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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 25, 2023

794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.71/cwt +3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 418 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 794 870 753
Feeder cattle 633 690 532
Slaughter cattle 127 128 193
Replacement cattle 34 52 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 112.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 —
600–636 631 7 237.00–239.00 $237.27 $1,497 +8.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,235 +7.00
595 595 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 +8.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–575 570 2 220.00–222.00 $221.01 $1,260 +9.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 320 3 240.00–242.00 $240.65 $770 -3.56
350–395 371 7 230.00–236.00 $233.60 $867 +3.60
400–445 428 4 222.00–225.00 $224.22 $960 +2.23
455–490 472 9 215.00–220.00 $217.11 $1,025 +2.67
500–530 513 6 208.00–213.00 $211.17 $1,083 +3.70
555–580 567 3 202.00–205.00 $203.98 $1,157 +3.98
600–645 617 9 192.00–200.00 $198.00 $1,222 +9.51
680–685 683 3 180.00–185.00 $182.33 $1,245 -0.19
705–730 718 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,221 —
780 780 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 418 10 229.00–239.00 $232.71 $973 +3.77
450–465 457 3 223.00–227.00 $224.65 $1,027 -1.32
500–530 519 7 215.00–223.00 $218.54 $1,134 +0.91
590 590 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,257 +3.02
600–610 605 6 202.00–209.00 $206.00 $1,246 +3.53
665–685 675 4 193.00–196.00 $194.75 $1,315 +2.75
710 710 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,314 —
765 765 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 269 4 237.00–242.00 $239.73 $645 —
320–325 323 2 232.00–235.00 $233.49 $754 -0.48
370–395 383 3 220.00–227.00 $224.06 $858 -0.84
410–445 419 6 210.00–217.00 $213.79 $896 +1.74
455–485 470 4 205.00–212.00 $209.70 $986 +4.07
500–540 525 6 200.00–207.00 $203.19 $1,067 +3.96
560–575 565 3 190.00–197.00 $192.97 $1,090 —
625–640 632 3 185.00–190.00 $188.34 $1,190 +7.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 260.00–267.00 $263.42 $877 —
375 375 1 250.00 $250.00 $938 -3.55
400–435 423 7 240.00–247.00 $244.45 $1,034 +4.45
455–485 470 5 232.00–237.00 $234.21 $1,101 -2.99
500–535 514 9 222.00–227.00 $224.53 $1,154 +1.34
555–580 563 3 212.00–220.00 $214.63 $1,208 -3.75
610–640 623 3 205.00–210.00 $207.32 $1,292 -3.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 270.00–275.00 $272.52 $894 +2.52
405–415 412 3 252.00–255.00 $253.99 $1,046 +5.54
450–475 464 4 243.00–250.00 $247.46 $1,148 +7.80
505–515 510 2 237.00–239.00 $237.99 $1,214 +6.51
555–580 568 2 226.00–227.00 $226.51 $1,287 -3.33
655 value added 655 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 —
650–670 660 3 205.00–212.00 $209.36 $1,382 -0.31
785 785 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,507 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 250.00–255.00 $252.63 $829 +0.15
360–390 376 4 240.00–245.00 $242.26 $911 +0.01
410–420 415 2 230.00–237.00 $233.46 $969 +2.05
490–495 493 3 225.00–226.00 $225.33 $1,111 +1.42
515–535 528 3 210.00–217.00 $214.05 $1,130 +0.56
630 630 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,228 -2.55
705 705 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,283 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1480 1170 80-85% 28 92.00–97.00 $94.72 $1,108 -8.85
950–1585 1195 80-85% 21 98.00–103.00 $99.79 $1,192 -3.78
1110–1520 1289 80-85% 7 104.00–108.00 $105.10 $1,355 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1265 1029 85-90% 5 74.00–80.00 $77.01 $792 —
760–1265 1030 85-90% 15 81.00–87.00 $83.72 $862 —
895–1285 1067 85-90% 11 88.00–92.00 $89.94 $960 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1335 1320 75-80% 2 99.00–102.00 $100.52 $1,327 —
1355–1600 1476 75-80% 4 94.00–95.00 $94.24 $1,391 -2.99
1255–1740 1489 75-80% 5 104.00–108.00 $106.05 $1,579 +8.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1510 1363 2 110.00–111.00 $110.55 $1,507 +1.76
1275–1730 1543 4 115.00–120.00 $116.48 $1,797 —
1450–1920 1728 4 122.00–127.00 $124.73 $2,155 —

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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 11 737.00–950.00 $819.00

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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) 3 1,089.00–1,234.00 $1,169.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 830.00–1,038.00 $923.67

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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.