Cattle Market Pulse

Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.64/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 535 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.34/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 511 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.73/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 426 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 834 775 0
Feeder cattle 672 612 0
Slaughter cattle 123 132 0
Replacement cattle 39 31 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. 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
470 470 1 162.00 $162.00 $761 —
500 fancy 500 1 163.00 $163.00 $815 —
508–540 512 15 154.00–159.00 $158.03 $809 +3.72
550–585 570 3 144.00–147.00 $145.65 $830 —
635 635 4 141.00–142.00 $141.25 $897 +1.96
680–698 692 4 130.00–136.00 $134.26 $929 +7.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 475 3 150.00–156.00 $151.92 $722 -5.58
505–540 518 3 146.00–147.00 $146.68 $760 +0.51
575 575 1 137.00 $137.00 $788 -1.00
630–640 635 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $832 +3.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 —
425–435 430 2 152.00–155.00 $153.52 $660 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 -4.26
500–535 517 3 130.00–138.00 $134.27 $694 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 426 11 143.00–149.00 $146.73 $625 +1.57
455–480 459 8 138.00–144.00 $142.22 $653 +4.61
500–545 535 23 132.00–137.00 $135.64 $726 +2.40
550–570 560 5 127.00–134.00 $130.00 $728 +1.29
615 615 1 122.00 $122.00 $750 ±0.00
653–665 656 4 118.00–122.00 $119.01 $781 -1.54
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 142.00 $142.00 $518 ±0.00
400–445 425 10 137.00–142.00 $139.91 $595 +1.90
450–490 470 6 130.00–137.00 $134.11 $630 +2.11
505–535 518 5 125.00–130.00 $126.98 $658 -0.70
565–595 576 7 118.00–123.00 $120.02 $691 -2.49
600–625 609 4 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $706 -0.67
650 650 1 114.00 $114.00 $741 —
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 152.00 $152.00 $327 —
255–270 261 4 145.00–150.00 $146.24 $382 -5.12
320–340 328 3 138.00–140.00 $139.35 $457 -3.59
370–385 375 3 135.00–137.00 $135.68 $509 -2.35
410–430 418 3 127.00–132.00 $130.35 $545 +1.87
450–495 475 6 122.00–125.00 $124.16 $590 +0.45
505–540 523 6 120.00–123.00 $120.52 $630 +1.17
570–595 583 2 115.00–117.00 $115.98 $676 +0.98
605–630 616 4 105.00–110.00 $108.01 $665 -3.99
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 -1.03
370–390 380 3 150.00 $150.00 $570 -5.97
400–445 421 6 140.00–143.00 $140.51 $592 -0.59
450–495 463 4 127.00–135.00 $130.91 $606 -3.88
505–540 524 6 125.00–127.00 $125.32 $657 +2.61
560–570 562 5 117.00–120.00 $119.40 $671 +4.76
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 380 4 157.00–162.00 $158.98 $604 -3.02
400–415 405 3 147.00–152.00 $150.29 $609 -2.57
455–485 465 3 137.00–146.00 $139.94 $651 -2.84
500–535 518 9 128.00–135.00 $131.78 $683 +0.92
555–570 563 2 125.00 $125.00 $704 -1.57
640 640 1 119.00 $119.00 $762 +0.63
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 367 3 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $609 —
410 410 1 157.00 $157.00 $644 —
450–475 464 4 147.00–155.00 $149.93 $696 —
505–530 518 2 137.00–140.00 $138.46 $717 —
555–580 566 4 133.00–136.00 $134.24 $760 +0.91
630–640 635 3 120.00–123.00 $120.99 $768 -9.66
715–735 725 3 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $841 +1.31
760 760 1 107.00 $107.00 $813 +2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1400 1060 80-85% 20 68.00–72.00 $69.71 $739 —
945–1275 1139 80-85% 14 73.00–78.00 $75.67 $862 +9.08
1005–1330 1174 80-85% 8 80.00–85.00 $81.53 $957 +10.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1000 858 85-90% 9 50.00–55.00 $53.13 $456 —
715–1070 916 85-90% 8 56.00–61.00 $57.83 $530 +4.35
730–1170 960 85-90% 11 62.00–65.00 $63.69 $611 -0.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1550 1305 75-80% 5 81.00–86.00 $82.30 $1,074 —
1115–1685 1387 75-80% 11 69.00–73.00 $71.79 $996 +3.67
1085–1605 1447 75-80% 10 74.00–79.00 $75.89 $1,098 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 85.00 $85.00 $931 —
1370–2195 1656 5 92.00–96.00 $94.26 $1,561 —
1610–2080 1827 3 97.00–103.00 $99.14 $1,811 +7.56

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1055 938 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 725.00–775.00 $754.31
1180–1365 1246 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 900.00–985.00 $953.40

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1015–1480 1196 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,175.00–1,210.00 $1,192.02 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.