Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $144.77/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 529 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $143.65/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 572 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.06/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 529 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	519	780	766
Feeder cattle	448	632	514
Slaughter cattle	45	74	252
Replacement cattle	26	74	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	175.00	$175.00	$644	±0.00
448	448	3	167.00	$167.00	$748	+1.82
545	545	1	145.00	$145.00	$790	+0.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	162.00	$162.00	$786	-3.00
540	540	3	151.00	$151.00	$815	—
725	725	1	120.00	$120.00	$870	-1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	180.00	$180.00	$729	±0.00
610–635	623	2	144.00–145.00	$144.51	$900	+2.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	—
350–390	371	10	145.00–150.00	$147.55	$547	-4.49
405–435	422	11	140.00–145.00	$142.98	$603	+0.71
460–495	477	7	130.00–137.00	$133.42	$636	-4.63
515–535	527	6	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$672	-0.69
560–595	572	3	121.00–123.00	$121.98	$698	-0.24
605–645	625	2	115.00–120.00	$117.42	$734	-1.58
650–685	670	3	110.00–112.00	$111.33	$746	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	6	145.00–150.00	$148.10	$489	-1.90
360–385	372	6	140.00–143.00	$141.83	$528	-2.35
440–445	442	7	130.00–137.00	$134.28	$594	-1.21
465–495	485	4	120.00–125.00	$122.97	$596	-3.25
530	530	1	116.00	$116.00	$615	-6.66
585–595	590	2	110.00–114.00	$111.98	$661	-3.02
655–680	668	4	105.00	$105.00	$701	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	460	9	138.00–140.00	$139.31	$641	—
500–537	529	12	132.00–137.50	$136.06	$720	-4.42
555 fancy	555	1	138.00	$138.00	$766	—
560–570	565	2	128.00	$128.00	$723	-1.25
630–640	635	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$791	+0.04
650	650	1	115.00	$115.00	$748	-8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	2	180.00	$180.00	$563	-5.38
350–395	370	7	175.00–178.00	$176.16	$652	+1.09
410–445	428	9	164.00–173.00	$168.73	$722	+3.24
465–490	480	10	150.00–160.00	$156.22	$750	+0.97
500–545	529	13	140.00–150.00	$144.77	$766	+0.94
580–585	583	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$813	+4.00
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	4	180.00–190.00	$182.35	$689	+0.63
405–445	422	9	175.00–180.00	$176.87	$746	+1.82
455–475	459	5	167.00–177.00	$170.77	$784	+6.76
500–535	513	3	152.00–160.00	$156.73	$804	+3.61
555–595	572	12	142.00–148.00	$143.65	$822	-1.84
610–630	620	2	138.00–143.00	$140.54	$871	+6.31
705	705	1	124.00	$124.00	$874	+9.00
765	765	1	122.00	$122.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	320	6	170.00–177.00	$174.35	$558	-0.97
350–385	379	7	160.00–167.00	$162.31	$615	+0.11
415–425	420	2	150.00–160.00	$154.94	$651	-0.26
455–475	462	3	140.00–145.00	$143.29	$662	—
520	520	1	137.00	$137.00	$712	+3.26
580–590	585	2	120.00–130.00	$125.04	$731	-2.47
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1295	1117	80-85%	9	58.00–62.00	$59.86	$669	—
1090–1190	1139	80-85%	4	63.00–68.00	$65.51	$746	—
1205	1205	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$675	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1570	1308	75-80%	5	56.00–60.00	$58.52	$765	+2.06
1260–1390	1319	75-80%	4	62.00–65.00	$63.27	$835	+6.81
1190–1505	1333	75-80%	4	67.00–69.00	$67.68	$902	+11.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–995	850	85-90%	2	46.00–47.00	$46.41	$394	—
850	850	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$366	—
845–1005	925	85-90%	2	51.00–53.00	$51.91	$480	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	78.00	$78.00	$827	—
1420–1545	1485	3	85.00–88.00	$86.35	$1,282	—
1715–2475	2013	3	89.00–91.00	$89.90	$1,810	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1230	1073	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,055.90	—

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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.