Cattle Market Pulse

Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 9, 2026

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $483.39/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,262/hd at 468 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 286 402
Feeder cattle 204 237 361
Slaughter cattle 17 34 27
Replacement cattle 13 15 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 360 3 545.00–550.00 $546.64 $1,968 -20.86
400 400 1 522.50 $522.50 $2,090 -3.99
510–525 517 3 460.00–465.00 $461.66 $2,387 -10.03
565 565 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,486 -11.11
615–635 628 4 422.50–425.00 $424.38 $2,665 -2.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,501 —
310 310 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,581 +32.44
360–385 373 3 455.00–465.00 $460.07 $1,716 -9.93
430 430 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,870 -14.24
450–495 473 6 410.00–425.00 $415.68 $1,966 -14.33
520–545 530 3 390.00–405.00 $398.33 $2,111 +0.91
565–595 583 6 370.00–385.00 $374.95 $2,186 -9.60
605–625 612 3 335.00–345.00 $339.95 $2,080 -25.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,539 —
320–335 328 2 520.00–525.00 $522.56 $1,714 +27.56
355–360 357 3 485.00–500.00 $490.82 $1,752 —
410–425 420 4 455.00–470.00 $459.91 $1,932 —
500–525 516 5 415.00–435.00 $419.96 $2,167 +3.20
555 555 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,192 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,440 —
355 355 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,562 -15.00
425–445 435 2 405.00–415.00 $410.11 $1,784 —
470–480 475 2 390.00–400.00 $394.95 $1,876 -10.69
540 540 2 380.00–385.00 $382.50 $2,066 +15.47
560 560 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,988 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,551 —
255–270 264 4 600.00–610.00 $605.02 $1,597 +13.37
300–325 311 4 550.00–570.00 $557.59 $1,734 -22.41
355–385 375 6 525.00–540.00 $530.86 $1,991 -8.83
415–440 423 5 492.50–510.00 $503.39 $2,129 +4.82
450–490 468 13 475.00–495.00 $483.39 $2,262 +9.90
505–515 512 3 445.00–455.00 $451.64 $2,312 -3.66
565–595 578 3 425.00–435.00 $429.97 $2,485 -5.07
655–660 658 2 405.00–410.00 $407.51 $2,681 +23.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,512 —
275–295 288 4 560.00–590.00 $577.70 $1,664 —
310–325 318 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,654 -42.38
350–395 377 3 500.00–515.00 $508.14 $1,916 -7.57
420–440 430 3 470.00–485.00 $476.55 $2,049 +9.32
460–495 473 8 450.00–472.50 $462.69 $2,189 +13.69
500–520 510 4 430.00–440.00 $435.00 $2,218 -2.62
550–590 568 9 395.00–420.00 $413.80 $2,350 +0.05
715 715 2 356.00 $356.00 $2,545 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,550 —
350–385 368 2 470.00–490.00 $480.48 $1,768 -7.82
425–430 428 2 440.00–445.00 $442.49 $1,894 —
455–470 460 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,001 —
530–535 533 3 405.00–415.00 $408.31 $2,176 -5.78
560 560 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 -20.04
680 680 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,414 +50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1400 1275 75-80% 3 186.00–188.00 $186.65 $2,380 —
1280 1280 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,253 —
1295–1610 1487 75-80% 3 159.00–163.00 $160.88 $2,392 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1105 1055 80-85% 2 158.00–160.00 $159.05 $1,678 —
1360 1360 80-85% 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,339 —
1180–1545 1363 80-85% 2 165.00 $165.00 $2,249 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–935 880 85-90% 2 135.00–140.00 $137.66 $1,211 -7.42

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2175 1833 3 205.00–210.00 $207.22 $3,798 +4.88

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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 2,800.00–2,900.00 $2,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —

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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.