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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 7, 2025

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.00/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,425/hd at 570 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.12/cwt -10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 572 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 572 483 695
Feeder cattle 453 412 576
Slaughter cattle 72 48 91
Replacement cattle 47 23 28

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 430.00 $430.00 $860 —
350–365 357 3 350.00–360.00 $355.07 $1,268 +10.07
400–435 415 3 345.00–355.00 $350.04 $1,453 —
460–480 470 4 330.00–340.00 $335.01 $1,575 +10.98
550–595 572 10 290.00–300.00 $295.12 $1,688 -10.88
613–620 615 4 280.00–285.00 $281.26 $1,730 —
705 705 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 —
380–385 383 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,302 —
405–425 410 4 330.00–335.00 $333.70 $1,368 +16.72
450–485 465 3 315.00–320.00 $318.26 $1,480 +8.26
500–510 505 3 295.00–300.00 $298.35 $1,507 —
550–555 553 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,576 -2.00
605–630 618 3 270.00–275.00 $271.63 $1,679 —
655–675 663 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,658 -15.33
705–710 707 3 240.00–245.00 $241.66 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 385 3 320.00–330.00 $324.91 $1,251 —
405–435 420 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,344 —
460–495 482 3 300.00–310.00 $306.61 $1,478 —
500–525 513 2 280.00–285.00 $282.56 $1,450 —
570–590 578 3 270.00–275.00 $273.36 $1,580 —
610–625 615 3 250.00–260.00 $256.69 $1,579 +6.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 315.00–320.00 $318.32 $1,073 +23.32
350–385 369 7 300.00–309.00 $304.90 $1,125 +13.89
400–435 419 9 290.00–297.00 $292.86 $1,227 +16.87
450–480 469 4 270.00–275.00 $273.03 $1,281 +9.59
500–515 507 3 250.00–257.00 $252.33 $1,279 +1.28
555–575 566 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,358 -4.76
600–625 608 8 230.00–238.00 $233.38 $1,419 +1.70
665–691 684 8 220.00–228.00 $224.98 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 300.00–310.00 $304.85 $1,006 +21.03
350–395 373 6 285.00–295.00 $290.03 $1,082 +13.98
400–440 427 5 270.00–285.00 $274.78 $1,173 —
455–475 472 6 260.00–262.00 $260.34 $1,229 +5.86
500–540 519 9 240.00–247.00 $241.31 $1,252 -2.35
550–590 572 6 230.00–235.00 $232.70 $1,331 -3.28
605–645 621 5 220.00–225.00 $221.04 $1,373 -2.93
660–690 680 3 210.00–217.00 $213.96 $1,455 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 fancy 265 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,020 —
270 270 1 355.00 $355.00 $958 +20.13
350–390 366 8 310.00–325.00 $315.77 $1,156 +10.57
405–410 409 5 300.00–307.00 $304.00 $1,243 +20.55
570–571 570 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 -4.88
610–620 615 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 370.00 $370.00 $851 +15.00
280–290 285 2 340.00–350.00 $345.09 $984 +2.59
340 340 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,156 +16.12
360–395 387 8 315.00–320.00 $317.48 $1,229 -0.56
410–440 421 4 300.00–310.00 $302.46 $1,273 -1.58
465–495 480 2 290.00–300.00 $295.16 $1,417 +8.51
505–540 522 3 270.00–275.00 $273.34 $1,427 +0.02
550–585 568 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,477 —
605–640 615 4 240.00–250.00 $244.70 $1,505 +1.41
700–745 720 5 210.00–215.00 $212.38 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,088 +20.00
330–340 335 2 350.00–355.00 $352.54 $1,181 +21.29
365–390 375 4 330.00–335.00 $331.30 $1,242 +11.30
405–440 423 3 315.00–320.00 $318.27 $1,346 +5.77
450–485 468 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,451 +11.35
505–530 520 3 280.00–289.00 $282.91 $1,471 -3.51
560 560 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,540 +3.17
635 635 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,651 +4.76
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 +0.59
755–775 768 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 400.00 $400.00 $932 +20.00
300–315 310 3 365.00–375.00 $369.92 $1,147 +19.92
350–360 353 3 355.00–365.00 $360.00 $1,271 +20.00
410–440 423 4 330.00–345.00 $337.60 $1,428 +13.58
470–480 475 2 320.00–327.00 $323.54 $1,537 +16.15
520 520 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,534 -8.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1410 1126 80-85% 12 110.00–116.00 $112.97 $1,272 —
1005–1755 1263 80-85% 9 125.00–131.00 $127.37 $1,609 —
1045–1590 1269 80-85% 6 120.00–123.00 $121.31 $1,539 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1110 1028 85-90% 3 92.00–95.00 $93.63 $963 -1.44
960–1130 1065 85-90% 3 98.00–102.00 $100.02 $1,065 —
1045–1295 1157 85-90% 6 105.00–108.00 $105.98 $1,226 +4.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1775 1449 75-80% 4 124.00–127.00 $124.92 $1,810 +4.57
1460–1560 1503 75-80% 3 110.00–115.00 $111.98 $1,683 —
1485–1785 1635 75-80% 2 118.00–120.00 $119.09 $1,947 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1415 1300 2 130.00–133.00 $131.37 $1,708 —
1685 1685 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,477 -8.00
1455–2190 1827 3 150.00–156.00 $152.73 $2,790 —

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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 20 1,107.00–1,492.00 $1,300.05
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,526.00–1,692.00 $1,599.63

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $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.