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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 5, 2024

495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 495 804 1,032
Feeder cattle 415 694 877
Slaughter cattle 58 72 126
Replacement cattle 22 38 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with moderate to 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,205 -8.00
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 —
555 555 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,371 —
600–630 615 2 230.00–235.00 $232.56 $1,430 -7.44
660–685 675 3 220.00–227.00 $224.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,285 -5.00
530 530 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,272 -18.00
560 560 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 —
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 265.00 $265.00 $848 —
360–395 382 5 250.00–257.00 $254.07 $971 +0.43
400–445 423 5 237.00–245.00 $241.01 $1,019 +3.60
450–495 470 8 227.00–235.00 $232.11 $1,091 +5.33
520–530 525 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 +0.50
565–595 576 4 210.00–217.00 $214.01 $1,233 +1.84
610–635 623 2 200.00–205.00 $202.55 $1,262 -0.89
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 387 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,006 +1.50
415 415 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,067 +8.58
460–465 462 3 238.00–245.00 $241.00 $1,113 -1.03
515–520 518 2 227.00–230.00 $228.49 $1,184 -3.27
555–590 570 7 218.00–227.00 $221.17 $1,261 -0.99
635 635 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,346 -1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 290.00 $290.00 $768 —
310–315 313 2 280.00–285.00 $282.52 $884 —
600 600 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 +2.00
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 3 320.00–327.00 $322.97 $904 —
300–325 313 2 310.00–312.00 $311.04 $974 —
350–360 355 2 295.00–302.00 $298.55 $1,060 +1.97
420–435 427 7 282.00–287.00 $285.58 $1,219 +1.57
460–495 475 5 261.00–270.00 $264.72 $1,257 +1.18
510–545 531 6 240.00–245.00 $244.20 $1,297 -11.03
555–580 568 4 232.00–237.00 $235.00 $1,335 -7.53
600–640 613 4 220.00–229.00 $224.47 $1,376 —
650–690 675 4 210.00–215.00 $212.26 $1,433 +0.28
785 785 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 317.00 $317.00 $919 —
330–340 333 3 300.00 $300.00 $999 +5.04
370 370 3 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $1,054 -1.60
400–445 425 3 265.00–270.00 $266.57 $1,133 +1.51
465–495 477 7 250.00–260.00 $255.34 $1,218 +3.57
500–540 526 5 230.00–239.00 $234.87 $1,235 -7.09
630–640 635 2 210.00–215.00 $212.48 $1,349 -10.52
655–660 658 2 200.00–210.00 $204.98 $1,349 +4.48
705–745 725 2 190.00–195.00 $192.57 $1,396 +2.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 340.00 $340.00 $731 —
350–385 361 4 305.00–315.00 $308.88 $1,115 —
410–420 415 4 290.00–297.00 $293.51 $1,218 +1.03
450–480 465 3 275.00–277.00 $276.31 $1,285 -1.69
500–545 516 5 250.00–262.00 $253.33 $1,307 -9.67
550–575 562 3 240.00–245.00 $241.63 $1,358 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1615 1345 80-85% 7 104.00–111.00 $107.67 $1,448 -10.75
1150–1615 1349 80-85% 4 119.00–124.00 $121.05 $1,633 +2.63
1515 1515 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,727 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1265 1075 85-90% 4 98.00–102.00 $100.39 $1,079 +1.31
975–1155 1083 85-90% 3 94.00–96.00 $95.04 $1,029 -4.04
1090–1125 1108 85-90% 2 86.00–87.00 $86.49 $958 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1405 1370 75-80% 3 117.00–119.00 $118.02 $1,617 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1925 1510 3 130.00–136.00 $133.22 $2,012 —
1745 1745 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,687 —
1885–2055 1965 3 141.00–144.00 $142.37 $2,798 —

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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 10 1,024.00–1,385.00 $1,156.80

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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) 3 1,350.00–1,600.00 $1,460.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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.