Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	643	865	1,381
Feeder cattle	507	748	1,095
Slaughter cattle	115	96	251
Replacement cattle	21	21	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 5.00 t0 10.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,246	+5.33
515–525	520	2	257.00–260.00	$258.49	$1,344	—
580–595	588	2	240.00–244.00	$241.97	$1,423	+7.27
635	635	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,492	+6.24
725–740	733	2	217.00–219.00	$217.99	$1,598	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,330	+8.00
720	720	2	223.00–235.00	$229.00	$1,649	—
770	770	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,671	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,257	+10.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	277.00	$277.00	$956	—
350–395	378	4	260.00–269.00	$265.12	$1,002	+5.12
465	465	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,125	—
500–530	513	5	232.00–236.00	$233.38	$1,197	+10.38
555–580	569	5	220.00–227.00	$224.00	$1,275	+11.25
615–640	630	4	210.00–216.00	$213.01	$1,342	+9.14
665–685	678	3	200.00–205.00	$201.97	$1,369	+3.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	260.00	$260.00	$845	±0.00
465–480	474	4	232.00–236.00	$233.23	$1,106	+10.67
505–545	527	6	220.00–225.00	$222.82	$1,174	+9.29
555–590	575	4	212.00–217.00	$215.22	$1,238	+8.00
615–620	618	3	200.00–209.00	$202.98	$1,254	+12.98
695	695	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,369	+12.00
730	730	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	289.00	$289.00	$939	+1.54
350–390	370	4	275.00–277.00	$276.00	$1,021	+7.67
400–435	416	8	260.00–268.00	$265.32	$1,104	—
555–565	560	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,288	—
610	610	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,342	+4.76
710	710	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,434	+2.00
765–775	770	2	191.00–193.00	$191.99	$1,478	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	320.00	$320.00	$880	—
310–325	318	2	300.00–305.00	$302.44	$962	+9.90
375–390	383	3	282.00–290.00	$285.66	$1,094	+7.14
400–445	424	6	270.00–279.00	$273.42	$1,159	+10.05
465–485	478	4	265.00–269.00	$267.24	$1,277	+14.93
510–530	521	4	240.00–249.00	$244.01	$1,271	—
550–590	573	5	231.00–236.00	$232.82	$1,334	—
600–625	613	6	221.00–229.00	$225.14	$1,380	—
660–680	673	4	210.00–218.00	$213.22	$1,435	—
700–740	721	5	202.00–209.00	$203.97	$1,471	—
770	770	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,517	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	375.00	$375.00	$806	—
250–260 fancy	255	2	360.00–380.00	$369.80	$943	—
270–280	275	2	330.00	$330.00	$908	—
300–330	318	3	315.00–327.00	$319.15	$1,015	—
360 fancy	360	2	310.00–315.00	$312.50	$1,125	—
360–395	378	6	295.00–305.00	$299.26	$1,131	—
405 fancy	405	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,215	—
420–445	428	4	280.00–285.00	$281.23	$1,204	+6.23
450–475	462	6	274.00–281.00	$276.81	$1,279	—
510	510	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,275	—
600	600	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,380	—
650–670	657	5	221.00–226.00	$223.39	$1,468	—
705	705	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,495	—
750	750	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,515	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	383	5	270.00–275.00	$271.96	$1,042	+5.68
420–440	432	3	262.00–267.00	$264.71	$1,144	+14.71
455–485	475	7	250.00–259.00	$253.44	$1,204	+13.61
500–525	514	6	231.00–239.00	$235.13	$1,209	+4.47
550–595	582	5	221.00–229.00	$226.49	$1,318	+5.53
620–640	630	3	210.00–217.00	$212.99	$1,342	+12.99
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	+10.00
700	700	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,365	+14.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1485	1179	80-85%	18	111.00–116.00	$113.48	$1,338	—
910–1470	1201	80-85%	26	117.00–123.00	$119.35	$1,433	+0.39
1030–1460	1300	80-85%	8	124.00–130.00	$127.19	$1,653	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1275	1090	85-90%	8	93.00–98.00	$94.75	$1,033	—
1035–1320	1141	85-90%	11	107.00–110.00	$108.32	$1,236	+8.17
1030–1360	1167	85-90%	9	100.00–105.00	$103.11	$1,203	-9.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	75-80%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,650	-11.06
1300–1815	1501	75-80%	8	123.00–127.00	$124.90	$1,875	—
1555–1665	1610	75-80%	2	129.00–133.00	$131.07	$2,110	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1830	1687	3	147.00–151.00	$148.45	$2,504	—
1570–1935	1753	2	155.00–158.00	$156.34	$2,741	—

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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	8	1,027.00–1,255.00	$1,136.75

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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.