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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 16, 2024

568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $269.34/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 531 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $270.97/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 419 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 568 578 852
Feeder cattle 464 453 648
Slaughter cattle 77 71 154
Replacement cattle 27 54 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,363 ±0.00
400–440 420 2 330.00–335.00 $332.62 $1,397 -7.38
455–460 458 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,443 ±0.00
510–545 528 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,531 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,267 —
420–435 428 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,477 -8.41
450 value added 450 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 —
610–615 613 2 277.00–278.00 $277.50 $1,701 +7.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,331 —
600 600 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,530 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 315.00 $315.00 $740 —
290 290 1 310.00 $310.00 $899 —
320–345 338 4 295.00–305.00 $299.16 $1,011 —
355–395 382 6 280.00–287.00 $282.87 $1,081 -6.21
400–440 419 10 265.00–275.00 $270.97 $1,135 -5.73
455–485 469 6 255.00–262.00 $257.35 $1,207 -10.26
520–535 528 4 240.00–242.00 $241.01 $1,273 -3.27
585–590 587 3 225.00–232.00 $227.33 $1,334 -5.04
615 615 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,292 -8.18
660–685 673 2 205.00–210.00 $207.55 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 325.00 $325.00 $764 —
255 255 1 320.00 $320.00 $816 -7.00
335–345 340 2 307.00–315.00 $310.94 $1,057 —
360–385 373 5 295.00–305.00 $299.38 $1,117 -5.25
405–440 423 5 282.00–290.00 $285.20 $1,206 -3.42
455 455 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,228 -6.73
500–545 517 7 246.00–255.00 $249.14 $1,288 -7.05
555–590 569 5 236.00–245.00 $242.94 $1,382 -2.02
615 615 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,396 -1.52
650–655 653 2 216.00–217.00 $216.50 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 330.00 $330.00 $908 —
315–325 320 2 325.00–330.00 $327.46 $1,048 —
320 fancy 320 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,104 —
520 520 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,336 -10.58
650 650 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,443 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 330.00 $330.00 $891 ±0.00
325 325 2 325.00–330.00 $327.50 $1,064 +7.50
365–395 378 8 310.00–320.00 $317.52 $1,200 -0.45
410–445 425 3 295.00–305.00 $299.86 $1,274 -5.26
450–485 473 7 282.00–290.00 $286.16 $1,354 -6.85
505–545 531 10 265.00–275.00 $269.34 $1,430 -4.32
555–590 570 8 245.00–255.00 $250.95 $1,430 +1.96
615–635 621 4 225.00–235.00 $231.01 $1,435 -1.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 360.00 $360.00 $738 —
260–295 278 2 345.00–350.00 $347.66 $966 +2.66
310 310 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,070 +10.00
390–395 393 3 325.00–335.00 $331.65 $1,303 +3.34
425–430 428 3 315.00–320.00 $318.00 $1,361 -1.18
470–475 473 2 295.00–297.00 $296.01 $1,400 -11.52
510–535 522 5 276.00–285.00 $278.96 $1,456 -4.69
550–595 568 8 257.00–268.00 $260.78 $1,481 +0.78
620–645 633 4 237.00–244.00 $239.53 $1,516 -4.99
730 730 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,664 —
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
360–375 368 2 345.00–357.00 $351.12 $1,292 +8.73
405–425 418 3 325.00–335.00 $328.39 $1,373 -1.28
460–470 465 3 312.00–317.00 $314.66 $1,463 -2.32
500–510 505 2 287.00–290.00 $288.49 $1,457 —
630 630 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,556 —
765 765 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,691 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1330 1161 80-85% 8 133.00–139.00 $135.14 $1,569 +3.64
995–1630 1201 80-85% 13 119.00–125.00 $122.29 $1,469 —
955–1480 1241 80-85% 7 128.00–132.00 $130.34 $1,618 -18.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1165 1025 85-90% 4 107.00–112.00 $109.22 $1,120 -11.43
790–1270 1056 85-90% 5 100.00–106.00 $103.52 $1,093 +0.66
935–1195 1076 85-90% 10 113.00–118.00 $116.86 $1,257 +14.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,638 —
1370–1515 1443 75-80% 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,948 —
1565–1655 1610 75-80% 2 143.00 $143.00 $2,302 +10.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1480 1393 2 143.00–147.00 $145.13 $2,022 —
1475–1950 1708 4 152.00–157.00 $153.40 $2,620 —
1895–2140 2010 3 160.00–167.00 $162.32 $3,263 —

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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) 1 1,290.00 $1,290.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.