Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $319.00/cwt ≈ $1,793/hd at 562 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $276.84/cwt +8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 484 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $331.94/cwt +17.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	768	633	816
Feeder cattle	704	480	707
Slaughter cattle	64	89	109
Replacement cattle	—	64	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 141.00 cwt, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	385.00–390.00	$387.54	$1,318	—
350–385	363	3	375.00–380.00	$376.63	$1,367	+26.54
420	420	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,491	+25.97
460	460	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,564	+26.67
562 value added	562	18	319.00	$319.00	$1,793	—
688	688	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,796	—
725	725	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,827	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	370	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,295	—
445	445	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,446	+10.00
465–470	468	2	315.00–317.00	$316.01	$1,479	+13.59
615	615	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,599	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,287	—
405–435	420	2	315.00–320.00	$317.41	$1,333	+17.41

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	325.00	$325.00	$910	+12.36
300–335	325	5	315.00–317.00	$315.37	$1,025	+9.59
350–395	380	10	305.00–315.00	$311.47	$1,184	+11.54
400–445	419	7	290.00–300.00	$295.22	$1,237	+16.83
460–499	484	12	275.00–285.00	$276.84	$1,340	+8.99
500–545	527	6	252.00–262.00	$257.78	$1,359	+7.41
585	585	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,445	+4.43
600–630	609	4	230.00–235.00	$231.29	$1,409	+6.29
650–660	655	2	220.00–225.00	$222.48	$1,457	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	330.00–335.00	$332.38	$1,064	+13.78
350–390	365	5	317.00–325.00	$320.83	$1,171	+8.00
405–440	419	8	302.00–315.00	$308.90	$1,294	+18.82
455	455	2	291.00–300.00	$295.50	$1,345	+17.89
505	505	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,374	+11.68
550	550	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,402	+7.40
700	700	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,526	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	315.00	$315.00	$898	—
340	340	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,037	+9.81
360–395	378	2	295.00–300.00	$297.38	$1,124	+9.98
405–440	424	4	272.00–285.00	$280.67	$1,190	+12.22
460–485	473	5	260.00–267.00	$262.85	$1,243	+6.70
570	570	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,322	+9.58
610–615	613	2	225.00–227.00	$226.00	$1,385	+9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,216	+39.67
355–395	370	9	355.00–370.00	$364.00	$1,347	+34.41
405–435	417	10	325.00–340.00	$331.94	$1,384	+17.12
450–465	458	3	315.00–322.00	$318.98	$1,461	+20.65
510–530	517	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,551	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,058	+45.00
320	320	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,072	+21.97
350–395	370	7	320.00–347.00	$329.74	$1,220	+27.29
405–425	415	2	300.00–310.00	$305.12	$1,266	+18.91
490	490	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,446	+18.28
520–525	523	2	280.00–285.00	$282.51	$1,478	+20.49
565–590	578	2	265.00–275.00	$270.11	$1,561	+26.98
620–640	630	3	250.00–255.00	$251.69	$1,586	+18.24
720	720	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,620	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,181	+36.27
365–385	377	3	345.00–350.00	$346.68	$1,307	+32.15
400	400	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,260	+11.91
470–485	477	3	305.00–308.00	$306.02	$1,460	+20.69
500–540	520	2	290.00–295.00	$292.40	$1,520	+18.40
550	550	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,540	+16.53
615–640	630	3	260.00–262.00	$260.68	$1,642	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1280	1051	85-90%	4	89.00–94.00	$91.23	$959	—
975–1220	1073	85-90%	5	105.00–111.00	$107.01	$1,148	—
950–1285	1091	85-90%	5	100.00–103.00	$101.30	$1,105	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1310	1196	80-85%	4	124.00–129.00	$126.10	$1,508	+9.90
1165–1695	1281	80-85%	6	130.00–136.00	$132.41	$1,696	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1415	1398	75-80%	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$1,615	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1810	1255	6	120.00–125.00	$122.38	$1,536	—
1510–1785	1648	2	140.00	$140.00	$2,307	—
1455–2060	1758	2	130.00–131.00	$130.59	$2,296	—

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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.