Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 651 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.48/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 470 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $146.22/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 473 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	739	622
Feeder cattle	618	483
Slaughter cattle	111	107
Replacement cattle	10	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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
651	651	38	145.50	$145.50	$947	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	172.00	$172.00	$757	+2.44
550	550	3	145.00	$145.00	$798	—
600–610	607	3	140.00–142.00	$140.67	$854	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	478	3	150.00–155.00	$152.33	$728	-4.01
530	530	1	147.00	$147.00	$779	+4.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	385	4	148.00–152.00	$149.78	$577	-1.22
400–440	414	9	142.00–148.00	$144.92	$600	-1.76
455–495	470	17	135.00–142.00	$137.48	$646	-2.42
520–545	530	5	130.00–132.00	$130.80	$693	-3.48
555–595	570	5	125.00–128.00	$125.98	$718	-3.28
600–620	613	4	117.00–121.00	$119.00	$729	-5.50
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	378	11	142.00–145.00	$143.98	$544	+0.01
415–445	434	11	135.00–141.00	$138.18	$600	—
460–465	463	2	132.00–134.00	$132.99	$616	+0.48
550–595	569	6	115.00–121.00	$118.00	$671	-3.21
605–640	623	2	110.00–112.00	$110.97	$691	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	479	4	145.00–148.00	$146.01	$699	+0.53
500–545	518	14	137.00–144.00	$139.83	$724	—
555–560	558	2	131.00–132.00	$131.50	$734	-3.21
620	620	1	126.00	$126.00	$781	-5.23
660–675	668	2	123.00–124.00	$123.51	$825	—
700–740	725	4	115.00–123.00	$119.29	$865	-1.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	4	172.00–177.00	$174.26	$551	-0.74
355–385	371	7	165.00–167.00	$165.43	$614	-1.38
400–430	414	13	152.00–160.00	$155.06	$642	-3.02
450–490	473	14	142.00–151.00	$146.22	$692	-2.30
500–540	525	10	136.00–140.00	$138.20	$726	-0.65
550–580	567	9	129.00–136.00	$133.54	$757	+1.29
610–620	613	3	127.00–130.00	$129.01	$791	-0.99
715–740	728	2	110.00	$110.00	$801	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	285	3	170.00–172.00	$171.31	$488	—
300–345	321	4	165.00–170.00	$167.27	$537	+4.84
355–395	385	5	155.00–161.00	$158.57	$610	-1.43
410–445	428	8	142.00–150.00	$146.19	$626	-2.81
455–495	478	8	135.00–139.00	$136.51	$653	-1.51
500–545	520	10	129.00–135.00	$131.99	$686	+0.54
570–575	572	3	123.00–127.00	$124.34	$711	-0.66
610–625	620	3	120.00–124.00	$121.34	$752	+1.34
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	332	3	180.00–182.00	$180.68	$600	—
350	350	1	171.00	$171.00	$598	-9.94
405–435	416	8	162.00–165.00	$163.98	$682	-5.72
455–460	458	2	153.00–157.00	$154.99	$710	-3.87
505–515	512	3	144.00–153.00	$147.63	$756	+1.61
560–590	573	10	138.00–144.00	$139.92	$802	-0.38
610 fancy	610	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$857	—
615–625	620	4	136.00–139.00	$137.00	$849	-0.48
650–660 fancy	655	2	138.00–140.00	$139.01	$911	+1.27
650–690	677	3	125.00–132.00	$127.70	$865	-4.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1380	1116	80-85%	35	64.00–68.00	$65.80	$734	-1.23
970–1245	1135	80-85%	4	61.00–63.00	$62.21	$706	-4.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1120	951	85-90%	6	46.00–51.00	$48.63	$462	—
715–1130	972	85-90%	11	52.00–57.00	$55.00	$535	—
825–1255	1027	85-90%	8	59.00–61.00	$59.70	$613	-2.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1595	1288	75-80%	12	70.00–75.00	$71.80	$925	—
1130–1605	1330	75-80%	7	66.00–69.00	$67.97	$904	-0.38
1315–1480	1395	75-80%	3	77.00–79.00	$77.96	$1,088	+5.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1485	1343	3	85.00–89.00	$86.75	$1,165	—
1295–2340	1695	4	91.00–95.00	$93.67	$1,588	-3.13
1665–2145	1905	2	102.00–106.00	$104.25	$1,986	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.