Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 29, 2026

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $377.67/cwt -8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 525 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $360.51/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 471 lb · 18 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $334.00/cwt ≈ $2,338/hd at 700 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	499	350	608
Feeder cattle	445	319	507
Slaughter cattle	40	31	76
Replacement cattle	14	—	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold firm
▼ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,770	—
450–460	454	4	435.00–445.00	$437.51	$1,986	—
515–520	517	3	395.00–400.00	$396.68	$2,051	—
555–565	560	4	375.00–377.50	$376.25	$2,107	—
605–620	615	15	344.50–350.00	$345.17	$2,123	-19.83
655	655	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,227	-7.42
700–725	713	2	317.50–325.00	$321.18	$2,290	-12.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	16	334.00	$334.00	$2,338	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,048	—
310–345	328	4	410.00–440.00	$427.42	$1,402	+39.23
395	395	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,560	+19.97
400–445	426	8	370.00–395.00	$380.76	$1,622	+17.07
450–490	471	18	350.00–365.00	$360.51	$1,698	+6.84
505–540	523	9	325.00–340.00	$332.70	$1,740	+3.63
555	555	2	315.00–325.00	$320.00	$1,776	-0.17
605–635	623	7	305.00–315.00	$310.72	$1,936	+0.38
650–680	660	4	287.50–305.00	$298.01	$1,967	-7.33
710–745	734	4	270.00–290.00	$279.26	$2,050	-13.11
780	780	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,106	—
800	800	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,120	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,000	—
280	280	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,288	—
350	350	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,575	+42.45
400–445	415	11	400.00–420.00	$413.29	$1,715	+20.84
500–535	510	4	353.00–367.50	$360.60	$1,839	-6.92
550–580	556	7	330.00–340.00	$334.65	$1,861	-11.75
562	562	6	380.00	$380.00	$2,136	+33.60
600–630	610	4	317.50–325.00	$321.81	$1,963	-15.10
655	655	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,096	-15.00
700–720	709	4	295.00–315.00	$301.95	$2,141	-23.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,146	—
370–385	378	3	375.00–385.00	$380.04	$1,437	+20.04
425–440	433	2	355.00–360.00	$357.54	$1,548	+7.54
450–495	480	4	330.00–345.00	$337.43	$1,620	+4.05
570–595	583	2	305.00–310.00	$307.55	$1,793	—
600–635	615	5	290.00–302.50	$297.45	$1,829	—
675	675	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,822	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	280	4	560.00–580.00	$573.50	$1,606	—
330–335	333	2	540.00–555.00	$547.44	$1,823	—
350–385	367	5	515.00–535.00	$522.81	$1,919	+53.42
400–415	407	5	470.00–475.00	$471.00	$1,917	+27.98
460–480	470	11	415.00–427.50	$420.73	$1,977	+4.73
500–545	525	18	374.00–390.00	$377.67	$1,983	-8.81
550–580	562	10	352.50–370.00	$361.48	$2,032	-13.51
605–625	614	7	335.00–340.00	$337.13	$2,070	-11.89
650–690	670	12	320.00–332.50	$326.68	$2,189	-0.48
705–740	721	4	307.50–310.00	$309.39	$2,231	-7.30
755–760	757	3	290.00–295.00	$293.33	$2,221	-9.19
810–825	818	2	282.50–285.00	$283.74	$2,321	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	3	535.00–550.00	$541.55	$1,516	—
300–315	308	2	520.00–530.00	$524.88	$1,617	—
375–395	387	5	475.00–500.00	$485.98	$1,881	+35.89
400–445	422	13	435.00–455.00	$441.29	$1,862	+21.36
450–495	482	12	390.00–410.00	$400.13	$1,929	+2.54
500–545	521	14	350.00–370.00	$364.15	$1,897	-10.41
550–595	578	14	335.00–350.00	$341.05	$1,971	-15.58
600–640	621	4	317.50–325.00	$320.66	$1,991	-10.07
655–675	663	6	300.00–317.50	$308.70	$2,047	-1.39
700–745	718	4	285.00–300.00	$292.40	$2,099	-7.60
760	760	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,090	-17.52
820	820	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,214	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	540.00	$540.00	$1,204	—
310–345	327	3	490.00–500.00	$495.10	$1,619	+45.10
350–385	369	6	450.00–470.00	$459.88	$1,697	+37.87
410–440	426	7	405.00–430.00	$422.79	$1,801	+26.14
465–495	480	7	360.00–385.00	$373.86	$1,795	+0.30
505–540	522	5	335.00–345.00	$341.04	$1,780	-13.89
615–645	632	3	300.00–305.00	$303.38	$1,917	-1.65
670	670	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,910	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1110	1040	85-90%	4	121.00–125.00	$123.04	$1,280	—
915–1265	1055	85-90%	4	110.00–116.00	$112.82	$1,190	—
1150–1175	1163	85-90%	2	129.00–132.00	$130.52	$1,518	+9.52

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1210	1090	80-85%	2	135.00–137.00	$136.11	$1,484	—
1010–1325	1202	80-85%	3	130.00–133.00	$131.06	$1,575	-7.07
1100–1535	1299	80-85%	4	139.00–148.00	$141.44	$1,837	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–2075	1554	75-80%	5	140.00–144.00	$142.50	$2,214	—
1730	1730	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,595	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1690	1690	1	190.00	$190.00	$3,211	—
1670–1720	1695	2	170.00–175.00	$172.46	$2,923	—
2040	2040	1	185.00	$185.00	$3,774	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,350.00	$2,175.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,500.00

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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	2	2,850.00–2,950.00	$2,900.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,050.00–3,700.00	$3,333.33	—

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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.