Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 1, 2021

665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.22/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 523 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $132.81/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 479 lb · 10 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.94/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $570/hd at 416 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	665	531
Feeder cattle	562	390
Slaughter cattle	82	80
Replacement cattle	21	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	148.00	$148.00	$762	-5.00
620	620	1	137.00	$137.00	$849	-3.00
650–670	660	4	123.00–132.00	$127.48	$841	-7.52
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	165.00	$165.00	$693	—
505	505	1	144.00	$144.00	$727	—
580	580	1	137.00	$137.00	$795	—
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	±0.00
690–695	693	2	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$804	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	162.00	$162.00	$583	—
555–595	575	2	125.00	$125.00	$719	±0.00
615–640	628	2	113.00–120.00	$116.43	$731	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	145.00	$145.00	$428	—
325–340	334	4	137.00–138.00	$137.24	$458	-4.76
360–395	376	10	135.00–137.00	$136.71	$514	+1.30
400–445	427	5	127.00–132.00	$130.98	$559	+1.26
455–485	477	5	120.00–127.00	$123.98	$591	+2.31
500–530	516	7	115.00–120.00	$117.40	$606	-2.60
550–585	574	4	110.00	$110.00	$631	-0.63
615–630	623	2	102.00–103.00	$102.51	$639	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–355	353	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$498	+2.84
400–445	416	10	135.00–140.00	$136.94	$570	+1.64
450–495	473	7	128.00–132.00	$129.70	$613	+0.49
505–535	516	5	122.00–125.00	$123.59	$638	-2.13
560–595	576	5	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$677	-0.14
615–635	627	3	112.00–115.00	$113.34	$711	-1.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–530	518	8	128.00–134.00	$130.77	$677	+1.77
550 fancy	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	—
570–585	580	4	121.00–125.00	$122.74	$712	-2.26
600–625	615	6	115.00–121.00	$117.67	$724	—
630 fancy	630	1	124.00	$124.00	$781	—
650 fancy	650	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$786	—
670–685	676	7	110.00–117.00	$112.43	$760	-4.22
705	705	1	108.00	$108.00	$761	-5.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	364	4	157.00–160.00	$159.00	$579	-1.03
400–435	413	3	147.00–155.00	$150.58	$622	+1.60
450–490	467	6	139.00–145.00	$141.17	$659	+0.86
505–545	523	11	128.00–135.00	$131.22	$686	-2.94
550–595	575	8	122.00–128.00	$125.36	$721	-0.66
640	640	1	117.00	$117.00	$749	-3.01
680–690	685	3	110.00–113.00	$111.01	$760	-3.61
705	705	1	102.00	$102.00	$719	-5.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	172.00	$172.00	$482	—
310–325	318	2	162.00–167.00	$164.44	$523	+6.38
350–395	381	4	152.00–155.00	$154.31	$588	+2.31
400–445	424	7	140.00–145.00	$141.42	$600	+1.42
455–495	479	10	129.00–137.00	$132.81	$636	+0.42
520–545	535	7	120.00–127.00	$122.69	$656	-0.34
550–580	567	3	115.00–120.00	$116.68	$662	-1.34
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	167.00	$167.00	$643	—
455–485	469	4	149.00–156.00	$152.95	$717	—
500–520	511	5	138.00–144.00	$141.21	$722	-2.57
550–590	571	6	130.00–137.00	$132.66	$757	-0.65
600–640	612	6	125.00–128.00	$126.82	$776	-0.51
650 fancy	650	1	128.00	$128.00	$832	±0.00
655–665	660	3	119.00–125.00	$121.99	$805	-1.36
710	710	1	117.00	$117.00	$831	+2.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$446	—
895–1255	1008	85-90%	11	61.00–63.00	$62.22	$627	—
820–1255	1026	85-90%	10	56.00–60.00	$58.37	$599	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1275	1065	80-85%	10	64.00–68.00	$66.16	$705	—
1055–1150	1086	80-85%	7	69.00–72.00	$69.71	$757	—
1120–1280	1193	80-85%	5	75.00–79.00	$76.64	$914	-0.31

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1230	1193	75-80%	2	76.00–79.00	$77.55	$925	—
1180–1505	1332	75-80%	5	70.00–75.00	$71.85	$957	—
1305–1460	1373	75-80%	5	68.00–69.00	$68.60	$942	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1455	1238	2	86.00–88.00	$87.18	$1,079	—
1210–1960	1747	5	89.00–94.00	$92.88	$1,623	—
1700–2050	1886	4	95.00–98.00	$96.49	$1,820	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1375	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00

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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.