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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 2, 2025

237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $354.54/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,032/hd at 573 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $360.89/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,891/hd at 524 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $351.61/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 483 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 237 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,617 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 420.00–430.00 $424.76 $1,117 —
320 320 3 415.00–420.00 $416.67 $1,333 +1.59
350–390 363 3 395.00–400.00 $396.61 $1,440 +4.84
400–445 422 8 380.00–390.00 $384.39 $1,622 +5.40
455–495 470 6 360.00–370.00 $366.61 $1,723 +2.38
500–540 514 9 345.00–360.00 $352.72 $1,813 +5.10
555–590 566 6 327.50–340.00 $332.42 $1,881 -6.54
600–640 617 5 307.50–315.00 $310.95 $1,919 +4.69
665–675 670 2 290.00–295.00 $292.48 $1,960 -0.85
715 715 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,038 +1.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,154 —
305–345 329 6 385.00–400.00 $390.84 $1,286 -4.22
365–380 373 2 380.00–382.50 $381.22 $1,422 -1.28
410–445 430 3 360.00–367.50 $364.18 $1,566 -0.62
480–490 483 11 345.00–355.00 $351.61 $1,698 +0.34
505–545 526 4 320.00–330.00 $323.79 $1,703 -14.51
560–595 583 3 307.50–320.00 $315.75 $1,841 -10.52
600–640 620 2 295.00–300.00 $297.42 $1,844 +2.42
680 680 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,904 -1.44
755–765 760 2 257.50–277.50 $267.43 $2,032 +14.43
810 810 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,400 —
305–335 318 3 470.00–480.00 $475.05 $1,511 +5.07
350–380 365 7 450.00–460.00 $453.48 $1,655 -2.59
405–440 415 8 425.00–445.00 $437.41 $1,815 +12.09
450–455 453 4 402.50–415.00 $408.75 $1,852 +15.85
500–530 516 9 367.50–380.00 $372.52 $1,922 -10.03
560–585 573 11 347.50–360.00 $354.54 $2,032 +4.21
600–645 629 6 335.00–345.00 $338.73 $2,131 +10.17
650–675 664 5 325.00–332.50 $328.46 $2,181 +11.60
715 715 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,252 +10.52
760 760 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,280 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 4 435.00–445.00 $439.96 $1,465 -5.02
355–370 361 4 420.00–430.00 $427.47 $1,543 -1.39
400–445 423 4 400.00–420.00 $410.09 $1,735 -3.04
450–495 471 10 372.50–385.00 $381.23 $1,796 +4.09
500–535 524 11 355.00–365.00 $360.89 $1,891 +0.51
550–590 571 5 332.50–345.00 $340.62 $1,945 -14.38
610–615 612 3 320.00–325.00 $323.32 $1,979 +11.44
650–690 670 2 305.00–307.50 $306.21 $2,052 +6.21
700–745 726 6 282.50–295.00 $290.48 $2,109 +2.21
780 780 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,145 —
815 815 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,200 +13.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1455 1133 80-85% 4 149.00–153.00 $150.45 $1,705 +24.86
785–1450 1135 80-85% 6 134.00–137.00 $134.94 $1,532 -11.62
830–1375 1173 80-85% 12 140.00–146.00 $143.02 $1,678 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–980 927 85-90% 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,159 —
875–1115 995 85-90% 2 129.00–135.00 $131.64 $1,310 -3.84
940–1360 1150 85-90% 2 117.00–120.00 $118.23 $1,360 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 75-80% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,816 —
1425–1445 1435 75-80% 2 138.00–141.00 $139.51 $2,002 —
1500–1570 1535 75-80% 2 154.00–157.00 $155.47 $2,386 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1385 1305 3 162.00–166.00 $163.29 $2,131 —
1045–1765 1507 3 187.00–192.00 $188.94 $2,847 +27.96
1605–1870 1732 3 175.00–182.00 $179.51 $3,109 —

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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) 2 1,500.00–1,700.00 $1,600.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.