Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 6, 2024

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $226.98/cwt -15.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 523 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	344	862	728
Feeder cattle	300	683	539
Slaughter cattle	36	136	167
Replacement cattle	8	43	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 177.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,072	-22.50
380	380	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,197	-22.45
480	480	1	294.00	$294.00	$1,411	-13.00
515–530	520	3	280.00–281.00	$280.33	$1,458	—
610	610	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,629	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,411	—
505–545	525	3	272.00–275.00	$273.00	$1,433	-4.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	350.00	$350.00	$875	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	290.00–295.00	$292.69	$790	-20.61
335	335	1	285.00	$285.00	$955	-16.00
355–395	376	4	267.00–275.00	$271.71	$1,022	-22.80
415–435	427	3	245.00–250.00	$246.62	$1,053	-31.84
450–495	468	8	234.00–240.00	$236.59	$1,107	-26.53
505–545	523	11	220.00–230.00	$226.98	$1,187	-15.02
560	560	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,176	-26.00
620	620	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,240	-22.52
650	650	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,242	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	333	3	290.00–295.00	$293.35	$977	-17.64
365–380	373	2	280.00–288.00	$283.92	$1,059	-19.03
420–425	423	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,100	-28.00
450–490	468	6	242.00–247.00	$244.45	$1,144	-27.92
500–525	514	6	232.00–239.00	$234.51	$1,205	-20.79
550–575	558	3	227.00–232.00	$229.63	$1,281	-12.71
605–640	623	5	212.00–217.00	$214.57	$1,337	-15.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	300.00–305.00	$302.42	$968	—
350–385	368	4	290.00–295.00	$291.26	$1,072	-18.74
410–435	420	4	267.00–277.00	$270.43	$1,136	—
460	460	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,182	—
605	605	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,361	-14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	315.00	$315.00	$866	-25.98
330	330	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,006	-20.79
410–445	431	8	280.00–290.00	$284.71	$1,227	-16.98
455–490	481	5	270.00–280.00	$275.74	$1,326	-17.75
515–525	518	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,357	-9.67
555–585	570	4	245.00–247.00	$245.50	$1,399	-16.95
620–640	630	4	227.00–232.00	$230.77	$1,454	-18.59
725	725	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,414	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	315.00–317.00	$316.05	$1,027	—
385	385	2	310.00–312.00	$311.00	$1,197	-15.00
420–445	435	5	295.00–298.00	$296.82	$1,291	-18.18
460–495	475	3	282.00–285.00	$283.64	$1,347	-21.18
515–545	528	3	265.00–267.00	$266.35	$1,406	-16.87
565–580	573	5	250.00–257.00	$255.01	$1,461	-16.59
600–615	608	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,429	-23.80
655	655	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,487	-15.32
725	725	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,537	-19.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	288	5	330.00–340.00	$334.97	$965	—
355–375	363	4	315.00–327.00	$321.67	$1,168	-19.30
400–430	417	3	302.00–312.00	$306.88	$1,280	-18.84
455	455	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,342	-18.78
565	565	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,497	-18.40

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1185	1058	80-85%	6	135.00–137.00	$135.68	$1,435	—
955–1295	1130	80-85%	9	138.00–143.00	$140.61	$1,589	—
1030–1250	1140	80-85%	4	145.00–149.00	$147.34	$1,680	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,011	—
825–1165	999	85-90%	4	126.00–130.00	$128.44	$1,283	+27.71
1200	1200	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,440	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	75-80%	2	139.00–141.00	$140.00	$1,995	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1230	1168	2	153.00–156.00	$154.58	$1,805	—
1635–1755	1695	2	169.00–171.00	$169.96	$2,881	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	949.00–1,138.00	$1,043.50

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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.