Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $448.17/cwt +9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,335/hd at 521 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $512.14/cwt +7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,141/hd at 418 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $485.06/cwt +40.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	413	591	329
Feeder cattle	351	559	289
Slaughter cattle	51	26	18
Replacement cattle	11	6	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	790.00	$790.00	$1,975	—
510–520	517	3	465.00–480.00	$469.94	$2,430	+12.44
555–570	563	2	440.00–447.50	$443.80	$2,499	+10.04
660	660	1	407.50	$407.50	$2,690	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	550.00–560.00	$554.76	$1,165	—
250–295	273	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,365	-24.85
310	310	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,550	+1.30
355–395	375	12	475.00–495.00	$485.06	$1,819	+40.81
420–445	432	5	450.00–470.00	$457.92	$1,978	+17.95
470–490	485	4	425.00–445.00	$434.90	$2,109	+9.21
510–530	520	5	390.00–410.00	$398.01	$2,070	+28.43
565–595	580	3	365.00–380.00	$371.75	$2,156	+25.26
600	600	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,920	-9.45
670	670	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,010	-16.62

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	580.00	$580.00	$1,160	-20.49
315–345	335	3	515.00–525.00	$519.85	$1,741	-15.43
350–385	369	4	500.00–515.00	$509.90	$1,882	+35.92
420 fancy	420	1	520.00	$520.00	$2,184	—
400–440	421	5	475.00–500.00	$480.78	$2,024	+18.38
460–485	470	5	450.00–470.00	$462.02	$2,171	+9.55
500–530	510	4	415.00–437.50	$424.38	$2,164	+23.49
565	565	2	395.00	$395.00	$2,232	+21.00
615–645	630	2	350.00–355.00	$352.56	$2,221	+10.09
655–690	673	2	320.00–335.00	$327.70	$2,205	-13.13
810	810	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,349	-3.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	480.00–490.00	$485.13	$1,397	—
305–345	325	4	460.00–475.00	$466.21	$1,515	—
375	375	3	445.00–455.00	$450.00	$1,688	—
405–445	423	5	430.00–440.00	$435.93	$1,844	—
450–490	470	4	400.00–420.00	$410.43	$1,929	—
520–545	535	3	367.50–380.00	$372.40	$1,992	—
570–575	573	2	350.00–355.00	$352.49	$2,020	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	3	690.00–710.00	$699.70	$1,560	-0.30
270–295	278	5	670.00–700.00	$681.98	$1,896	+31.89
300–335	317	5	650.00–675.00	$664.83	$2,108	+55.45
380–395	390	3	570.00–590.00	$581.56	$2,268	+15.65
405–440	418	13	500.00–520.00	$512.14	$2,141	+7.58
465–495	480	10	460.00–480.00	$469.77	$2,255	+1.92
505–540	526	5	420.00–435.00	$428.10	$2,252	+5.85
550–590	575	3	395.00–417.50	$402.63	$2,315	+12.63
625	625	1	387.50	$387.50	$2,422	+23.96
655–690	673	2	355.00–360.00	$357.57	$2,406	+27.68
705–725	713	3	345.00–350.00	$348.35	$2,484	+38.40

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	770.00	$770.00	$1,848	+20.00
250–290	272	3	740.00–760.00	$752.88	$2,048	+36.82
300–325	310	3	680.00–710.00	$689.68	$2,138	+42.30
375	375	2	610.00–630.00	$620.00	$2,325	+17.76
415	415	2	535.00–550.00	$542.50	$2,251	+12.00
455–480	466	5	500.00–510.00	$503.42	$2,346	+13.74
500–545	521	20	440.00–460.00	$448.17	$2,335	+9.74
550–585	562	6	423.00–440.00	$431.83	$2,427	+18.14
605–645	630	5	395.00–410.00	$405.44	$2,554	+11.33
650–655	653	2	395.00–397.50	$396.25	$2,588	+35.54
700	700	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,520	+13.13

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	670.00	$670.00	$1,541	—
270–280	275	2	640.00–660.00	$650.18	$1,788	—
315	315	1	640.00	$640.00	$2,016	—
375–395	386	4	525.00–550.00	$533.64	$2,060	—
430–445	440	3	480.00–490.00	$484.94	$2,134	—
470	470	2	440.00–455.00	$447.50	$2,103	—
535	535	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,194	—
585	585	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,164	—
610–635	620	3	345.00–350.00	$348.29	$2,159	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1200	1058	80-85%	3	150.00–157.50	$153.89	$1,628	—
1010–1220	1098	80-85%	5	160.00–166.00	$162.82	$1,788	—
990–1335	1175	80-85%	5	170.00–179.00	$172.93	$2,032	-4.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1340	1220	75-80%	3	202.50–210.00	$205.72	$2,510	—
1330–1625	1476	75-80%	6	177.00–189.00	$184.70	$2,726	+9.72
1370–1655	1513	75-80%	2	165.00–170.00	$167.26	$2,531	+7.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1020	890	85-90%	4	127.50–135.00	$130.50	$1,161	—
990	990	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,386	—
975–1135	1055	85-90%	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,582	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1495	1435	3	195.00–200.00	$197.06	$2,828	—
1260–1965	1613	2	180.00–183.00	$181.17	$2,922	—
1675–1735	1705	2	191.00–192.00	$191.51	$3,265	-11.64

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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	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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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.