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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 28, 2025

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $356.54/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 420 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.63/cwt -9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 420 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $306.36/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 422 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 681 250 714
Feeder cattle 604 211 614
Slaughter cattle 56 22 68
Replacement cattle 21 17 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 152.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
410 410 1 372.00 $372.00 $1,525 -5.47
505 505 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,616 -4.95
550–573 556 10 315.00–317.50 $316.94 $1,762 +7.46
615 615 5 303.00 $303.00 $1,863 +16.50
650 650 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 345.00–355.00 $350.00 $1,435 —
450 450 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,496 -4.50
535 535 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,658 -5.00
550–595 573 2 294.00–297.00 $295.56 $1,694 +11.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 —
505–535 520 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,586 —
615 615 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,722 —
675–690 683 2 245.00–255.00 $249.95 $1,707 —
740 740 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 382 7 320.00–327.00 $322.02 $1,230 -7.98
400–435 420 11 312.00–320.00 $315.63 $1,326 -5.36
450–475 464 5 305.00–315.00 $308.97 $1,434 +10.28
505–535 519 7 285.00–295.00 $290.73 $1,509 +10.06
550 550 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,568 +19.98
600–610 604 9 255.00–267.00 $263.00 $1,589 +2.34
650–680 663 3 241.00–245.00 $243.67 $1,616 +0.16
750 750 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,718 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 316 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,043 +2.52
350–395 378 9 315.00–318.00 $316.57 $1,197 -3.43
400–445 422 10 300.00–310.00 $306.36 $1,293 -2.79
460–497 484 9 292.50–302.00 $295.44 $1,430 —
540 540 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 +5.06
555 555 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,471 +14.50
645 645 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,612 +5.00
655–680 668 3 235.00–240.00 $236.67 $1,581 —
720 720 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,591 -0.32
785–790 788 2 215.00–217.00 $216.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 340.00 $340.00 $833 —
295 295 1 335.00 $335.00 $988 —
330–345 338 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,065 ±0.00
400–435 418 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,212 ±0.00
470–495 487 3 285.00–287.00 $285.68 $1,391 +5.68
530 530 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,378 —
560–590 575 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,466 +15.00
620–635 627 3 244.00–245.00 $244.66 $1,534 —
670 670 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,508 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 322 3 380.00–390.00 $385.56 $1,242 +8.08
380–395 389 5 365.00–370.00 $367.42 $1,429 +2.42
430–445 438 6 332.00–347.00 $340.01 $1,489 +8.97
465–485 476 9 322.00–332.00 $326.90 $1,556 +6.35
500–545 534 8 305.00–310.00 $308.36 $1,647 -0.02
555 555 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 +1.58
610 610 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 —
680 680 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,802 +12.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 364 5 372.00–387.00 $377.20 $1,373 +2.34
410–435 420 11 350.00–365.00 $356.54 $1,497 +3.33
455–465 459 5 342.00–352.00 $345.19 $1,584 +13.34
505–515 509 5 315.00–325.00 $320.00 $1,629 +2.67
560–585 573 3 292.00–295.00 $293.98 $1,685 -3.98
605 605 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,736 +14.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 365.00–370.00 $367.54 $1,121 —
350–365 357 3 340.00–355.00 $348.22 $1,243 +8.22
400–440 424 4 325.00–330.00 $327.96 $1,391 +6.20
465–485 480 5 310.00–320.00 $316.79 $1,521 +9.79
530–545 538 2 285.00–290.00 $287.53 $1,547 -7.47
565–590 578 2 275.00–277.00 $276.02 $1,595 +0.04
670–680 675 2 247.00–248.00 $247.50 $1,671 +1.84
735–745 740 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,739 +15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1380 1238 80-85% 8 124.00–130.00 $127.00 $1,572 -5.55
1085–1505 1294 80-85% 10 132.00–139.00 $135.56 $1,754 —
1070–1540 1318 80-85% 6 143.00–146.00 $144.38 $1,903 +2.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1385 1157 85-90% 3 117.00–121.00 $119.76 $1,386 —
1105–1475 1291 85-90% 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,485 —
1375 1375 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,430 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,903 —
1395–1450 1423 75-80% 2 125.00–131.00 $127.94 $1,821 —
1665 1665 75-80% 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,398 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1950 1543 2 140.00–146.00 $143.79 $2,219 —
1930–2285 2060 3 153.00–158.00 $156.44 $3,223 —
2230–2245 2238 2 171.00–175.00 $173.01 $3,872 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,800.00 $1,666.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,800.00 $1,775.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,525.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —

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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.