Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $363.50/cwt ≈ $2,494/hd at 686 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $380.08/cwt +17.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,201/hd at 579 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $405.99/cwt -35.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,136/hd at 526 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	436	303	419
Feeder cattle	392	238	354
Slaughter cattle	33	52	43
Replacement cattle	11	13	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

▼ Feeder bulls: Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower
→ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers sold steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold firm
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 6.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,664	—
385	385	1	555.00	$555.00	$2,137	—
500–535	518	2	450.00–460.00	$455.17	$2,358	—
550	550	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,448	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	5	495.00–510.00	$500.18	$1,636	-7.22
375–395	382	3	475.00–480.00	$476.72	$1,821	+0.02
420–440	433	11	450.00–470.00	$462.69	$2,003	+1.64
470–495	483	8	420.00–440.00	$430.54	$2,080	+1.44
500–530	524	7	405.00–415.00	$408.89	$2,143	+9.10
550–596	579	24	374.00–395.00	$380.08	$2,201	+17.08
610–640	632	5	340.00–357.50	$347.47	$2,196	-14.84
650–655	653	2	325.00–340.00	$332.53	$2,171	+12.53
710	710	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,272	—
775	775	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,364	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
686	686	52	363.50	$363.50	$2,494	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	357	3	490.00–510.00	$500.14	$1,785	-2.36
450–470	459	9	455.00–470.00	$461.61	$2,119	+4.28
500–545	526	7	420.00–430.00	$422.05	$2,220	+0.20
560–585	570	5	405.00–415.00	$407.99	$2,326	+7.97
600–635	615	7	360.00–372.50	$366.70	$2,255	—
830	830	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,718	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	318	3	475.00–490.00	$481.88	$1,532	—
385–395	390	2	440.00–445.00	$442.53	$1,726	—
400–440	420	2	427.50–435.00	$431.07	$1,810	—
490	490	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,034	—
520–545	533	2	387.50–390.00	$388.78	$2,072	—
580–585	583	5	365.00–370.00	$366.99	$2,140	—
635	635	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,127	—
695	695	2	315.00–317.50	$316.25	$2,198	—
705	705	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,009	—
770	770	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,118	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,140	—
250	250	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,375	-70.00
315–345	333	7	515.00–530.00	$523.50	$1,743	-54.96
350–395	372	7	510.00–530.00	$517.07	$1,924	-21.08
405–445	430	4	485.00–505.00	$494.88	$2,128	-14.37
450–490	467	8	450.00–460.00	$456.27	$2,131	-19.93
500–545	526	15	400.00–415.00	$405.99	$2,136	-35.93
560–590	579	7	385.00–395.00	$387.76	$2,245	-35.87
605–625	618	3	375.00–385.00	$381.63	$2,358	-19.69
655–665	660	2	360.00–370.00	$364.96	$2,409	-9.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	560.00–580.00	$569.82	$1,624	-70.18
315–345	333	3	550.00–560.00	$555.15	$1,849	-69.81
355–385	373	5	540.00–550.00	$543.97	$2,029	-44.22
400–425	411	8	510.00–535.00	$521.83	$2,145	-24.81
450–485	464	9	465.00–480.00	$472.73	$2,193	-49.93
500–545	523	9	420.00–440.00	$427.38	$2,235	-49.65
555–595	578	9	400.00–422.50	$409.22	$2,365	-37.17
600–603	602	3	402.50–405.00	$403.33	$2,428	-21.67
700	700	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,625	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,760	—
350–395	372	3	500.00–505.00	$503.34	$1,872	—
400–440	424	11	455.00–475.00	$467.65	$1,983	—
450–490	473	5	425.00–435.00	$428.03	$2,025	—
500–545	525	4	385.00–390.00	$386.25	$2,028	—
585–595	592	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,250	—
640	640	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,336	—
660–685	673	2	345.00–350.00	$347.45	$2,338	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1275	1095	80-85%	5	165.00–169.00	$167.70	$1,836	—
1160–1245	1197	80-85%	3	155.00–160.00	$157.94	$1,891	—
1140–1320	1225	80-85%	5	171.00–174.00	$172.21	$2,110	-12.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1505	1420	75-80%	2	173.00–176.00	$174.41	$2,477	+12.35
1535–1590	1563	75-80%	2	160.00–165.00	$162.46	$2,539	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–980	970	85-90%	2	142.00–146.00	$144.02	$1,397	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–1640	1625	2	209.00–211.00	$210.01	$3,413	—
1705–1915	1810	2	215.00	$215.00	$3,892	—

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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)	3	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,283.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,625.00

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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	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.