Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 12, 2023

1,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.49/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 566 lb · 29 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $253.86/cwt +23.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 660 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $274.00/cwt +19.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 522 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,053	511	1,199
Feeder cattle	910	423	1,075
Slaughter cattle	130	88	104
Replacement cattle	13	—	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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
350	350	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,015	-10.00
522 value added	522	18	274.00	$274.00	$1,430	+10.51
610	610	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,403	-2.00
658 value added	658	18	259.00	$259.00	$1,704	—
670–680	675	3	222.00–225.00	$222.99	$1,505	-7.01
716 value added	716	13	250.00	$250.00	$1,790	—
790	790	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	12	268.00	$268.00	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,109	-2.00
453	453	5	241.00	$241.00	$1,092	—
570	570	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,294	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	270.00–277.00	$273.52	$1,020	—
455–460	458	2	250.00–255.00	$252.51	$1,156	-0.86
505–520	513	2	240.00–250.00	$245.07	$1,257	+1.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	468	8	226.00–230.00	$227.75	$1,066	-3.46
501–530	508	16	222.00–230.00	$226.22	$1,149	+1.27
554–578 value added	562	19	231.00–239.50	$236.74	$1,330	+7.74
555–590	573	10	214.00–222.00	$218.61	$1,253	-1.60
600–630	610	6	212.00–221.00	$215.32	$1,313	-0.69
636 value added	636	6	234.00	$234.00	$1,488	—
650–685	666	7	205.00–212.00	$207.40	$1,381	-2.49
715–745	732	3	204.00–206.00	$205.00	$1,501	+8.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	245.00	$245.00	$845	-2.00
360–391	386	15	232.00–238.00	$237.37	$916	-2.33
405–445	427	9	227.00–232.00	$229.21	$979	-2.12
465–479	476	5	220.00–222.00	$221.61	$1,055	-1.39
500–545	524	12	215.00–220.00	$217.12	$1,138	-1.24
550–590	576	7	207.00–213.00	$208.73	$1,202	-3.27
645	645	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,290	±0.00
675–685	680	3	195.00–200.00	$196.67	$1,337	+1.67
735	735	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,396	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	240.00	$240.00	$672	—
354–365	356	5	225.00–232.00	$226.43	$806	-2.94
400–435	419	4	217.00–225.00	$222.83	$934	-0.49
480	480	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,032	-0.72
515–535	528	5	207.00–212.00	$209.78	$1,108	-0.40
555–590	577	3	200.00–202.00	$200.68	$1,158	-1.32
615	615	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,199	—
660	660	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,188	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	311	4	257.00–267.00	$260.94	$812	—
390–395	393	2	250.00–255.00	$252.48	$992	—
425–435	430	2	241.00–245.00	$242.98	$1,045	-1.56
475–495	485	3	227.00–232.00	$228.97	$1,111	-3.64
505–532	518	7	217.00–227.00	$220.64	$1,143	+2.20
560–590	578	5	207.00–217.00	$213.42	$1,234	+2.44
625–640	633	2	200.00–207.00	$203.54	$1,288	+1.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	270.00	$270.00	$904	-7.00
360–380	370	2	260.00–267.00	$263.59	$975	-0.34
400–405	403	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,028	+0.97
475–495	485	2	240.00–245.00	$242.45	$1,176	-2.55
510–545	528	7	230.00–238.00	$234.29	$1,237	-3.71
560–570	564	4	222.00–228.00	$224.98	$1,269	+0.30
630–640	635	3	210.00–212.00	$211.33	$1,342	-5.67
670	670	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,380	-1.00
725–735	730	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,424	+1.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	375	3	270.00–275.00	$271.69	$1,019	-0.76
400–425	410	4	260.00–267.00	$264.24	$1,083	-2.26
480	480	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,200	-9.51
560	560	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,299	-0.17
760	760	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,444	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1510	1193	80-85%	30	93.00–98.00	$95.79	$1,143	-0.67
1080–1510	1257	80-85%	17	99.00–104.00	$101.07	$1,270	—
1060–1720	1361	80-85%	7	105.00–109.00	$106.90	$1,455	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1155	951	85-90%	11	75.00–81.00	$79.02	$751	—
870–1180	1031	85-90%	20	89.00–94.00	$91.14	$940	—
860–1225	1044	85-90%	18	82.00–88.00	$85.89	$897	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1385	1310	75-80%	4	90.00–96.00	$93.94	$1,231	—
1160–1585	1373	75-80%	2	105.00–109.00	$106.69	$1,465	+3.35
1340–1570	1480	75-80%	5	99.00–103.00	$100.60	$1,489	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,764	—
1555–2145	1850	2	123.00–127.00	$124.68	$2,307	—
1715–2080	1926	5	130.00–134.00	$131.35	$2,530	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	819.00–1,040.00	$921.33

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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.