Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.98/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,150/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	728	591	692
Feeder cattle	539	503	605
Slaughter cattle	167	75	87
Replacement cattle	22	13	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 136.00 cwt. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,298	+5.00
580	580	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,404	—
635	635	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,492	±0.00
650–673	667	4	230.00–233.50	$232.65	$1,552	+8.64
735	735	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,617	+10.00
760	760	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,619	+8.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–510	508	2	245.00–249.00	$247.01	$1,255	+2.06
575	575	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,374	—
710	710	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	+3.00
640	640	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,408	+11.00
665	665	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	255.00	$255.00	$862	+5.00
350–395	362	5	241.00–247.00	$244.05	$883	+1.00
400–430	415	5	235.00–240.00	$236.20	$980	+1.22
460 fancy	460	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,113	—
455–485	472	5	231.00–237.00	$233.78	$1,103	+5.33
500–535	520	6	225.00–230.00	$226.83	$1,180	+5.68
555–560 fancy	558	2	228.00–229.00	$228.50	$1,275	—
550–595	568	6	219.00–225.00	$222.46	$1,264	+2.21
605–635	620	5	210.00–215.00	$211.60	$1,312	—
655–660 fancy	658	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,415	—
650–685	668	2	207.00–212.00	$209.43	$1,399	—
715 fancy	715	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,502	—
710–735	723	2	200.00–205.00	$202.46	$1,464	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	318	4	245.00–247.00	$245.50	$781	+2.20
350–390	371	4	237.00–240.00	$237.71	$882	+2.08
405–435	420	2	230.00–234.00	$232.07	$975	+4.93
450–495	464	7	222.00–230.00	$226.08	$1,049	+7.81
500–545	525	10	217.00–223.00	$218.98	$1,150	+6.40
555–595	580	5	212.00–216.00	$214.39	$1,243	+12.72
600–625	608	3	207.00–208.00	$207.33	$1,261	+15.38
655–660	658	2	200.00–202.00	$201.00	$1,323	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	237.00–240.00	$238.41	$775	+0.88
435–440	438	3	222.00–229.00	$225.01	$986	+8.31
470–475	473	2	215.00–220.00	$217.49	$1,029	+7.06
515–530	523	3	210.00–215.00	$211.64	$1,107	+6.64
555–590	573	5	200.00–210.00	$206.32	$1,182	—
685	685	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,302	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	280.00	$280.00	$910	—
360 value added	360	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	$1,089	—
350–380	365	2	272.00–280.00	$276.16	$1,008	+12.90
410	410	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,086	+9.75
450–490	475	3	252.00–260.00	$255.21	$1,212	+8.70
520–535	528	2	240.00–242.00	$241.01	$1,273	+8.68
550–585	568	4	230.00–237.00	$232.19	$1,319	+7.68
600–610	605	2	227.00–228.00	$227.50	$1,376	+14.51
650–675	663	6	215.00–225.00	$218.98	$1,452	+15.79
710–735	717	5	207.00–217.00	$212.78	$1,526	+10.79
755–785	768	6	200.00–210.00	$204.80	$1,573	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	270.00	$270.00	$716	+7.51
315–345	330	2	262.00–265.00	$263.57	$870	+13.57
375–395	385	2	250.00–252.00	$251.03	$966	+5.68
400–445	418	6	242.00–246.00	$243.67	$1,019	+12.02
465–495	487	6	230.00–238.00	$233.46	$1,137	+8.79
500–545	520	4	220.00–228.00	$222.97	$1,159	+7.07
550–580	566	5	212.00–220.00	$217.16	$1,229	+10.39
680	680	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,292	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	280.00	$280.00	$728	+5.00
315	315	1	270.00	$270.00	$850	—
420–445	432	3	251.00–252.00	$251.66	$1,087	+8.84
455–480	468	2	245.00–247.00	$245.97	$1,151	+6.99
530–545	537	5	230.00–238.00	$233.58	$1,254	+9.16
550–595	581	5	222.00–228.00	$225.01	$1,307	+9.25
600–630	614	4	216.00–220.00	$218.99	$1,345	+18.99
660–680	672	3	204.00–210.00	$206.35	$1,387	+16.35
710–720	715	2	195.00–202.00	$198.48	$1,419	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1165	965	85-90%	8	84.00–91.00	$87.13	$841	+3.42
730–1275	1018	85-90%	35	92.00–98.00	$95.85	$976	+0.27
725–1165	1020	85-90%	23	99.00–104.00	$101.06	$1,031	+5.48

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1405	1160	80-85%	22	101.00–107.00	$104.67	$1,214	-3.34
935–1700	1227	80-85%	25	108.00–113.00	$109.92	$1,349	—
1240–1490	1363	80-85%	9	114.00–119.00	$116.63	$1,590	+3.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	75-80%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,310	—
1410–1445	1428	75-80%	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,656	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1275	1248	2	111.00–116.00	$113.44	$1,416	—
1205–1635	1435	5	118.00–121.00	$119.58	$1,716	—
1620–2135	1823	4	124.00–126.00	$125.22	$2,283	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,300.00	$1,287.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.