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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 924 1,059 1,354
Feeder cattle 767 866 1,139
Slaughter cattle 139 142 173
Replacement cattle 18 51 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 168.00 $168.00 $638 —
425–440 433 2 153.00–155.00 $153.98 $667 —
470–480 475 2 140.00–145.00 $142.47 $677 -8.04
515–530 523 2 137.00–139.00 $138.01 $722 -6.99
560–593 588 7 135.00 $135.00 $794 -1.08
600–615 608 3 120.00–126.00 $123.02 $748 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–560 555 4 137.00–141.00 $139.02 $772 —
663 663 4 128.00 $128.00 $849 —
729 729 4 124.00 $124.00 $904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 132.00 $132.00 $469 -2.71
405–445 434 6 120.00–127.00 $123.38 $535 -5.20
450–485 469 8 115.00–122.00 $118.78 $557 -4.62
515–540 526 7 113.00–118.00 $116.13 $611 -0.64
550–590 575 7 105.00–113.00 $109.83 $632 -5.71
600 600 1 108.00 $108.00 $648 —
680–685 683 2 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $690 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 138.00 $138.00 $483 —
420–425 422 3 131.00–132.00 $131.66 $556 -2.30
480 480 1 126.00 $126.00 $605 -3.34
530 530 1 123.00 $123.00 $652 -0.70
560–585 573 3 117.00–120.00 $118.34 $678 -1.91
600–630 613 5 112.00–117.00 $113.61 $696 -5.39
660 660 1 112.00 $112.00 $739 +3.00
730 730 1 102.00 $102.00 $745 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 422 5 115.00–117.00 $116.23 $490 -2.76
455–495 470 3 110.00–113.00 $111.30 $523 -4.68
505 505 2 105.00 $105.00 $530 -7.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 167.00 $167.00 $568 +3.04
355–385 373 6 150.00–160.00 $155.61 $580 +1.42
410–445 428 3 145.00–147.00 $146.31 $626 +2.04
460–470 465 4 134.00–140.00 $136.76 $636 +2.06
505–535 521 4 125.00–133.00 $129.05 $672 +1.90
550–590 576 5 119.00–121.00 $120.00 $691 -5.99
625 625 1 116.00 $116.00 $725 -1.00
690 690 1 111.00 $111.00 $766 +1.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 382 3 162.00–164.00 $162.68 $621 -0.70
405–430 422 6 155.00–162.00 $157.32 $664 +5.32
450–485 468 4 144.00–150.00 $145.94 $683 +4.22
515–540 527 3 135.00–137.00 $136.02 $717 +1.52
600 600 1 124.00 $124.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 157.00 $157.00 $523 —
365–380 373 2 147.00 $147.00 $548 +3.00
420–445 433 2 135.00–137.00 $135.97 $589 -1.53
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 +3.99
510–535 523 2 120.00 $120.00 $628 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1200 1096 80-85% 6 45.00–47.00 $46.34 $508 —
1005–1400 1207 80-85% 6 54.00–57.00 $54.47 $657 —
890–1615 1293 80-85% 32 48.00–53.00 $50.61 $654 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1775 1475 75-80% 8 49.00–53.00 $50.75 $749 —
1530–1565 1548 75-80% 2 55.00 $55.00 $851 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1375 1123 85-90% 8 45.00–50.00 $47.57 $534 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1695 1553 5 74.00–79.00 $76.44 $1,187 —
1555–1925 1780 3 82.00–83.00 $82.35 $1,466 —
1800–2015 1908 2 86.00–87.00 $86.47 $1,650 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105–1205 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $837.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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.