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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.00/cwt ≈ $1,237/hd at 676 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 811 852 908
Feeder cattle 610 648 619
Slaughter cattle 172 154 177
Replacement cattle 29 50 112

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 132. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
360 360 2 270.00–273.00 $271.50 $977 +5.48
400 value added 400 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,100 —
410–415 413 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,082 -1.96
450–465 458 2 253.00–257.00 $254.97 $1,168 +5.97
536 536 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,313 +10.00
650–674 670 6 200.00–203.00 $202.51 $1,357 -12.49
732 732 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,427 —
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 +15.00
528 528 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,230 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 220.00 $220.00 $649 -10.99
305–345 325 7 217.00–222.00 $219.74 $714 -0.52
360–390 374 4 210.00–217.00 $214.28 $801 +1.10
405–445 424 7 202.00–209.00 $205.02 $869 -1.81
450–485 468 2 197.00 $197.00 $922 -1.38
505–520 513 2 185.00–190.00 $187.46 $962 -1.22
555–570 563 3 180.00–182.00 $181.34 $1,021 +4.84
635 635 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 232.00 $232.00 $766 +1.00
355–375 368 8 220.00–225.00 $221.14 $814 -0.51
400–445 424 6 210.00–217.00 $213.22 $904 -1.14
455–485 470 2 202.00–207.00 $204.42 $961 -2.18
505–530 516 8 195.00–203.00 $199.98 $1,032 +2.99
710 710 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,129 —
775 775 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,139 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 234.00 $234.00 $901 +3.05
400–415 408 2 218.00–222.00 $219.96 $897 -5.04
480 480 2 210.00–211.00 $210.50 $1,010 -3.16
505 505 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,035 -0.50
575–580 578 2 196.00–203.00 $199.52 $1,153 +4.86
600 fancy 600 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,212 —
605–645 625 2 190.00–193.00 $191.55 $1,197 +0.59
676 fancy 676 10 183.00 $183.00 $1,237 —
788 788 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,245 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 262.00 $262.00 $838 -6.00
360–390 fancy 375 2 267.00–270.00 $268.44 $1,007 —
365–395 383 6 250.00–260.00 $256.85 $984 -2.63
400–410 405 2 242.00–243.00 $242.51 $982 -4.85
450–455 fancy 453 2 247.00–249.00 $248.01 $1,123 —
460–495 472 6 234.00–241.00 $238.31 $1,125 +2.37
500–520 506 4 223.00–232.00 $227.26 $1,150 +4.01
560–580 570 2 212.00–213.00 $212.49 $1,211 -3.50
610 610 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,190 -17.51
670 670 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,280 -5.47
700–715 708 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,274 -10.99
770 770 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 -4.67
835 835 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,353 +1.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 263 3 257.00 $257.00 $676 +5.00
310–335 325 5 240.00–247.00 $243.87 $793 +0.88
350–385 370 3 230.00–237.00 $234.12 $866 +0.28
410–445 426 4 220.00–225.00 $222.99 $950 -4.01
455–485 470 2 210.00–215.00 $212.58 $999 -7.42
520 520 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,076 +1.14
590 590 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,180 +7.48
640 640 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,171 -4.00
665–685 675 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,161 -3.53
720 720 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 252.00–257.00 $254.54 $865 -0.46
360–395 378 2 242.00–245.00 $243.43 $920 -4.40
400–445 417 3 232.00–235.00 $234.03 $976 -2.78
465–495 480 5 220.00–229.00 $223.22 $1,071 +0.72
525–530 527 3 213.00–220.00 $216.34 $1,140 +1.05
595 595 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,220 +2.50
620–640 630 2 185.00–189.00 $186.97 $1,178 -10.44
655–690 673 2 177.00–180.00 $178.46 $1,201 -6.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1385 1104 80-85% 33 87.00–91.00 $88.74 $980 -1.07
940–1605 1191 80-85% 38 92.00–97.00 $94.19 $1,122 —
1020–1530 1255 80-85% 16 98.00–103.00 $99.74 $1,252 -1.66
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1265 1003 85-90% 18 81.00–86.00 $83.80 $841 +12.41
860–1270 1015 85-90% 15 75.00–80.00 $77.80 $790 +6.41
860–1210 1019 85-90% 7 69.00–74.00 $71.60 $730 +0.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1660 1330 75-80% 7 86.00–91.00 $88.66 $1,179 —
1225–1575 1418 75-80% 11 93.00–97.00 $95.44 $1,353 +11.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1340 1290 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,419 —
1575–1910 1743 2 119.00–123.00 $121.19 $2,112 —
1515–2155 1780 4 115.00–117.00 $115.86 $2,062 —

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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 8 722.00–904.00 $837.25

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,275.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,356.25 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $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.