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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

1,450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.00/cwt ≈ $965/hd at 592 lb · 82 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.75/cwt ≈ $913/hd at 590 lb · 77 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.00/cwt ≈ $769/hd at 469 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,450 841 809
Feeder cattle 1,269 697 675
Slaughter cattle 152 107 117
Replacement cattle 29 37 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 82 163.00 $163.00 $965 —
719 719 52 154.00 $154.00 $1,107 —
833 833 40 143.50 $143.50 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561–570 562 21 153.00–159.50 $159.07 $894 +6.57
630–645 631 44 148.00–154.50 $153.41 $968 +4.41
660–686 680 8 143.00–147.50 $146.89 $999 +9.89
680 value added 680 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,020 —
715–725 720 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $979 +5.99
770–790 778 3 132.00–136.00 $134.68 $1,048 —
800–815 808 2 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $1,010 —
852 value added 852 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,176 —
1074 value added 1074 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,267 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–395 383 4 172.00–179.00 $176.18 $675 +2.16
419–420 419 8 165.00–170.00 $165.63 $694 -0.37
460–490 488 16 154.00–167.00 $154.77 $755 -0.29
550–565 558 3 140.00–144.00 $142.65 $796 —
620–640 630 2 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $857 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 474 13 162.00–169.00 $165.46 $784 +4.48
515–545 530 2 153.00–154.00 $153.51 $814 +6.34
580–595 587 3 147.00–151.00 $148.66 $873 —
640 640 1 144.00 $144.00 $922 +9.00
656–665 657 9 137.00–141.00 $137.45 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 75 164.00 $164.00 $769 —
590 590 77 154.75 $154.75 $913 —
602 602 16 141.50 $141.50 $852 —
757 757 29 140.00 $140.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 157.00 $157.00 $353 —
300–320 310 2 145.00–149.00 $147.06 $456 -5.44
350–370 366 11 140.00–145.00 $143.18 $524 +0.85
400–445 424 10 136.00–138.00 $136.89 $580 -1.11
450–495 476 5 129.00–134.00 $130.82 $623 -2.03
500–545 529 5 125.00–129.00 $127.41 $674 -0.44
560–590 576 4 120.00–123.00 $120.73 $695 -0.27
600–640 619 6 113.00–117.00 $115.02 $712 -1.49
660–685 673 3 110.00–112.00 $110.65 $745 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 148.00–149.00 $148.48 $549 -1.17
400–435 416 7 142.00–147.00 $144.55 $601 +0.93
455–495 477 8 135.00–138.00 $135.72 $647 -1.66
505–545 517 10 130.00–134.00 $131.69 $681 -0.94
550–580 567 9 125.00–129.00 $126.33 $716 +0.99
610–635 623 3 119.00–122.00 $120.34 $750 +0.34
680 680 1 117.00 $117.00 $796 +1.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 148.00–152.00 $150.00 $630 -0.18
450–474 471 7 140.00–142.00 $141.73 $668 +0.23
500 500 1 136.00 $136.00 $680 -1.50
560 fancy 560 10 140.00 $140.00 $784 -2.00
550–573 564 7 130.00–132.00 $130.42 $736 —
639 639 6 129.00 $129.00 $824 —
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
715 715 1 119.00 $119.00 $851 +2.99
800–815 808 2 112.00–114.00 $112.99 $913 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 320 3 187.00–192.00 $189.70 $607 —
350–390 370 6 175.00–182.00 $177.25 $656 -0.01
400–435 422 3 170.00–176.00 $173.94 $734 +7.38
450–475 457 6 160.00–167.00 $164.13 $750 +7.77
550–595 572 11 139.00–147.00 $142.39 $814 +4.37
600–635 620 4 136.00–142.00 $138.46 $858 —
710 fancy 710 1 132.00 $132.00 $937 —
715–735 723 3 119.00–124.00 $120.98 $875 -2.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 277 3 182.00–190.00 $185.78 $515 —
310–340 330 3 175.00–180.00 $176.57 $583 +4.28
375–395 387 5 166.00–172.00 $168.42 $652 +2.45
400–440 414 5 159.00–165.00 $161.63 $669 +5.37
450–485 468 7 147.00–155.00 $150.46 $704 +2.93
500–535 516 7 138.00–146.00 $141.67 $731 +2.84
550–585 564 4 135.00–138.00 $136.97 $773 +6.27
670 670 1 126.00 $126.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 4 175.00–180.00 $178.07 $486 +8.07
305–345 325 2 162.00–170.00 $165.75 $539 +0.51
365–375 372 3 157.00–159.00 $157.67 $587 +1.39
405–440 423 6 147.00–155.00 $150.22 $635 +2.60
450–495 475 5 140.00–145.00 $141.56 $672 +3.67
500–545 524 6 132.00–136.00 $134.69 $706 +4.83
560–590 570 3 130.00 $130.00 $741 +7.14
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 +8.00
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1230 1018 80-85% 10 63.00–64.00 $63.80 $649 —
950–1280 1076 80-85% 6 71.00–74.00 $71.83 $773 +10.52
875–1520 1147 80-85% 45 65.00–70.00 $67.12 $770 +1.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–855 830 85-90% 2 47.00–50.00 $48.55 $403 —
635–1155 954 85-90% 14 53.00–58.00 $55.32 $528 -4.17
785–1275 1048 85-90% 22 59.00–63.00 $61.28 $642 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1510 1210 75-80% 10 75.00–78.00 $75.89 $918 —
1055–1935 1482 75-80% 13 69.00–74.00 $71.31 $1,057 —
1305–1885 1582 75-80% 9 65.00–68.00 $67.23 $1,064 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,313 —
1480 1480 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,436 —
1320–1855 1588 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,461 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995–1155 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,162.71 —

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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.