Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.78/cwt ≈ $922/hd at 650 lb · 73 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $115.80/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 573 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $112.30/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 672 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	903	826
Feeder cattle	802	683
Slaughter cattle	84	119
Replacement cattle	17	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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
585–595	590	2	137.00–140.00	$138.49	$817	-6.38
640	640	5	133.00	$133.00	$851	-3.86
723–725	723	5	120.00–126.00	$124.80	$902	-1.72
770 value added	770	1	124.00	$124.00	$955	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526–545	528	10	125.00–130.00	$129.48	$684	-6.48
560	560	1	117.00	$117.00	$655	-13.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–740	733	2	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$825	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650 fancy	650	73	141.78	$141.78	$922	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	435	3	132.00–135.00	$133.99	$583	-1.34
460–495	476	7	127.00–132.00	$129.16	$615	-0.85
500–545	519	10	120.00–125.00	$122.92	$638	-2.80
550–595	573	20	113.00–118.00	$115.80	$664	-2.45
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	408	2	139.00–140.00	$139.51	$569	—
455–465	459	4	133.00–136.00	$134.99	$620	—
520–540	531	6	127.00–132.00	$129.15	$686	-1.10
550 fancy	550	1	132.00	$132.00	$726	-1.00
550–590	572	6	121.00–126.00	$123.16	$704	-4.17
600–630	617	9	117.00–123.00	$120.67	$745	-4.00
650–680	665	2	117.00	$117.00	$778	—
660–670 fancy	667	3	122.00–123.00	$122.33	$816	-2.68
700–710 fancy	705	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$821	-3.51
715	715	1	109.00	$109.00	$779	—
785	785	1	107.00	$107.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	382	3	134.00–136.00	$134.98	$516	-3.02
415–440	430	3	128.00–130.00	$129.36	$556	+1.91
450–490	468	7	117.00–126.00	$123.14	$576	-1.37
505–540	528	7	110.00–117.00	$113.99	$602	-4.55
555–585	567	3	107.00–110.00	$108.33	$614	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	167.00	$167.00	$484	—
315–325	318	3	155.00–162.00	$157.99	$502	-4.38
385–395	388	3	145.00–152.00	$149.69	$581	-4.84
420–440	432	9	135.00–143.00	$139.12	$601	-5.14
460–495	476	8	127.00–135.00	$131.76	$627	-0.97
500–540	512	12	118.00–125.00	$122.43	$627	-3.42
555–595	582	10	115.00–120.00	$117.88	$686	-0.70
600–640	623	8	109.00–114.00	$111.77	$696	-1.95
685	685	2	104.00–107.00	$105.50	$723	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	165.00–172.00	$168.69	$545	—
360–390	373	3	155.00–157.00	$155.98	$582	-8.50
400–445	414	7	145.00–151.00	$148.04	$613	-3.61
465–495	480	3	138.00–140.00	$138.67	$666	-2.15
515–540	524	5	126.00–130.00	$128.00	$671	-5.73
550–595	566	7	122.00–125.00	$122.98	$696	-3.13
600–640	621	4	115.00–119.00	$117.22	$728	-2.08
650–693	672	13	110.00–115.00	$112.30	$755	-1.75
715–720	718	2	105.00–111.00	$107.99	$775	+0.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–515	510	2	135.00–139.00	$136.98	$699	-5.02
550–575	562	6	126.00–131.00	$128.18	$720	-6.82
600–610	605	2	121.00–122.00	$121.50	$735	-8.72
625 fancy	625	1	134.00	$134.00	$838	—
650	650	2	117.00–118.00	$117.50	$764	-6.48
705–730	718	4	112.00–116.00	$113.48	$815	-2.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1360	1166	80-85%	13	53.00–58.00	$55.87	$651	-5.02
1040–1305	1179	80-85%	5	52.00	$52.00	$613	-8.89
1230–1490	1325	80-85%	3	59.00–61.00	$60.37	$800	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	75-80%	1	67.00	$67.00	$794	—
1040–1665	1385	75-80%	11	58.00–63.00	$59.70	$827	—
1265–1850	1498	75-80%	6	52.00–55.00	$54.15	$811	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1080	1015	85-90%	4	44.00–49.00	$47.08	$478	-1.71
1000–1185	1093	85-90%	2	50.00–51.00	$50.54	$552	—
980–1275	1128	85-90%	3	38.00–42.00	$40.20	$453	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2095	1434	5	79.00–81.00	$79.89	$1,146	—
1310–1860	1560	3	84.00–86.00	$85.07	$1,327	—
1780	1780	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,620	-2.19

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1180	984	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	527.00–649.00	$592.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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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.