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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 26, 2026

203 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $395.71/cwt ≈ $2,192/hd at 554 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 203 250 281
Feeder cattle 165 209 232
Slaughter cattle 32 29 27
Replacement cattle 6 12 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,048 -10.00
500–545 517 5 425.00–435.00 $428.03 $2,213 -9.43
570–575 573 2 415.00–420.00 $417.49 $2,392 +15.77
805 805 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,556 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 460.00–475.00 $467.59 $1,894 +2.59
455–465 462 3 420.00–435.00 $424.93 $1,963 -25.07
550–565 554 11 385.00–397.00 $395.71 $2,192 —
600–620 610 2 360.00–370.00 $364.92 $2,226 -10.08
650–690 665 4 320.00–325.00 $322.47 $2,144 —
740–745 743 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,303 —
785 785 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,414 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 425.00–435.00 $429.97 $1,797 -9.08
455 455 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,843 -18.27
510–540 525 9 365.00–375.00 $370.83 $1,947 -29.17
555–580 572 3 355.00–370.00 $361.69 $2,069 -3.27
635 635 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 -6.25
650–680 667 3 300.00–312.50 $304.90 $2,034 —
780 780 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 405.00–420.00 $412.40 $1,608 —
425 425 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,721 -15.00
460–480 473 3 370.00–375.00 $373.38 $1,766 -29.13
520–535 528 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,848 -22.44
565 565 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,726 —
325 325 2 545.00–570.00 $557.50 $1,812 +32.50
355–390 374 4 500.00–530.00 $517.12 $1,934 +17.12
430–435 433 2 460.00–475.00 $467.46 $2,024 -1.54
475–480 476 4 425.00–445.00 $433.75 $2,065 -16.95
515–545 529 5 410.00–420.00 $416.07 $2,201 +13.02
555–590 577 7 385.00–400.00 $396.40 $2,287 +7.69
605–635 626 7 360.00–385.00 $374.33 $2,343 +6.84
670–695 683 3 350.00–360.00 $353.34 $2,413 -1.66
700 700 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 +32.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 500.00–520.00 $509.70 $1,707 +11.20
385–390 388 3 470.00–485.00 $476.70 $1,850 +5.13
420–445 429 4 431.00–450.00 $441.55 $1,894 -5.35
450–480 467 5 400.00–420.00 $410.04 $1,915 +5.23
555–585 575 3 375.00–380.00 $378.39 $2,176 +8.48
635 635 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,127 -24.15
650–695 677 6 310.00–330.00 $320.86 $2,172 -1.58
715–725 720 2 295.00–300.00 $297.52 $2,142 +12.52
750–755 753 2 280.00–300.00 $289.97 $2,183 +16.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 485.00–495.00 $490.12 $1,583 +15.12
375–395 387 3 430.00–450.00 $441.51 $1,709 -8.49
400–445 428 4 395.00–420.00 $409.87 $1,754 -9.97
690 690 2 295.00–305.00 $300.00 $2,070 —
745 745 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,049 —
750–780 765 2 265.00–270.00 $267.55 $2,047 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,192 —
960–1475 1250 80-85% 6 175.00–178.00 $176.43 $2,205 +5.04
1270–1320 1285 80-85% 4 165.00–170.00 $166.74 $2,143 -4.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,663 —
1005–1315 1160 85-90% 2 142.00–145.00 $143.30 $1,662 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,240 —
1365–1670 1518 75-80% 2 157.00–164.00 $160.15 $2,431 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,820 +3.65
1315–2105 1719 7 208.00–218.00 $212.08 $3,646 —

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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) 3 2,000.00–2,650.00 $2,383.33

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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.