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Arab Livestock Market Feeder Cattle Board Sale

Alabama · Arab · Tue, Feb 3
● As filed955 headUSDA AMS · slug 1979

The sale in one line

F.O.B. at origin · actual weights
8 lots covering 955 head. Weights are actual. USDA puts receipts at 955 head, against 221 last week and 0 a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle sold with two percent shrink, a fifteen cent slide, and an immediate delivery date.

Every lot, as filed

8 lots · 955 head
ClassGradeWeightAvg wtPriceRangeHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2None700–750715340.00/cwt340.0070
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2None750–800775339.33/cwt337.00–340.50195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2None850–900860348.00/cwt348.0059
SteersMedium and Large 1-2None700–750725379.00/cwt379.0069
SteersMedium and Large 1-2None650–700650398.00/cwt398.0075
SteersMedium and Large 1-2None900–950910341.50/cwt341.50110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2None750–800750372.00/cwt372.00134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2None800–850825353.00/cwt353.00243
Source: USDA AMS · Montgomery, AL. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are actual. Head is summed from the lots as reported.