Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 8, 2021

775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.90/cwt +8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 559 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.29/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 614 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $146.17/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 542 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	775	665	822
Feeder cattle	612	562	704
Slaughter cattle	132	82	102
Replacement cattle	31	21	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–520	519	13	150.00–156.00	$154.31	$801	+6.31
608–618	614	31	133.00–143.00	$139.29	$855	+2.29
660–694	683	6	122.00–130.00	$126.68	$865	-0.80
721 value added	721	4	125.00	$125.00	$901	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	157.00–158.00	$157.50	$724	—
538–545	542	17	140.00–149.00	$146.17	$792	—
580	580	1	138.00	$138.00	$800	+1.00
600–610	604	5	122.00–131.00	$127.79	$772	+0.79
650–670	660	3	112.00–120.00	$115.98	$765	-0.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	470	3	142.00–149.00	$144.26	$678	—
600–645	623	2	116.00–119.00	$117.45	$732	+1.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–430	422	5	142.00–148.00	$145.16	$613	—
450–487	475	11	137.00–140.00	$137.61	$654	—
500–540	524	8	130.00–136.00	$133.24	$698	+2.47
554 fancy	554	22	135.00	$135.00	$748	+3.00
560–585	569	11	124.00–131.00	$128.71	$732	+5.97
600	600	1	122.00	$122.00	$732	+4.33
655–670	660	11	117.00–121.00	$120.55	$796	+8.12
700	700	1	112.00	$112.00	$784	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	142.00	$142.00	$558	—
405–440	419	5	135.00–140.00	$138.01	$578	+1.07
460–495	474	7	129.00–135.00	$132.00	$626	+2.30
515–540	528	6	125.00–129.00	$127.68	$674	+4.09
565–590	578	2	122.00–123.00	$122.51	$708	+4.96
610–620	615	3	115.00–118.00	$116.66	$717	+3.32

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	282	3	150.00–152.00	$151.36	$427	+6.36
300–330	313	3	140.00–147.00	$142.94	$447	+5.70
370–390	380	2	137.00–139.00	$138.03	$525	+1.32
415–435	430	4	127.00–130.00	$128.48	$552	-2.50
460–490	475	6	120.00–127.00	$123.71	$588	-0.27
510–545	527	3	118.00–120.00	$119.35	$629	+1.95
565–585	575	2	115.00	$115.00	$661	+5.00
630–635	633	2	112.00	$112.00	$709	+9.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	167.00	$167.00	$576	—
360–380	370	2	162.00	$162.00	$599	+3.00
415–445	430	2	149.00–157.00	$152.86	$657	+2.28
450–490	467	9	139.00–147.00	$142.78	$667	+1.61
500–545	518	13	128.00–136.00	$130.86	$678	-0.36
550–590	568	5	125.00–128.00	$126.57	$719	+1.21
605–635	617	9	116.00–125.00	$118.37	$730	+1.37
650–670	660	2	113.00–116.00	$114.48	$756	+3.47
785–795	790	2	97.00–100.00	$98.49	$778	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	268	3	170.00–172.00	$170.62	$457	-1.38
325–345	335	2	160.00–162.00	$161.03	$539	-3.41
375–395	385	2	155.00–157.00	$155.97	$600	+1.66
400–435	423	8	137.00–145.00	$141.10	$597	-0.32
470–490	479	5	132.00–137.00	$134.79	$646	+1.98
515–540	527	6	119.00–127.00	$122.71	$647	+0.02
550–580	562	3	113.00–117.00	$114.64	$644	-2.04

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–575	563	3	130.00–136.00	$133.33	$751	+0.67
600 fancy	600	1	134.00	$134.00	$804	—
600–620	613	3	129.00–132.00	$130.65	$801	+3.83
650 fancy	650	1	132.00	$132.00	$858	+4.00
650–695	666	7	120.00–127.00	$123.14	$820	+1.15
715–740	725	3	112.00–117.00	$114.69	$832	-2.31
770	770	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$805	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1120	938	85-90%	9	51.00–56.00	$53.48	$502	—
820–1210	977	85-90%	9	63.00–65.00	$63.71	$622	—
810–1240	1021	85-90%	20	57.00–62.00	$60.50	$618	+2.13

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1210	1102	80-85%	5	76.00–81.00	$78.16	$861	—
890–1690	1147	80-85%	19	64.00–68.00	$66.59	$764	—
905–1400	1169	80-85%	10	69.00–74.00	$71.53	$836	-5.11

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1430	1355	75-80%	3	77.00–81.00	$79.38	$1,076	+10.78
1105–1655	1389	75-80%	9	65.00–70.00	$68.12	$946	-0.48
1245–1840	1477	75-80%	12	71.00–76.00	$72.62	$1,073	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1570	1353	2	87.00–88.00	$87.42	$1,183	—
1495–2160	1774	7	94.00–98.00	$96.51	$1,712	—
1710–1900	1805	2	90.00–93.00	$91.58	$1,653	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1300	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00–900.00	$822.23
1360–1485	1423	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$938.05

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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
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—

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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.