926	+4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	369	6	167.00–175.00	$172.39	$636	—
405–445	428	10	158.00–166.00	$162.88	$697	+0.38
455–490	473	2	155.00–158.00	$156.44	$740	+4.41
500–530	509	7	140.00–147.00	$142.76	$727	+2.45
590–595	593	2	135.00–138.00	$136.51	$810	+2.96
600–635	623	4	120.00–127.00	$123.04	$767	-3.01
660–685	674	4	117.00–120.00	$119.01	$802	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	377	3	184.00–187.00	$185.37	$699	—
405–430	416	8	167.00–177.00	$174.09	$724	+4.57
450–475	463	7	160.00–166.00	$163.13	$755	+0.72
510	510	1	157.00	$157.00	$801	+3.28
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	+1.59
610–620	615	3	132.00–140.00	$136.64	$840	-1.87
650–695	673	2	127.00–130.00	$128.45	$864	-3.30
725	725	1	117.00	$117.00	$848	-4.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	3	179.00–182.00	$180.00	$738	+3.00
450–465	458	2	168.00–175.00	$171.56	$786	+0.37
505–525	515	2	165.00–171.00	$167.94	$865	+4.53
550–560	557	3	150.00–155.00	$153.32	$854	-2.43
615–630	623	4	144.00–152.00	$148.23	$923	+3.70
655–685	675	3	134.00–140.00	$136.62	$922	-2.75
700–715	707	3	121.00–127.00	$124.69	$882	-9.30
755	755	1	122.00	$122.00	$921	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1260	1142	80-85%	10	55.00–61.00	$57.83	$660	—
955–1455	1217	80-85%	5	70.00–75.00	$72.62	$884	+8.27
1075–1605	1254	80-85%	22	62.00–68.00	$64.53	$809	+4.63

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1030	972	85-90%	5	40.00–44.00	$42.02	$408	-3.29
860–1195	1044	85-90%	8	46.00–51.00	$48.61	$507	—
975–1365	1155	85-90%	12	52.00–56.00	$53.77	$621	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1610	1322	75-80%	3	69.00–71.00	$69.59	$920	-0.90
1210–1605	1423	75-80%	9	63.00–67.00	$65.30	$929	—
1180–1675	1452	75-80%	7	59.00–62.00	$60.68	$881	+1.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1705	1568	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,333	—
1875–1915	1895	2	100.00–102.00	$100.99	$1,914	—
1700–2320	2010	2	94.00–96.00	$94.85	$1,906	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	504.00–653.00	$566.80

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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.