Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 5, 2025

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $343.78/cwt +15.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 528 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $362.96/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,717/hd at 473 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $327.62/cwt +16.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 523 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	377	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	380	4	430.00–445.00	$435.38	$1,654	+1.30
400–420	408	5	420.00–432.50	$423.00	$1,726	+2.55
565	565	1	357.50	$357.50	$2,020	+4.42
615	615	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,122	+16.00
655–665	658	3	320.00–327.50	$322.49	$2,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	427.50	$427.50	$1,667	—
445	445	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,758	-11.69
645	645	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,145	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	425.00	$425.00	$871	—
315–340	325	5	370.00–385.00	$374.02	$1,216	—
350–385	374	7	355.00–360.00	$357.85	$1,338	-11.33
400–445	431	7	340.00–345.00	$343.57	$1,481	+0.22
450–495	471	7	330.00–342.50	$336.44	$1,585	+11.18
505–545	523	13	320.00–335.00	$327.62	$1,713	+16.25
555–590	574	6	310.00–320.00	$313.35	$1,799	+9.58
600–645	624	7	295.00–310.00	$303.54	$1,894	+13.54
660–695	677	3	275.00–290.00	$284.16	$1,924	+2.92
845	845	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,817	—
855	855	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,817	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	357	3	380.00–395.00	$388.27	$1,386	+1.68
400–435	419	8	360.00–370.00	$366.94	$1,537	+9.44
450–470	459	4	352.50–362.50	$357.43	$1,641	+12.49
505–545 fancy	521	4	352.50–360.00	$355.70	$1,853	—
505–535	523	6	345.00–350.00	$347.07	$1,815	+13.41
550–560 fancy	556	5	345.00–352.50	$346.48	$1,926	—
550–580	568	6	325.00–340.00	$335.34	$1,905	+13.75
600–630	615	2	320.00–322.50	$321.28	$1,976	+9.28
650–690	670	2	300.00–312.50	$306.06	$2,051	—
725–740	733	2	280.00–282.50	$281.26	$2,062	—
750	750	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,081	—
870	870	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,958	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	355.00–360.00	$357.44	$1,190	—
365–380	373	2	345.00–347.50	$346.28	$1,292	—
400	400	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,330	+8.02
475–490	484	8	320.00–327.50	$322.79	$1,562	+12.79
510–520	517	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,629	+15.00
550	550	2	302.50–305.00	$303.75	$1,671	—
630–635	632	3	280.00–290.00	$286.65	$1,812	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	287	3	410.00–420.00	$414.94	$1,191	-22.52
310–330	323	3	405.00–420.00	$409.79	$1,324	+6.53
350–390	375	5	385.00–397.50	$390.41	$1,464	-9.06
410–435	421	8	375.00–390.00	$383.64	$1,615	-8.86
450–495	473	13	355.00–370.00	$362.96	$1,717	+0.38
500–545	528	23	337.50–350.00	$343.78	$1,815	+15.02
555–580	567	11	307.50–320.00	$317.50	$1,800	+9.21
605–625	613	7	300.00–310.00	$303.55	$1,861	+7.32
650–690	670	3	275.00–280.00	$276.72	$1,854	—
740	740	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,016	+2.50
750–775	765	3	247.50–250.00	$249.18	$1,906	+9.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,078	-30.00
270	270	2	465.00–480.00	$472.50	$1,276	—
315–345	326	4	425.00–440.00	$431.26	$1,406	-8.30
380–390	383	6	410.00–420.00	$414.15	$1,586	-3.31
410–445	424	8	395.00–407.50	$402.14	$1,705	-10.67
440 fancy	440	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,870	—
450–465	461	9	375.00–387.50	$379.69	$1,750	-0.26
505–525	521	7	355.00–365.00	$358.39	$1,867	+15.58
555–590	574	11	325.00–340.00	$332.29	$1,907	+8.61
605–645	619	11	317.50–330.00	$322.22	$1,995	+8.13
650–665	659	5	300.00–312.50	$305.48	$2,013	+9.35
700–740	718	6	275.00–287.50	$279.13	$2,004	-0.87
755–785	775	4	260.00–269.00	$265.33	$2,056	-12.17
820	820	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,050	+7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,388	—
420–440	430	2	367.50–370.00	$368.72	$1,585	—
490–495	492	7	340.00–350.00	$344.27	$1,694	-4.45
540	540	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,796	+22.57
555–590	578	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,734	—
640–645	643	3	290.00–295.00	$291.66	$1,875	—
670	670	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,742	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1360	1178	80-85%	10	160.00–166.00	$163.11	$1,921	+5.12
1105–1470	1245	80-85%	10	155.00–169.00	$157.08	$1,956	—
1140–1375	1262	80-85%	6	168.00–172.00	$169.90	$2,144	+18.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1450	1325	75-80%	2	157.00–158.00	$157.45	$2,086	-19.59
1080–1755	1442	75-80%	9	160.00–168.00	$164.31	$2,369	+5.31
1380–1610	1477	75-80%	5	170.00–181.00	$175.32	$2,589	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1090	1028	85-90%	6	147.00–153.00	$149.85	$1,540	—
925–1200	1028	85-90%	3	133.00–138.00	$135.16	$1,389	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1295	1268	2	170.00–180.00	$174.89	$2,218	—
1135–1500	1373	3	194.00–197.50	$195.33	$2,682	—
1610–2005	1808	2	200.00–205.00	$202.77	$3,666	-7.27

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00–3,100.00	$3,000.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,550.00	$3,425.00	—

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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.