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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

1,200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.00/cwt ≈ $882/hd at 420 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.50/cwt ≈ $1,025/hd at 538 lb · 35 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.07/cwt ≈ $620/hd at 346 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,200 882 652
Feeder cattle 987 693 552
Slaughter cattle 150 158 72
Replacement cattle 63 31 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 87. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 35 210.00 $210.00 $882 —
538 538 35 190.50 $190.50 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 215.00 $215.00 $731 —
350–365 value added 358 2 215.00–222.00 $218.57 $782 —
350–395 373 2 205.00–210.00 $207.65 $775 -14.35
410–440 418 12 197.00–203.00 $202.23 $845 —
470–475 value added 473 2 200.00 $200.00 $946 —
470–495 483 4 190.00–197.00 $193.01 $932 +1.28
510–530 519 5 180.00–190.00 $185.82 $964 +3.17
565–580 573 2 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $988 -5.44
610–635 623 2 167.00–172.00 $169.45 $1,056 +2.45
660 660 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 $1,006 -11.50
675 value added 675 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 368 11 192.00–200.00 $198.83 $732 —
405 405 1 190.00 $190.00 $770 -7.00
465–495 480 3 180.00–185.00 $182.35 $875 —
530–535 533 2 170.00–175.00 $172.51 $919 +0.71
640 640 1 150.00 $150.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 190.00 $190.00 $732 —
420–425 423 2 185.00 $185.00 $783 +5.00
495 495 1 177.00 $177.00 $876 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 346 13 179.00–180.00 $179.07 $620 —
360–365 362 3 169.00–171.00 $170.00 $615 —
410–435 415 7 167.00–169.00 $168.71 $700 +4.89
456 fancy 456 7 170.00 $170.00 $775 —
455–495 470 6 156.00–165.00 $160.79 $756 +3.28
515–525 518 3 150.00–153.00 $150.99 $782 +0.26
560–575 568 2 142.00–145.00 $143.52 $815 -1.48
620 620 1 140.00 $140.00 $868 -0.98
650–670 660 3 127.00–130.00 $127.98 $845 —
690 fancy 690 1 137.00 $137.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 4 175.00 $175.00 $490 —
310–330 317 6 165.00–173.00 $168.90 $535 —
360–390 374 5 163.00–167.00 $164.99 $617 +1.23
400–440 424 5 155.00–162.00 $157.42 $667 +0.11
480–495 485 4 150.00–155.00 $151.24 $734 -0.83
500–545 517 7 143.00–148.00 $146.73 $759 +1.90
580–595 588 4 136.00–140.00 $137.76 $810 -0.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 162.00–167.00 $164.58 $518 —
370–395 389 6 155.00–162.00 $158.99 $618 +3.07
405–435 425 4 150.00–153.00 $151.28 $643 -0.49
470–495 481 5 140.00–147.00 $144.18 $694 +1.72
525–545 535 2 137.00–142.00 $139.45 $746 +2.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 389 4 197.00–207.00 $200.30 $779 —
425–430 427 3 187.00–192.00 $189.67 $810 -2.34
455–490 477 3 177.00–186.00 $179.86 $858 -6.79
515–530 522 3 167.00–175.00 $169.71 $886 -1.21
555–590 574 5 160.00–167.00 $163.85 $940 -0.87
630–635 value added 633 2 164.00–168.00 $166.01 $1,051 —
640 640 3 152.00–159.00 $156.67 $1,003 +4.67
655–670 663 2 144.00–145.00 $144.51 $958 +0.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 +1.02
370–395 378 4 185.00–195.00 $188.46 $712 -0.75
420–435 428 3 175.00–182.00 $179.04 $766 +1.55
455–490 477 3 170.00–174.00 $172.38 $822 +1.08
505–535 515 3 157.00–165.00 $161.25 $830 +0.22
625 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 +3.00
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 195.00 $195.00 $595 +5.38
360–365 363 2 175.00–180.00 $177.52 $644 -1.11
400–425 413 2 167.00–172.00 $169.58 $700 +0.09
470 470 1 167.00 $167.00 $785 +6.47
500–510 505 3 150.00–156.00 $152.65 $771 —
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 +1.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1665 1144 80-85% 32 65.00–70.00 $67.97 $778 +4.11
925–1595 1194 80-85% 27 71.00–77.00 $74.06 $884 —
1030–1730 1243 80-85% 14 78.00–83.00 $79.25 $985 +9.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1095 957 85-90% 3 46.00–48.00 $46.64 $446 -5.99
860–1345 1035 85-90% 13 60.00–64.00 $62.78 $650 —
895–1230 1062 85-90% 10 54.00–59.00 $56.36 $599 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1555 1319 75-80% 5 69.00–74.00 $71.23 $940 —
1130–1640 1367 75-80% 13 75.00–80.00 $77.53 $1,060 -3.27
1325–1440 1376 75-80% 4 81.00–84.00 $81.75 $1,125 +0.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,536 —
1405–1945 1680 5 93.00–98.00 $96.09 $1,614 —
1800–2000 1900 2 102.00–103.00 $102.53 $1,948 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 806.00–928.00 $874.67
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 600.00–731.00 $638.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.