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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $251.05/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 537 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 449 438
Feeder cattle 412 402 318
Slaughter cattle 48 35 89
Replacement cattle 23 12 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,259 —
375 375 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,294 -14.90
470–495 483 2 323.00–325.00 $324.03 $1,565 +3.05
510–545 525 4 305.00–315.00 $311.19 $1,634 +6.32
565 565 2 305.00–307.00 $306.00 $1,729 +17.74
660–686 682 6 273.00–274.00 $273.84 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 433 3 315.00–319.00 $316.98 $1,373 -3.02
495 495 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,534 +1.41
550 550 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,578 —
650–665 663 6 265.00–267.00 $265.33 $1,759 +25.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 +5.00
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 330.00–340.00 $334.87 $948 —
300–315 309 4 307.00–325.00 $315.44 $975 —
355–395 370 3 301.00–310.00 $305.20 $1,129 +1.28
415–440 427 7 281.00–291.00 $283.45 $1,210 -5.86
460–480 473 4 270.00–276.00 $272.00 $1,287 -3.68
500–520 510 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 -4.50
550–585 565 3 250.00–262.00 $254.88 $1,440 +4.58
625 625 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,506 -0.69
660–670 665 2 230.00–235.00 $232.52 $1,546 —
705 705 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,586 +6.09
909 909 7 194.00 $194.00 $1,763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 312.00 $312.00 $827 —
320 320 1 295.00 $295.00 $944 —
385–395 390 2 290.00–292.00 $291.01 $1,135 +2.76
420–425 423 2 275.00–277.00 $275.99 $1,167 +0.41
450–485 468 9 260.00–267.00 $263.44 $1,233 -1.81
505–548 537 11 250.00–255.00 $251.05 $1,348 -3.53
560–595 585 5 240.00–248.00 $244.76 $1,432 +2.76
620–630 627 3 230.00–235.00 $231.68 $1,453 -2.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 310.00 $310.00 $651 —
315–345 330 3 280.00–292.00 $283.82 $937 —
355–395 375 2 275.00–277.00 $276.05 $1,035 +6.05
475–495 488 4 250.00–257.00 $254.48 $1,242 +0.96
505–545 524 5 240.00–248.00 $243.66 $1,277 +0.13
560–580 570 2 235.00–237.00 $235.98 $1,345 -1.02
605–640 623 2 223.00–225.00 $223.97 $1,395 +2.27
730 730 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,012 —
330–340 335 4 330.00–335.00 $331.25 $1,110 -11.25
380–395 388 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,242 -3.31
400–440 424 6 310.00–315.00 $312.50 $1,325 +6.64
455–485 476 6 295.00–302.00 $298.65 $1,422 +5.25
500–535 517 3 282.00–292.00 $286.42 $1,481 +7.93
550–580 566 5 270.00–277.00 $271.83 $1,539 +5.74
610–620 615 4 252.00–257.00 $255.24 $1,570 +2.60
655–690 674 5 237.00–242.00 $239.41 $1,614 -8.03
710–745 728 3 220.00–227.00 $223.95 $1,630 -0.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 380.00 $380.00 $912 —
310–320 315 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 —
350 350 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,190 -4.23
405–425 416 4 322.00–327.00 $324.02 $1,348 -2.06
465–495 480 3 305.00–310.00 $307.39 $1,475 -8.13
500–535 514 7 295.00–310.00 $303.06 $1,558 +10.68
560–565 563 3 280.00–290.00 $283.34 $1,595 +2.76
615 615 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,617 +0.07
650 650 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,618 -1.13
700–730 715 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,644 —
785 785 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,782 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 355.00 $355.00 $870 —
290 290 2 340.00–345.00 $342.50 $993 —
315–345 325 3 320.00–327.00 $323.88 $1,053 -1.12
360–390 375 2 317.00–319.00 $318.04 $1,193 +8.04
400–445 423 5 300.00–305.00 $304.04 $1,286 +12.83
450–485 465 3 285.00–290.00 $286.65 $1,333 +5.65
530–545 540 3 270.00–275.00 $273.32 $1,476 +8.32
605–645 628 3 240.00–245.00 $243.29 $1,528 —
690 690 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,552 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1120 1018 85-90% 4 92.00–97.00 $95.07 $968 -3.46
975–1125 1042 85-90% 3 106.00–107.00 $106.67 $1,112 +8.14
1065–1250 1158 85-90% 4 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $1,170 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1165 1086 80-85% 5 109.00–113.00 $110.42 $1,199 —
1060–1125 1093 80-85% 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,257 —
1035–1545 1394 80-85% 4 120.00–125.00 $122.41 $1,706 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 75-80% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,391 —
1275–1540 1397 75-80% 3 115.00–118.00 $115.98 $1,620 —
1300–1595 1448 75-80% 2 119.00–122.00 $120.35 $1,743 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1870 1626 4 141.00–146.00 $143.94 $2,340 —
1685 1685 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,612 —
1560–1950 1755 2 130.00 $130.00 $2,282 —

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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 11 1,022.00–1,309.00 $1,167.27

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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.