Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.36/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 567 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $118.00/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 528 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.78/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 521 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	883	580
Feeder cattle	709	499
Slaughter cattle	141	73
Replacement cattle	33	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–636	629	7	131.00–137.00	$135.47	$852	+1.47
755 fancy	755	1	129.00	$129.00	$974	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	163.00–165.00	$163.95	$607	+1.40
520–540	530	2	135.00–136.00	$135.51	$718	+5.51
565	565	1	125.00	$125.00	$706	-2.00
630–645	638	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$727	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	152.00	$152.00	$692	-3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	137.00–140.00	$138.50	$457	—
355–395	377	7	132.00–138.00	$135.27	$510	+2.82
400–445	422	10	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$538	-0.21
450–495	474	8	120.00–126.00	$122.93	$583	-0.25
500–545	528	15	115.00–122.00	$118.00	$623	+1.76
575–590	583	2	111.00–115.00	$113.03	$659	+0.78
620–640	628	4	103.00–110.00	$105.73	$664	—
660–690	675	2	100.00–102.00	$100.98	$682	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	378	3	140.00–143.00	$141.67	$536	-0.30
400–440	417	9	132.00–139.00	$134.42	$561	+0.06
450–495	477	12	127.00–134.00	$129.37	$617	+0.18
500–545	520	6	123.00–127.00	$124.31	$646	-1.17
550–595	567	16	117.00–123.00	$119.36	$677	-0.64
625	625	2	114.00–118.00	$116.00	$725	+4.00
690	690	1	113.00	$113.00	$780	+6.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728	-1.99
605	605	1	127.00	$127.00	$768	+6.00
605 fancy	605	1	134.00	$134.00	$811	—
670	670	1	119.00	$119.00	$797	-0.01
715	715	1	117.00	$117.00	$837	-0.03
755–765	760	2	100.00–103.00	$101.51	$771	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	165.00	$165.00	$512	—
350–390	370	6	154.00–162.00	$156.30	$578	+0.31
405–445	426	7	145.00–153.00	$148.02	$631	-0.37
450–475	464	5	137.00–143.00	$140.97	$654	+0.76
505–545	521	14	129.00–136.00	$133.78	$697	+2.57
560–590	572	9	123.00–127.00	$124.43	$712	-1.46
625–640	635	3	117.00–122.00	$120.32	$764	+0.68
650–665	658	3	112.00–116.00	$114.01	$750	-0.99
780–795	788	2	102.00–105.00	$103.49	$816	-1.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	368	3	167.00–172.00	$168.63	$621	+2.31
415 fancy	415	1	167.00	$167.00	$693	—
400–430	417	9	155.00–163.00	$159.56	$665	+3.57
455 fancy	455	1	157.00	$157.00	$714	—
450–470	459	6	146.00–150.00	$147.33	$676	+0.67
505–540	521	5	137.00–145.00	$139.14	$725	-3.86
550–580	561	9	129.00–137.00	$132.44	$743	+1.85
605–625	613	4	124.00–125.00	$124.74	$765	-1.42
710–715	713	3	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$827	-1.25
755–775	763	3	110.00–112.00	$110.66	$844	—

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	—
315–340	328	2	160.00–162.00	$161.04	$528	+2.32
355–395	375	4	145.00–152.00	$147.39	$553	-1.14
415–440	428	6	140.00–144.00	$141.48	$606	+2.72
470–485	476	4	127.00–135.00	$129.97	$619	-0.97
500–545	527	6	122.00–127.00	$124.71	$657	-0.95
550–595	577	9	117.00–122.00	$120.44	$695	-0.58
610–620	615	2	108.00–116.00	$111.97	$689	—
690	690	1	108.00	$108.00	$745	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1405	1103	80-85%	23	49.00–54.00	$51.38	$567	—
960–1475	1187	80-85%	21	55.00–60.00	$58.07	$689	-4.92
1020–1435	1216	80-85%	7	61.00–64.00	$62.91	$765	+5.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1030	969	85-90%	4	35.00–39.00	$36.71	$356	—
835–1185	1028	85-90%	6	46.00–49.00	$46.75	$481	—
790–1345	1054	85-90%	11	40.00–45.00	$43.39	$457	-2.60

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1585	1451	75-80%	5	57.00–59.00	$58.63	$851	-2.69
1230–1975	1459	75-80%	15	60.00–65.00	$61.66	$900	+0.34
1800	1800	75-80%	1	66.00	$66.00	$1,188	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1875	1537	5	84.00–89.00	$86.24	$1,326	—
1375–1775	1537	13	90.00–96.00	$92.67	$1,424	—
1200–2155	1675	3	82.00–83.00	$82.24	$1,378	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	762.00	$762.00
1270–1375	1323	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	812.00–850.00	$831.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	864.00	$864.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.