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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $250.40/cwt +11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 621 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.80/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 524 lb · 11 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $225.10/cwt -9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 705 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 714 932 478
Feeder cattle 614 932 407
Slaughter cattle 68 — 64
Replacement cattle 32 — 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. No trends available for slaughter cattle or replacement cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,110 +22.04
360 value added 360 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,195 —
405–425 415 2 300.00–313.00 $306.34 $1,271 +21.31
500–525 507 6 277.00–282.00 $280.81 $1,424 +15.79
555–595 575 4 256.00–265.00 $259.40 $1,492 +4.90
615–635 621 16 246.00–257.00 $250.40 $1,555 +11.50
650–660 655 3 235.00–240.00 $237.66 $1,557 +4.66
703–706 705 11 220.00–228.00 $225.10 $1,587 —
750–770 763 3 210.00–215.00 $211.68 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 —
415–445 430 2 290.00–297.00 $293.62 $1,263 +16.62
480 480 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,354 +22.00
690 690 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,552 +1.49
715 715 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,559 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,131 —
445 445 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,277 +19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 280.00 $280.00 $918 +20.99
375 fancy 375 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,095 —
365–390 377 6 263.00–277.00 $267.77 $1,009 +15.42
405–445 421 5 250.00–262.00 $257.88 $1,086 +9.94
450–485 468 6 240.00–247.00 $243.49 $1,140 +6.36
515–540 524 11 230.00–240.00 $233.80 $1,225 +3.67
555 fancy 555 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,310 —
565–585 572 5 225.00–231.00 $229.58 $1,313 +5.69
605–645 639 10 211.00–220.00 $213.96 $1,367 +0.63
650–690 683 6 202.00–205.00 $202.48 $1,383 —
705 705 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 275.00 $275.00 $798 +10.00
335–340 338 3 268.00–275.00 $271.67 $918 +19.06
355–375 365 2 255.00 $255.00 $931 +12.33
455–495 476 5 232.00–238.00 $235.62 $1,122 +9.30
500–540 527 3 220.00–225.00 $222.34 $1,172 +2.34
550–595 572 5 210.00–218.00 $213.37 $1,220 +3.37
640–645 642 5 202.00–208.00 $206.00 $1,323 +4.98
670–695 683 2 165.00–198.00 $181.80 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 230.00 $230.00 $989 —
460–495 478 5 220.00–227.00 $223.46 $1,068 +4.95
500–545 534 5 205.00–220.00 $213.87 $1,142 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 330.00 $330.00 $974 +30.00
310–345 328 3 320.00–330.00 $325.08 $1,066 +26.11
355–390 377 6 305.00–310.00 $307.68 $1,160 +15.68
405–445 437 6 281.00–289.00 $285.32 $1,247 +4.72
455–495 479 8 272.00–282.00 $278.11 $1,332 +19.76
510–535 527 5 262.00–277.00 $270.10 $1,423 +23.15
555–580 567 3 254.00–255.00 $254.66 $1,444 —
630 630 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,525 —
750 750 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,020 +19.81
350–390 371 5 288.00–295.00 $290.99 $1,080 +20.82
405–440 423 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,163 +8.00
455–490 476 6 265.00–270.00 $267.35 $1,273 +23.83
515 515 2 255.00–260.00 $257.50 $1,326 +20.75
565–575 570 2 245.00–246.00 $245.50 $1,399 +23.50
625–645 632 3 226.00–235.00 $229.99 $1,454 —
745 745 2 209.00 $209.00 $1,557 —
795 795 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 305.00 $305.00 $778 —
345 345 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,028 —
365–395 380 2 275.00–280.00 $277.60 $1,055 —
435–440 437 3 260.00–270.00 $265.02 $1,158 +18.02
545 545 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,335 +22.57
595 595 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 —
620–645 633 2 222.00–223.00 $222.51 $1,408 +13.51
685 685 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,486 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1345 1117 80-85% 9 100.00–105.00 $102.80 $1,148 —
1235–1375 1274 80-85% 4 108.00–111.00 $108.97 $1,388 —
1055–1530 1295 80-85% 9 112.00–117.00 $113.35 $1,468 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1080 951 85-90% 4 80.00–85.00 $81.66 $777 —
900–1205 1065 85-90% 5 94.00–98.00 $96.43 $1,027 —
890–1310 1088 85-90% 5 87.00–92.00 $89.90 $978 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1615 1465 75-80% 3 106.00–110.00 $108.06 $1,583 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,697 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1705 1528 6 110.00–117.00 $113.63 $1,736 —
1745–1880 1813 2 129.00–131.00 $129.96 $2,356 —
1665–2265 1913 6 118.00–124.00 $120.37 $2,303 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 850.00–975.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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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 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,825.00 $1,662.50 —

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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.