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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 15, 2020

665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.18/cwt ≈ $795/hd at 606 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 665 924 867
Feeder cattle 561 767 656
Slaughter cattle 94 139 111
Replacement cattle 10 18 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle too few to trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 485 3 152.00–162.00 $156.35 $758 —
515–540 528 2 140.00–143.00 $141.54 $747 —
550–585 568 2 136.00 $136.00 $772 -3.02
605–606 606 14 130.50–135.00 $131.18 $795 —
726 726 7 128.50 $128.50 $933 +4.50
768 768 2 120.00 $120.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 157.00 $157.00 $597 -11.00
400–430 415 2 155.00–157.00 $156.04 $648 +2.06
460–475 468 3 142.00–151.00 $147.31 $689 +4.84
515–545 530 2 135.00 $135.00 $716 -3.01
570 570 1 134.00 $134.00 $764 -1.00
605–625 613 3 127.00–128.00 $127.33 $781 +4.31
652–680 661 5 121.00–125.00 $123.78 $818 —
703–715 709 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $840 —
755–775 763 3 112.00–113.00 $112.33 $857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 4 145.00–147.00 $145.75 $638 —
575 575 1 127.00 $127.00 $730 —
615–625 620 2 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
705–715 710 2 117.00 $117.00 $831 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 5 130.00–135.00 $132.83 $441 —
350–390 371 7 125.00–129.00 $126.69 $470 -5.31
400–435 419 6 120.00–123.00 $120.66 $506 -2.72
465–485 475 2 119.00 $119.00 $565 +0.22
505–545 528 5 115.00–117.00 $115.77 $611 -0.36
555–580 567 3 110.00–112.00 $111.34 $631 +1.51
630 630 2 102.00 $102.00 $643 -6.00
670–698 689 4 90.00–98.00 $94.48 $651 -6.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 371 4 131.00–135.00 $132.21 $490 -5.79
410–445 423 3 127.00 $127.00 $537 -4.66
455–495 478 3 121.00–126.00 $123.38 $590 -2.62
500–545 521 8 120.00–123.00 $121.87 $635 -1.13
550–560 556 4 116.00–118.00 $116.75 $649 -1.59
644 644 5 108.00 $108.00 $696 -5.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 125.00 $125.00 $402 —
350–395 372 5 120.00–122.00 $120.39 $448 —
445 445 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $532 +3.27
455–490 472 5 117.00–118.00 $117.39 $554 +6.09
590–595 591 4 105.00–108.00 $106.50 $629 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 150.00–152.00 $151.01 $571 -4.60
420–430 426 4 141.00–147.00 $143.77 $612 -2.54
480–490 485 3 140.00–143.00 $141.01 $684 +4.25
500–525 516 4 120.00–125.00 $122.97 $635 -6.08
575–595 584 4 117.00–119.00 $117.50 $686 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 383 6 140.00–145.00 $141.64 $542 -5.36
420–440 429 4 135.00–137.00 $135.50 $581 -0.47
450–480 465 5 130.00–135.00 $133.05 $619 +3.05
520 520 1 117.00 $117.00 $608 -3.00
555 555 1 112.00 $112.00 $622 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 148.00–150.00 $148.98 $618 -8.34
470–490 478 4 146.00–147.00 $146.74 $701 +0.80
500–525 515 4 132.00–145.00 $139.07 $716 +3.05
550–565 555 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $725 —
600 600 1 117.00 $117.00 $702 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1415 1207 80-85% 20 47.00–50.00 $48.26 $582 -6.21
1230–1290 1260 80-85% 2 51.00–52.00 $51.51 $649 +0.90
1160–1405 1283 80-85% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.45 $583 -5.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1675 1363 75-80% 8 50.00–53.00 $51.35 $700 —
1245–1645 1473 75-80% 6 54.00–55.00 $54.65 $805 +3.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1215 1074 85-90% 4 43.00–45.00 $43.96 $472 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1785 1416 7 73.00–78.00 $75.34 $1,067 —
1750–2025 1851 4 80.00–84.00 $82.00 $1,518 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 935.00 $935.00 —

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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.