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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $318.70/cwt -2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,370/hd at 430 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 541 950 726
Feeder cattle 363 674 570
Slaughter cattle 70 184 124
Replacement cattle 108 92 32

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 152.00 cwt. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 335.00 $335.00 $838 ±0.00
320–340 330 2 315.00–320.00 $317.58 $1,048 +0.17
365–390 375 5 307.00–315.00 $310.83 $1,166 +2.06
400–430 423 8 295.00–300.00 $297.79 $1,260 -1.75
450–465 457 5 277.00–282.00 $279.81 $1,279 -5.04
510–530 523 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,344 -5.96
550–585 568 4 242.00–245.00 $243.50 $1,383 -4.01
635 635 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,473 -1.43
685 685 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,500 -4.50
705 705 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 330.00 $330.00 $710 —
250–285 268 2 315.00 $315.00 $844 —
325–330 328 3 305.00–310.00 $306.65 $1,006 +2.83
360–380 373 3 295.00–305.00 $298.39 $1,113 +3.73
405–440 426 6 280.00–290.00 $285.92 $1,218 +1.63
455–490 474 9 265.00–275.00 $269.84 $1,279 -3.29
560 560 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,327 -1.44
605–625 615 3 217.00–222.00 $219.65 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 350.00 $350.00 $858 —
400–420 409 4 307.00–312.00 $309.72 $1,267 -3.07
500–545 516 7 257.00–265.00 $261.95 $1,352 -14.97
565 565 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 -3.53
613–635 617 5 239.00–242.00 $241.38 $1,489 +2.54
650–656 655 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 3 345.00–350.00 $348.29 $968 -11.71
300–335 324 5 335.00–345.00 $338.06 $1,095 -1.94
360–395 387 5 330.00–340.00 $333.90 $1,292 +0.71
415–445 430 10 315.00–325.00 $318.70 $1,370 -2.55
450–475 462 6 307.00–310.00 $308.67 $1,426 -4.32
500–545 528 5 290.00–295.00 $290.95 $1,536 +3.39
615–625 620 3 250.00–255.00 $251.99 $1,562 —
670 670 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,635 +1.01
715 715 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,587 -5.00
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 330.00–340.00 $334.77 $897 —
300–330 315 2 325.00–330.00 $327.38 $1,031 —
365–390 377 6 320.00–327.00 $325.18 $1,226 +5.13
410–420 415 2 302.00–305.00 $303.48 $1,259 -2.88
450–480 466 4 295.00–302.00 $299.20 $1,394 +2.70
510–520 515 2 282.00–287.00 $284.52 $1,465 +11.11
550–585 568 6 255.00–262.00 $258.06 $1,466 -5.39
600–635 613 4 242.00–249.00 $246.24 $1,509 —
695 695 2 227.00–234.00 $230.50 $1,602 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 380.00 $380.00 $950 —
350–380 371 5 345.00–357.00 $350.50 $1,300 -4.50
400–435 414 8 330.00–344.00 $335.70 $1,390 +4.31
455–480 463 6 315.00–326.00 $317.96 $1,472 -2.06
500–510 505 3 300.00–315.00 $306.62 $1,548 +4.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1215 1059 80-85% 7 124.00–129.00 $126.09 $1,335 —
1170–1370 1263 80-85% 8 130.00–136.00 $132.16 $1,669 —
1230–1435 1308 80-85% 6 139.00–143.00 $140.72 $1,841 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $997 —
800–1155 953 85-90% 6 100.00–107.00 $103.06 $982 —
935–1545 1200 85-90% 12 116.00–123.00 $119.67 $1,436 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1420 1397 75-80% 3 115.00–120.00 $117.97 $1,648 —
1430–1520 1490 75-80% 3 129.00–136.00 $131.38 $1,958 —
1800 1800 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $2,304 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1615 1515 2 142.00–146.00 $143.87 $2,180 —
1380–1940 1678 5 159.00–161.00 $159.60 $2,678 —
1430–2245 1743 4 150.00–154.00 $152.51 $2,658 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,550.00–1,850.00 $1,680.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,530.00–1,715.00 $1,601.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,342.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,402.00

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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 13 1,700.00–2,050.00 $1,873.08 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 2,100.00–2,550.00 $2,412.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,650.00–1,900.00 $1,786.11 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — 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.