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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.60/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 529 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $272.81/cwt +20.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 427 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 533 1,084 837
Feeder cattle 393 865 715
Slaughter cattle 63 148 104
Replacement cattle 77 71 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 121.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 370.00 $370.00 $944 —
380 380 2 340.00–345.00 $342.50 $1,302 +4.77
405 value added 405 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,397 —
400–430 418 5 322.00–330.00 $326.35 $1,364 —
450–495 471 5 310.00–322.00 $313.35 $1,476 +4.35
510–525 518 6 300.00–305.00 $304.16 $1,576 +12.16
570 570 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,642 +14.00
601 601 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,635 —
715 715 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,168 —
475 475 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,387 —
500 500 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,435 —
590–595 593 2 265.00–267.00 $266.00 $1,577 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,054 —
460–475 467 3 300.00–309.00 $304.71 $1,423 +11.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 232 3 340.00–355.00 $346.73 $804 —
255–265 258 3 315.00–325.00 $319.94 $825 -0.06
305–330 317 6 305.00–315.00 $307.85 $976 +13.00
360–395 371 5 292.00–300.00 $295.37 $1,096 +22.13
405–435 425 5 280.00–292.00 $285.70 $1,214 +22.16
450–470 463 6 265.00–275.00 $268.64 $1,244 +17.39
500–538 529 17 246.00–255.00 $250.60 $1,326 +1.66
550–580 561 5 239.00–245.00 $241.17 $1,353 +13.39
605–629 624 5 223.00–230.00 $224.36 $1,400 —
655–670 fancy 663 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,525 —
705–725 715 2 207.00–215.00 $211.06 $1,509 —
750–755 753 2 202.00–210.00 $206.01 $1,551 +16.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 322.00–325.00 $323.63 $728 +3.63
280–290 286 4 305.00–307.00 $305.51 $874 +10.51
315 315 1 300.00 $300.00 $945 +17.74
360–390 378 4 282.00–290.00 $285.93 $1,081 +22.09
400–440 427 10 270.00–277.00 $272.81 $1,165 +20.84
455–495 476 9 254.00–262.00 $257.86 $1,227 +14.47
505–510 508 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,219 +7.46
620 620 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 +4.00
665 665 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,396 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 290.00 $290.00 $850 —
340 340 1 287.00 $287.00 $976 +17.00
370–390 382 3 275.00–279.00 $276.36 $1,056 +24.99
435–445 440 2 260.00–265.00 $262.53 $1,155 +17.33
470–495 483 2 247.00–250.00 $248.54 $1,200 +16.14
500 500 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,175 +15.00
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 +17.56
635 635 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,346 +12.00
715 715 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,301 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 340.00 $340.00 $935 -5.00
330 330 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,106 -7.47
350–380 368 4 320.00–335.00 $327.62 $1,206 +10.22
400–445 421 9 308.00–315.00 $311.45 $1,311 +7.93
470–495 479 4 302.00–305.00 $303.23 $1,452 —
505–510 508 2 280.00–285.00 $282.51 $1,435 +18.31
560 560 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,523 +18.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 317.00–320.00 $318.49 $917 —
330–335 333 2 310.00–315.00 $312.52 $1,041 +2.52
355–370 363 2 300.00–305.00 $302.45 $1,098 +8.44
405–445 421 4 280.00–290.00 $284.88 $1,199 +1.39
455–485 473 3 275.00–280.00 $278.40 $1,317 +4.71
505–520 513 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,359 +16.62
560–585 570 3 252.00–257.00 $254.68 $1,452 +22.08
630–635 633 2 238.00–242.00 $240.01 $1,519 +18.99
660–695 678 2 230.00–235.00 $232.56 $1,577 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 325.00 $325.00 $975 +5.00
360–370 365 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,150 +11.26
415–430 420 3 295.00–305.00 $298.41 $1,253 +5.17
460–485 473 3 282.00–290.00 $285.62 $1,351 +1.37
500–540 523 5 270.00–278.00 $273.98 $1,433 +19.31
555–560 557 3 260.00–269.00 $265.34 $1,478 +21.81
600–620 610 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,537 +20.06
670–680 675 2 240.00–245.00 $242.48 $1,637 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1305 1134 80-85% 11 98.00–103.00 $100.75 $1,143 —
1045–1505 1183 80-85% 5 107.00–109.00 $107.91 $1,277 +8.87
1190–1385 1284 80-85% 4 112.00–116.00 $113.79 $1,461 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1000 900 85-90% 4 80.00–85.00 $82.49 $742 —
775–1240 930 85-90% 4 87.00–90.00 $88.61 $824 —
995–1130 1070 85-90% 6 93.00–96.00 $95.20 $1,019 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1800 1465 75-80% 3 107.00–109.00 $108.10 $1,584 —
1385–1605 1495 75-80% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.46 $1,651 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1680 1590 2 130.00–135.00 $132.36 $2,105 —
1705–1735 1720 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $2,004 —
1535–1900 1731 4 118.00–125.00 $120.93 $2,093 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,275.00–1,525.00 $1,400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,175.00–1,275.00 $1,216.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,750.00–1,825.00 $1,775.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,350.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,850.00–2,125.00 $1,987.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,875.00–2,075.00 $1,971.43 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,475.00–1,700.00 $1,618.75 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,225.00–2,575.00 $2,408.33 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.