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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

796 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.08/cwt +10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 564 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.99/cwt +5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 377 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.50/cwt ≈ $916/hd at 578 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 796 519 0
Feeder cattle 675 448 0
Slaughter cattle 91 45 0
Replacement cattle 30 26 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 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
450–470 459 4 177.00–180.00 $177.76 $816 —
503–548 523 7 155.00–167.00 $160.38 $839 —
578 578 13 158.50 $158.50 $916 —
640 640 1 146.00 $146.00 $934 +1.49
689 689 5 143.50 $143.50 $989 —
725 725 1 137.00 $137.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 190.00 $190.00 $712 —
405–430 417 3 177.00–180.00 $178.64 $745 —
460–495 478 2 169.00–175.00 $171.89 $822 +9.89
505–535 522 3 158.00–159.00 $158.66 $828 +7.66
560 560 4 145.00 $145.00 $812 —
625–630 628 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $885 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 3 180.00–181.00 $180.34 $694 +5.34
425–445 435 2 170.00–172.00 $170.98 $744 +3.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 409 8 150.00–155.00 $151.99 $622 —
450–464 461 5 145.00–147.50 $147.01 $678 +7.70
505–535 522 5 140.00–145.00 $142.42 $743 +6.36
557 fancy 557 8 144.00 $144.00 $802 +6.00
560–575 573 6 137.00–140.00 $139.51 $799 +11.51
600–638 621 7 131.00–136.00 $132.99 $826 +8.49
655–680 668 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $842 +10.98
703–720 706 5 123.00–126.00 $125.39 $885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 +10.00
360–390 377 13 152.00–155.00 $152.99 $577 +5.44
400–445 423 8 145.00–149.00 $146.74 $621 +3.76
455–475 462 6 138.00–144.00 $141.19 $652 +7.77
500–540 521 4 135.00–138.00 $136.29 $710 +8.80
565–580 573 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $751 +9.03
630 630 1 128.00 $128.00 $806 +10.58
670 670 1 118.00 $118.00 $791 +6.67
705–745 725 2 110.00–115.00 $112.57 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 321 4 152.00–155.00 $153.49 $493 +5.39
375–390 381 4 145.00–150.00 $146.77 $559 +4.94
420–445 435 4 137.00–140.00 $137.76 $599 +3.48
450–495 471 7 132.00–137.00 $134.52 $634 +11.55
505–535 520 2 128.00–130.00 $128.97 $671 +12.97
560–595 574 4 120.00–127.00 $123.48 $709 +11.50
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 315 3 190.00–197.00 $192.94 $608 —
350–390 372 5 182.00–188.00 $183.93 $684 +1.58
405–445 422 10 175.00–185.00 $177.30 $748 +0.43
450–465 454 7 167.00–177.00 $171.85 $780 +1.08
500–530 517 5 157.00–165.00 $160.74 $831 +4.01
550–570 555 9 144.00–152.00 $147.88 $821 +4.23
610–640 626 4 138.00–141.00 $139.28 $872 -1.26
675–685 680 2 132.00–136.00 $133.99 $911 —
725–730 728 2 122.00–126.00 $124.01 $903 +0.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 4 180.00–187.00 $184.15 $582 +4.15
355–390 374 7 172.00–179.00 $176.27 $659 +0.11
415–440 430 7 167.00–170.00 $168.86 $726 +0.13
460–485 475 7 160.00–165.00 $164.30 $780 +8.08
500–540 520 5 150.00–155.00 $153.38 $798 +8.61
585–595 590 3 139.00–142.00 $140.67 $830 +1.17
615 615 1 127.00 $127.00 $781 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 327 3 175.00–177.00 $176.37 $577 +2.02
375–390 383 2 167.00–170.00 $168.53 $645 +6.22
455–475 465 2 152.00–155.00 $153.53 $714 +10.24
525–545 532 3 140.00–149.00 $146.04 $777 +9.04
580–595 587 3 135.00–137.00 $136.32 $800 +11.28
615–645 633 3 120.00–123.00 $121.64 $770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1380 1156 75-80% 7 60.00–65.00 $63.21 $731 —
980–1520 1235 75-80% 5 72.00–77.00 $73.45 $907 —
1055–1755 1276 75-80% 21 66.00–71.00 $68.22 $870 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1120 1012 80-85% 14 57.00–62.00 $59.18 $599 —
815–1430 1025 80-85% 5 54.00–56.00 $54.87 $562 —
865–1270 1089 80-85% 7 63.00–66.00 $64.58 $703 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $350 -6.41
955–1015 993 85-90% 3 47.00–50.00 $48.70 $484 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1100 1090 2 78.00–79.00 $78.50 $856 +0.50
1130–1960 1620 5 86.00–89.00 $87.17 $1,412 —
1410–1810 1660 4 92.00–95.00 $93.57 $1,553 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1565 1565 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895–1160 1053 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,041.48 -14.42

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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.