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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

1,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.00/cwt ≈ $1,016/hd at 660 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.00/cwt ≈ $895/hd at 639 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.16/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 464 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,044 1,200 486
Feeder cattle 894 987 429
Slaughter cattle 121 150 50
Replacement cattle 29 63 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 84, high yielding bulls up to 107. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
660 660 27 154.00 $154.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 220.00 $220.00 $858 +12.35
410–415 value added 413 2 215.00–217.00 $215.99 $892 —
400–440 425 3 200.00–207.00 $203.90 $867 +1.67
460–475 468 2 192.00–195.00 $193.48 $905 +0.47
500 value added 500 2 192.00–195.00 $193.50 $968 —
503–525 511 3 180.00–187.00 $183.29 $937 -2.53
600–630 value added 615 2 170.00–174.00 $172.05 $1,058 —
610–620 615 2 162.00 $162.00 $996 -7.45
745 745 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 180.00–185.00 $182.50 $903 +0.15
510–545 528 2 172.00–177.00 $174.58 $922 +2.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 182.00 $182.00 $737 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 426 14 166.00–175.00 $169.18 $721 +0.47
450–460 fancy 455 2 168.00–170.00 $169.01 $769 -0.99
450–495 465 16 160.00–167.00 $164.68 $766 +3.89
505–530 513 3 152.00–157.00 $153.97 $790 +2.98
550 fancy 550 2 154.00–158.00 $156.00 $858 —
555–595 569 5 142.00–151.00 $146.93 $836 +3.41
620–640 631 4 135.00–142.00 $138.23 $872 -1.77
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 +2.02
725 725 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 381 7 165.00–172.00 $167.44 $638 +2.45
405–445 423 6 160.00–165.00 $162.36 $687 +4.94
465–495 484 8 151.00–158.00 $154.48 $748 +3.24
500–540 521 6 147.00–150.00 $149.15 $777 +2.42
555–595 572 6 137.00–141.00 $139.01 $795 +1.25
605–640 623 2 130.00 $130.00 $810 —
660–665 663 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
639 639 26 140.00 $140.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 378 5 157.00–162.00 $160.19 $606 +1.20
410–425 415 4 150.00–157.00 $153.01 $635 +1.73
450–490 475 5 147.00–150.00 $148.38 $705 +4.20
500–545 525 4 140.00–145.00 $143.73 $755 +4.28
550 550 1 133.00 $133.00 $732 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 3 202.00–207.00 $204.64 $726 +4.34
380 fancy 380 1 217.00 $217.00 $825 —
400–440 421 5 190.00–200.00 $194.75 $820 +5.08
450–485 462 7 180.00–190.00 $184.96 $855 +5.10
500–540 519 15 172.00–180.00 $176.64 $917 +6.93
550–560 557 3 162.00–171.00 $166.66 $928 +2.81
600–645 624 7 150.00–160.00 $154.11 $962 -2.56
660 fancy 660 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,049 —
690 690 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,021 +3.49
705 705 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,008 —
715 fancy 715 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,108 —
755 fancy 755 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,072 —
785 785 1 122.00 $122.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 7 192.00–197.00 $193.68 $732 +5.22
400–420 408 3 180.00–188.00 $183.33 $748 +4.29
450–495 468 5 170.00–177.00 $173.85 $814 +1.47
525–535 530 2 167.00–169.00 $168.01 $890 +6.76
555–580 567 3 150.00–159.00 $153.28 $869 —
625–640 632 3 140.00–148.00 $144.97 $916 -0.03
650–695 668 3 130.00–138.00 $135.08 $902 —
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 +5.00
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 190.00 $190.00 $618 -5.00
350–395 372 3 180.00–187.00 $183.03 $681 +5.51
400–440 417 5 170.00–177.00 $172.74 $720 +3.16
455–480 463 3 160.00–165.00 $161.64 $748 -5.36
505–535 523 3 150.00–157.00 $152.39 $797 -0.26
565–585 575 2 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $811 +0.98
610–640 620 3 130.00–135.00 $132.38 $821 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1605 1180 80-85% 19 64.00–69.00 $66.78 $788 -7.28
985–1625 1267 80-85% 15 70.00–75.00 $72.36 $917 —
1230–1805 1470 80-85% 3 76.00–77.00 $76.72 $1,128 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1135 988 85-90% 11 52.00–58.00 $53.89 $532 +7.25
830–1210 1016 85-90% 7 45.00–51.00 $49.01 $498 -13.77
940–1235 1076 85-90% 15 60.00–64.00 $61.88 $666 +5.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1520 1363 75-80% 6 71.00–74.00 $73.31 $999 -4.22
1210–1930 1493 75-80% 5 77.00–81.00 $78.43 $1,171 —
1360–1630 1495 75-80% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.36 $992 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1400 1260 2 92.00–96.00 $93.78 $1,182 —
1210–2050 1396 6 86.00–91.00 $87.77 $1,225 —
1835–2135 1985 2 101.00–102.00 $101.54 $2,016 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 504.00–577.00 $552.71

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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.