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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $402.47/cwt +13.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 415 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.17/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 429 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $414.86/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,543/hd at 372 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 235 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,449 +23.32
370 370 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,610 —
400–440 419 7 400.00–422.00 $408.15 $1,710 -8.57
450–465 458 3 385.00–390.00 $387.35 $1,774 -0.18
515 515 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 -13.17
555–595 572 3 338.00–350.00 $342.58 $1,960 -2.42
600 600 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,950 +12.64
662 662 6 324.00 $324.00 $2,145 +19.00
805 805 2 261.00 $261.00 $2,101 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,390 —
370–390 380 3 390.00–395.00 $391.71 $1,488 +6.71
480 480 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 +20.00
595 595 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,886 —
685 685 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,884 —
740 740 4 252.50 $252.50 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,376 —
365–380 372 3 405.00–415.00 $410.04 $1,525 —
465–480 473 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,750 +19.04
535 535 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 ±0.00
670 670 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,956 —
705 705 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,953 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 4 380.00–405.00 $392.54 $1,237 +5.10
350–395 375 10 365.00–385.00 $373.46 $1,400 -0.28
415 fancy 415 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,598 +17.56
410–445 430 12 340.00–367.00 $354.85 $1,526 +9.82
450–490 471 9 327.00–350.00 $335.69 $1,581 +8.51
500–525 511 7 305.00–320.00 $312.43 $1,597 +4.15
550–570 559 6 290.00–300.00 $296.14 $1,655 +1.18
625 625 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,706 -2.00
655 655 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 390.00 $390.00 $897 -10.00
265–290 277 3 375.00–380.00 $378.40 $1,048 -6.60
315 315 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,166 +2.43
360–395 380 5 345.00–360.00 $353.95 $1,345 +10.52
435–440 436 5 330.00–339.00 $332.79 $1,451 +5.03
470–480 475 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,496 -0.20
500–545 518 3 295.00–300.00 $296.64 $1,537 +0.64
575–595 585 2 275.00–282.00 $278.44 $1,629 -5.01
600–640 622 3 262.00–265.00 $263.97 $1,642 -1.03
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 360.00–365.00 $363.33 $981 -6.67
305 305 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,083 —
375–395 388 3 330.00–340.00 $333.90 $1,296 +13.90
400–435 419 4 310.00–327.00 $320.56 $1,343 +12.27
495 495 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,510 +5.55
510–525 518 2 280.00–285.00 $282.54 $1,464 —
580 580 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,566 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,125 —
330 330 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,402 -5.40
350–385 372 10 410.00–425.00 $414.86 $1,543 -4.16
400–445 415 13 395.00–412.00 $402.47 $1,670 +13.32
450–495 474 5 370.00–390.00 $379.09 $1,797 +8.16
500–530 518 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,839 +18.28
570–590 580 2 327.00–332.00 $329.46 $1,911 +4.36
600–630 619 4 310.00–318.00 $313.50 $1,941 +2.42
650–655 653 2 290.00–304.00 $297.03 $1,940 +0.03
765 765 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 410.00–420.00 $415.23 $1,349 +5.23
360–395 374 8 390.00–400.00 $392.55 $1,468 -5.85
415–430 420 5 377.00–390.00 $385.35 $1,618 +19.71
480–490 487 3 350.00–367.00 $355.71 $1,732 +5.71
505–540 523 2 335.00–337.00 $336.03 $1,757 +14.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 376 4 380.00–385.00 $383.80 $1,443 +16.31
405–435 415 3 365.00–375.00 $370.12 $1,536 +27.75
465–495 479 4 330.00–340.00 $334.93 $1,604 +12.11
540 540 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,539 -22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,368 —
1040–1310 1165 80-85% 3 146.00–149.00 $147.45 $1,718 —
1230 1230 80-85% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,636 -17.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
850–900 875 85-90% 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,129 —
965 965 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,062 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,060 —
1395–1600 1498 75-80% 2 137.00–138.00 $137.53 $2,060 —
1615 1615 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,342 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 1 171.00 $171.00 $3,189 —
2100 2100 1 158.00 $158.00 $3,318 —

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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) 2 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,050.00–2,150.00 $2,083.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,675.00 $1,612.50

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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.