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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 5, 2024

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.32/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 527 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $267.85/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,272/hd at 475 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 868 856
Feeder cattle 480 700 707
Slaughter cattle 89 96 109
Replacement cattle 64 72 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 132.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 —
435 435 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,305 —
500–540 519 9 276.00–285.00 $280.41 $1,455 -0.59
570 570 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,573 +9.00
680–695 688 2 237.00–242.00 $239.53 $1,648 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 372 3 345.00–355.00 $350.09 $1,302 +11.49
410–420 417 3 325.00–332.00 $329.03 $1,372 -0.96
465–490 480 3 312.00–315.00 $313.33 $1,504 -3.67
520 520 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 —
615 615 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 -3.00
450–480 465 2 300.00–305.00 $302.42 $1,406 +0.42
525 525 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,549 +3.02
750 750 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 330.00–332.00 $331.05 $927 +21.05
310–345 331 5 315.00–323.00 $318.60 $1,055 +15.16
355–385 371 5 307.00–320.00 $312.83 $1,161 +19.91
400–435 413 8 285.00–295.00 $290.08 $1,198 +5.54
450–477 462 9 274.00–285.00 $277.61 $1,283 +9.16
515–545 527 28 255.00–262.00 $260.32 $1,372 +6.33
550–565 557 5 247.00–250.00 $247.60 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 310.00–315.00 $312.64 $860 —
310–345 334 5 305.00–307.00 $305.78 $1,021 +12.79
365–385 373 3 295.00–305.00 $299.93 $1,119 +14.75
430–444 441 5 278.00–280.00 $278.39 $1,228 +4.75
455–490 475 12 265.00–271.00 $267.85 $1,272 +5.51
510–545 533 6 247.00–253.00 $250.37 $1,334 +4.43
550–585 577 5 240.00–245.00 $242.57 $1,400 +11.55
635 635 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,429 +5.00
710 710 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 290.00–300.00 $295.19 $983 +12.63
355–385 370 2 285.00–290.00 $287.40 $1,063 +12.40
400–440 425 3 265.00–275.00 $268.45 $1,141 +7.05
470–495 486 6 250.00–260.00 $256.15 $1,245 +3.11
520–525 523 2 237.00–242.00 $239.49 $1,253 +9.49
555–590 573 2 220.00–225.00 $222.42 $1,274 +0.40
605 605 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,313 +2.00
720 720 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,382 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 330.00–335.00 $332.56 $732 —
280 280 1 320.00 $320.00 $896 -7.00
305–340 322 3 310.00–317.00 $313.03 $1,008 +0.46
360–375 368 2 300.00–305.00 $302.45 $1,113 +2.45
400–435 412 3 282.00–290.00 $286.21 $1,179 -2.11
470–495 478 3 275.00–280.00 $276.72 $1,323 -4.99
500–530 516 5 260.00–265.00 $262.02 $1,352 -1.26
550–590 573 8 240.00–250.00 $243.13 $1,393 -6.36
605–645 625 2 232.00–235.00 $233.45 $1,459 -2.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 345.00 $345.00 $759 -11.60
260 260 1 335.00 $335.00 $871 —
315–340 329 4 320.00–330.00 $323.73 $1,065 -3.27
355–385 372 6 310.00–320.00 $314.53 $1,170 +0.32
400–445 421 5 300.00–305.00 $303.09 $1,276 +1.31
460–490 478 3 283.00–288.00 $285.33 $1,364 -6.29
535–545 540 3 272.00–278.00 $274.00 $1,480 -1.49
555–575 565 2 262.00–265.00 $263.47 $1,489 —
670 670 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,581 +6.00
770 770 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 6 335.00–347.00 $340.33 $1,103 -1.69
355–380 363 6 323.00–335.00 $329.59 $1,196 +4.28
410–445 427 6 312.00–317.00 $314.82 $1,344 -1.31
455 455 3 295.00–303.00 $298.33 $1,357 -5.13
550 550 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,524 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1370 1164 80-85% 10 107.00–113.00 $110.16 $1,282 +2.81
1000–1525 1190 80-85% 9 114.00–120.00 $116.20 $1,383 +8.85
1050–1575 1310 80-85% 11 122.00–129.00 $125.31 $1,642 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1090 956 85-90% 5 85.00–90.00 $87.92 $841 +7.06
950–1225 1112 85-90% 13 101.00–107.00 $104.52 $1,162 +9.37
945–1345 1120 85-90% 9 93.00–99.00 $96.63 $1,082 +1.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1530 1442 75-80% 5 112.00–118.00 $114.30 $1,648 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1730 1332 3 117.00–122.00 $120.47 $1,605 —
1300–1550 1385 3 125.00–132.00 $128.76 $1,783 —
1845–1975 1910 2 137.00–141.00 $139.07 $2,656 —

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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) 1 1,415.00 $1,415.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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 10 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,632.50 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,950.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,825.00–2,175.00 $1,988.89 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,325.00–1,475.00 $1,400.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.