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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $308.16/cwt -8.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 484 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 691 681 1,084
Feeder cattle 606 604 865
Slaughter cattle 62 56 148
Replacement cattle 23 21 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 148.00 cwt and high yielding bulls up to 175.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,397 -5.00
480–485 483 3 320.00–325.00 $321.67 $1,554 -10.83
500–540 513 6 305.00–309.00 $307.83 $1,579 -2.17
567 567 7 297.00 $297.00 $1,684 +1.44
700 700 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,530 -12.00
500–545 517 3 312.00–320.00 $315.56 $1,631 -4.44
555–575 565 2 302.00–310.00 $305.93 $1,729 -11.01
600–610 605 3 292.00–302.00 $296.33 $1,793 -6.67
650 650 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,866 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,569 —
670 670 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,675 +0.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 332.00–335.00 $333.49 $1,144 +3.49
390 390 2 310.00–317.00 $313.50 $1,223 -3.07
400–440 422 7 295.00–305.00 $300.02 $1,266 -6.34
450–480 471 7 285.00–290.00 $287.84 $1,356 -7.60
505–545 523 8 262.00–271.00 $265.99 $1,391 -4.01
550–560 557 3 257.00–260.00 $258.66 $1,441 -6.34
605 605 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,482 —
715 715 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,573 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 375.00–392.00 $383.59 $932 —
260–270 265 2 360.00–365.00 $362.45 $960 —
315–345 328 3 340.00–350.00 $343.20 $1,126 —
365 365 2 327.00–335.00 $331.00 $1,208 +8.98
425–435 430 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,333 -5.63
450–460 455 3 292.00–297.00 $293.68 $1,336 -15.29
505–540 523 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,438 -15.73
550 550 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,480 -16.00
630 630 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,606 -8.00
700 700 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 320.00–322.00 $321.05 $1,043 +6.05
370–395 382 3 290.00–300.00 $294.96 $1,127 —
410–430 419 5 282.00–292.00 $287.81 $1,206 -2.19
455–485 470 5 270.00–275.00 $271.03 $1,274 -14.65
525–545 535 2 255.00–260.00 $257.45 $1,377 -2.55
570–585 578 2 245.00–250.00 $247.47 $1,430 -7.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,031 —
305–345 331 4 350.00–360.00 $354.83 $1,174 -12.71
355–395 377 3 330.00–340.00 $335.81 $1,266 -12.41
405–415 410 4 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $1,322 -5.46
465–495 484 11 305.00–312.00 $308.16 $1,491 -8.63
510–545 528 9 270.00–280.00 $275.01 $1,452 -12.52
555–580 575 7 262.00–270.00 $266.55 $1,533 -9.47
605–625 620 4 250.00–260.00 $256.30 $1,589 —
650–685 668 5 232.00–242.00 $237.68 $1,588 -9.82
700 700 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 —
770 770 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 390.00–395.00 $392.61 $1,091 —
300–345 323 6 365.00–375.00 $367.46 $1,187 -18.10
350–395 373 4 350.00–352.00 $350.51 $1,307 -16.91
410–445 425 4 327.00–335.00 $330.24 $1,404 -9.77
455–475 463 6 314.00–325.00 $318.47 $1,475 -8.43
500–525 512 6 285.00–295.00 $289.32 $1,481 -19.04
550–595 568 6 273.00–280.00 $276.46 $1,570 -8.54
600–620 610 2 265.00–267.00 $266.02 $1,623 -3.98
655 655 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,618 -18.00
740 740 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,091 —
315–330 323 3 390.00–400.00 $394.97 $1,276 —
350–380 363 3 362.00–370.00 $365.78 $1,328 -11.42
400–420 413 6 340.00–350.00 $344.07 $1,421 -12.47
450–460 456 5 327.00–335.00 $331.19 $1,510 -14.00
505 505 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,500 -23.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1395 1340 80-85% 4 134.00–138.00 $135.71 $1,819 -8.67
1200–1485 1342 80-85% 5 139.00–145.00 $141.91 $1,904 -2.47
1130–1800 1348 80-85% 4 125.00–130.00 $128.95 $1,738 -15.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1090 1015 85-90% 4 107.00–112.00 $110.07 $1,117 —
1025–1235 1130 85-90% 2 100.00–105.00 $102.27 $1,156 —
1010–1255 1146 85-90% 5 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $1,347 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1515 1435 75-80% 2 129.00–130.00 $129.53 $1,859 +1.59
1415–1685 1565 75-80% 4 137.00–141.00 $138.53 $2,168 —
1565–1830 1698 75-80% 2 132.00–135.00 $133.62 $2,269 -10.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1550 1400 2 140.00–141.00 $140.55 $1,968 —
1625–1870 1755 3 154.00–160.00 $156.80 $2,752 —
1895–1950 1923 2 164.00–167.00 $165.48 $3,182 —

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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 9 1,169.00–1,441.00 $1,331.22

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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.