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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $178.50/cwt ≈ $1,308/hd at 733 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 548 845 662
Feeder cattle 432 684 500
Slaughter cattle 76 134 132
Replacement cattle 40 27 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 108. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 277.00 $277.00 $956 —
405 value added 405 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,114 —
480–495 488 2 241.00–242.00 $241.49 $1,178 -5.05
570–595 586 5 225.00–234.00 $228.76 $1,341 +0.25
601–610 602 9 215.00–225.00 $223.55 $1,346 +8.55
740 740 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 230.00 $230.00 $954 -7.00
480–485 483 2 220.00–226.00 $223.02 $1,077 -3.98
505–540 525 4 210.00–217.00 $212.91 $1,118 —
550–570 560 2 207.00–210.00 $208.47 $1,167 —
605 605 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,240 —
675–690 683 2 190.00–195.00 $192.47 $1,315 —
735 735 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 247.00 $247.00 $988 —
450 450 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,044 -4.03
505–545 525 3 222.00–225.00 $223.63 $1,174 +3.63
550–580 567 3 217.00–222.00 $219.70 $1,246 +4.70
600–610 607 3 208.00–212.00 $209.32 $1,271 —
670 670 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,387 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 327 3 227.00–232.00 $230.27 $753 +6.91
380–395 388 3 220.00–222.00 $221.33 $859 +2.83
410–445 433 4 214.00–215.00 $214.74 $930 +2.90
450–495 478 6 207.00–211.00 $208.99 $999 +6.72
509–535 518 6 202.00–206.00 $205.14 $1,063 +13.13
550–595 578 3 186.00–189.00 $187.34 $1,083 +5.34
605–640 625 3 175.00–180.00 $177.35 $1,108 —
690 690 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,173 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 228.00–235.00 $231.31 $856 +6.31
400–430 418 3 220.00–222.00 $220.64 $922 +2.64
455–470 462 6 212.00–220.00 $213.98 $989 +3.00
505–535 523 3 207.00–214.00 $209.72 $1,097 +8.51
555–580 567 3 197.00–213.00 $205.45 $1,165 +9.70
560–580 fancy 570 2 213.00–215.00 $214.02 $1,220 +9.05
610 fancy 610 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,238 +8.00
605–635 617 3 185.00–195.00 $190.01 $1,172 +6.57
665–690 677 3 179.00–187.00 $182.72 $1,237 —
755 755 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
637 637 5 184.50 $184.50 $1,175 —
733 733 16 178.50 $178.50 $1,308 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 225.00 $225.00 $754 +9.20
380–395 388 6 210.00–217.00 $214.02 $830 +2.64
400 400 2 205.00–207.00 $206.00 $824 —
460–495 479 4 195.00–205.00 $201.31 $964 +8.29
505–545 525 2 190.00–191.00 $190.48 $1,000 —
590 590 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,086 +7.00
600 600 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,020 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 270.00 $270.00 $904 +10.00
365 value added 365 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,011 —
360–395 380 4 260.00–270.00 $264.79 $1,006 +9.32
405–435 421 6 245.00–254.00 $250.47 $1,054 +7.23
425 value added 425 2 257.00–258.00 $257.50 $1,094 —
450–475 value added 466 5 247.00–257.00 $248.93 $1,160 —
455–495 473 4 235.00–245.00 $239.23 $1,132 —
505–530 518 6 221.00–230.00 $226.14 $1,171 -1.54
565 565 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,232 +4.47
600–620 613 6 203.00–210.00 $205.66 $1,261 -5.34
655–690 674 4 190.00–195.00 $192.53 $1,298 —
670–685 value added 678 2 201.00–207.00 $203.97 $1,383 —
710–745 727 3 180.00–185.00 $183.34 $1,333 +2.01
750–770 760 2 172.00–180.00 $175.95 $1,337 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 240.00–250.00 $245.08 $747 +4.45
365–385 375 2 230.00–240.00 $234.87 $881 +1.42
425–430 428 2 220.00–222.00 $220.99 $946 -1.36
465–495 480 3 210.00–220.00 $215.70 $1,035 +7.24
500–545 514 4 207.00–210.00 $209.27 $1,076 +7.27
575 575 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,138 +7.02
605 605 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 260.00 $260.00 $806 +10.00
370–390 380 2 250.00–255.00 $252.57 $960 +8.57
410–445 425 4 235.00–240.00 $237.22 $1,008 —
480–485 483 2 225.00–234.00 $229.52 $1,109 +9.53
500–510 505 2 216.00–220.00 $217.98 $1,101 +1.22
575–580 578 2 205.00–209.00 $207.01 $1,197 +2.40
610 610 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,208 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1400 1072 80-85% 9 89.00–93.00 $91.75 $984 —
930–1535 1177 80-85% 15 94.00–99.00 $96.80 $1,139 +1.20
915–1655 1187 80-85% 13 100.00–106.00 $102.46 $1,216 +6.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–925 846 85-90% 7 79.00–84.00 $81.09 $686 —
735–950 853 85-90% 8 85.00–89.00 $87.35 $745 —
890 890 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $685 +9.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1445 1398 75-80% 2 91.00–95.00 $93.07 $1,301 —
1300–1610 1443 75-80% 3 100.00–101.00 $100.67 $1,453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1705 1367 3 105.00–107.00 $105.91 $1,448 —
1150–1865 1575 4 114.00–117.00 $115.41 $1,818 —
1930–2115 2002 3 119.00–122.00 $120.68 $2,416 —

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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) 4 1,221.00–1,378.00 $1,301.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,270.00–1,468.00 $1,359.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,160.00–1,196.00 $1,178.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 904.00–976.00 $940.00

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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 4 1,410.00–1,510.00 $1,463.75 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,275.00–1,375.00 $1,316.67 —

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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.