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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 29, 2023

511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.47/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 465 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.95/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 520 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 511 726 1,002
Feeder cattle 423 617 832
Slaughter cattle 88 88 170
Replacement cattle — 21 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,132 —
365–385 375 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,125 —
400–425 413 2 280.00–292.00 $285.82 $1,180 +13.82
450 value added 450 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,274 —
485–495 490 2 262.00–267.00 $264.47 $1,296 —
500–505 value added 503 2 262.00–265.00 $263.49 $1,325 —
500–540 523 7 250.00–253.00 $251.74 $1,317 —
575–595 587 3 243.00–245.00 $243.99 $1,432 +0.02
640 640 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,485 +2.00
685 685 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,576 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 3 262.00–270.00 $264.68 $1,080 —
450–485 468 2 250.00–257.00 $253.37 $1,186 +3.37
525–540 533 2 240.00–247.00 $243.55 $1,298 -0.45
600–625 613 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,392 —
680 680 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,489 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,053 +17.00
445 445 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,144 +10.00
505–525 515 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,221 —
575 575 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,265 -2.00
640 640 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,389 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 3 245.00 $245.00 $870 —
400–435 423 6 234.00–240.00 $236.33 $1,000 +4.34
455 value added 455 2 236.00–239.00 $237.50 $1,081 —
455–490 467 8 227.00–235.00 $231.21 $1,080 +5.93
500–545 520 10 222.00–228.00 $224.95 $1,170 +2.28
570 value added 570 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,305 —
565–595 578 4 217.00–224.00 $220.21 $1,273 +3.61
600–615 608 3 215.00–217.00 $216.01 $1,313 +8.68
660–690 675 2 205.00–215.00 $209.89 $1,417 +6.40
700 value added 700 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,428 —
705–730 718 2 192.00–200.00 $196.07 $1,408 -3.93
750–765 758 2 182.00–187.00 $184.48 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 247.00 $247.00 $766 —
355–390 378 6 237.00–242.00 $239.70 $906 +6.31
425–445 435 3 230.00–232.00 $231.33 $1,006 +7.03
455–490 472 5 220.00–225.00 $223.00 $1,053 +2.67
510–545 529 5 216.00–220.00 $218.36 $1,155 +4.38
555–585 570 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,208 +7.00
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 +8.00
690 690 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 325 5 237.00–242.00 $240.63 $782 +7.10
355–395 375 2 227.00–232.00 $229.37 $860 +3.05
425–435 432 3 220.00–225.00 $223.32 $965 +4.97
450–495 474 7 215.00–218.00 $215.72 $1,023 +4.82
505–540 519 5 207.00–212.00 $210.18 $1,091 +2.59
570 570 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,151 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 372 3 270.00–277.00 $272.45 $1,014 +5.45
420 420 2 263.00–270.00 $266.50 $1,119 +15.46
450–455 453 2 257.00–262.00 $259.51 $1,176 +14.93
535 535 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,311 +10.03
550–590 567 6 229.00–239.00 $232.17 $1,316 +5.63
620–625 623 2 225.00–228.00 $226.49 $1,411 +10.81
685 685 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 +2.31
710–730 717 3 205.00–212.00 $207.97 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 277.00 $277.00 $942 +15.00
365–385 373 3 260.00–267.00 $263.93 $984 +10.98
405–435 417 3 252.00–255.00 $254.03 $1,059 +9.46
450–475 460 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,127 +10.01
505 505 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,202 +14.50
550–585 563 4 220.00–228.00 $224.68 $1,265 +7.70
630 630 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,367 +7.50
650–685 668 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,383 +10.99
725 725 2 190.00–197.00 $193.50 $1,403 +11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 250.00 $250.00 $875 —
420–435 428 2 242.00–247.00 $244.54 $1,047 +11.56
450–490 470 2 230.00–235.00 $232.61 $1,093 +6.30
500–540 520 2 217.00–220.00 $218.44 $1,136 +3.54
570–575 573 2 207.00–215.00 $210.98 $1,209 +4.94
610–625 618 3 200.00–205.00 $202.35 $1,251 +2.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1515 1186 80-85% 14 93.00–99.00 $96.46 $1,144 -9.09
995–1455 1249 80-85% 13 100.00–106.00 $103.63 $1,294 -7.46
1055–1710 1323 80-85% 11 107.00–113.00 $109.61 $1,450 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1265 998 85-90% 6 83.00–88.00 $85.61 $854 —
1000–1165 1077 85-90% 6 74.00–80.00 $78.12 $841 —
825–1340 1092 85-90% 10 90.00–94.00 $92.71 $1,012 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1390 1367 75-80% 3 102.00–104.00 $103.34 $1,413 —
1390–1440 1415 75-80% 2 106.00–107.00 $106.51 $1,507 —
1520 1520 75-80% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,490 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1420 1328 2 114.00–115.00 $114.47 $1,520 —
1720–1970 1845 2 119.00–124.00 $121.67 $2,245 —

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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.