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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 3, 2023

882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.31/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 422 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $155.92/cwt -1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $591/hd at 379 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.91/cwt +10.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 583 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 882 770 416
Feeder cattle 693 673 311
Slaughter cattle 158 83 81
Replacement cattle 31 14 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 222.00 $222.00 $788 —
455–485 468 3 190.00–195.00 $191.73 $897 +10.26
510–525 517 3 180.00–186.00 $182.65 $944 +10.65
560–587 583 11 175.00–180.00 $177.91 $1,037 +10.92
600 600 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,002 +5.73
650 650 2 160.00–168.00 $164.00 $1,066 +9.53
735 735 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,147 +11.00
755 value added 755 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 197.00 $197.00 $867 —
500–535 519 4 170.00–175.00 $171.80 $892 +9.32
590 590 1 166.00 $166.00 $979 +8.50
660 660 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 180.00 $180.00 $801 —
455 455 1 177.00 $177.00 $805 +13.44
520–525 523 2 165.00–167.00 $166.00 $868 +9.00
695 695 1 143.00 $143.00 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 374 5 162.00–165.00 $163.76 $612 +1.76
400–445 422 13 155.00–160.00 $157.31 $664 +0.59
455–490 473 2 150.00–154.00 $152.07 $719 +3.84
510–545 528 7 142.00–147.00 $144.83 $765 +1.74
570–590 580 2 137.00–140.00 $138.53 $803 +4.16
635 635 1 133.00 $133.00 $845 +3.75
675 675 1 127.00 $127.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 379 11 154.00–160.00 $155.92 $591 -1.28
405–440 425 4 149.00–154.00 $151.77 $645 +2.37
455–470 463 2 140.00–145.00 $142.46 $660 +0.08
510–545 525 3 135.00–140.00 $137.31 $721 -0.18
550–570 560 3 130.00–135.00 $132.65 $743 +4.34
615–640 628 2 120.00 $120.00 $754 —
695 695 1 117.00 $117.00 $813 ±0.00
705–745 726 4 105.00–110.00 $107.22 $778 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 419 5 162.00–167.00 $163.82 $686 ±0.00
450–490 469 8 155.00–161.00 $157.51 $739 +1.79
500–525 511 4 149.00–155.00 $150.73 $770 +1.73
585–590 588 3 144.00–146.00 $145.00 $853 +2.79
605–625 615 2 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $867 +5.78
705–725 fancy 715 2 137.00–142.00 $139.47 $997 —
715–735 725 2 118.00–125.00 $121.45 $881 —
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 —
765 fancy 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 324 4 197.00–202.00 $198.98 $645 +5.41
365–395 383 5 187.00–192.00 $189.21 $725 +6.72
425–445 438 4 176.00–180.00 $177.49 $777 +1.47
450–495 470 10 167.00–177.00 $171.30 $805 +6.03
515–545 527 7 157.00–165.00 $161.03 $849 +7.89
570 570 1 155.00 $155.00 $884 +7.66
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 +4.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 324 5 185.00–192.00 $189.62 $614 +7.20
350–390 377 6 175.00–180.00 $178.63 $673 —
400–445 427 8 165.00–174.00 $169.49 $724 —
465–490 479 7 155.00–165.00 $160.53 $769 +7.55
570–590 580 2 135.00–143.00 $138.93 $806 —
620–630 625 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $828 —
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 353 3 195.00–205.00 $201.70 $712 +6.00
405–430 415 6 187.00–195.00 $192.01 $797 +4.26
450–455 452 3 182.00–190.00 $186.65 $844 +14.16
510–540 529 4 168.00–177.00 $170.92 $904 +6.30
555–590 569 4 162.00–168.00 $164.72 $937 +5.37
620 620 1 152.00 $152.00 $942 +7.50
650–675 661 4 140.00–150.00 $144.47 $955 +10.47
700 700 1 135.00 $135.00 $945 —
750 750 1 126.00 $126.00 $945 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1490 1123 80-85% 19 60.00–66.00 $63.86 $717 —
1025–1620 1232 80-85% 13 74.00–79.00 $75.72 $933 +0.77
900–1605 1242 80-85% 25 67.00–73.00 $69.72 $866 -5.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–960 881 85-90% 4 44.00–49.00 $47.33 $417 —
795–1160 980 85-90% 23 50.00–56.00 $52.63 $516 —
840–1375 1121 85-90% 19 57.00–62.00 $59.62 $668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1525 1350 75-80% 6 78.00–83.00 $80.80 $1,091 —
1150–1865 1426 75-80% 10 72.00–77.00 $74.63 $1,064 —
1320–1760 1566 75-80% 5 69.00–71.00 $70.16 $1,099 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–2000 1702 10 92.00–95.00 $93.75 $1,596 —
1585–2010 1787 7 97.00–102.00 $98.64 $1,763 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,064.29
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 805.00–825.00 $818.00

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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.