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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 2, 2025

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $358.74/cwt +8.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 612 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $356.36/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 571 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $354.70/cwt +9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 525 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 305 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,769 +40.00
370 370 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,942 —
450 450 9 459.00 $459.00 $2,066 +26.50
500–520 510 2 408.00–410.00 $408.98 $2,086 +2.51
550–555 553 2 385.00–387.50 $386.24 $2,136 —
615–640 625 3 365.00–375.00 $371.26 $2,320 -9.74
660–665 662 3 355.00–362.50 $359.18 $2,378 —
760–770 765 2 342.50–348.00 $345.27 $2,641 +3.27
800 800 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,600 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,860 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,228 -22.16
365–370 368 2 435.00–437.50 $436.24 $1,605 +18.78
400–440 426 6 405.00–417.50 $411.25 $1,752 +0.97
450–490 462 7 390.00–405.00 $393.13 $1,816 +0.21
500–545 528 13 370.00–390.00 $378.47 $1,998 +20.88
555 fancy 555 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,081 —
550–590 571 8 345.00–365.00 $350.20 $2,000 +0.60
600–615 604 4 337.50–342.50 $339.98 $2,053 +6.50
600–645 fancy 613 4 345.00–354.00 $347.22 $2,128 —
650–670 660 3 330.00–340.00 $334.97 $2,211 +1.52
700 700 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,240 +1.51
770 770 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,387 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 410.00–422.50 $416.34 $1,395 +1.50
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 -3.42
400–440 428 5 390.00–395.00 $393.05 $1,682 +2.64
465–485 475 7 370.00–387.50 $377.45 $1,793 +2.21
505–545 525 15 347.50–365.00 $354.70 $1,862 +9.71
550–590 579 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,940 +1.28
605–640 626 4 322.50–330.00 $326.12 $2,042 +6.12
675 675 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,076 -4.28
720–745 733 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,199 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,720 +30.00
350–370 364 4 505.00–520.00 $513.83 $1,870 +15.78
380 fancy 380 1 545.00 $545.00 $2,071 —
400–440 423 12 462.50–480.00 $471.63 $1,995 +21.63
450–490 464 10 415.00–435.00 $419.68 $1,947 +10.78
505–545 524 8 385.00–402.50 $390.56 $2,047 -3.09
550–595 570 13 365.00–384.00 $373.05 $2,126 +3.03
603–645 612 23 347.50–363.00 $358.74 $2,195 +8.67
650–680 663 8 332.50–345.00 $339.04 $2,248 +6.94
700–735 716 5 317.50–332.50 $326.39 $2,337 +16.42
755–785 779 5 290.00–300.00 $295.00 $2,298 +7.75
810 810 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,349 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,622 —
365–390 378 2 490.00–495.00 $492.58 $1,862 +23.47
405–445 429 11 430.00–450.00 $441.64 $1,895 +11.06
450–495 480 9 390.00–410.00 $397.88 $1,910 +6.18
510–545 531 10 365.00–380.00 $373.32 $1,982 +4.21
550–590 571 17 349.00–363.00 $356.36 $2,035 +7.09
610–645 630 7 330.00–342.50 $337.41 $2,126 +10.17
670–690 680 6 305.00–322.50 $313.40 $2,131 +0.11
730–740 735 2 282.50–295.00 $288.79 $2,123 +1.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1255 1117 80-85% 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,787 -8.66
1135 1135 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,873 -3.66
1070–1400 1214 80-85% 7 167.50–170.00 $168.49 $2,045 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1525 1366 75-80% 4 178.00–183.00 $180.64 $2,468 —
1085–1620 1390 75-80% 4 170.00–175.00 $173.65 $2,414 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1070 993 85-90% 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,341 —
1010–1025 1018 85-90% 2 157.00–158.00 $157.50 $1,603 -0.50
1085 1085 85-90% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,530 -10.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 198.00 $198.00 $2,564 —
1965–2070 2025 3 205.00–210.00 $207.96 $4,211 —

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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 2,500.00–2,525.00 $2,512.50 —

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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.