Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.75/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 694 lb · 28 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $122.25/cwt ≈ $861/hd at 704 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.33/cwt +4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 536 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	498	1,150	941
Feeder cattle	400	939	877
Slaughter cattle	98	170	64
Replacement cattle	—	41	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–515	510	2	137.00–138.00	$137.50	$701	-4.61
603–620	605	11	131.00–135.00	$134.63	$815	+5.63
655–665	660	2	129.00	$129.00	$851	+4.00
704	704	20	122.25	$122.25	$861	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	145.00	$145.00	$580	+0.30
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	+5.00
500–515	510	17	130.00–135.00	$134.71	$687	+0.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	2	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$649	+2.53
525–540	533	2	125.00	$125.00	$666	+3.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	323	3	155.00–162.00	$158.98	$514	+23.98
350–395	377	3	145.00–148.00	$146.64	$553	+16.13
405–435	418	4	131.00–138.00	$133.69	$559	+12.98
450–480	461	7	125.00–130.00	$127.55	$588	+10.56
500–549	536	17	115.00–122.00	$116.33	$624	+4.33
555–595	572	5	110.00–116.00	$113.60	$650	+4.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	157.00–165.00	$161.16	$596	+24.50
455	455	1	132.00	$132.00	$601	+9.72
535	535	1	126.00	$126.00	$674	+8.28
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	+8.74
694	694	28	115.75	$115.75	$803	+7.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	152.00	$152.00	$388	—
350–385	363	4	142.00–144.00	$142.99	$519	+24.03
400–440	419	9	122.00–130.00	$126.57	$530	+8.57
460–495	479	5	119.00–124.00	$120.62	$578	+9.13
535–540	538	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$562	-3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	180.00	$180.00	$522	—
350–380	366	7	167.00–177.00	$171.84	$629	+10.09
400–440	424	9	147.00–150.00	$148.64	$630	+1.31
455–490	467	14	137.00–145.00	$141.89	$663	-3.11
505–530	519	8	128.00–132.00	$129.75	$673	-10.57
600–615	610	4	121.00–125.00	$122.76	$749	+3.13
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	175.00	$175.00	$438	—
305–340	323	2	160.00	$160.00	$517	-2.29
350–395	378	10	150.00–160.00	$154.14	$583	+0.09
400–445	423	12	140.00–146.00	$142.34	$602	-1.63
455–495	475	7	130.00–135.00	$131.94	$627	-4.06
535–540	537	3	125.00	$125.00	$671	—
550–585	568	2	122.00–123.00	$122.48	$696	+3.74
660	660	1	105.00	$105.00	$693	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	-3.24
300–305	303	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$462	-0.31
355–390	368	6	140.00–146.00	$143.54	$528	-2.29
405–435	423	3	136.00–142.00	$138.39	$585	+2.86
480–495	490	5	120.00–127.00	$124.38	$609	-5.30
505–535	523	3	119.00–122.00	$120.30	$629	+5.30
595	595	1	112.00	$112.00	$666	±0.00
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	-6.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1105	1034	80-85%	4	53.00–54.00	$53.73	$556	—
935–1605	1203	80-85%	11	60.00–66.00	$62.05	$746	—
1055–1705	1279	80-85%	18	55.00–59.00	$56.30	$720	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1515	1346	75-80%	8	52.00–54.00	$53.41	$719	-3.14
1245–1700	1500	75-80%	3	59.00–62.00	$60.48	$907	—
1295–2015	1542	75-80%	11	55.00–58.00	$56.74	$875	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–975	873	85-90%	3	47.00–49.00	$47.94	$419	+3.31
890–900	895	85-90%	2	44.00–45.00	$44.50	$398	—
980–1085	1026	85-90%	5	50.00–52.00	$50.80	$521	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1575	1300	4	78.00–80.00	$78.94	$1,026	+0.32
1040–1725	1325	6	73.00–76.00	$74.25	$984	-4.37
1460–2000	1601	7	83.00–84.00	$83.31	$1,334	—

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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.