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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 9, 2024

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $242.00/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 576 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.00/cwt ≈ $1,272/hd at 499 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.57/cwt +9.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 484 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 695 438 1,200
Feeder cattle 576 318 987
Slaughter cattle 91 89 150
Replacement cattle 28 31 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 270.00–272.00 $271.01 $1,138 -5.00
450–467 465 7 265.00–266.00 $265.86 $1,236 +0.83
505 505 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,273 ±0.00
576 576 18 242.00 $242.00 $1,394 +0.11
668 value added 668 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,590 —
717–720 value added 718 12 225.00–231.00 $229.50 $1,648 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,188 +1.05
450 450 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,156 —
573–595 587 9 233.00–237.00 $233.44 $1,370 -2.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,299 —
565 565 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 240.00–242.00 $240.98 $911 -2.51
411 fancy 411 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,011 —
400–430 418 3 233.00–241.00 $237.02 $991 -0.07
475–480 479 9 221.00–229.50 $228.56 $1,095 +6.56
494 fancy 494 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,171 —
563 563 6 217.00 $217.00 $1,222 +5.53
661 fancy 661 10 212.00 $212.00 $1,401 —
748 fancy 748 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–394 391 5 230.00 $230.00 $899 —
415–447 435 8 216.00–220.00 $219.25 $954 -0.75
475–495 488 6 202.00–210.00 $206.68 $1,009 -3.32
505–535 518 3 195.00–200.00 $196.66 $1,019 +1.66
560–580 570 3 190.00–192.00 $190.67 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 245.00 $245.00 $779 —
390 390 2 235.00 $235.00 $916 +0.44
400–425 413 2 227.00–230.00 $228.55 $944 +3.03
450–490 464 6 215.00–220.00 $217.99 $1,011 +1.42
510–540 528 3 212.00–213.00 $212.34 $1,121 +3.72
568–570 569 3 200.00–208.00 $205.33 $1,168 —
600 600 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,128 —
770 770 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,232 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 262.00–275.00 $268.42 $1,033 -5.51
405–445 428 6 252.00–263.00 $257.29 $1,101 -7.19
450–485 471 9 242.00–253.00 $248.42 $1,170 -6.39
520–540 533 4 232.00–235.00 $233.49 $1,245 -10.33
555–585 565 6 222.00–229.00 $225.13 $1,272 -9.10
625–635 630 2 212.00–213.00 $212.50 $1,339 —
650 650 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 265.00–270.00 $267.56 $824 -5.40
350–380 365 3 250.00–260.00 $253.33 $925 -8.01
420–430 425 2 240.00–247.00 $243.54 $1,035 -10.29
450–495 473 3 230.00–239.00 $234.75 $1,110 -10.25
500–515 507 3 225.00–227.00 $225.66 $1,144 -8.83
560–585 573 4 215.00–218.00 $216.26 $1,239 -7.26
630–640 635 2 205.00–209.00 $207.02 $1,315 -8.98
655 655 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,290 -4.00
750 750 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 250.00–255.00 $252.42 $808 -14.58
400–430 415 2 230.00–235.00 $232.59 $965 -13.39
460–490 480 3 222.00–225.00 $222.96 $1,070 -9.36
500–540 520 2 210.00–215.00 $212.60 $1,106 -7.40
550–580 560 5 207.00–210.00 $207.60 $1,163 -9.40
630–640 633 3 190.00–200.00 $193.98 $1,228 -11.02
705–735 715 3 172.00–175.00 $173.97 $1,244 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1490 1123 80-85% 23 83.00–89.00 $86.11 $967 -5.94
985–1405 1165 80-85% 11 91.00–96.00 $93.82 $1,093 —
1130–1360 1282 80-85% 3 97.00–103.00 $100.00 $1,282 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–975 928 85-90% 3 65.00–70.00 $66.64 $618 -9.33
815–1315 1038 85-90% 4 74.00–76.00 $74.47 $773 —
900–1320 1077 85-90% 9 78.00–83.00 $80.48 $867 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1625 1467 75-80% 3 93.00–96.00 $94.77 $1,390 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1995 1618 5 109.00–113.00 $111.38 $1,802 —
1445–2235 1838 3 105.00–106.00 $105.74 $1,944 -6.26

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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 5 744.00–890.00 $831.60

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.