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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 20, 2024

1,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $321.17/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 366 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,207 533 870
Feeder cattle 1,002 393 747
Slaughter cattle 133 63 86
Replacement cattle 72 77 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 140.00 cwt. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 372 3 320.00–329.00 $325.40 $1,210 —
435 435 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,357 —
545 545 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,580 —
565 565 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,537 —
610 610 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,598 —
650 650 2 245.00–251.00 $248.00 $1,612 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 value added 205 1 390.00 $390.00 $800 —
250–265 258 2 365.00–370.00 $367.57 $948 -2.43
300 300 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,035 —
375 375 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,256 -7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 275 4 310.00–320.00 $316.45 $870 +10.94
310–340 323 6 297.00–305.00 $302.00 $975 +2.00
365–395 376 4 282.00–290.00 $287.90 $1,083 +1.97
410–430 417 3 267.00–277.00 $271.92 $1,134 -0.89
455–495 471 9 252.00–262.00 $255.99 $1,206 -1.87
515–545 529 4 242.00–247.00 $243.99 $1,291 +3.99
565–580 573 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,347 —
615 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 315.00 $315.00 $772 —
250–285 269 4 295.00–305.00 $300.02 $807 +10.02
300–335 318 2 285.00–295.00 $290.28 $923 +3.28
365–385 372 5 270.00–280.00 $274.79 $1,022 -1.57
420–445 431 5 255.00–265.00 $258.84 $1,116 -3.69
455–485 471 5 245.00–251.00 $247.63 $1,166 -0.91
500–535 515 7 230.00–240.00 $234.59 $1,208 -0.41
570 570 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,254 ±0.00
635 635 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,378 +5.00
655–675 665 2 205.00–207.00 $206.02 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 345.00 $345.00 $776 -1.73
310–325 318 2 315.00–322.00 $318.58 $1,013 +10.73
350–390 366 7 295.00–300.00 $296.41 $1,085 +1.04
415–420 416 4 285.00–295.00 $289.27 $1,203 +3.57
450 450 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 +1.36
670 670 7 222.50 $222.50 $1,491 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 4 337.00–345.00 $340.55 $964 +0.55
300–330 308 5 330.00–340.00 $335.41 $1,033 +0.41
350–395 366 10 317.00–325.00 $321.17 $1,175 -6.45
405–440 422 6 300.00–312.00 $307.15 $1,296 -4.30
455–475 461 7 291.00–300.00 $294.70 $1,359 -8.53
505–530 516 4 285.00–287.00 $285.49 $1,473 +2.98
710 710 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,647 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 286 4 325.00–330.00 $327.51 $937 —
305–345 326 8 310.00–320.00 $316.28 $1,031 -8.72
365–390 379 5 305.00–312.00 $307.84 $1,167 -7.16
420–440 429 4 295.00–302.00 $299.29 $1,284 +0.88
460–480 469 5 282.00–290.00 $286.23 $1,342 +0.61
530–545 538 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,480 +1.02
565–580 573 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,461 -10.34
615 615 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,507 -7.00
715 715 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 310.00–315.00 $312.39 $884 -6.10
305–345 325 4 300.00–310.00 $306.29 $995 -6.23
365–375 371 4 295.00–300.00 $297.49 $1,104 -4.96
405–445 417 5 285.00–292.00 $286.49 $1,195 +1.61
460–495 483 5 270.00–280.00 $276.48 $1,335 -1.92
500–515 508 4 260.00–265.00 $263.76 $1,340 -1.24
555–590 576 4 245.00–250.00 $247.48 $1,425 -7.20
610 610 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,464 -0.01
740 740 2 202.00–210.00 $206.00 $1,524 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1295 994 85-90% 15 78.00–84.00 $81.15 $807 —
780–1255 1011 85-90% 10 85.00–91.00 $87.96 $889 —
885–1350 1109 85-90% 20 92.00–98.00 $95.36 $1,058 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1320 1152 80-85% 15 98.00–103.00 $100.99 $1,163 -6.92
1010–1530 1183 80-85% 19 104.00–110.00 $106.52 $1,260 -1.39
1140–1455 1298 80-85% 5 111.00–117.00 $113.65 $1,475 -0.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1625 1458 75-80% 3 104.00–109.00 $107.11 $1,562 -0.99
1420–1500 1460 75-80% 2 111.00–115.00 $113.05 $1,651 +4.95
1540–1570 1555 75-80% 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,555 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1820 1574 4 116.00–121.00 $117.92 $1,856 -14.44
1695–2295 1876 5 125.00–129.00 $126.86 $2,380 —
1515–2140 1889 4 131.00–137.00 $134.93 $2,549 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 1,097.00–1,374.00 $1,207.86
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 784.00–1,075.00 $920.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,287.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,025.00–1,225.00 $1,127.78
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,375.00 $1,285.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,075.00 $987.50

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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 4 1,500.00–1,625.00 $1,562.50 —

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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.