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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 8, 2025

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $283.00/cwt ≈ $1,774/hd at 627 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $318.82/cwt -6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 608 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 285 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 400.00–410.00 $405.00 $1,681 -3.15
500–545 523 6 347.00–357.00 $351.52 $1,838 +1.52
575–590 580 3 325.00–330.00 $326.65 $1,895 -15.93
604–640 608 12 312.00–320.00 $318.82 $1,938 -6.18
670–675 672 3 285.00–290.00 $286.66 $1,926 -37.34
705–735 719 8 261.00–265.00 $262.00 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 -0.04
495 495 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,742 -18.00
520–535 528 2 327.00–335.00 $330.94 $1,747 -9.06
580 580 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,827 —
620–645 633 2 285.00–295.00 $290.10 $1,836 —
680–690 685 2 270.00–290.00 $280.07 $1,918 -11.93
730–735 733 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,906 -17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 400.00–410.00 $404.89 $1,328 -10.11
380 380 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,463 -6.71
475 475 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 -10.00
545 545 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,744 —
640 640 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 40 283.00 $283.00 $1,774 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 410.00 $410.00 $964 —
250–280 269 5 380.00–395.00 $388.03 $1,044 —
280 fancy 280 2 410.00–430.00 $420.00 $1,176 —
305–340 323 2 370.00–375.00 $372.36 $1,203 -20.18
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 -23.46
355 fancy 355 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,349 —
405–430 417 3 330.00–340.00 $334.96 $1,397 -19.89
475 475 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 -15.69
505–545 524 9 300.00–315.00 $305.49 $1,601 -6.94
560–585 567 6 285.00–300.00 $293.61 $1,665 -2.53
600–620 610 2 270.00–275.00 $272.46 $1,662 -0.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 3 350.00–360.00 $353.45 $1,142 -16.55
360–380 370 3 332.00–345.00 $337.45 $1,249 -16.50
410–445 428 5 315.00–327.00 $319.89 $1,369 -12.90
452–495 462 7 300.00–310.00 $307.09 $1,419 -7.91
545 545 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,608 -1.64
570–595 580 3 270.00–280.00 $273.30 $1,585 -5.14
605–620 612 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,591 -3.97
650–660 655 3 240.00–250.00 $244.99 $1,605 -5.01
715 715 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 350.00 $350.00 $910 -13.33
305–345 318 3 330.00–340.00 $336.39 $1,070 -18.61
355–360 358 3 325.00–330.00 $326.67 $1,169 -7.23
405 405 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,223 -18.56
475–495 485 3 280.00–290.00 $284.97 $1,382 -20.03
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 -12.54
585 585 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,521 -10.00
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 420.00–430.00 $425.04 $1,373 +0.04
350–380 360 3 405.00–410.00 $408.24 $1,470 -6.62
400–440 423 8 370.00–390.00 $381.22 $1,613 -21.25
465–475 468 3 352.00–365.00 $358.95 $1,680 -20.14
505 505 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,778 -3.00
565 565 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,802 -10.46
655 655 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,945 -0.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,010 —
270–285 280 4 420.00–430.00 $427.59 $1,197 —
305 305 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,250 -5.23
360–385 375 3 385.00–395.00 $389.98 $1,462 -2.57
415–430 422 3 355.00–360.00 $358.36 $1,512 -26.99
515 515 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,622 -21.03
600–635 623 3 285.00–290.00 $288.30 $1,796 —
745 745 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,937 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 420.00 $420.00 $945 —
270–290 280 2 400.00–405.00 $402.41 $1,127 —
340–345 343 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,338 —
360–390 380 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,406 -13.80
475 475 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,553 -7.93
525 525 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,601 +20.00
670 670 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,776 —
730 730 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,803 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1210 1150 80-85% 3 129.00–130.00 $129.65 $1,491 -17.80
1010–1395 1158 80-85% 3 121.00–125.00 $122.47 $1,418 -24.98
965–1375 1196 80-85% 11 135.00–142.00 $136.68 $1,635 -10.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1110 907 85-90% 5 115.00–120.00 $117.02 $1,061 —
830–1300 1065 85-90% 2 107.00–108.00 $107.61 $1,146 —
965–1335 1128 85-90% 3 109.00–113.00 $111.14 $1,254 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1555 1510 75-80% 2 136.00–138.00 $137.03 $2,069 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,512 —
1510–1695 1603 2 162.00–167.00 $164.36 $2,635 —

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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 1,600.00 $1,600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,800.00–2,800.00 $2,216.67
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,500.00 $2,450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,300.00 $2,100.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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 8 2,800.00–3,150.00 $2,968.75 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 3,000.00–3,450.00 $3,244.23 —
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,600.00–3,700.00 $3,650.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.