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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 21, 2025

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 561 932
Feeder cattle 211 475 932
Slaughter cattle 22 51 0
Replacement cattle 17 35 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 147.00 cwt. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 382.00–390.00 $385.97 $1,362 +1.16
400–410 405 2 375.00–380.00 $377.47 $1,529 +21.26
450–455 453 2 365.00–372.00 $368.52 $1,669 +28.52
505–515 510 2 320.00–330.00 $324.95 $1,657 +4.37
550–560 555 2 307.00–312.00 $309.48 $1,718 -0.25
615 615 2 286.00–287.00 $286.50 $1,762 +1.39
685 685 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,884 +5.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,295 +0.17
475 475 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,601 +14.71
505 505 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,591 +9.02
570–580 575 2 282.00–287.00 $284.48 $1,636 -1.52
630 630 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,714 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 fancy 255 1 380.00 $380.00 $969 -5.00
285–295 290 3 345.00–350.00 $346.70 $1,005 -30.85
355–380 365 5 325.00–335.00 $330.00 $1,204 +6.61
400–420 fancy 410 2 335.00–340.00 $337.44 $1,384 —
420–430 424 7 315.00–325.00 $320.99 $1,361 +12.06
460–485 468 4 295.00–305.00 $298.69 $1,398 +5.86
510–525 520 3 280.00–282.00 $280.67 $1,459 +8.45
555–595 574 5 260.00–267.00 $265.02 $1,521 -0.21
610–635 622 3 259.00–263.00 $260.66 $1,621 +10.66
650–655 653 2 242.00–245.00 $243.51 $1,590 +4.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 325.00–330.00 $327.48 $1,041 -7.52
350–390 370 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 +7.14
405–445 428 6 305.00–310.00 $309.15 $1,323 +11.62
515–545 528 3 260.00–270.00 $264.94 $1,399 -0.35
550–585 571 4 250.00–252.00 $250.50 $1,430 +0.50
630–645 638 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,563 —
715–725 722 3 217.00–225.00 $221.32 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,071 -7.48
380 380 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 -2.60
405 405 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,174 +5.00
495 495 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 +6.57
570 570 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,368 -0.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 425.00 $425.00 $914 —
295 295 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,239 —
315–330 323 2 402.00–410.00 $405.91 $1,311 +19.25
355–380 370 7 370.00–385.00 $374.86 $1,387 +7.38
400–440 424 5 347.00–362.00 $353.21 $1,498 +9.54
450–495 466 5 326.00–345.00 $331.85 $1,546 -0.12
510–535 519 6 312.00–322.00 $317.33 $1,647 -0.65
550–560 555 3 292.00–307.00 $297.96 $1,654 +2.30
615–620 618 2 270.00–275.00 $272.51 $1,684 -4.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,140 +15.00
325–330 328 2 375.00–380.00 $377.48 $1,238 +2.48
350–365 358 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,307 +17.55
405–435 420 2 330.00–332.00 $331.04 $1,390 +3.57
460–495 473 4 315.00–325.00 $320.55 $1,516 —
500–540 513 3 305.00–310.00 $308.38 $1,582 +3.38
565–595 578 7 280.00–288.00 $283.42 $1,638 —
660–680 670 5 250.00–260.00 $252.97 $1,695 —
775 775 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 +5.00
425–435 429 4 315.00–325.00 $321.76 $1,380 +6.76
485 485 2 302.00–312.00 $307.00 $1,489 +6.94
505 505 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,490 +7.49
565–590 578 2 275.00–277.00 $275.98 $1,595 +0.98
650–675 658 3 245.00–247.00 $245.66 $1,616 +0.66
735 735 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,617 —
775 775 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,604 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1305 1226 80-85% 4 130.00–134.00 $132.55 $1,625 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,874 —
1445–1665 1528 80-85% 3 121.00–127.00 $122.89 $1,878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 85-90% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,079 —
1025–1195 1110 85-90% 2 113.00–117.00 $115.15 $1,278 +3.01
1065–1430 1248 85-90% 2 108.00–110.00 $109.15 $1,362 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1430 1345 75-80% 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,695 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,265 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1805 1723 2 154.00–156.00 $155.05 $2,672 —

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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 4 1,200.00–1,309.00 $1,247.75

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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.