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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $121.73/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 471 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.00/cwt ≈ $837/hd at 629 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $125.60/cwt +2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 573 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 934 903 993
Feeder cattle 801 802 829
Slaughter cattle 109 84 136
Replacement cattle 24 17 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 150.00 $150.00 $630 —
470–490 485 4 142.00–148.00 $143.71 $697 —
525–545 538 4 130.00–137.00 $133.23 $717 +3.75
560–590 575 4 122.00–130.00 $127.73 $734 +10.73
620 620 1 122.00 $122.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 value added 650 2 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
650–690 665 6 123.00–127.00 $125.49 $835 —
720 value added 720 1 127.00 $127.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 —
515–525 520 3 140.00–145.00 $143.02 $744 —
580–585 583 2 133.00–137.00 $134.99 $787 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 379 6 130.00–134.00 $131.32 $498 -3.66
415–445 428 6 127.00–130.00 $128.48 $550 -0.88
450–495 471 19 117.00–125.00 $121.73 $573 -1.41
505–545 523 10 115.00–119.00 $117.02 $612 +3.03
555–590 572 7 105.00–112.00 $108.85 $623 +0.52
615–640 630 4 100.00–105.00 $101.75 $641 —
660–670 665 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $628 —
720 720 1 90.00 $90.00 $648 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 422 6 131.00–134.00 $132.01 $557 -1.98
465–495 482 6 126.00–129.00 $127.32 $614 -1.84
500–540 521 10 120.00–124.00 $121.41 $633 -1.51
560–580 568 4 114.00–120.00 $117.53 $668 +1.73
620–640 630 5 107.00–115.00 $110.99 $699 +0.99
665–685 677 5 100.00–105.00 $103.40 $700 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 fancy 629 14 133.00 $133.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 128.00 $128.00 $646 -1.15
550–580 561 5 122.00–127.00 $123.19 $691 +0.03
610–635 620 4 117.00–119.00 $117.74 $730 -2.93
655 655 1 112.00 $112.00 $734 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 3 157.00–163.00 $160.08 $504 +2.09
365–395 385 7 145.00–152.00 $148.28 $571 -1.41
400–445 427 8 135.00–142.00 $138.76 $593 -0.36
450–495 470 6 126.00–133.00 $129.46 $608 -2.30
500–545 519 10 123.00–128.00 $126.59 $657 +4.16
550–590 569 10 117.00–121.00 $118.80 $676 +0.92
620–645 633 5 109.00–116.00 $112.20 $710 +0.43
760 760 1 97.00 $97.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 165.00 $165.00 $569 -3.69
400–445 418 6 144.00–149.00 $145.97 $610 -2.07
455–495 477 6 137.00–140.00 $138.52 $661 -0.15
500–545 527 8 131.00–135.00 $133.11 $701 +5.11
550–590 573 12 123.00–128.00 $125.60 $720 +2.62
600–645 625 5 117.00–122.00 $119.60 $748 +2.38
650–690 664 5 112.00–116.00 $114.19 $758 +1.89
710 710 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $763 -0.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 425 4 152.00–156.00 $153.73 $653 —
450–455 452 3 147.00 $147.00 $664 —
505–520 510 3 136.00–144.00 $140.04 $714 +3.06
550–585 570 3 129.00–133.00 $130.69 $745 +2.51
630–640 635 2 124.00–126.00 $124.99 $794 +3.49
660–685 669 5 118.00–124.00 $120.21 $804 +2.71
710 710 2 117.00–119.00 $118.00 $838 +4.52
765 765 1 114.00 $114.00 $872 —
805 805 1 106.00 $106.00 $853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–970 949 85-90% 8 36.00–41.00 $38.89 $369 —
835–1205 995 85-90% 17 43.00–47.00 $44.38 $442 —
1010–1310 1124 85-90% 8 48.00–51.00 $48.60 $546 +8.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1345 1089 80-85% 12 50.00–53.00 $51.64 $562 —
975–1340 1197 80-85% 15 54.00–58.00 $55.87 $669 +3.87
1160–1275 1203 80-85% 3 62.00–64.00 $62.64 $754 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1380 1288 75-80% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.54 $741 —
1165–1730 1374 75-80% 6 60.00–64.00 $62.14 $854 +2.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1635 1578 2 79.00 $79.00 $1,247 -6.07
1075–2030 1579 13 82.00–87.00 $84.42 $1,333 -0.65
2010 2010 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,829 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–1230 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 549.00–676.00 $598.92

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.