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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $325.85/cwt -22.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,186/hd at 671 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $364.33/cwt -54.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 472 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 283 347 404
Feeder cattle 261 305 330
Slaughter cattle 16 24 47
Replacement cattle 6 18 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: To few replacement cattle to trend. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,134 —
370–390 382 3 475.00–500.00 $488.25 $1,865 —
405–415 410 4 450.00–485.00 $471.14 $1,932 —
565 565 2 355.00–357.50 $356.25 $2,013 —
600–605 603 2 340.00–350.00 $345.02 $2,080 —
660–680 670 2 332.50–340.00 $336.19 $2,252 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,817 -60.00
430 430 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,849 —
475–480 478 2 405.00–410.00 $407.49 $1,948 -54.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 450.00 $450.00 $968 —
310–325 319 4 420.00–450.00 $434.94 $1,387 —
365–385 379 7 410.00–445.00 $425.58 $1,613 -31.92
425–435 429 4 340.00–370.00 $350.06 $1,502 -96.11
450–475 459 4 335.00–365.00 $347.47 $1,595 —
505–530 515 8 320.00–345.00 $328.17 $1,690 -46.83
550–595 572 8 300.00–340.00 $314.52 $1,799 —
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 —
690 690 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,984 —
700–705 703 2 277.50–285.00 $281.26 $1,977 —
755 fancy 755 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 3 375.00–400.00 $384.61 $1,242 -75.39
455–495 465 6 310.00–330.00 $323.19 $1,503 -66.66
500–525 508 9 290.00–317.50 $302.68 $1,538 -47.28
555–590 567 3 275.00–285.00 $278.47 $1,579 -55.77
625–645 635 2 250.00–280.00 $265.24 $1,684 -53.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,499 —
305–345 325 6 480.00–510.00 $491.73 $1,598 -28.27
365–380 375 3 475.00–500.00 $490.20 $1,838 -14.01
405–435 422 7 430.00–465.00 $443.93 $1,873 -44.38
460–480 469 6 390.00–430.00 $406.23 $1,905 -41.25
505–545 513 9 350.00–360.00 $355.29 $1,823 -52.21
555–560 557 3 332.50–370.00 $352.44 $1,963 -25.03
600–640 618 6 327.50–350.00 $334.98 $2,070 -17.23
655–695 671 11 315.00–337.50 $325.85 $2,186 -22.86
700–715 709 4 300.00–320.00 $307.46 $2,180 -27.54
760 760 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,052 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 470.00–475.00 $472.50 $1,512 -29.12
350–395 378 3 415.00–450.00 $436.43 $1,650 -53.57
430–445 441 4 390.00–415.00 $402.61 $1,776 -55.43
455–495 472 10 345.00–380.00 $364.33 $1,720 -54.74
500–535 522 9 310.00–347.50 $331.88 $1,732 -52.00
570–590 580 7 285.00–325.00 $308.52 $1,789 -49.50
655 655 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,867 -51.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1305 1163 80-85% 2 155.00–156.00 $155.56 $1,809 -2.92
1120–1415 1268 80-85% 2 168.00–170.00 $168.88 $2,141 +3.88
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1215 1117 85-90% 3 125.00–139.00 $132.87 $1,484 -9.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $1,959 —
1470 1470 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,278 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 1 199.00 $199.00 $3,502 +10.61
1665–1995 1830 2 210.00–216.00 $212.73 $3,893 —

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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) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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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.