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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.03/cwt ≈ $934/hd at 662 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.46/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 605 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.18/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 530 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 780 544 0
Feeder cattle 632 449 0
Slaughter cattle 74 95 0
Replacement cattle 74 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 180.00 $180.00 $720 +9.46
450–465 455 4 172.00–179.00 $175.73 $800 —
505–510 508 2 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $818 —
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 —
600–615 610 3 141.00–145.00 $142.34 $868 —
656–681 662 17 138.00–142.00 $141.03 $934 —
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 +2.00
800–830 812 3 112.00–118.00 $115.33 $936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 +3.00
460–475 468 3 165.00 $165.00 $772 +6.00
550–575 564 4 140.00–146.00 $143.77 $811 -0.16
610–639 630 11 135.00–139.00 $138.18 $871 —
722 722 5 121.00 $121.00 $874 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 —
405–440 429 4 163.00–168.00 $165.18 $709 +13.18
500–535 523 6 140.00–149.00 $144.56 $756 —
565–597 592 6 136.00–137.00 $136.16 $806 +4.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 523 6 137.00–146.00 $140.48 $735 —
555–565 560 4 127.00–132.00 $129.25 $724 +4.05
603–630 605 13 124.00–124.50 $124.46 $753 +1.96
655 655 1 123.00 $123.00 $806 +8.73
659 fancy 659 7 124.50 $124.50 $820 —
700 700 1 118.00 $118.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 3 148.00–158.00 $152.04 $578 +13.43
400–425 407 7 140.00–147.00 $142.27 $579 +9.63
465–495 476 4 135.00–140.00 $138.05 $657 +8.94
520–539 530 11 126.00–136.00 $128.18 $679 +5.42
550–580 567 5 120.00–126.00 $122.22 $693 +7.22
600 600 2 119.00 $119.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 +9.59
360–395 378 6 140.00–147.00 $144.18 $545 +12.18
415–425 423 4 135.00–137.00 $135.49 $573 +9.17
460–495 481 9 125.00–130.00 $126.22 $607 +5.54
500–545 520 10 120.00–125.00 $122.66 $638 +5.40
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 379 4 180.00–185.00 $181.72 $689 +9.34
400–445 416 4 172.00–177.00 $175.05 $728 +9.04
450–490 474 9 160.00–169.00 $164.01 $777 +5.61
500–535 516 8 151.00–158.00 $153.12 $790 +1.64
555–560 558 2 143.00–148.00 $145.49 $812 +5.98
605–625 619 4 130.00–138.00 $134.23 $831 +1.88
650–665 658 2 127.00–129.00 $128.01 $842 +0.35
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 -1.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 313 3 182.00–187.00 $185.38 $580 +4.39
350–370 365 4 170.00–177.00 $175.07 $639 +8.89
400–445 425 4 160.00–168.00 $165.49 $703 +4.40
460–490 475 4 150.00–157.00 $155.25 $737 +3.90
520–540 530 6 140.00–148.00 $143.83 $762 -3.17
550–575 561 4 133.00–137.00 $135.50 $760 +4.82
625–645 636 4 123.00–129.00 $125.77 $800 +0.44
695 695 1 117.00 $117.00 $813 -4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 315 3 172.00–179.00 $175.32 $552 -1.68
355–395 368 4 160.00–167.00 $162.20 $597 +3.21
410–435 424 5 150.00–157.00 $155.20 $658 +0.03
535–545 540 4 131.00–137.00 $133.74 $722 +2.47
585–590 588 2 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1125 1041 80-85% 6 52.00–55.00 $53.80 $560 —
835–1265 1076 80-85% 13 56.00–61.00 $58.57 $630 +6.71
1085–1250 1161 80-85% 4 62.00–63.00 $62.49 $726 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1420 1225 75-80% 11 59.00–64.00 $61.90 $758 —
1190–1375 1288 75-80% 4 65.00–70.00 $66.58 $858 —
1235–1430 1339 75-80% 7 54.00–58.00 $56.46 $756 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $366 —
880–1115 975 85-90% 3 42.00 $42.00 $410 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1530 1337 3 76.00–80.00 $78.57 $1,050 —
1430–2465 1765 4 83.00–88.00 $84.44 $1,490 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–1060 890 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–635.00 $614.16
1170–1275 1232 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–775.00 $758.63
1230–1410 1312 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 900.00–950.00 $924.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1305 1305 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.