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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2026

460 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $369.51/cwt -9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 475 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $313.48/cwt -14.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 572 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.61/cwt -10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 620 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 460 593 614
Feeder cattle 403 503 491
Slaughter cattle 38 75 82
Replacement cattle 19 15 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,900 -17.50
505–535 513 5 370.00–375.00 $371.04 $1,903 -15.96
560–590 573 3 357.50–365.00 $360.77 $2,067 -13.26
610–640 625 2 342.50–350.00 $346.16 $2,164 -12.59
650–680 667 3 335.00–342.50 $337.84 $2,253 —
705–710 707 3 330.00–335.00 $333.34 $2,357 +8.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,850 —
555–565 560 2 372.50–382.50 $377.54 $2,114 -21.46
720 720 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,466 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,081 —
260–290 275 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,224 +10.00
330 330 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,402 +4.89
360–390 370 4 385.00–395.00 $392.36 $1,452 +0.34
425–440 435 4 355.00–375.00 $366.25 $1,593 -9.64
460–490 475 3 325.00–335.00 $330.11 $1,568 -24.08
500–535 516 7 320.00–335.00 $323.49 $1,669 -17.90
550–590 572 15 300.00–320.00 $313.48 $1,793 -14.27
605–640 628 10 282.50–300.00 $290.26 $1,823 -22.21
655–690 673 4 275.00–290.00 $283.78 $1,910 -19.93
700–730 718 3 270.00–285.00 $278.45 $1,999 -4.01
800 800 2 255.00–270.00 $262.50 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 3 400.00–405.00 $401.62 $1,446 -13.31
410–445 425 7 385.00–395.00 $389.23 $1,654 -10.77
455–495 475 10 360.00–385.00 $371.50 $1,765 -12.29
500–505 503 2 370.00–375.00 $372.49 $1,874 +14.99
500–535 510 6 340.00–360.00 $349.08 $1,780 -8.42
550–590 566 4 330.00–337.50 $334.40 $1,893 -42.60
600–645 620 14 305.00–330.00 $313.61 $1,944 -10.80
730 730 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,172 -8.33
750–795 770 4 280.00–295.00 $286.77 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,120 ±0.00
315–345 332 3 380.00–400.00 $386.73 $1,284 —
360–395 373 4 355.00–370.00 $364.90 $1,361 -15.10
410–435 425 3 340.00–350.00 $346.59 $1,473 -13.49
480 480 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,512 -25.00
500–515 508 3 300.00–315.00 $306.70 $1,558 -17.61
565–595 584 4 285.00–295.00 $290.02 $1,694 -24.98
610–640 628 4 275.00–280.00 $277.51 $1,743 -22.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 317 3 460.00–465.00 $463.37 $1,469 —
360–380 370 6 420.00–440.00 $431.67 $1,597 -23.47
400–445 418 11 400.00–410.00 $405.37 $1,694 -14.63
450–495 476 8 380.00–400.00 $387.37 $1,844 -7.63
505–545 526 13 360.00–370.00 $364.62 $1,918 —
555–595 570 10 340.00–360.00 $348.70 $1,988 -12.20
600–635 619 10 325.00–337.50 $330.28 $2,044 -9.72
650–690 670 10 315.00–325.00 $321.22 $2,152 -2.82
712–725 715 8 310.00–317.50 $315.92 $2,259 +0.61
755–765 762 3 310.00–315.00 $312.49 $2,381 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,224 -12.50
320–345 331 4 425.00–440.00 $431.47 $1,428 -21.92
360–385 373 8 390.00–410.00 $401.33 $1,497 -30.00
415–445 429 8 375.00–390.00 $383.86 $1,647 -18.19
455–495 475 17 360.00–375.00 $369.51 $1,755 -9.51
500–530 514 10 340.00–357.50 $351.98 $1,809 -4.70
555–590 572 12 320.00–335.00 $327.71 $1,875 -8.45
600–635 621 9 305.00–320.00 $313.56 $1,947 -8.57
650–695 673 4 305.00–310.00 $307.51 $2,070 +0.36
705–730 714 5 295.00–305.00 $298.78 $2,133 -1.21
820–825 823 3 260.00–277.50 $265.81 $2,188 -4.19
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 285 4 430.00–460.00 $447.15 $1,274 —
300–330 315 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,323 ±0.00
390 390 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,462 -26.40
420 420 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,470 -30.01
475–495 487 3 335.00–340.00 $338.30 $1,648 -22.00
505–540 520 5 312.50–330.00 $323.45 $1,682 -14.06
550–590 565 4 300.00–310.00 $305.09 $1,724 -15.98
610–645 625 3 285.00–300.00 $289.96 $1,812 -16.60
705–725 718 3 270.00–275.00 $271.64 $1,950 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1310 1169 80-85% 4 125.00–130.00 $127.86 $1,495 —
1125–1330 1232 80-85% 3 134.00–135.00 $134.64 $1,659 +1.50
960–1520 1250 80-85% 4 117.00–120.00 $119.20 $1,490 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1245 1155 85-90% 4 118.00–121.00 $119.44 $1,380 —
1125–1235 1180 85-90% 2 107.00–107.50 $107.24 $1,265 —
1295 1295 85-90% 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $1,496 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,122 —
1665 1665 75-80% 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,264 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 175.00 $175.00 $3,062 —
1760 1760 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,640 —
1645–1900 1773 2 163.00–165.00 $163.93 $2,906 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,800.00–2,350.00 $2,128.57
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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Price trend

high 440.00 low 344.00 Oct 2025 Sep 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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