Cattle Market Pulse

Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $270.61/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 466 lb · 10 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $232.99/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 478 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 706 495 994
Feeder cattle 567 415 902
Slaughter cattle 71 58 73
Replacement cattle 68 22 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 310.00 $310.00 $760 —
290 290 1 295.00 $295.00 $856 —
315–345 330 2 272.00–275.00 $273.57 $903 —
355–390 372 3 262.00–270.00 $265.21 $987 +5.21
405–415 411 4 250.00–254.00 $251.48 $1,034 -5.52
450–490 471 6 237.00–243.00 $239.43 $1,128 -1.57
505–540 519 6 229.00–232.00 $230.67 $1,197 +2.18
555–593 584 9 210.00–227.00 $223.66 $1,306 +2.49
600–640 618 5 215.00–219.00 $217.98 $1,347 +5.98
660–680 673 3 200.00–204.00 $201.98 $1,359 —
700–725 712 3 192.00–198.00 $194.99 $1,388 —
780 780 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 281 4 280.00–290.00 $284.98 $801 —
330 330 1 262.00 $262.00 $865 -3.00
355–390 367 3 250.00–255.00 $251.77 $924 -2.30
400–430 418 6 240.00–245.00 $242.38 $1,013 +1.37
450–495 478 10 230.00–235.00 $232.99 $1,114 +0.88
505–540 522 5 220.00–227.00 $223.98 $1,169 +3.98
550–595 573 2 215.00–216.00 $215.52 $1,235 +1.51
630–645 640 3 203.00–205.00 $203.67 $1,303 +1.12
680–695 688 3 190.00–199.00 $194.65 $1,339 —
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 310.00–320.00 $314.91 $850 +24.91
370–375 373 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,015 —
420 420 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 —
555 555 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,299 —
600–620 610 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 -5.00
715 715 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,451 —
750–770 762 3 190.00–197.00 $193.36 $1,473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 335.00 $335.00 $871 +12.03
310–320 315 2 315.00–317.00 $316.02 $995 +4.98
365–385 374 5 300.00–310.00 $303.50 $1,135 +4.95
435–440 438 4 280.00–290.00 $286.51 $1,255 +0.93
460–475 466 10 265.00–274.00 $270.61 $1,261 +5.89
520–545 537 3 245.00–253.00 $249.74 $1,341 +5.54
575–590 581 4 235.00–242.00 $238.98 $1,388 +3.98
620–645 632 3 220.00–227.00 $224.62 $1,420 +0.15
650–670 660 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 -2.26
705–735 721 4 200.00–205.00 $201.22 $1,451 —
765 765 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,469 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 335.00 $335.00 $754 —
255–285 270 2 315.00–320.00 $317.64 $858 +0.64
310–315 313 3 300.00–305.00 $301.65 $944 +1.65
360–380 371 4 290.00–299.00 $294.05 $1,091 +9.05
400–445 418 3 265.00–275.00 $270.47 $1,131 +3.90
455–495 475 3 255.00–260.00 $256.74 $1,220 +1.40
510–545 528 4 235.00–241.00 $237.81 $1,256 +2.94
570–590 578 4 225.00–230.00 $227.49 $1,315 —
600–625 613 2 210.00–215.00 $212.45 $1,302 -0.03
655–695 680 5 200.00–205.00 $201.99 $1,374 -2.99
740 740 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,443 +2.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 350.00 $350.00 $928 —
315–340 325 3 330.00–345.00 $336.67 $1,094 —
330 fancy 330 2 365.00–370.00 $367.50 $1,213 —
370 370 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,191 +13.12
400–440 419 4 292.00–307.00 $298.49 $1,251 +4.98
455–490 472 3 275.00–280.00 $276.61 $1,306 +0.30
500–535 521 5 257.00–266.00 $259.22 $1,351 +5.89
550–560 554 4 245.00–255.00 $251.48 $1,393 +9.85
600 600 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,386 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,247 —
1075–1555 1261 80-85% 11 104.00–109.00 $106.64 $1,345 —
1120–1600 1330 80-85% 7 110.00–113.00 $111.34 $1,481 +3.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1270 1142 85-90% 6 90.00–96.00 $93.60 $1,069 +7.11
1155–1320 1220 85-90% 5 98.00–103.00 $100.61 $1,227 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1710 1496 75-80% 6 102.00–107.00 $104.64 $1,565 —
1300–1735 1501 75-80% 4 109.00–111.00 $109.58 $1,645 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1995 1812 3 131.00–136.00 $133.07 $2,411 —
1995–2120 2045 3 138.00–140.00 $139.02 $2,843 —

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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 19 1,027.00–1,382.00 $1,183.00

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,125.00 $1,962.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–1,900.00 $1,875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,450.00–1,750.00 $1,560.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,200.00–1,525.00 $1,372.22

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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 4 1,825.00–2,000.00 $1,925.00 —

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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.