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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 3, 2026

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $448.73/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 467 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 286 0
Feeder cattle 295 256 0
Slaughter cattle 35 20 0
Replacement cattle 5 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,056 -35.00
300–345 315 3 470.00–480.00 $475.00 $1,496 +8.53
365–385 377 6 435.00–455.00 $438.32 $1,652 -3.99
435–440 436 6 410.00–425.00 $415.85 $1,813 -20.07
450–495 475 8 395.00–415.00 $406.25 $1,930 -10.69
505–540 524 6 380.00–400.00 $391.66 $2,052 -1.87
550–560 553 3 375.00–380.00 $376.69 $2,083 —
680 680 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,162 -14.93
720–730 725 2 260.00–265.00 $262.52 $1,903 -49.98
790 790 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,034 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 5 475.00–490.00 $483.98 $1,854 +15.50
410 fancy 410 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,968 —
415–445 424 5 430.00–445.00 $434.99 $1,844 -21.89
450–470 460 6 420.00–440.00 $428.32 $1,970 -19.93
505–515 510 4 410.00–417.50 $413.76 $2,110 +0.14
560–575 569 4 395.00–405.00 $398.71 $2,269 +21.23
605 605 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,329 +17.50
855 855 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,373 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 460.00–465.00 $462.41 $1,295 —
320–335 325 3 440.00–450.00 $446.56 $1,451 +1.67
350–395 368 3 420.00–430.00 $424.84 $1,563 -0.16
410–435 423 2 400.00–405.00 $402.43 $1,702 -16.37
455–490 473 2 365.00–380.00 $372.22 $1,761 -27.78
505–520 513 2 350.00–360.00 $354.93 $1,821 -20.04
580–590 585 2 342.50–350.00 $346.28 $2,026 +11.28
720 720 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 550.00–570.00 $560.36 $1,541 +17.01
325–345 335 4 535.00–560.00 $548.56 $1,838 +14.43
360–375 369 8 520.00–540.00 $529.41 $1,954 +12.74
405–440 421 7 455.00–470.00 $464.27 $1,955 -15.47
455–485 467 13 440.00–455.00 $448.73 $2,096 -2.29
500–545 522 7 430.00–450.00 $441.24 $2,303 +5.83
555–580 567 6 400.00–415.00 $407.51 $2,311 +22.51
600 600 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,400 +35.03
685 685 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,603 —
705–720 715 3 340.00–350.00 $345.87 $2,473 —
755–760 758 2 315.00–317.50 $316.25 $2,397 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 615.00 $615.00 $1,630 —
315–340 329 4 570.00–585.00 $577.66 $1,901 +22.69
355–375 365 3 550.00–580.00 $563.61 $2,057 +20.95
400–445 427 7 475.00–490.00 $483.49 $2,065 -22.42
450–490 466 7 460.00–480.00 $469.92 $2,190 -0.49
500–515 507 5 460.00–475.00 $468.44 $2,375 +11.68
560–595 575 5 420.00–440.00 $427.83 $2,460 +13.48
600–645 622 7 402.50–425.00 $411.66 $2,561 +25.54
650–690 664 7 390.00–407.50 $396.38 $2,632 +31.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 525.00–530.00 $527.60 $1,372 —
340 340 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,734 —
360–395 375 3 500.00–510.00 $505.04 $1,894 +13.32
440 440 3 435.00–450.00 $441.67 $1,943 -7.19
450–490 468 3 415.00–430.00 $423.43 $1,982 -1.55
500–510 505 2 405.00–410.00 $407.48 $2,058 -12.52
555–580 568 2 390.00–395.00 $392.44 $2,229 —
645 645 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,435 —
685 685 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,398 —
780–795 788 2 285.00–290.00 $287.48 $2,265 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,223 —
1070–1535 1324 75-80% 8 180.00–188.00 $183.92 $2,435 —
1450–1620 1535 75-80% 2 193.00–194.00 $193.47 $2,970 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,218 —
720–1205 960 80-85% 3 169.00–175.00 $173.01 $1,661 —
865–1350 1077 80-85% 5 155.00–160.00 $158.95 $1,712 +0.40
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,130 —
980 980 85-90% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,490 +27.00
880–1305 1069 85-90% 4 138.00–141.00 $139.69 $1,493 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–2220 1734 4 195.00–200.00 $198.73 $3,446 —
1850 1850 1 216.00 $216.00 $3,996 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,650.00 $2,475.00

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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.