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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 2026

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $411.74/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,948/hd at 473 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 240 380 381
Feeder cattle 184 338 303
Slaughter cattle 41 31 61
Replacement cattle 15 11 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,024 +20.00
505–540 514 7 405.00–410.00 $406.42 $2,089 -6.58
555 555 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,192 —
705 705 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,468 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,276 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,162 —
315 315 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,260 -60.00
390 390 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,521 -37.04
400–445 421 4 380.00–390.00 $383.65 $1,615 -27.38
455–490 472 3 360.00–380.00 $368.09 $1,737 -9.38
515–540 523 4 340.00–355.00 $344.96 $1,804 -23.52
570–575 573 2 335.00–340.00 $337.51 $1,934 +1.54
600 600 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,995 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 372 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,432 —
405–445 418 3 365.00–370.00 $366.77 $1,533 -23.23
450–480 465 4 340.00–350.00 $347.42 $1,616 -13.81
600–630 615 2 295.00–300.00 $297.44 $1,829 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 4 400.00–405.00 $401.28 $1,525 -38.72
400–430 415 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,639 -35.28
550 550 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,911 -25.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 381 4 475.00–495.00 $484.92 $1,848 +29.50
410–445 432 8 425.00–450.00 $432.97 $1,870 +5.27
450–495 473 17 400.00–420.00 $411.74 $1,948 +1.81
505–545 525 3 365.00–377.50 $370.74 $1,946 -7.25
555–595 571 5 355.00–370.00 $360.00 $2,056 +4.87
610 610 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,166 +16.07
700 700 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,310 +11.61
765 765 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,333 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 320 3 515.00–520.00 $518.28 $1,658 -1.72
350–380 366 4 500.00–505.00 $502.44 $1,839 -9.18
400–415 409 4 455.00–475.00 $462.52 $1,892 +10.00
455–465 460 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 +1.64
510–545 525 5 385.00–400.00 $390.60 $2,051 -10.22
600–640 618 4 360.00–375.00 $364.96 $2,255 +4.96
650–690 666 6 335.00–350.00 $342.80 $2,283 -2.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 460.00–475.00 $467.67 $1,557 —
355 355 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,598 +20.00
415–445 431 4 400.00–420.00 $410.12 $1,768 +5.12
460–495 476 7 365.00–395.00 $382.97 $1,823 -4.22

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1285 1143 80-85% 2 169.00–170.00 $169.44 $1,937 —
1035–1345 1151 80-85% 10 175.00–181.00 $176.99 $2,037 +9.61
1035–1415 1204 80-85% 4 160.00–167.00 $163.71 $1,971 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1230 1168 75-80% 4 172.00–179.00 $176.05 $2,056 —
1175–1485 1290 75-80% 3 181.00–185.00 $182.55 $2,355 —
1325–1475 1400 75-80% 2 160.00 $160.00 $2,240 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–865 835 85-90% 2 154.00–156.00 $154.96 $1,294 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,665 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1445 1270 3 196.00–204.00 $199.31 $2,531 —
1470–2020 1794 6 208.00–216.00 $213.26 $3,826 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,650.00 $2,483.33

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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.