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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $207.25/cwt ≈ $1,457/hd at 703 lb · 60 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $221.36/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 851 761 597
Feeder cattle 748 597 446
Slaughter cattle 91 104 118
Replacement cattle 12 60 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher, with high yielding bulls up to 128. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,402 —
703 703 60 207.25 $207.25 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 453 3 242.00–249.00 $244.67 $1,108 —
515–535 525 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,234 -7.00
741 value added 741 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,460 —
745 745 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,378 —
760 value added 760 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,444 —
840 value added 840 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 240.00–242.00 $241.03 $995 —
495 495 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,148 -5.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 4 216.00–222.00 $219.15 $710 -4.14
355–395 381 7 210.00–216.00 $213.33 $813 +0.08
400–440 430 7 200.00–206.00 $204.19 $878 -2.04
465–485 477 3 190.00–197.00 $194.63 $928 -0.61
500–535 510 6 180.00–187.00 $183.30 $935 -5.95
555–595 573 5 170.00–175.00 $172.99 $991 -2.01
615–645 630 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 —
660–670 665 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,031 —
705 705 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 223.00 $223.00 $948 +3.28
455–495 473 9 209.00–217.00 $212.63 $1,006 +2.30
510–535 523 6 200.00–207.00 $204.31 $1,069 +1.34
561–570 563 9 190.00–197.00 $195.43 $1,100 +2.02
600–610 605 2 184.00–190.00 $187.02 $1,131 +2.52
650–665 658 2 172.00–174.00 $172.99 $1,138 -7.76
730 730 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 225.00–227.00 $225.97 $746 -0.80
360–395 380 4 217.00–222.00 $219.71 $835 +0.60
415–430 423 3 212.00–217.00 $213.97 $905 -1.44
450–495 474 5 200.00–208.00 $202.54 $960 -3.57
510–545 529 8 190.00–198.00 $194.88 $1,031 -0.45
560–565 562 3 185.00–189.00 $186.99 $1,051 +0.32
650–670 661 4 160.00–165.00 $162.52 $1,074 —
725 725 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,109 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 250.00–252.00 $251.02 $974 -10.82
435 435 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 -6.93
450–495 477 8 228.00–237.00 $232.48 $1,109 -4.17
530 530 3 222.00–225.00 $223.67 $1,185 +3.01
550–595 566 5 208.00–216.00 $213.61 $1,209 -2.74
610–615 613 2 202.00–208.00 $204.99 $1,257 +1.58
610–620 fancy 615 2 215.00–217.00 $215.99 $1,328 —
650–680 670 4 190.00–195.00 $192.54 $1,290 —
670 fancy 670 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,347 —
755 755 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 3 237.00–245.00 $240.80 $778 -4.20
350–380 361 4 225.00–232.00 $229.17 $827 -7.40
405–440 423 10 215.00–225.00 $221.36 $936 -0.31
450–495 475 4 207.00–215.00 $211.05 $1,002 -3.92
500–540 514 5 195.00–200.00 $197.39 $1,015 -7.61
560 560 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 240.00 $240.00 $888 -7.89
405–440 426 5 227.00–233.00 $229.77 $979 -3.75
450–495 478 5 217.00–227.00 $221.84 $1,060 -0.95
510–540 522 5 207.00–215.00 $211.04 $1,102 -3.18
555–565 558 5 197.00–205.00 $199.81 $1,115 -2.19
600–620 610 2 190.00–192.00 $190.98 $1,165 -4.02
655 655 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1025 943 85-90% 5 66.00–71.00 $67.77 $639 -1.39
825–1230 1019 85-90% 16 80.00–85.00 $82.04 $836 —
920–1280 1033 85-90% 12 74.00–79.00 $76.66 $792 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1210 1077 80-85% 9 84.00–89.00 $86.50 $932 —
1025–1485 1199 80-85% 5 96.00–100.00 $97.62 $1,170 +5.59
1045–1605 1226 80-85% 16 90.00–95.00 $92.85 $1,138 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,112 -3.00
1070–1615 1407 75-80% 9 90.00–94.00 $92.13 $1,296 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1825 1554 5 105.00–108.00 $106.76 $1,659 —
1895–2025 1960 2 121.00–122.00 $121.52 $2,382 —
2060 2060 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,410 —

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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 5 603.00–751.00 $647.80

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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.