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Arab Livestock Market Feeder Cattle Board Sale Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Board Sale)

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $341.25/cwt -11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,614/hd at 766 lb · 393 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.40/cwt ≈ $2,991/hd at 866 lb · 290 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.50/cwt ≈ $2,899/hd at 820 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 874 410 141
Feeder cattle 874 410 141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle sold with a 20 cent slide, 2 percent shrink, and an immediate delivery date.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 68 385.50 $385.50 $2,853 —
815–825 820 123 352.50–354.50 $353.50 $2,899 —
850–880 866 290 335.00–348.50 $345.40 $2,991 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–775 766 393 337.25–343.25 $341.25 $2,614 -11.50

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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.