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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $427.56/cwt +6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,010/hd at 470 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $453.06/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,704/hd at 376 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $411.71/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 468 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 253 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 545.00–550.00 $547.48 $1,686 +52.48
455–460 457 3 437.50–445.00 $440.82 $2,015 —
760–765 763 2 320.00–325.00 $322.51 $2,461 -2.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–740 728 2 315.00–320.00 $317.54 $2,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 3 475.00–485.00 $479.95 $1,598 +47.33
350–385 367 11 432.50–447.50 $436.52 $1,602 +9.11
400–425 411 5 417.50–432.50 $422.97 $1,738 +20.74
450–460 453 5 387.50–400.00 $391.50 $1,773 +0.26
505–530 514 11 360.00–370.00 $364.36 $1,873 -0.41
550–585 567 3 345.00–350.00 $348.28 $1,975 +11.72
620–630 623 4 315.00–320.00 $317.51 $1,978 +6.31
665–675 670 2 312.00–315.00 $313.51 $2,101 +33.51
705–740 722 3 300.00–310.00 $304.09 $2,196 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 324 5 450.00–465.00 $455.49 $1,476 +39.79
350–395 380 4 425.00–430.00 $426.15 $1,619 +20.10
400–445 428 8 400.00–410.00 $406.49 $1,740 +20.74
460–495 478 6 367.50–380.00 $372.25 $1,779 +1.37
505–545 531 4 330.00–345.00 $336.95 $1,789 -15.41
565–580 573 5 325.00–340.00 $331.95 $1,902 +14.14
610–645 627 6 300.00–310.00 $305.77 $1,917 +25.77
700 700 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,960 +27.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 331 8 437.50–525.00 $481.61 $1,594 +0.92
355–360 357 3 470.00–480.00 $473.36 $1,690 +3.39
400–440 420 10 435.00–450.00 $440.40 $1,850 +2.37
450–495 470 15 420.00–435.00 $427.56 $2,010 +6.95
500–525 511 8 400.00–415.00 $405.26 $2,071 +12.46
555–580 568 2 367.50–380.00 $373.61 $2,122 +9.86
600–635 616 4 335.00–342.50 $338.71 $2,086 -3.79
655–690 673 5 310.00–320.00 $315.06 $2,120 -11.05
710–725 718 4 295.00–305.00 $300.05 $2,154 +4.82
765–790 778 2 275.00–280.00 $277.46 $2,159 -7.54
800 800 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,160 -5.00
865 865 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,318 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 480.00–500.00 $489.70 $1,616 +23.48
350–395 376 14 445.00–460.00 $453.06 $1,704 +0.57
410–445 431 7 417.50–430.00 $426.05 $1,836 +1.58
450–480 468 13 405.00–417.50 $411.71 $1,927 +4.52
505–540 524 11 382.50–397.50 $389.99 $2,044 +15.85
575–590 581 5 347.50–357.50 $352.97 $2,051 -0.52
605–640 628 3 317.50–327.50 $320.90 $2,015 +4.06
665–695 680 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 +1.21
700–740 727 3 285.00–290.00 $287.45 $2,090 +7.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1570 1286 80-85% 5 140.00–145.00 $141.72 $1,823 —
1135–1510 1383 80-85% 4 147.00–152.00 $149.24 $2,064 —
1145–1685 1415 80-85% 3 131.00–136.00 $133.86 $1,894 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1345 1135 85-90% 3 126.00–130.00 $128.14 $1,454 —
1315 1315 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,775 —
1375 1375 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,980 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1495 1395 75-80% 2 149.00–151.00 $150.07 $2,093 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,480 —
1685 1685 75-80% 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,426 +5.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1415 1343 3 175.00–177.00 $176.30 $2,368 —
1480–1485 1483 2 162.00–165.00 $163.50 $2,425 —
1845–1865 1855 2 184.00–185.00 $184.50 $3,422 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,550.00 $2,450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,675.00 $1,637.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,875.00–2,150.00 $2,008.33

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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.