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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $264.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,919/hd at 727 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.11/cwt +3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 616 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $283.19/cwt ≈ $1,872/hd at 661 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 561 572 0
Feeder cattle 475 453 0
Slaughter cattle 51 72 0
Replacement cattle 35 47 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 140.00 cwt. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
290 290 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,204 —
330–335 333 2 403.00–410.00 $406.53 $1,354 —
350–390 366 7 380.00–390.00 $384.81 $1,408 +29.74
400–445 419 5 350.00–365.00 $356.21 $1,493 +6.17
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 +4.99
500–530 520 3 317.00–325.00 $320.58 $1,667 —
550–595 567 5 300.00–316.00 $309.73 $1,756 +14.61
610–645 616 18 280.00–290.00 $285.11 $1,756 +3.85
659 value added 659 12 286.50 $286.50 $1,888 —
660–690 670 3 265.00–280.00 $269.93 $1,809 —
727 727 23 264.00 $264.00 $1,919 +14.00
765–773 772 9 250.00–255.00 $254.45 $1,964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 285 3 385.00–400.00 $391.43 $1,116 —
355–380 368 2 365.00–375.00 $369.83 $1,361 +29.83
430–435 433 2 342.00–347.00 $344.49 $1,492 +10.79
465–480 473 3 320.00–327.00 $322.29 $1,524 +4.03
520–540 532 5 300.00–310.00 $305.98 $1,628 +7.63
570 570 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,630 +1.00
610 610 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,690 +5.37
665–670 668 2 250.00–260.00 $255.02 $1,704 +5.02
730 730 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,810 +6.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,346 +20.09
410 410 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,353 +10.00
475–495 485 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,528 +8.39
610 610 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,598 +5.31
700 700 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,624 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 380.00 $380.00 $779 —
255–265 260 2 375.00–380.00 $377.55 $982 +22.55
265 fancy 265 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,020 ±0.00
315–340 331 5 330.00–340.00 $337.95 $1,119 —
355–395 366 4 320.00–327.00 $323.39 $1,184 +7.62
400–425 410 5 305.00–317.00 $308.93 $1,267 +4.93
450–485 465 6 290.00–295.00 $292.83 $1,362 —
500–545 519 7 270.00–275.00 $272.22 $1,413 —
550–585 562 8 260.00–270.00 $265.23 $1,491 +15.23
610–615 613 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,532 +10.00
660–670 667 3 238.00–240.00 $239.33 $1,596 —
713 713 6 230.50 $230.50 $1,643 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,139 +16.68
350–395 374 7 310.00–315.00 $312.86 $1,170 +7.96
435–445 440 2 295.00–300.00 $297.53 $1,309 +4.67
455–475 465 5 280.00–285.00 $283.82 $1,320 +10.79
510–548 529 11 260.00–268.00 $265.29 $1,403 +12.96
580 580 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 +10.00
670–690 680 2 225.00–230.00 $227.46 $1,547 +2.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 330.00 $330.00 $891 —
340–345 343 2 320.00–325.00 $322.48 $1,106 +17.63
365–395 380 2 300.00–305.00 $302.60 $1,150 +12.57
430 430 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,226 +10.22
450–485 471 4 270.00–277.00 $273.43 $1,288 +13.09
500–530 513 4 250.00–258.00 $254.99 $1,308 +13.68
550–595 573 4 240.00–242.00 $240.48 $1,378 +7.78
600–615 608 2 235.00–239.00 $237.02 $1,441 +15.98
650–695 673 2 220.00–225.00 $222.42 $1,497 +8.46
770 770 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 312 3 380.00–395.00 $386.66 $1,206 +16.74
365–370 368 2 365.00–370.00 $367.48 $1,352 +7.48
405–440 424 8 340.00–350.00 $343.67 $1,457 +6.07
455–495 474 14 325.00–337.00 $331.97 $1,574 +8.43
500–525 516 8 315.00–322.00 $317.98 $1,641 +22.98
555–570 563 3 292.00–298.00 $295.66 $1,665 —
610–635 623 4 270.00–280.00 $276.70 $1,724 —
650–660 655 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,703 —
720 720 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,764 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 355.00–365.00 $359.91 $1,026 +14.82
375–395 385 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,290 +17.52
405 405 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,276 +12.54
460–490 473 5 295.00–305.00 $300.06 $1,419 +4.90
530–535 533 2 285.00–290.00 $287.51 $1,532 +14.17
560–585 577 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,587 +15.00
610–620 615 2 247.00–255.00 $250.97 $1,543 +6.27
690 690 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,116 +10.00
330 330 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,238 +22.46
370–385 378 2 345.00–350.00 $347.45 $1,313 +16.15
425–440 433 4 325.00–330.00 $327.47 $1,418 +9.20
520–545 533 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,626 +22.09
635–640 638 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,691 +5.00
730 730 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,679 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1220 1121 80-85% 5 115.00–121.00 $118.32 $1,326 +5.35
1030–1240 1179 80-85% 6 123.00–128.00 $126.09 $1,487 —
1085–1465 1259 80-85% 7 129.00–135.00 $132.69 $1,671 +5.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1130 980 85-90% 2 102.00–106.00 $103.69 $1,016 —
825–1160 993 85-90% 4 93.00–98.00 $96.75 $961 —
915–1280 1134 85-90% 4 109.00–114.00 $112.14 $1,272 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1485 1455 75-80% 2 124.00–127.00 $125.53 $1,826 —
1475–1560 1518 75-80% 2 131.00–132.00 $131.51 $1,996 +19.53
1955 1955 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,268 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1220 1168 2 135.00–141.00 $137.87 $1,610 —
1345–1755 1550 2 143.00–147.00 $144.74 $2,243 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,512.00–1,638.00 $1,558.33
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 1,102.00–1,444.00 $1,250.15

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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 1,750.00–1,975.00 $1,862.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,575.00

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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.