Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

1,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.94/cwt ≈ $998/hd at 609 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.22/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 423 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $134.25/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 525 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,394	1,000	904
Feeder cattle	1,192	863	779
Slaughter cattle	185	117	96
Replacement cattle	17	20	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 81, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. All feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	3	186.00–187.00	$186.67	$808	—
453 value added	453	8	186.00	$186.00	$843	—
460–480	473	3	177.00–178.00	$177.68	$840	—
515	515	17	175.00	$175.00	$901	—
565–574	573	9	156.00–163.00	$156.77	$898	-3.97
625	625	1	149.00	$149.00	$931	—
783–792 value added	791	17	147.00–156.00	$154.95	$1,226	—
923 value added	923	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603–638	609	36	163.00–164.00	$163.94	$998	—
692 thin fleshed	692	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	187.00–190.00	$188.53	$609	—
355–370	363	2	180.00	$180.00	$653	—
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	-3.00
510–520	513	4	151.00–155.00	$152.01	$780	+0.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	178.00	$178.00	$712	—
475–495	482	3	169.00–172.00	$170.31	$821	—
505	505	1	162.00	$162.00	$818	—
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	-2.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–442	423	20	158.00–163.00	$162.22	$686	+4.22
455–492	485	14	153.00–158.00	$153.61	$745	+0.61
505	505	3	147.00–149.00	$147.67	$746	-4.33
550–565	554	13	142.00–147.00	$145.61	$807	+1.63
600–629	621	6	134.00–135.00	$134.16	$833	+1.15
665	665	1	127.00	$127.00	$845	+4.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	157.00	$157.00	$515	—
360–380	371	6	153.00–157.00	$155.34	$576	+3.38
400–435	425	4	143.00–150.00	$147.46	$627	+1.08
450–495	480	6	139.00–142.00	$140.84	$676	-0.93
500–540	525	17	130.00–136.00	$134.25	$705	+1.89
550–590	568	4	125.00–130.00	$126.74	$720	+1.74
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	±0.00
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	368	3	160.00	$160.00	$589	+2.01
400–440	422	6	152.00–155.00	$152.52	$644	-0.46
455–475	466	4	145.00–148.00	$145.99	$680	-2.11
500–545	523	4	139.00–145.00	$141.53	$740	+0.03
550–595	570	11	132.00–138.00	$135.16	$770	-0.84
600–635	622	3	123.00–129.00	$126.96	$790	+4.36

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	185.00	$185.00	$564	—
380–395	388	5	170.00–178.00	$175.00	$679	+5.00
400–445	428	6	157.00–165.00	$161.29	$690	-0.29
455–495	480	8	149.00–155.00	$152.27	$731	-1.05
500–530	518	6	137.00–147.00	$141.89	$735	-0.62
550–585	567	7	128.00–137.00	$132.52	$751	+0.14
605–640	621	6	120.00–129.00	$123.53	$767	-1.02
650–690	670	2	119.00	$119.00	$797	—
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	5	170.00–175.00	$172.38	$721	-1.32
450–480	468	4	158.00–160.00	$159.49	$746	-5.56
510–530	518	6	149.00–157.00	$152.68	$791	+0.92
550–595	565	7	138.00–145.00	$141.70	$801	+2.45
600–645	631	7	130.00–135.00	$133.59	$843	-0.42
660–670	665	4	122.00–130.00	$125.76	$836	+1.29
725	725	1	117.00	$117.00	$848	+1.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	3	177.00–182.00	$178.97	$748	-1.03
455–465	460	4	167.00–175.00	$171.03	$787	—
505–520	513	2	159.00–163.00	$161.03	$826	-2.93
580	580	1	150.00	$150.00	$870	-0.25
600–610	605	3	137.00–143.00	$140.01	$847	-3.38
655–680	668	3	132.00–138.00	$134.00	$895	-1.32
720–740	730	2	124.00–130.00	$127.04	$927	-1.35
790–795	793	2	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$920	-1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1440	1188	80-85%	26	57.00–62.00	$59.84	$711	-5.17
1020–1395	1203	80-85%	6	69.00–71.00	$69.48	$836	-1.54
990–1505	1226	80-85%	23	63.00–68.00	$65.51	$803	-5.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1365	1030	85-90%	12	40.00–46.00	$43.84	$452	—
930–1265	1037	85-90%	11	47.00–52.00	$50.03	$519	—
950–1245	1105	85-90%	15	53.00–58.00	$55.12	$609	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1595	1353	75-80%	3	69.00–74.00	$71.29	$965	+8.57
1150–1555	1357	75-80%	19	63.00–68.00	$65.09	$883	+2.37
1230–1500	1372	75-80%	3	58.00–62.00	$60.54	$831	-2.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1740	1497	5	80.00–85.00	$82.88	$1,241	—
1440–1685	1595	3	86.00–90.00	$87.41	$1,394	+1.64
1635–2075	1795	3	92.00–96.00	$94.45	$1,695	—

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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	4	583.00–664.00	$623.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

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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.