Cattle Market Pulse

Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $200.69/cwt +15.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 667 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 852 726 589
Feeder cattle 648 570 437
Slaughter cattle 154 124 145
Replacement cattle 50 32 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 106, high yielding slaughter bulls up to 128. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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
355–370 363 2 265.00–267.00 $266.02 $966 -10.98
400–430 415 2 263.00–265.00 $263.96 $1,095 +12.45
450–455 453 4 246.00–252.00 $249.00 $1,128 +6.54
520 520 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,222 -5.00
605–610 608 2 224.00–229.00 $226.51 $1,377 +9.51
685 685 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 +16.00
864–885 value added 866 9 177.00–185.00 $184.09 $1,594 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 262.00 $262.00 $904 —
395 395 1 250.00 $250.00 $988 —
425 425 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,020 —
460–495 480 3 232.00–237.00 $234.73 $1,127 —
520 520 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,154 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 240.00 $240.00 $876 —
405–415 410 2 230.00–235.00 $232.53 $953 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 227.00–235.00 $231.00 $705 +16.69
370–395 380 6 219.00–225.00 $221.65 $842 +14.87
410–445 428 9 211.00–217.00 $214.36 $917 +18.02
460–495 476 7 205.00–210.00 $206.60 $983 +21.27
500–515 505 3 195.00–200.00 $196.99 $995 +14.99
550–590 570 2 185.00–190.00 $187.59 $1,069 —
643 643 4 179.50 $179.50 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 230.00–232.00 $230.99 $642 +14.97
300–340 330 4 220.00–221.00 $220.26 $727 +15.26
370–395 388 7 210.00–215.00 $213.18 $827 +19.39
400–445 418 6 202.00–210.00 $206.83 $865 —
455–490 467 3 195.00–200.00 $198.38 $926 —
515–530 523 3 185.00–192.00 $188.68 $987 +18.68
590 590 2 172.00–181.00 $176.50 $1,041 —
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 230.00–232.00 $230.95 $873 +14.88
405 405 1 225.00 $225.00 $911 +20.53
460–470 465 3 212.00–215.00 $213.66 $994 +18.83
510–515 513 2 205.00–206.00 $205.50 $1,054 +17.73
570–580 573 3 193.00–198.00 $194.66 $1,115 +14.66
610–635 623 3 188.00–195.00 $190.96 $1,190 —
700–735 720 3 160.00–169.00 $165.41 $1,191 +9.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 272.00 $272.00 $707 —
345 345 3 264.00–270.00 $268.00 $925 +3.00
350–390 368 8 255.00–262.00 $259.48 $955 +3.02
400–430 414 5 245.00–253.00 $247.36 $1,024 +6.75
465–480 473 2 232.00–240.00 $235.94 $1,116 +4.83
505–540 524 7 221.00–226.00 $223.25 $1,170 +9.89
560–575 568 2 215.00–217.00 $215.99 $1,227 +11.82
610–615 613 2 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,303 +15.84
650–670 fancy 658 4 204.00–210.00 $207.01 $1,362 —
655–695 673 6 192.00–202.00 $196.47 $1,322 +11.47
725–730 728 2 189.00–193.00 $190.99 $1,390 —
755–785 772 6 170.00–177.00 $174.67 $1,348 +7.67
810–840 825 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $1,328 —
850 850 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 252.00–258.00 $255.00 $854 +5.64
375–390 384 6 245.00–250.00 $247.83 $952 +5.83
400–435 418 9 232.00–241.00 $236.81 $990 +9.62
490 490 2 222.00–223.00 $222.50 $1,090 +4.77
510–540 525 3 212.00–217.00 $215.29 $1,130 +8.71
590 590 2 200.00–205.00 $202.50 $1,195 +9.77
600–645 623 2 195.00–200.00 $197.41 $1,230 —
690 690 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,276 —
770–785 778 2 162.00–165.00 $163.49 $1,272 —
805–845 830 3 150.00–155.00 $152.33 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 265.00 $265.00 $623 —
280 280 2 252.00 $252.00 $706 —
300–330 317 3 240.00–247.00 $242.99 $770 +4.71
350–395 378 4 230.00–235.00 $233.84 $884 +5.33
430 430 1 227.00 $227.00 $976 +12.66
460–490 470 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,034 +11.99
500–535 518 2 202.00–210.00 $205.86 $1,066 +7.37
580–590 585 2 190.00–195.00 $192.52 $1,126 +7.52
640 640 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,197 —
665–680 673 2 173.00–178.00 $175.53 $1,181 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1265 989 85-90% 28 75.00–81.00 $78.25 $774 —
880–1155 1019 85-90% 8 68.00–74.00 $71.39 $727 -9.38
845–1335 1104 85-90% 18 82.00–88.00 $84.94 $938 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1285 1097 80-85% 19 93.00–97.00 $94.79 $1,040 —
795–1345 1135 80-85% 18 87.00–92.00 $89.81 $1,019 +3.06
1005–1495 1251 80-85% 16 99.00–104.00 $101.40 $1,269 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,205 —
1430–1510 1457 75-80% 3 97.00–98.00 $97.33 $1,418 +9.78
1265–1675 1501 75-80% 5 91.00–95.00 $93.24 $1,400 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1690 1466 4 105.00–110.00 $107.33 $1,573 —
1345–2060 1646 8 111.00–116.00 $113.25 $1,864 -4.77
1670–1985 1823 6 119.00–126.00 $123.03 $2,243 —

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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 10 619.00–838.00 $755.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,098.00 $1,061.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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 3 1,375.00–1,600.00 $1,500.00 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,425.00 $1,362.50 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.