Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.00/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 560 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $160.98/cwt ≈ $778/hd at 483 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.18/cwt ≈ $632/hd at 421 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	841	739	935
Feeder cattle	697	618	802
Slaughter cattle	107	111	113
Replacement cattle	37	10	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	183.00	$183.00	$686	—
435–440	438	3	170.00–172.00	$171.33	$750	-0.67
450–495	483	18	160.00–165.00	$160.98	$778	—
500–544	538	11	147.00–149.00	$147.17	$792	—
615	615	1	135.00	$135.00	$830	-5.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–490	473	3	167.00–169.00	$167.99	$795	—
500–525	510	4	157.00–161.00	$158.47	$808	—
568	568	10	152.50	$152.50	$866	—
635	635	1	149.00	$149.00	$946	—
682	682	3	137.00	$137.00	$934	-8.50
735	735	1	130.00	$130.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	180.00	$180.00	$558	—
360–375	368	3	172.00–175.00	$174.02	$640	—
445	445	1	166.00	$166.00	$739	—
455–485	472	3	152.00–158.00	$155.06	$732	+2.73
535–540	538	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$767	-4.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	6	147.00–151.00	$149.65	$566	-0.13
400–445	421	7	141.00–146.00	$143.62	$605	-1.30
455–490	465	13	135.00–140.00	$137.38	$639	-0.10
500–545	514	9	130.00–135.00	$132.63	$682	+1.83
560–570	565	3	125.00–126.00	$125.34	$708	-0.64
605–620	613	2	120.00	$120.00	$736	+1.00
650–675	663	2	115.00–117.00	$115.98	$769	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	±0.00
765–775	768	3	105.00–106.00	$105.33	$809	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–429	421	15	147.00–151.00	$150.18	$632	—
450–455	453	2	141.00–142.00	$141.50	$641	-4.51
505	505	2	137.00–138.00	$137.50	$694	-2.33
560 fancy	560	23	142.00	$142.00	$795	—
710–720	715	2	115.00–117.00	$116.01	$829	-3.28
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	152.00–153.00	$152.50	$526	—
355–395	378	6	139.00–146.00	$142.33	$538	-1.65
400–440	428	6	136.00–140.00	$138.00	$591	-0.18
450–495	478	6	131.00–134.00	$132.85	$635	-0.14
500–545	527	8	125.00–129.00	$127.85	$674	—
550–570	561	5	120.00–123.00	$121.00	$679	+3.00
620–625	623	2	115.00–118.00	$116.51	$726	+5.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	170.00	$170.00	$450	-1.31
320–345	331	5	162.00–167.00	$165.24	$547	-2.03
370–390	381	4	155.00–160.00	$156.28	$595	-2.29
410–435	423	5	145.00–150.00	$147.62	$624	+1.43
450–495	472	10	135.00–140.00	$137.89	$651	+1.38
500–545	523	14	127.00–132.00	$129.86	$679	-2.13
550–575	565	7	120.00–125.00	$122.86	$694	-1.48
610	610	1	117.00	$117.00	$714	-4.34
655–675	665	2	110.00	$110.00	$732	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	4	170.00–175.00	$172.29	$569	-1.97
350–390	370	4	162.00–170.00	$165.97	$614	+0.54
420–435	426	4	154.00–159.00	$156.26	$666	+1.20
455–490	473	9	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$698	+1.31
505–540	520	14	135.00–142.00	$138.83	$722	+0.63
550–595	573	12	127.00–135.00	$130.70	$749	-2.84
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	-4.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	364	4	175.00–180.00	$177.26	$645	+6.26
400–435	414	6	162.00–171.00	$166.56	$690	+2.58
450–460	457	3	152.00–160.00	$156.36	$715	+1.37
550–585	565	4	137.00–140.00	$138.02	$780	-1.90
610–635 fancy	623	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$863	-1.99
660	660	1	133.00	$133.00	$878	+5.30
710	710	1	123.00	$123.00	$873	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1360	1078	80-85%	7	60.00–62.00	$61.31	$661	—
880–1390	1097	80-85%	9	69.00–71.00	$69.51	$763	—
850–1435	1141	80-85%	34	63.00–68.00	$65.95	$752	+3.74

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	75-80%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,039	+11.03
1065–1530	1319	75-80%	12	70.00–75.00	$72.14	$952	+4.17
1160–1535	1358	75-80%	11	66.00–69.00	$68.10	$925	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1070	889	85-90%	4	50.00–52.00	$50.70	$451	—
890–1030	963	85-90%	6	59.00–61.00	$59.49	$573	+4.49
855–1195	994	85-90%	9	53.00–58.00	$56.75	$564	+1.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1285	1160	3	85.00–89.00	$86.63	$1,005	—
1440–1450	1445	2	91.00–94.00	$92.49	$1,336	—
1635–2345	1966	4	99.00–103.00	$101.31	$1,992	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1110–1140	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	910.00–1,025.00	$968.27

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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
1105–1240	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00–1,110.00	$1,105.29	+80.29

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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.