Cattle Market Pulse

Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.02/cwt -9.63 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 424 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $131.55/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 625 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $143.81/cwt -10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 484 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 901 698 0
Feeder cattle 723 597 0
Slaughter cattle 112 101 0
Replacement cattle 66 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with 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
675 675 5 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
835 835 5 120.50 $120.50 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 168.00 $168.00 $680 -6.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 146.00–147.00 $146.48 $554 -3.87
400–435 414 7 137.00–143.00 $138.55 $574 -6.07
455–480 467 10 132.00–139.00 $134.80 $630 -3.38
505–540 520 6 125.00–132.00 $129.18 $672 -2.29
555–580 564 4 117.00–122.00 $118.50 $668 -8.00
600–645 620 9 110.00–115.00 $112.91 $700 -8.10
650–680 668 3 105.00–107.00 $105.67 $706 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 378 8 137.00–142.00 $139.86 $529 -4.28
415–445 428 9 132.00–136.00 $133.78 $573 -2.57
460–480 470 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $613 -0.27
505–535 523 7 117.00–122.00 $119.14 $623 -5.86
550–590 568 6 112.00–115.00 $114.16 $648 -0.84
605–620 610 3 100.00–108.00 $102.64 $626 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 523 8 135.00–141.00 $137.41 $719 +0.41
550 550 2 127.00–135.00 $131.00 $720 -3.53
608 608 5 125.00 $125.00 $760 -2.94
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 -14.00
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 3 170.00–172.00 $171.32 $582 -13.40
365–390 378 6 160.00–168.00 $165.63 $626 -8.35
400–440 424 12 150.00–157.00 $154.02 $653 -9.63
470–495 484 11 140.00–149.00 $143.81 $696 -10.06
510–540 529 8 135.00–139.00 $137.35 $727 -7.02
560–595 574 6 128.00–133.00 $130.52 $749 -4.48
615–625 620 3 125.00–129.00 $126.99 $787 -5.01
660–685 668 3 115.00–117.00 $115.68 $773 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 381 4 170.00–172.00 $170.74 $651 -9.26
400–425 413 9 160.00–167.00 $162.47 $671 -9.97
450–465 458 6 150.00–159.00 $154.79 $709 -9.88
505–525 512 5 142.00–147.00 $144.40 $739 -7.94
555–590 569 8 134.00–137.00 $135.49 $771 -9.84
605–645 625 11 130.00–135.00 $131.55 $822 -6.45
650–670 660 2 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $855 -5.99
720–725 723 2 123.00 $123.00 $889 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 317 3 160.00–167.00 $162.92 $516 -9.36
355–385 373 3 150.00–157.00 $154.10 $575 -9.60
405–415 411 6 140.00–149.00 $143.35 $589 -13.65
475–490 482 7 130.00–138.00 $135.13 $651 -9.08
525–545 534 7 120.00–130.00 $126.71 $677 +9.71
570–595 583 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $734 +0.98
620–640 627 3 120.00–124.00 $122.31 $767 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1340 1073 80-85% 13 57.00–60.00 $58.85 $631 —
905–1525 1173 80-85% 35 61.00–66.00 $63.40 $744 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1105 950 85-90% 12 50.00–55.00 $52.83 $502 —
920–1015 968 85-90% 2 56.00 $56.00 $542 -2.27
1055–1085 1070 85-90% 2 45.00–49.00 $47.03 $503 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1000 988 75-80% 2 68.00–69.00 $68.49 $677 —
1240–1470 1352 75-80% 13 62.00–67.00 $65.26 $882 —
1450 1450 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $884 -4.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 82.00 $82.00 $947 —
1090–2020 1573 3 86.00–89.00 $87.88 $1,382 —
1500–2055 1762 9 90.00–95.00 $91.97 $1,621 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770–1165 968 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,026.61 —

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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.