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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 20, 2024

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $234.15/cwt -7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 538 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $241.10/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 462 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.00/cwt -14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 671 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 705 726
Feeder cattle 574 540 617
Slaughter cattle 67 109 88
Replacement cattle 34 56 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 152.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 302.00–310.00 $305.79 $1,293 +15.09
465 465 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,381 +17.00
532 532 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,452 -2.00
585 585 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,550 —
680 680 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,646 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,040 +7.48
385 385 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 —
515–538 532 4 254.00–257.50 $256.02 $1,362 -7.56
560–565 563 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,152 —
715 715 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,773 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 315.00 $315.00 $724 —
285 285 1 305.00 $305.00 $869 +12.77
310–340 325 2 290.00–292.00 $291.05 $946 +4.05
360–395 379 4 275.00–280.00 $276.78 $1,049 +3.59
420–445 434 7 245.00–252.00 $249.57 $1,083 -6.91
452–490 462 13 235.00–243.00 $241.10 $1,114 -2.23
505–545 522 8 225.00–232.00 $229.49 $1,198 -4.50
550–595 585 11 215.00–223.00 $220.94 $1,292 -2.42
618–640 628 8 207.00–212.00 $210.23 $1,320 -3.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 6 295.00–305.00 $300.92 $972 +4.94
350–390 375 3 285.00–292.00 $287.40 $1,078 +3.93
400–430 417 3 255.00–265.00 $259.58 $1,082 -3.11
455–475 460 4 245.00–250.00 $247.25 $1,137 -5.60
515–543 538 13 234.00–235.00 $234.15 $1,260 -7.07
560–580 572 3 225.00–230.00 $227.35 $1,300 —
605–620 612 3 215.00–216.00 $215.34 $1,318 -9.66
655–675 665 4 207.00–214.00 $211.22 $1,405 -1.76
710 710 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,349 —
775 775 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 fancy 285 1 340.00 $340.00 $969 —
305–340 318 3 310.00–320.00 $313.56 $997 +8.96
330 fancy 330 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,106 —
350–390 360 4 295.00–305.00 $297.43 $1,071 —
565 565 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,328 -19.00
665–672 671 12 215.00 $215.00 $1,443 -14.00
700–720 710 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,470 -5.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 305.00 $305.00 $863 —
330 330 1 292.00 $292.00 $964 —
370–390 380 3 280.00–285.00 $283.29 $1,077 -11.63
405–430 420 3 275.00–282.00 $279.08 $1,172 -0.81
455–475 465 3 262.00–270.00 $267.28 $1,243 -0.12
500–545 519 8 243.00–253.00 $248.77 $1,291 -6.22
550–590 570 5 235.00–243.00 $238.39 $1,359 -8.32
610–620 615 3 225.00–232.00 $228.68 $1,406 -8.32
650–695 668 7 210.00–217.00 $213.57 $1,427 —
705 705 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 320.00 $320.00 $912 -13.44
320 320 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,008 —
360–395 375 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,106 -18.36
410 410 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,168 -10.03
465–490 479 4 272.00–282.00 $277.73 $1,330 -0.37
500–530 511 5 255.00–266.00 $260.95 $1,333 -4.51
550–580 567 5 246.00–252.00 $248.40 $1,408 -7.06
600–630 612 5 237.00–243.00 $240.56 $1,472 -2.44
660–675 669 4 222.00–227.00 $224.49 $1,502 —
700–730 715 2 219.00–222.00 $220.47 $1,576 —
750 750 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 345.00 $345.00 $966 -5.00
310–315 fancy 312 3 340.00–345.00 $342.33 $1,068 —
300–340 318 3 322.00–335.00 $328.72 $1,045 —
350–365 358 2 312.00–320.00 $315.92 $1,131 -5.44
410–430 423 5 300.00–315.00 $305.34 $1,292 -6.80
455–495 473 6 285.00–300.00 $294.40 $1,393 +6.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1320 1159 80-85% 8 134.00–139.00 $136.48 $1,582 +1.61
1015–1420 1213 80-85% 7 140.00–144.00 $141.53 $1,717 -4.32
970–1935 1226 80-85% 8 128.00–133.00 $130.52 $1,600 -15.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1625 1405 75-80% 2 120.00–125.00 $122.89 $1,727 -16.79
1305–1685 1476 75-80% 5 130.00–132.00 $131.19 $1,936 —
1405–1770 1554 75-80% 7 134.00–140.00 $137.17 $2,132 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1360 978 85-90% 4 110.00–115.00 $113.01 $1,105 -15.42
805–1210 997 85-90% 3 123.00–127.00 $124.84 $1,245 -3.59
1020–1295 1199 85-90% 4 116.00–120.00 $117.36 $1,407 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1660 1633 2 156.00–157.00 $156.49 $2,555 —
1310–1995 1677 8 161.00–166.00 $164.03 $2,751 +1.00
1915 1915 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,256 —

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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) 2 1,400.00–1,960.00 $1,680.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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 5 2,400.00–2,550.00 $2,450.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.