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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 710 851
Feeder cattle 394 598 748
Slaughter cattle 56 77 91
Replacement cattle 18 35 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 137.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 value added 210 1 430.00 $430.00 $903 —
335 335 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,240 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 —
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
325 325 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 —
520 520 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,498 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 325.00 $325.00 $845 -8.32
340 340 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,071 -7.15
415–435 422 6 280.00–287.00 $283.48 $1,196 +2.22
450–485 468 4 270.00–275.00 $271.70 $1,272 +1.70
505–530 520 3 255.00–257.00 $255.68 $1,330 +4.40
550–570 560 3 243.00–247.00 $245.69 $1,376 +2.35
630 630 2 235.00–237.00 $236.00 $1,487 +5.01
680 680 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,462 -3.02
725–740 733 2 202.00–205.00 $203.52 $1,492 -1.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 320.00 $320.00 $928 —
355–375 365 2 285.00–290.00 $287.57 $1,050 -4.81
415–445 436 7 270.00–277.00 $273.88 $1,194 -1.48
460–480 469 4 260.00–269.00 $265.29 $1,244 +2.88
520–535 528 2 246.00–247.00 $246.51 $1,302 +4.83
565–585 578 3 227.00–235.00 $231.38 $1,337 -6.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 350.00 $350.00 $840 —
350–365 358 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,128 ±0.00
565 565 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 —
615–630 622 3 240.00–246.00 $242.36 $1,507 -3.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 350.00 $350.00 $822 —
320 320 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 —
355–390 369 6 310.00–320.00 $314.89 $1,162 -1.11
410–435 421 5 295.00–305.00 $302.08 $1,272 -4.09
450–465 458 2 292.00–297.00 $294.54 $1,349 +3.96
515–535 526 5 267.00–275.00 $271.23 $1,427 +2.26
560–595 573 6 255.00–264.00 $258.00 $1,478 -0.44
620–635 628 2 242.00–247.00 $244.53 $1,536 -0.47
705–740 723 2 210.00–215.00 $212.44 $1,536 —
770 770 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 375 8 322.00–332.00 $328.11 $1,230 -1.89
420–445 435 3 312.00–315.00 $313.98 $1,366 -0.98
455–490 466 4 300.00–310.00 $307.32 $1,432 +7.90
500–535 511 6 280.00–287.00 $283.13 $1,447 -4.87
550–580 562 7 267.00–276.00 $270.52 $1,520 +2.04
655 655 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,155 -20.00
350–365 355 3 340.00–347.00 $342.40 $1,216 +2.91
405–445 423 3 330.00–335.00 $331.75 $1,403 +6.26
450–465 fancy 457 3 327.00–330.00 $328.00 $1,499 —
455–490 467 6 317.00–325.00 $320.16 $1,495 +8.16
500 500 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,460 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1220 1058 80-85% 6 114.00–119.00 $115.76 $1,225 —
1005–1340 1208 80-85% 9 120.00–126.00 $122.99 $1,486 -2.05
1110–1450 1254 80-85% 4 127.00–131.00 $128.79 $1,615 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1185 1003 85-90% 8 108.00–113.00 $110.21 $1,105 -4.08
945–1185 1043 85-90% 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,085 -10.29
830–1340 1143 85-90% 6 96.00–100.00 $98.75 $1,129 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1345 1295 75-80% 2 115.00–118.00 $116.56 $1,509 —
1510 1510 75-80% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,872 —
1725 1725 75-80% 1 129.00 $129.00 $2,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1625 1413 2 136.00–139.00 $137.73 $1,946 —
1675–2175 1883 3 145.00–147.00 $145.98 $2,749 —
2000 2000 1 153.00 $153.00 $3,060 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 876.00–984.00 $939.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,185.00 $1,185.00

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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 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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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.