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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $201.65/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 490 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.84/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 435 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $179.47/cwt +12.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 622 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 701 1,044 1,405
Feeder cattle 592 894 1,108
Slaughter cattle 93 121 212
Replacement cattle 16 29 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 84 and high yielding slaughter bulls up to 117. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 391 4 212.00–220.00 $214.72 $840 -5.28
405–420 415 4 212.00–215.00 $213.99 $888 +10.09
422 value added 422 10 220.00 $220.00 $928 +4.01
455–480 468 4 190.00–197.00 $194.22 $909 +0.74
494 value added 494 22 203.00 $203.00 $1,003 —
523 523 2 191.00 $191.00 $999 +7.71
560–590 575 2 175.00–179.00 $177.05 $1,018 —
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 +8.00
622 value added 622 18 180.00 $180.00 $1,120 +7.95
700 value added 700 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 205.00–207.00 $206.01 $645 —
415 415 2 190.00–195.00 $192.50 $799 —
485 485 1 186.00 $186.00 $902 +3.50
510–540 525 2 177.00–180.00 $178.46 $937 +3.88
555 555 1 170.00 $170.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 190.00 $190.00 $674 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 378 7 172.00–177.00 $174.41 $659 —
405–445 424 11 165.00–172.00 $169.19 $717 +0.01
425–447 fancy 445 13 175.00–178.00 $177.78 $791 —
455–485 fancy 465 5 169.00–173.00 $170.19 $791 +1.18
455–495 469 5 158.00–167.00 $161.99 $760 -2.69
500–545 516 14 153.00–160.00 $157.12 $811 +3.15
575–580 578 3 147.00–151.00 $149.33 $863 +2.40
565–580 fancy 579 12 158.50–160.00 $158.62 $918 +2.62
610–640 626 4 141.00–145.00 $142.99 $895 +4.76
650–685 671 5 135.00–141.00 $137.18 $920 +7.18
710–725 718 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $976 +13.49
770 770 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 3 172.00–175.00 $173.05 $559 —
355–395 380 7 167.00–170.00 $169.44 $644 +2.00
410–430 416 4 159.00–165.00 $162.28 $675 -0.08
465–490 478 5 152.00–157.00 $155.61 $744 +1.13
510–530 519 7 150.00–152.00 $150.85 $783 +1.70
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 +5.99
625–645 635 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $842 +2.54
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 165.00–169.00 $166.92 $531 —
350–395 369 5 155.00–162.00 $157.86 $583 -2.33
400–435 418 5 150.00–157.00 $152.81 $639 -0.20
455–470 463 2 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $683 -0.84
505–545 525 2 140.00–145.00 $142.60 $749 -1.13
590 590 1 137.00 $137.00 $808 —
715 715 1 108.00 $108.00 $772 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 210.00–215.00 $212.50 $722 —
355–380 361 4 201.00–209.00 $205.42 $742 +0.78
415–445 431 7 195.00–205.00 $199.41 $859 +4.66
450–495 474 11 185.00–195.00 $191.29 $907 +6.33
500–535 518 14 175.00–183.00 $178.85 $926 +2.21
550–560 fancy 555 2 174.00–177.00 $175.49 $974 —
570–595 581 7 162.00–170.00 $166.16 $965 -0.50
615–640 624 5 159.00–163.00 $162.21 $1,012 +8.10
655–695 682 6 145.00–155.00 $149.67 $1,021 +1.67
715–745 730 2 140.00–148.00 $144.08 $1,052 +1.08
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 +18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 333 3 190.00–197.00 $194.01 $646 +4.01
350–385 371 5 180.00–185.00 $181.44 $673 -1.59
405–440 423 5 170.00–180.00 $176.37 $746 +3.63
455–495 470 4 160.00–165.00 $162.20 $762 +0.56
500–540 518 4 155.00–160.00 $157.49 $816 +5.10
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 +9.02
640 640 1 140.00 $140.00 $896 +7.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 327 3 200.00–202.00 $200.69 $656 —
360–385 373 2 192.00–195.00 $193.45 $722 -0.23
405–440 424 4 185.00–190.00 $187.51 $795 +4.18
470–480 475 3 175.00–182.00 $179.01 $850 +5.16
500–545 526 7 162.00–172.00 $169.35 $891 +1.34
645 645 1 150.00 $150.00 $968 +5.03
660 660 1 142.00 $142.00 $937 +6.92
715 715 1 132.00 $132.00 $944 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1600 1222 80-85% 16 65.00–69.00 $67.72 $828 —
1100–1635 1332 80-85% 16 71.00–76.00 $73.03 $973 —
1180–1595 1342 80-85% 5 78.00–82.00 $79.10 $1,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1145 955 85-90% 5 50.00–54.00 $53.11 $507 -0.78
880–1275 1032 85-90% 13 61.00–64.00 $63.20 $652 +14.19
920–1325 1070 85-90% 10 55.00–60.00 $58.07 $621 -3.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1745 1540 75-80% 5 72.00–77.00 $75.06 $1,156 —
1435–1690 1563 75-80% 2 80.00–81.00 $80.54 $1,259 —
1460–2140 1800 75-80% 2 71.00 $71.00 $1,278 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1745 1703 3 91.00–97.00 $94.35 $1,607 —
1665–1865 1765 2 87.00–88.00 $87.47 $1,544 —
1700–2315 1955 3 100.00–102.00 $101.42 $1,983 -0.12

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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 4 533.00–684.00 $645.75

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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 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.