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Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

824 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $117.99/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 524 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $164.29/cwt +7.99 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 368 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $134.87/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 520 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 824 883 1,059
Feeder cattle 673 709 866
Slaughter cattle 132 141 142
Replacement cattle 19 33 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested. 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
425 425 2 152.00–155.00 $153.50 $652 —
450–478 474 7 147.00 $147.00 $697 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 -2.00
505–515 510 3 142.00–146.00 $144.67 $738 —
550–560 555 2 130.00–137.00 $133.53 $741 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 133.00 $133.00 $918 —
765 765 1 127.00 $127.00 $972 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 140.00–145.00 $143.32 $454 +4.82
350–395 369 5 135.00–137.00 $135.81 $501 +0.54
415–435 423 3 127.00–132.00 $129.69 $549 +2.22
450–485 471 5 123.00–127.00 $125.61 $592 +2.68
505–545 524 15 115.00–122.00 $117.99 $618 -0.01
550–590 575 4 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $656 +0.97
610–620 615 2 105.00–107.00 $105.99 $652 +0.26
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 -0.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 386 4 140.00–145.00 $142.25 $549 +0.58
435–445 439 4 133.00–138.00 $135.50 $595 +1.08
450–485 474 4 128.00–131.00 $129.27 $613 -0.10
510–540 525 3 124.00–127.00 $125.64 $660 +1.33
555–570 566 9 117.00–122.00 $119.22 $675 -0.14
605–640 619 5 115.00–118.00 $116.00 $718 ±0.00
680 680 1 108.00 $108.00 $734 -5.00
705 705 2 105.00–108.00 $106.50 $751 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $582 —
455–465 460 4 133.00–137.00 $135.75 $624 —
500–535 513 3 128.00–129.00 $128.32 $658 —
550 550 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $693 -4.00
600–645 622 7 120.00–126.00 $122.72 $763 -4.28
655–685 668 6 115.00–121.00 $116.99 $781 -2.01
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810 +6.49
750–755 fancy 753 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 177.00–178.00 $177.48 $556 +12.48
350–395 368 10 160.00–167.00 $164.29 $605 +7.99
405–435 422 5 150.00–156.00 $152.24 $642 +4.22
450–485 465 8 140.00–147.00 $143.12 $666 +2.15
500–545 520 10 130.00–138.00 $134.87 $701 +1.09
560–575 568 3 126.00–129.00 $126.99 $721 +2.56
605–625 615 2 119.00–121.00 $119.98 $738 -0.34
660–685 673 5 112.00–115.00 $112.81 $759 -1.20
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 6 160.00–167.00 $163.31 $536 +2.27
375–395 385 3 154.00–155.00 $154.67 $595 +7.28
410–445 428 6 142.00–149.00 $144.97 $620 +3.49
455–495 474 8 130.00–138.00 $134.76 $639 +4.79
500–540 530 6 122.00–125.00 $124.32 $659 -0.39
560–595 573 5 118.00–122.00 $119.58 $685 -0.86
610–640 627 3 109.00–110.00 $109.32 $685 -2.65
650–690 666 5 105.00–110.00 $107.37 $715 -0.63
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 378 3 170.00–177.00 $172.25 $651 +3.62
400–430 415 4 159.00–167.00 $162.28 $673 +2.72
475–480 478 2 150.00–153.00 $151.51 $724 +4.18
505–525 515 5 142.00–146.00 $144.01 $742 +4.87
550–570 560 2 136.00–137.00 $136.49 $764 +4.05
625 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 -0.74
650–695 673 2 118.00–124.00 $120.90 $814 —
740 740 1 114.00 $114.00 $844 -2.00
765 765 1 107.00 $107.00 $819 -3.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1390 1121 80-85% 21 49.00–54.00 $52.11 $584 +0.73
1045–1515 1209 80-85% 23 55.00–60.00 $56.96 $689 -5.95
1220 1220 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $744 -1.91
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1175 936 85-90% 8 35.00–39.00 $36.75 $344 —
930–1285 1120 85-90% 12 41.00–48.00 $44.33 $496 —
1035–1230 1129 85-90% 4 47.00–49.00 $48.04 $542 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1405 1328 75-80% 2 55.00 $55.00 $730 —
1125–1450 1342 75-80% 5 65.00–69.00 $66.17 $888 —
1150–1870 1481 75-80% 14 58.00–63.00 $59.99 $888 -1.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1945 1608 6 75.00–80.00 $77.81 $1,251 —
1650–1785 1718 2 89.00–90.00 $89.52 $1,538 —
1545–2000 1766 6 83.00–87.00 $85.13 $1,503 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1105 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 641.00–795.00 $720.52

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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.