Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $385.69/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,013/hd at 522 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $376.88/cwt -21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 474 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $394.65/cwt -25.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 466 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	320	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	377	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,734	-65.00
410	410	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,866	—
550–560	555	2	387.50–390.00	$388.76	$2,158	+2.52
600–635	618	5	360.00–367.50	$364.46	$2,252	-6.80
710	710	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,325	—
760	760	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,432	-25.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–435	430	2	435.00–440.00	$437.47	$1,881	—
710	710	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,272	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,000	—
355–360	358	2	430.00–440.00	$434.97	$1,557	-1.27
425	425	2	400.00–405.00	$402.50	$1,711	-8.75
450–485	465	7	375.00–385.00	$379.24	$1,763	-13.89
505–530	515	3	357.50–375.00	$367.36	$1,892	-11.11
550–590	564	4	335.00–347.50	$339.35	$1,914	-10.85
605–645	620	10	307.50–330.00	$323.71	$2,007	-16.27
650–685	668	6	312.50–320.00	$316.21	$2,112	-18.76
675–680 fancy	679	4	320.00–330.00	$322.50	$2,190	—
700–740	713	6	300.00–310.00	$304.98	$2,175	-15.02
710–735 fancy	718	3	315.00–320.00	$316.71	$2,274	—
750–770 fancy	760	2	302.50–320.00	$311.13	$2,365	—
822	822	5	347.00	$347.00	$2,852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,032	—
270–285	278	3	410.00–425.00	$415.03	$1,154	—
350–390	373	7	395.00–410.00	$404.96	$1,511	+4.96
410–430	423	6	380.00–390.00	$384.59	$1,627	-8.46
450–495	479	10	355.00–365.00	$360.26	$1,726	-17.19
500–520	514	8	335.00–350.00	$340.64	$1,751	-14.06
550–575	556	5	315.00–330.00	$324.02	$1,802	-10.98
605–630	617	3	302.50–315.00	$310.74	$1,917	-15.38
680–690	685	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,055	-7.50
700–730	710	3	287.50–292.50	$290.86	$2,065	-9.14
785	785	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,178	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,485	—
300	300	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,425	-80.00
350–390	380	4	435.00–450.00	$443.98	$1,687	-69.85
405–435	412	9	415.00–430.00	$423.86	$1,746	-47.77
450–495	466	13	387.50–400.00	$394.65	$1,839	-25.03
505–525 fancy	516	7	395.00–405.00	$399.69	$2,062	—
500–545	525	14	370.00–385.00	$378.69	$1,988	-11.87
560–565 fancy	563	2	380.00–385.00	$382.51	$2,154	—
550–590	571	9	358.00–370.00	$363.79	$2,077	-9.26
600–645	632	5	347.50–357.50	$351.94	$2,224	-6.80
665–680	672	5	320.00–345.00	$332.90	$2,237	-6.14
700–710	705	4	290.00–310.00	$300.00	$2,115	-26.39
755	755	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,152	-10.00
805–810	808	2	245.00–255.00	$250.02	$2,020	-39.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,261	—
305–340	328	3	425.00–440.00	$434.82	$1,426	-80.18
350–380	370	6	415.00–430.00	$424.27	$1,570	-68.31
420–440	429	7	395.00–410.00	$402.05	$1,725	-39.59
460–490	474	14	370.00–385.00	$376.88	$1,786	-21.00
505–535	521	8	355.00–365.00	$359.94	$1,875	-13.38
550–590	570	6	342.50–350.00	$347.98	$1,983	-8.38
610–645	622	5	320.00–335.00	$324.98	$2,021	-12.43
670–690	680	2	300.00–310.00	$304.93	$2,074	-8.47
700–735	713	6	280.00–290.00	$285.49	$2,036	-3.30
765–795	782	3	245.00–257.50	$250.75	$1,961	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1665	1366	75-80%	9	165.00–175.00	$169.57	$2,316	-11.07
1075–1785	1405	75-80%	5	179.00–186.00	$181.29	$2,547	—
1365–1560	1443	75-80%	5	156.00–163.00	$159.24	$2,298	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1190	1076	80-85%	8	166.00–168.00	$167.27	$1,800	—
1030–1210	1133	80-85%	3	170.00–175.00	$172.94	$1,959	+7.94
1045–1440	1197	80-85%	7	155.00–160.00	$156.82	$1,877	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–970	915	85-90%	3	160.00–165.00	$163.37	$1,495	—
955–1325	1108	85-90%	3	150.00–152.00	$150.97	$1,673	—
1275	1275	85-90%	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,817	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1630	1414	5	190.00–197.00	$192.92	$2,728	—
1455–1905	1630	5	200.00–204.00	$201.90	$3,291	—
1015–2565	1902	3	175.00–185.00	$179.79	$3,420	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,800.00–3,050.00	$2,925.00

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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.