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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.11/cwt -3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 490 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.54/cwt ≈ $740/hd at 434 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $161.09/cwt +5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 544 980 446
Feeder cattle 449 731 323
Slaughter cattle 95 132 123
Replacement cattle — 117 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–446 434 12 169.00–171.00 $170.54 $740 —
760 760 1 118.00 $118.00 $897 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 167.00 $167.00 $710 —
460 460 1 159.00 $159.00 $731 -5.73
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 -3.96
550–575 563 2 141.00–147.00 $143.93 $810 +2.44
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 165.00 $165.00 $652 -12.00
440 440 1 152.00 $152.00 $669 —
455–490 473 2 147.00 $147.00 $695 -10.00
570 570 1 132.00 $132.00 $752 -3.00
685 685 1 117.00 $117.00 $801 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 363 5 135.00–140.00 $138.61 $503 -3.07
405–435 424 5 130.00–136.00 $132.64 $562 -3.19
455–496 490 20 125.00–130.00 $129.11 $633 -3.19
500–540 516 7 120.00–126.00 $122.76 $633 -1.43
550 550 1 115.00 $115.00 $632 -4.16
655–660 658 2 103.00–105.00 $104.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–388 382 8 142.00–145.00 $143.13 $547 —
400–420 412 5 137.00–140.00 $138.80 $572 -3.04
450 450 1 137.00 $137.00 $616 -0.18
555–575 562 5 123.00–128.00 $125.20 $704 -2.24
603 603 4 122.50 $122.50 $739 +3.50
655–685 667 3 110.00–118.00 $114.27 $762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 320 3 137.00–142.00 $140.41 $449 -3.11
375 375 1 132.00 $132.00 $495 -5.17
405–435 423 3 125.00–127.00 $126.32 $534 -2.68
455–490 471 6 118.00–122.00 $120.68 $568 -1.02
505–540 528 4 117.00–118.00 $117.26 $619 -2.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $566 +7.04
350–390 370 6 165.00–167.00 $166.18 $615 +2.56
400–435 417 10 160.00–162.00 $161.09 $672 +5.10
455–485 473 6 150.00–153.00 $151.35 $716 +1.69
510–535 525 3 147.00 $147.00 $772 +2.61
560–580 567 3 130.00–132.00 $130.68 $741 -6.29
605–630 621 6 125.00–127.00 $125.33 $778 +4.31
685–695 690 2 121.00–122.00 $121.50 $838 +9.50
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 168.00–177.00 $172.38 $664 -1.21
415–435 424 4 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $704 +0.65
450–465 456 5 157.00–160.00 $158.40 $722 -3.55
525–540 529 4 149.00–154.00 $151.48 $801 +3.75
580–585 583 2 137.00–142.00 $139.51 $813 —
615–630 623 3 129.00–135.00 $132.35 $825 +5.69
650–675 660 3 125.00–130.00 $127.66 $843 +5.66
710–735 720 3 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $842 +3.02
755–765 760 2 108.00–115.00 $111.52 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 177.00 $177.00 $593 +13.40
360–370 367 3 155.00–162.00 $158.99 $583 +3.30
400–445 418 5 152.00–157.00 $155.17 $649 +9.16
465–495 484 5 140.00–145.00 $142.82 $691 +3.07
505–540 528 4 130.00–135.00 $131.27 $693 —
630–640 635 2 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $746 +0.52
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1500 1059 80-85% 12 50.00–53.00 $51.86 $549 —
940–1345 1131 80-85% 18 54.00–58.00 $55.67 $630 +3.53
1220 1220 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $744 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1570 1413 75-80% 4 62.00–67.00 $63.62 $899 —
1125–1745 1416 75-80% 12 57.00–61.00 $58.68 $831 —
1305–1545 1427 75-80% 5 52.00–56.00 $53.88 $769 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–900 880 85-90% 3 40.00–43.00 $41.30 $363 —
720–1230 940 85-90% 9 44.00–49.00 $46.81 $440 +4.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1650 1397 5 75.00–80.00 $78.63 $1,098 —
1410–2180 1671 7 81.00–85.00 $82.71 $1,382 —
1695–2020 1858 2 87.00 $87.00 $1,616 -4.06

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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.