Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $140.00/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 536 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 553 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $123.09/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	875	598	1,130
Feeder cattle	701	507	931
Slaughter cattle	150	79	170
Replacement cattle	24	12	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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
553	553	13	149.00	$149.00	$824	+1.32
610–635	625	3	135.00–137.00	$136.35	$852	—
981	981	4	105.50	$105.50	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–525	518	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$730	-2.12
575	575	1	139.00	$139.00	$799	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	135.00	$135.00	$716	+4.04
575	575	1	127.00	$127.00	$730	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–485	480	3	127.00–129.00	$128.01	$614	-3.00
505–545	521	6	123.00–125.00	$123.83	$645	-1.15
555–580	569	4	119.00–123.00	$120.74	$687	-2.07
600–640	619	4	112.00–119.00	$115.21	$713	-2.77
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	-2.96
705–710	708	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$747	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	412	3	126.00–131.00	$128.07	$528	-3.66
450–485	468	2	122.00–123.00	$122.48	$573	-4.64
510–540	523	8	118.00–122.00	$120.02	$628	-1.51
570–585	575	3	114.00–117.00	$115.32	$663	-2.76
600–630	615	2	107.00–110.00	$108.54	$668	-4.99
690–695	693	2	102.00–105.00	$103.51	$717	-1.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	579	7	125.00–129.00	$127.30	$737	+0.30
615–635	626	4	122.00–124.00	$123.50	$773	—
640 fancy	640	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$835	—
660–685 fancy	673	2	125.00	$125.00	$841	—
685	685	2	121.00–123.00	$122.00	$836	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	9	145.00–152.00	$147.58	$472	-16.79
365–395	380	4	142.00–146.00	$143.73	$546	-11.27
405–440	430	9	133.00–140.00	$136.91	$589	-9.14
485–495	490	3	130.00–134.00	$132.01	$647	-4.20
500–535	520	12	120.00–127.00	$123.09	$640	-4.11
555–585	569	5	115.00–120.00	$118.21	$673	-0.23
630	630	1	112.00	$112.00	$706	±0.00
695	695	1	110.00	$110.00	$764	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	4	155.00–157.00	$155.50	$510	—
350–390	371	5	148.00–155.00	$153.01	$568	-6.99
400–440	421	9	142.00–146.00	$143.65	$605	-12.09
450–495	470	3	137.00–140.00	$139.01	$653	-3.60
505	505	2	130.00–136.00	$133.00	$672	-2.96
550–595	569	8	124.00–129.00	$127.73	$727	-0.44
620–630	624	6	117.00–124.00	$120.34	$751	-1.12
650	650	1	112.00	$112.00	$728	-5.00
705	705	1	111.00	$111.00	$783	-4.00
775	775	1	105.00	$105.00	$814	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	160.00	$160.00	$624	-15.00
400–440	423	3	153.00–155.00	$154.32	$653	—
475	475	1	146.00	$146.00	$694	-7.32
515–538	536	15	140.00	$140.00	$750	-2.79
555–565	560	2	130.00–136.00	$132.97	$745	+0.49
600 fancy	600	1	134.00	$134.00	$804	—
605–635	624	8	125.00–133.00	$129.40	$807	+2.38
675–680 fancy	678	2	129.00–132.00	$130.49	$885	-0.83
670–690	682	3	119.00–128.00	$123.38	$841	+0.43
730	730	1	121.00	$121.00	$883	+0.99
750–785	768	2	107.00–113.00	$109.93	$844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1430	1141	80-85%	25	54.00–59.00	$56.13	$640	+0.97
790–1430	1180	80-85%	14	49.00–53.00	$51.94	$613	-8.91
1200–1290	1245	80-85%	2	61.00–62.00	$61.52	$766	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1755	1387	75-80%	5	64.00–67.00	$65.49	$908	—
1325–1780	1469	75-80%	7	54.00–57.00	$55.40	$814	—
1105–1850	1485	75-80%	21	58.00–63.00	$60.06	$892	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1150	968	85-90%	4	37.00–40.00	$39.26	$380	—
850–1270	1013	85-90%	11	48.00–51.00	$50.08	$507	—
830–1190	1045	85-90%	10	43.00–47.00	$44.84	$469	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1625	1406	4	78.00–83.00	$81.15	$1,141	-2.41
1645–2250	1919	7	87.00–89.00	$87.89	$1,687	—
1880–2210	2032	3	95.00–99.00	$96.23	$1,955	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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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.