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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 21, 2023

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.64/cwt -12.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 708 lb · 25 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.37/cwt ≈ $1,158/hd at 755 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $225.88/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 424 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 770 856 722
Feeder cattle 620 707 515
Slaughter cattle 117 109 187
Replacement cattle 33 40 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 109, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 120. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 247.00–250.00 $248.45 $1,026 +3.64
465–495 480 2 238.00–240.00 $239.03 $1,147 +2.03
525–530 528 3 230.00–240.00 $235.65 $1,244 +5.65
650–660 655 2 190.00–196.00 $192.98 $1,264 —
700–738 708 25 175.00–182.00 $177.64 $1,258 -12.36
795 795 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,312 —
808 808 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 9 189.50 $189.50 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 255.00 $255.00 $829 —
440 440 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,021 -3.00
465–475 470 2 230.00–232.00 $231.01 $1,086 +1.48
505–515 510 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,096 -4.50
570 570 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,112 -19.06
730 730 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,190 —
765 765 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,066 -5.38
595 595 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,113 —
610 610 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,037 -17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 373 4 215.00–220.00 $216.29 $807 -4.42
405–445 425 4 202.00–212.00 $207.20 $881 -1.31
465–480 473 6 197.00–203.00 $199.82 $945 -1.76
475 fancy 475 1 208.00 $208.00 $988 -0.32
520–540 530 2 190.00–195.00 $192.45 $1,020 -1.12
555 fancy 555 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,049 —
560–585 566 8 177.00–182.00 $180.38 $1,021 -4.67
600 600 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,020 -7.42
682–683 682 9 162.00–164.50 $163.94 $1,118 —
704–745 709 8 154.00–159.50 $158.78 $1,126 —
751–778 755 13 150.00–154.00 $153.37 $1,158 —
815–827 822 5 137.00–140.00 $138.20 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 210.00–212.00 $211.01 $576 -8.99
300–345 323 4 200.00–210.00 $206.63 $667 -5.37
370–395 384 5 195.00–197.00 $196.60 $755 -1.83
405–440 418 3 182.00–187.00 $184.72 $772 -5.00
465 465 1 182.00 $182.00 $846 -2.49
520–525 523 3 165.00–175.00 $168.34 $880 -8.66
645 645 1 150.00 $150.00 $968 -4.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 3 210.00 $210.00 $798 +2.63
410–440 424 5 192.00–200.00 $197.19 $836 +0.03
455–480 466 4 188.00–192.00 $190.26 $887 -0.18
515–540 530 3 177.00–187.00 $181.41 $961 -3.26
620 620 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,004 -2.00
680–690 685 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,028 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 267.00 $267.00 $894 +11.95
365–390 378 8 252.00–257.00 $255.13 $964 +8.75
400–435 413 6 235.00–245.00 $238.60 $985 +0.61
450–495 469 7 220.00–225.00 $222.31 $1,043 -1.52
555–575 562 3 207.00–212.00 $208.65 $1,173 +3.09
620–645 633 2 199.00–200.00 $199.49 $1,263 -0.80
650 650 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,170 -5.90
760 760 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,193 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 3 247.00–252.00 $248.68 $803 +4.20
350–390 371 5 232.00–240.00 $236.43 $877 -0.62
400–445 424 10 222.00–232.00 $225.88 $958 +5.19
465–495 478 7 213.00–219.00 $216.16 $1,033 -0.26
505–535 520 2 207.00–212.00 $209.43 $1,089 +1.09
685–690 688 2 175.00–176.00 $175.50 $1,207 +0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 245.00 $245.00 $612 —
305–340 320 4 232.00–240.00 $237.32 $759 +8.77
380–395 388 3 225.00–230.00 $228.33 $886 +3.33
425–440 431 4 212.00–220.00 $215.47 $929 +0.77
485 485 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,018 +2.57
545 545 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,101 +6.96
620 620 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,073 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1245 1047 80-85% 18 88.00–91.00 $89.37 $936 —
1045–1295 1175 80-85% 11 98.00–103.00 $99.94 $1,174 +5.62
995–1315 1188 80-85% 15 92.00–97.00 $94.63 $1,124 -6.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1320 1022 85-90% 7 77.00–81.00 $79.76 $815 —
830–1335 1057 85-90% 15 82.00–86.00 $83.61 $884 —
900–1220 1060 85-90% 2 70.00–73.00 $71.73 $760 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1445 1345 75-80% 2 87.00–90.00 $88.61 $1,192 —
1125–1650 1388 75-80% 2 98.00–101.00 $99.22 $1,377 +8.59
1420–1635 1517 75-80% 8 91.00–96.00 $94.02 $1,426 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1710 1337 5 104.00–106.00 $104.74 $1,400 —
1105–2640 1608 7 108.00–113.00 $109.54 $1,761 +3.27
1640–2395 1838 6 114.00–117.00 $115.67 $2,126 —

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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 8 558.00–713.00 $627.25

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–975.00 $962.50

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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 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>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.