Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.17/cwt +5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 630 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.55/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 572 lb · 29 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.23/cwt ≈ $941/hd at 676 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	826	875
Feeder cattle	683	701
Slaughter cattle	119	150
Replacement cattle	24	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on weaned 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
525–544	539	14	150.00–152.00	$151.50	$817	—
553 value added	553	9	153.50	$153.50	$849	—
560–591	580	20	144.00–148.00	$144.87	$840	-4.13
618 value added	618	21	148.50	$148.50	$918	—
610–643	640	25	136.00–144.00	$136.86	$876	+0.51
666–680 value added	676	18	138.00–142.50	$139.23	$941	—
720–735	728	2	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$921	—
735 value added	735	2	131.00	$131.00	$963	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	157.00	$157.00	$706	—
515–545	525	7	145.00–148.00	$146.84	$771	+5.85
550–575	561	6	134.00–142.00	$137.99	$774	-1.01
615–620	618	2	129.00–132.00	$130.49	$806	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	2	160.00–167.00	$163.66	$619	—
445	445	1	157.00	$157.00	$699	—
475	475	1	148.00	$148.00	$703	—
500–545	523	2	135.00–137.00	$135.96	$711	+0.96
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	+3.00
635	635	1	122.00	$122.00	$775	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	534	4	130.00–131.00	$130.25	$696	—
565 fancy	565	1	133.00	$133.00	$751	—
550–595	572	12	126.00–129.00	$127.33	$728	+0.03
600–640	613	6	120.00–128.00	$124.67	$764	+1.17
660–665 fancy	663	2	123.00–127.00	$125.01	$829	+0.01
715 fancy	715	1	120.00	$120.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	138.00	$138.00	$511	—
400–445	428	7	125.00–134.00	$127.45	$545	-0.62
450–495	473	10	122.00–127.00	$124.51	$589	+2.03
515–545	525	4	115.00–122.00	$118.54	$622	-1.48
625	625	1	107.00	$107.00	$669	-1.54
720	720	1	95.00	$95.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	3	135.00–136.00	$135.33	$555	—
460–485	473	3	128.00–133.00	$130.01	$615	+2.00
510–545	529	4	124.00–128.00	$125.72	$665	+1.89
570–590	576	4	117.00–120.00	$118.25	$681	-2.49
655–695	678	3	105.00	$105.00	$712	-5.00
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	-5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	373	5	160.00–166.00	$164.48	$614	+11.47
420–435	428	3	151.00–153.00	$151.65	$649	+8.00
460–485	468	5	140.00–143.00	$140.82	$659	+1.81
500–545	523	11	130.00–139.00	$133.73	$699	+0.73
550–595	573	17	123.00–130.00	$126.11	$723	-1.62
600–640	615	4	117.00–122.00	$119.30	$734	-1.04
650–685	668	2	112.00–116.00	$114.05	$762	+2.05
720–740	730	2	105.00–109.00	$107.03	$781	-3.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	160.00–165.00	$162.37	$533	+14.79
355–365	360	2	152.00–157.00	$154.53	$556	+10.80
410–445	430	5	140.00–148.00	$144.26	$620	+7.35
450–490	470	11	130.00–139.00	$132.73	$624	+0.72
505–540	519	7	122.00–129.00	$125.85	$653	+2.76
555–595	578	7	117.00–122.00	$118.58	$685	+0.37
625–645	633	4	110.00–116.00	$113.72	$720	+1.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	162.00–163.00	$162.50	$655	+8.18
525	525	1	142.00	$142.00	$746	+2.00
550–595	568	5	134.00–136.00	$135.00	$767	+2.03
600–620	608	4	128.00–133.00	$130.22	$792	+0.82
660–670	665	2	122.00–126.00	$123.98	$824	+0.60
715–735	725	3	114.00–118.00	$115.66	$839	-5.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1275	1049	80-85%	13	54.00–58.00	$56.93	$597	—
920–1360	1179	80-85%	23	59.00–64.00	$60.89	$718	+8.95
1220–1370	1277	80-85%	3	67.00–69.00	$68.03	$869	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1055	972	85-90%	5	40.00–45.00	$44.21	$430	+4.95
835–1175	1008	85-90%	12	46.00–51.00	$48.79	$492	-1.29
945–1125	1037	85-90%	5	52.00–54.00	$52.98	$549	+8.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1425	1286	75-80%	9	64.00–69.00	$65.97	$848	—
1325–1465	1407	75-80%	3	71.00–76.00	$73.05	$1,028	—
1130–1490	1414	75-80%	9	59.00–63.00	$61.87	$875	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1690	1473	3	80.00–84.00	$81.83	$1,205	—
1490–2280	1761	5	91.00–96.00	$93.19	$1,641	—
1655–2095	1799	6	87.00–90.00	$88.27	$1,588	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1045	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	528.00–668.00	$596.15

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270–1305	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	785.00–810.00	$797.67

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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.