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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.91/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,611/hd at 736 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.69/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 610 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 449 769 602
Feeder cattle 402 686 481
Slaughter cattle 35 56 79
Replacement cattle 12 27 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 355.00–365.00 $359.90 $1,288 +14.29
420 420 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,407 +4.01
465–475 468 4 315.00–330.00 $320.98 $1,502 +9.99
505–530 518 3 300.00–315.00 $304.87 $1,579 -1.69
555–575 568 3 285.00–295.00 $288.26 $1,637 -6.20
647 647 8 272.00 $272.00 $1,760 +0.75
715 715 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,716 -5.00
750 750 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,408 +13.00
450–475 463 2 305.00–312.00 $308.59 $1,429 —
505–525 515 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,468 -3.00
625–630 628 2 252.00–260.00 $256.02 $1,608 -4.08
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 -7.52
745 745 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 —
750 750 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,688 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–590 573 2 257.00–260.00 $258.55 $1,481 —
600–625 613 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,502 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,087 -7.00
360 fancy 360 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,148 —
365–385 377 3 297.00–310.00 $303.92 $1,146 +10.19
405 fancy 405 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 —
400–430 415 5 285.00–295.00 $289.31 $1,201 +3.65
450–485 471 5 270.00–288.00 $275.68 $1,298 +2.21
505 505 2 262.00–267.00 $264.50 $1,336 +3.89
555–580 573 7 248.00–251.50 $250.30 $1,434 +5.23
600–613 610 10 240.00–245.00 $241.69 $1,474 +5.02
731–745 736 16 218.50–220.00 $218.91 $1,611 +5.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 377 3 285.00–290.00 $288.25 $1,087 —
400–435 416 4 270.00–280.00 $275.58 $1,146 +2.24
475–495 481 4 260.00–267.00 $265.25 $1,276 +1.46
505–535 518 7 250.00–258.00 $254.58 $1,319 +7.25
565–595 583 6 240.00–247.00 $242.00 $1,411 +6.87
600–605 603 2 230.00–238.00 $234.02 $1,411 +6.05
665–690 680 4 220.00–225.00 $221.75 $1,508 +6.77
700–720 715 6 212.00–217.00 $213.50 $1,527 +11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 -4.50
475–485 480 2 252.00–255.00 $253.52 $1,217 +0.42
515–545 530 4 240.00–247.00 $243.53 $1,291 +7.56
590 590 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,398 +9.58
605–645 626 7 220.00–227.00 $221.70 $1,388 —
650–690 669 4 210.00–215.00 $213.79 $1,430 +8.79
700 700 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,379 —
790 790 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,501 +4.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 376 4 335.00–350.00 $344.23 $1,294 -0.77
420–445 429 7 317.00–332.00 $326.08 $1,399 +2.30
450–485 467 3 310.00–322.00 $315.52 $1,473 +10.08
505–540 522 5 291.00–295.00 $292.38 $1,526 +9.41
555–580 566 5 275.00–289.00 $280.58 $1,588 +11.49
600–620 610 2 259.00–267.00 $262.93 $1,604 +7.93
650–685 668 2 245.00–255.00 $250.13 $1,671 +5.13
750–755 753 3 222.00–227.00 $224.00 $1,687 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 325 4 335.00–345.00 $342.50 $1,113 -2.50
370–395 385 3 320.00–325.00 $323.31 $1,245 -1.73
410–430 420 2 300.00–312.00 $305.86 $1,285 -3.37
450–485 468 3 290.00–295.00 $293.40 $1,373 +4.32
505–545 529 8 275.00–282.00 $278.49 $1,473 +7.04
555–580 568 2 262.00–270.00 $266.09 $1,511 +14.42
605–630 613 3 250.00–257.00 $252.64 $1,549 +8.03
655–665 660 2 240.00–255.00 $247.44 $1,633 +22.39
725–735 730 2 220.00–228.00 $223.97 $1,635 +13.97
780 780 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 -0.04
395 395 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,224 —
410–445 429 5 287.00–295.00 $291.21 $1,249 +3.38
480 480 2 275.00–287.00 $281.00 $1,349 +2.41
520–525 523 3 260.00–270.00 $265.00 $1,386 +7.54
590 590 2 250.00–257.00 $253.50 $1,496 +10.97
670–690 683 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,537 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–950 903 85-90% 2 83.00–85.00 $84.05 $759 —
880–1175 1032 85-90% 3 96.00–100.00 $98.53 $1,017 -5.77
1175–1235 1205 85-90% 3 90.00–95.00 $92.99 $1,121 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1690 1532 75-80% 8 115.00–118.00 $116.65 $1,787 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1290 1245 80-85% 3 108.00–109.00 $108.34 $1,349 -1.14
1315 1315 80-85% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,539 -7.81
1380–1595 1488 80-85% 2 126.00–127.00 $126.46 $1,882 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1745 1553 3 141.00–145.00 $143.83 $2,234 —

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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 8 1,016.00–1,358.00 $1,123.63

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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.