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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 9, 2024

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $264.70/cwt ≈ $1,252/hd at 473 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 680 1,047
Feeder cattle 756 508 865
Slaughter cattle 139 129 158
Replacement cattle 35 43 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 157.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 5 320.00–325.00 $321.02 $1,053 —
370–395 380 3 315.00–320.00 $318.36 $1,210 —
425–435 430 2 305.00–312.00 $308.54 $1,327 —
455–485 470 4 290.00–300.00 $296.21 $1,392 —
510–525 520 3 277.00–280.00 $279.02 $1,451 —
565 565 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,554 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 375.00 $375.00 $750 —
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 —
400–445 426 6 315.00–320.00 $316.64 $1,349 —
455–490 473 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,466 +14.38
520–530 525 2 290.00–297.00 $293.53 $1,541 —
555–580 568 2 285.00–287.00 $286.02 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,390 -12.00
525 525 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,601 +5.00
550 550 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,639 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 310.00–315.00 $312.41 $844 —
320–335 328 2 305.00–310.00 $307.44 $1,008 —
365–385 375 3 290.00–297.00 $294.06 $1,103 —
405–445 424 9 275.00–280.00 $278.53 $1,181 +13.53
450–495 473 13 260.00–270.00 $264.70 $1,252 —
510–535 524 5 245.00–247.00 $246.19 $1,290 +1.98
570–580 575 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 —
615–640 628 2 220.00–227.00 $223.57 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 335.00 $335.00 $921 —
320–325 323 3 315.00–320.00 $316.68 $1,023 -3.32
355–380 368 4 300.00–310.00 $303.66 $1,117 -1.34
405–440 420 3 285.00–295.00 $289.15 $1,214 +11.37
450–490 469 8 272.00–277.00 $273.73 $1,284 +10.07
505–545 520 8 250.00–255.00 $253.51 $1,318 +2.17
550–595 573 4 242.00–247.00 $244.50 $1,401 +2.02
630 630 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,480 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 266 4 340.00–350.00 $343.71 $914 -6.29
455 455 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,320 +13.67
500–540 518 8 260.00–272.00 $262.94 $1,362 +2.94
550–565 559 4 250.00–260.00 $255.01 $1,426 +1.31
605 605 2 245.00–248.00 $246.50 $1,491 +3.50
655–680 668 2 230.00–233.00 $231.47 $1,546 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 273 4 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $915 —
305–320 311 4 325.00–327.00 $325.51 $1,012 —
355–385 367 6 310.00–317.00 $313.25 $1,150 —
405–435 421 6 295.00–305.00 $300.85 $1,267 +5.85
455–490 471 6 285.00–295.00 $291.11 $1,371 +16.11
510–525 516 4 270.00–275.00 $271.73 $1,402 +11.73
560–585 577 5 252.00–260.00 $254.78 $1,470 —
605–635 622 3 242.00–250.00 $246.67 $1,534 —
655–695 670 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 —
325 325 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 —
350–395 381 6 320.00–327.00 $324.41 $1,236 +4.41
400–445 420 9 310.00–316.00 $313.44 $1,316 +6.73
455–490 476 6 300.00–307.00 $304.51 $1,449 +18.62
500–535 513 8 276.00–285.00 $279.36 $1,433 +3.68
550–580 560 5 265.00–270.00 $266.43 $1,492 +9.40
605–610 608 2 256.00–257.00 $256.50 $1,560 +5.49
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
250–275 263 2 360.00 $360.00 $947 —
375 375 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,264 +3.17
400–415 406 4 320.00–322.00 $321.00 $1,303 +0.01
470–485 478 2 309.00–312.00 $310.52 $1,484 +6.70
500–520 512 3 287.00–290.00 $289.02 $1,480 +0.96
555 555 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,548 +10.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1440 1192 80-85% 19 134.00–140.00 $136.47 $1,627 —
915–1475 1206 80-85% 19 126.00–133.00 $129.03 $1,556 -10.45
1095–1500 1239 80-85% 13 142.00–149.00 $144.49 $1,790 +10.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1405 1073 85-90% 24 115.00–121.00 $118.04 $1,267 —
840–1420 1134 85-90% 18 122.00–128.00 $124.21 $1,409 -6.16
990–1305 1159 85-90% 8 108.00–114.00 $111.32 $1,290 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1555 1516 75-80% 4 130.00–132.00 $130.49 $1,978 -9.67
1410–1810 1536 75-80% 5 140.00–142.00 $140.81 $2,163 +0.65
1555–1680 1618 75-80% 2 123.00–125.00 $123.96 $2,006 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–2020 1679 4 158.00–164.00 $160.34 $2,692 —
1635–1855 1745 2 155.00–157.00 $155.94 $2,721 —
1675–2005 1864 4 166.00–171.00 $168.89 $3,148 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,320.00–1,596.00 $1,473.43
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 1,128.00–1,294.00 $1,213.09

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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.