Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.84/cwt +13.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 606 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.78/cwt ≈ $928/hd at 596 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $156.72/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 433 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	770	1,394	870
Feeder cattle	673	1,192	672
Slaughter cattle	83	185	140
Replacement cattle	14	17	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	17	188.00	$188.00	$970	—
605–613	606	60	177.50–180.00	$177.84	$1,078	+13.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375 value added	375	1	222.00	$222.00	$832	—
405–425	415	4	190.00–200.00	$194.26	$806	+7.59
420 value added	420	1	207.00	$207.00	$869	—
480–495	492	6	180.00–187.00	$181.47	$893	+3.79
515–530	523	2	172.00	$172.00	$900	-3.00
585–595	590	2	166.00–168.00	$166.99	$985	+10.22
605–639	626	8	155.00–165.00	$161.27	$1,010	+12.27
655–670	663	2	152.00–157.00	$154.47	$1,024	—
705	705	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,022	—
750	750	1	131.00	$131.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	200.00	$200.00	$620	—
395	395	1	192.00	$192.00	$758	—
455	455	1	177.00	$177.00	$805	+6.69
535–545	540	2	160.00–165.00	$162.48	$877	+0.48
560	560	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$882	+7.50
645	645	1	152.00	$152.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	468	2	160.00–167.00	$163.56	$765	+3.56
535	535	1	157.00	$157.00	$840	+4.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	162.00	$162.00	$624	+2.00
400–442	433	17	155.00–160.00	$156.72	$679	+4.20
455–480	471	4	147.00–150.00	$148.23	$698	+2.24
505–545	531	8	140.00–147.00	$143.09	$760	+1.56
550–595	569	8	132.00–136.00	$134.37	$765	-0.79
600–640	626	4	127.00–130.00	$129.25	$809	+2.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	170.00	$170.00	$646	—
400–440	418	6	162.00–167.00	$163.82	$685	+1.60
455–495	488	15	153.00–159.00	$155.72	$760	+2.11
510	510	2	148.00–150.00	$149.00	$760	+1.33
550–585	565	5	140.00–145.00	$142.21	$803	-3.40
605–625	613	5	133.00–139.00	$135.20	$829	+1.04
675–680	677	3	127.00–130.00	$128.00	$867	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568–598	596	35	152.00–156.00	$155.78	$928	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	365	5	157.00–158.00	$157.20	$574	+1.86
400–445	421	4	147.00–152.00	$149.40	$629	+1.94
450–495	474	6	140.00–145.00	$142.38	$675	+1.54
510–520	515	2	136.00–139.00	$137.49	$708	+3.24
550–565	557	3	125.00–130.00	$128.31	$715	+1.57
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	+7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	212.00	$212.00	$604	—
300–345	329	4	200.00–207.00	$202.27	$665	—
340 fancy	340	1	215.00	$215.00	$731	—
350–390	365	5	190.00–200.00	$195.70	$714	—
370–375 fancy	373	2	210.00–215.00	$212.52	$793	—
420–445	431	4	182.00–192.00	$187.75	$809	+8.78
480–485	483	2	170.00–175.00	$172.49	$833	+1.46
510–535	520	5	160.00–167.00	$164.62	$856	+3.59
550–585	560	5	155.00–162.00	$159.35	$892	+9.35
600 fancy	600	1	159.00	$159.00	$954	—
620	620	2	142.00–147.00	$144.50	$896	+4.49
650–670 fancy	662	3	145.00–150.00	$148.32	$982	—
680	680	1	134.00	$134.00	$911	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	—
300–330	315	2	192.00–195.00	$193.57	$610	—
350–395	374	4	180.00–185.00	$182.49	$683	—
405–420	413	2	175.00–177.00	$176.02	$727	+3.64
450–495	476	7	160.00–169.00	$165.27	$787	+5.78
500–530	515	6	150.00–157.00	$153.14	$789	+0.46
570–580	575	3	145.00–150.00	$147.34	$847	+5.64
600–620	610	2	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$839	+3.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	180.00–185.00	$182.42	$593	-2.58
470–475	473	2	150.00–156.00	$152.98	$724	+0.71
520–545	533	2	145.00–147.00	$145.98	$778	+4.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1505	1165	80-85%	14	61.00–65.00	$63.32	$738	+3.48
1010–1410	1224	80-85%	9	66.00–70.00	$68.15	$834	+2.64
1085–1480	1237	80-85%	8	72.00–77.00	$74.95	$927	+9.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1265	1040	85-90%	7	45.00–50.00	$46.97	$488	-3.06
855–1200	1044	85-90%	12	57.00–62.00	$58.55	$611	+8.52
1080–1365	1175	85-90%	4	54.00–56.00	$54.71	$643	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1600	1398	75-80%	6	67.00–72.00	$68.08	$952	+7.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1815	1554	5	88.00–92.00	$89.36	$1,389	—
1585–1765	1675	2	99.00–100.00	$99.53	$1,667	—
1790–1990	1890	2	104.00–108.00	$105.89	$2,001	—

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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	6	585.00–741.00	$668.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	807.00	$807.00

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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.