Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 6, 2026

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $360.00/cwt ≈ $2,423/hd at 673 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.75/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,007/hd at 569 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $399.00/cwt ≈ $2,238/hd at 561 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	593	499	544
Feeder cattle	503	445	478
Slaughter cattle	75	40	40
Replacement cattle	15	14	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 3.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561	561	20	399.00	$399.00	$2,238	—
673	673	25	360.00	$360.00	$2,423	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	2	417.50	$417.50	$1,996	-20.01
542	542	3	387.00	$387.00	$2,098	-9.68
553–591	580	11	372.50–377.50	$374.03	$2,169	-2.22
600	600	2	357.50–360.00	$358.75	$2,152	+13.58
715–745	730	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,372	+3.82
775	775	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,461	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,262	—
320–335	328	2	415.00–425.00	$420.11	$1,378	-7.31
355–380	369	5	385.00–400.00	$392.02	$1,447	-2.98
400–445	416	8	370.00–385.00	$375.89	$1,564	-4.87
450–495	472	10	350.00–365.00	$354.19	$1,672	-6.32
510–540	526	10	335.00–350.00	$341.39	$1,796	+8.69
550–590	577	13	320.00–336.00	$327.75	$1,891	+7.75
600–630	613	4	307.50–317.50	$312.47	$1,915	+1.75
650–665	658	2	300.00–307.50	$303.71	$1,998	+5.70
700–720	710	2	280.00–285.00	$282.46	$2,005	+3.20
760	760	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,128	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,348	+5.00
355–365	360	2	410.00–420.00	$414.93	$1,494	-35.07
405	405	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,620	-13.29
455–458	457	9	370.00–387.00	$383.79	$1,754	—
520	520	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,859	-3.10
565	565	1	377.00	$377.00	$2,130	-3.00
550–586	569	21	342.50–356.00	$351.60	$2,001	-28.40
605–630	618	4	320.00–327.50	$324.41	$2,005	+2.60
660–695	671	4	312.50–315.00	$313.76	$2,105	-6.24
700–710	705	3	300.00–310.00	$305.83	$2,156	+3.88
705	705	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,291	+23.05

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,224	+20.00
375	375	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,425	-0.04
410–420	417	3	350.00–365.00	$360.08	$1,502	+2.54
480	480	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,632	+2.57
505–545	523	7	320.00–332.50	$324.31	$1,696	—
555	555	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,748	+7.45
600–635	615	6	295.00–302.50	$299.60	$1,843	+2.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	485.00–500.00	$492.50	$1,330	-49.05
305–330	320	3	450.00–460.00	$453.39	$1,451	-71.49
355–395	370	9	415.00–440.00	$431.33	$1,596	-54.65
405–430	416	10	390.00–410.00	$402.05	$1,673	-39.24
450–485	471	13	375.00–387.50	$379.02	$1,785	-21.11
500–540	518	16	350.00–367.50	$356.68	$1,848	-7.47
555–590	573	11	330.00–349.00	$336.16	$1,926	-4.89
605–645	626	12	315.00–330.00	$322.13	$2,017	+1.47
650–695	676	7	300.00–315.00	$307.15	$2,076	-1.55
700–740	722	6	290.00–305.00	$299.99	$2,166	+7.59
750–790	770	2	287.50–290.00	$288.72	$2,223	+13.72
805	805	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,174	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,040	-45.00
345	345	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,449	-75.10
380–395	386	7	400.00–410.00	$401.40	$1,549	-58.48
440–445	441	7	375.00–385.00	$380.01	$1,676	-42.78
450–495	477	11	350.00–370.00	$360.30	$1,719	-13.56
500–545	521	11	330.00–345.00	$337.51	$1,758	-3.53
555–595	579	7	320.00–325.00	$321.07	$1,859	—
605–645	626	5	300.00–310.00	$306.56	$1,919	+3.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	355	3	450.00–465.00	$455.14	$1,616	-67.67
430	430	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,806	-51.00
455–465	462	3	390.00–400.00	$395.00	$1,825	-25.73
550–560	555	4	355.00–370.00	$360.90	$2,003	-0.58
600–640	620	13	332.50–355.00	$340.00	$2,108	+2.87
655–690	674	7	320.00–330.00	$324.04	$2,184	-2.64
705–730	718	7	310.00–320.00	$315.31	$2,264	+5.92
825	825	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,434	+11.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1330	1131	80-85%	4	125.00–128.00	$126.72	$1,433	—
1050–1465	1200	80-85%	4	139.00–145.00	$141.19	$1,694	+10.13
1015–1555	1230	80-85%	15	130.00–137.00	$133.14	$1,638	+2.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1635	1336	75-80%	7	132.00–137.50	$135.17	$1,806	—
1305–1550	1428	75-80%	2	145.00–149.00	$147.17	$2,102	—
1450–1765	1582	75-80%	5	140.00–143.00	$141.37	$2,236	-1.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–980	948	85-90%	2	109.00–110.00	$109.52	$1,038	—
840–1315	1100	85-90%	9	120.00–127.00	$123.29	$1,356	—
1105–1160	1133	85-90%	2	129.00–132.00	$130.46	$1,478	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1605	1525	2	165.00–170.00	$167.63	$2,556	—
1170–2065	1682	5	175.00–183.00	$179.35	$3,017	-10.65
2100	2100	1	186.00	$186.00	$3,906	—

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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)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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.