Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 3, 2023

1,120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.50/cwt ≈ $1,610/hd at 678 lb · 39 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $262.36/cwt ≈ $1,422/hd at 542 lb · 22 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $240.00/cwt ≈ $1,771/hd at 738 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,120	1,061	971
Feeder cattle	925	842	971
Slaughter cattle	175	190	0
Replacement cattle	20	29	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	11	243.00	$243.00	$1,417	—
678	678	39	237.50	$237.50	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–545	542	22	262.00–264.00	$262.36	$1,422	—
738 value added	738	20	240.00	$240.00	$1,771	—
755	755	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476–480	476	10	238.00–243.00	$238.50	$1,135	—
730	730	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,387	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,073	—
540	540	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,307	+12.00
725	725	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,501	—
760–785	773	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,507	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	230.00–235.00	$232.60	$872	—
420	420	1	222.00	$222.00	$932	-5.86
460–495	472	5	211.00–218.00	$215.14	$1,015	-4.45
500–540	513	7	205.00–208.00	$205.98	$1,057	-8.27
550–580	560	18	200.00–205.00	$200.34	$1,122	-0.35
620–625	623	2	190.00–194.00	$191.99	$1,196	—
680	680	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,238	+2.00
705–730	720	3	170.00–175.00	$172.33	$1,241	+2.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–449	447	11	209.00–218.00	$217.01	$970	-2.04
450–475	463	2	206.00–210.00	$207.95	$963	-4.52
500–520	511	4	197.00–202.00	$199.00	$1,017	-6.00
565–595	584	7	190.00–195.00	$191.55	$1,119	+3.50
610–645	634	5	180.00–183.00	$181.41	$1,150	+1.41
680–685	683	2	167.00–176.00	$171.52	$1,171	—
700–715	708	2	160.00–167.00	$163.54	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	240.00	$240.00	$912	±0.00
445	445	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,032	-5.53
475	475	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,045	-10.37
560–570	565	4	206.00–209.00	$207.00	$1,170	-9.75
620	620	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,265	-1.27
660	660	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,254	-1.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	3	240.00–245.00	$241.59	$913	+0.54
410–445	428	2	230.00–238.00	$234.16	$1,002	+1.35
475–495	480	4	220.00–230.00	$224.26	$1,076	-0.69
505–540	527	3	208.00–217.00	$212.23	$1,118	-2.05
555–590	578	4	200.00–209.00	$205.72	$1,189	+1.41
605–645	621	8	187.00–197.00	$192.62	$1,196	-2.47
670–675	673	2	182.00–186.00	$183.99	$1,238	-1.01
725–730	728	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,289	—
785–795	790	3	157.00–162.00	$160.32	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	250.00	$250.00	$975	-2.57
405–445	425	2	240.00–242.00	$241.05	$1,024	—
470–495	483	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,111	-1.37
500–535	518	2	220.00–222.00	$220.97	$1,145	-4.35
580–590	585	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,228	-4.02
615–625	620	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,290	-1.00
675–695	684	5	185.00–190.00	$188.39	$1,289	-7.57
700–730	713	3	180.00–186.00	$182.64	$1,302	—
785	785	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,389	+3.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	363	4	252.00–272.00	$264.75	$961	+2.40
405–435	420	3	255.00–265.00	$260.21	$1,093	—
600	600	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,278	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1455	1171	80-85%	37	80.00–85.00	$83.18	$974	-7.72
1035–1440	1261	80-85%	21	86.00–90.00	$87.93	$1,109	—
1190–1525	1378	80-85%	13	92.00–98.00	$93.59	$1,290	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1095	877	85-90%	8	65.00–70.00	$65.87	$578	—
835–1255	1028	85-90%	19	72.00–77.00	$74.88	$770	-9.74
820–1290	1056	85-90%	23	78.00–83.00	$80.02	$845	+0.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1375	1315	75-80%	2	91.00–92.00	$91.52	$1,203	+6.57
1300–1495	1383	75-80%	3	87.00–88.00	$87.69	$1,213	—
1275–1565	1410	75-80%	5	79.00–82.00	$79.93	$1,127	-11.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–2050	1752	10	107.00–112.00	$109.52	$1,919	—
1385–2240	1871	5	113.00–119.00	$115.26	$2,157	—

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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	13	730.00–1,092.00	$885.23

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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.