Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $132.05/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 476 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $129.78/cwt -0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 528 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.94/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 568 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	903	1,125	834
Feeder cattle	742	830	715
Slaughter cattle	127	186	76
Replacement cattle	34	109	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–590	583	6	142.00–150.00	$146.53	$854	-3.17
605–635 value added	620	2	147.00–151.00	$148.95	$923	—
640	640	2	137.00–142.00	$139.50	$893	—
660 value added	660	1	142.00	$142.00	$937	-2.00
675–685	680	2	131.00–134.00	$132.49	$901	+2.49
700–715	708	3	127.00–132.00	$128.98	$913	—
765 value added	765	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–460	453	3	155.00–162.00	$157.98	$716	+6.95
500–545	525	5	145.00–150.00	$147.00	$772	±0.00
550	550	2	138.00–139.00	$138.50	$762	-1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	430	3	157.00–160.00	$158.99	$684	+3.99
530–540	535	2	137.00–138.00	$137.50	$736	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	152.00	$152.00	$395	±0.00
300–335	318	3	147.00	$147.00	$467	+2.00
355–395	375	6	139.00–146.00	$141.89	$532	+1.12
410–440	427	3	135.00–137.00	$136.31	$582	+0.79
450–495	476	18	129.00–134.00	$132.05	$629	+0.94
500–535	516	7	125.00–128.00	$126.59	$653	+0.57
555–585	571	6	115.00–124.00	$120.15	$686	-2.35
620–645	631	4	112.00–115.00	$113.74	$718	-0.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	164.00	$164.00	$459	—
385	385	1	147.00	$147.00	$566	+1.01
405–440	417	9	140.00–146.00	$142.74	$595	+1.20
450–475	458	5	135.00–139.00	$136.59	$626	-1.30
500–545	522	13	129.00–134.00	$130.85	$683	-2.84
550–595	573	7	124.00–127.00	$125.27	$718	-4.08
605–630	613	6	117.00–123.00	$119.53	$733	-3.31
650–655	653	2	110.00–114.00	$112.01	$731	-2.54
775	775	1	109.00	$109.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	468	2	140.00–142.00	$141.03	$660	-1.45
550–590	568	13	129.00–133.00	$130.94	$744	-2.86
600–640	616	6	125.00–130.00	$127.68	$787	-0.43
650–695	675	8	117.00–123.00	$119.84	$809	-3.95
720	720	1	118.00	$118.00	$850	+1.32
775	775	1	109.00	$109.00	$845	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	167.00	$167.00	$559	—
350–385	368	4	150.00–157.00	$152.19	$560	+0.14
410–440	423	7	140.00–147.00	$143.58	$607	+1.17
450–495	473	9	135.00–140.00	$136.67	$646	-0.23
505–540	528	13	126.00–133.00	$129.78	$685	-0.41
555–585	575	7	125.00–127.00	$125.29	$720	+1.88
600–645	619	6	120.00–123.00	$120.86	$748	+2.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	465	9	150.00–159.00	$153.05	$712	+0.54
500–525	513	2	143.00–144.00	$143.51	$736	+1.30
550–595	568	12	135.00–140.00	$136.72	$777	-1.29
600–635	618	6	131.00–135.00	$133.16	$823	+0.10
650–680	661	10	125.00–133.00	$127.51	$843	-1.69
700–725	706	4	119.00–122.00	$120.76	$853	-6.24
785	785	1	117.00	$117.00	$918	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	162.00	$162.00	$575	+2.34
405–445	428	3	150.00–156.00	$152.08	$651	-0.49
450–490	473	9	144.00–148.00	$145.88	$690	+1.20
500–545	528	10	135.00–140.00	$136.70	$722	+0.45
550–595	573	6	128.00–134.00	$129.95	$745	-0.20
600–625	613	5	125.00–129.00	$126.58	$776	+0.19
655–695	668	7	117.00–124.00	$120.56	$805	+3.06
710–720	715	2	115.00	$115.00	$822	+2.00
765	765	1	109.00	$109.00	$834	-1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1435	1092	80-85%	19	61.00–64.00	$62.92	$687	—
925–1465	1149	80-85%	26	65.00–70.00	$67.36	$774	+4.28
1100–1250	1159	80-85%	5	71.00–74.00	$71.96	$834	+4.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1565	1369	75-80%	19	69.00–74.00	$71.30	$976	+0.97
1260–1555	1387	75-80%	6	66.00–68.00	$67.19	$932	-8.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1265	978	85-90%	4	49.00–52.00	$50.66	$495	—
725–1225	989	85-90%	17	54.00–59.00	$57.39	$568	—
985–1005	995	85-90%	3	60.00–62.00	$60.66	$604	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–2400	1684	6	90.00–95.00	$93.66	$1,577	+0.71
1200–2030	1732	7	98.00–104.00	$100.89	$1,747	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1085	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,339.31	—
925–1295	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,201.71	—

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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.