Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.42/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 469 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $162.44/cwt -1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 368 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	829	824
Feeder cattle	659	673
Slaughter cattle	138	132
Replacement cattle	32	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Feeder steers sold steady to firm, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
565	565	6	146.00	$146.00	$825	—
670	670	2	131.00–132.00	$131.50	$881	-1.50
675 value added	675	1	139.00	$139.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	135.00	$135.00	$776	+1.47
640	640	1	125.00	$125.00	$800	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	148.00	$148.00	$703	+1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	150.00–151.00	$150.52	$482	—
350–385	367	5	142.00–147.00	$145.62	$534	+3.37
420–440	433	4	135.00–141.00	$136.99	$593	+1.49
450–495	474	5	127.00–132.00	$128.82	$611	-0.45
505–545	528	9	122.00–127.00	$124.56	$658	-1.08
550–590	566	8	117.00–123.00	$120.13	$680	+0.91
610–640	624	4	115.00–118.00	$116.23	$725	+0.23
655–690	668	3	110.00–112.00	$111.34	$744	+3.34
755–765	760	2	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$779	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	155.00	$155.00	$558	—
452–495	470	6	134.00–137.00	$134.68	$633	-1.07
505–535	516	8	130.00–135.00	$132.13	$682	+3.81
550–590	561	5	125.00–132.00	$127.66	$716	+1.66
600–645	619	7	119.00–125.00	$122.01	$755	-0.71
660–680	670	2	117.00–120.00	$118.48	$794	+1.49
700–725 fancy	712	3	122.00–123.00	$122.67	$873	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	145.00	$145.00	$500	+1.68
350–390	371	5	135.00–140.00	$137.67	$511	+1.86
400–430	421	5	125.00–132.00	$129.37	$545	-0.32
450–490	467	6	120.00–125.00	$123.51	$577	-2.10
505–545	525	6	115.00–119.00	$117.01	$614	-0.98
550–590	572	5	112.00–116.00	$113.62	$650	-0.38
620–625	623	2	107.00–110.00	$108.51	$676	+2.52
670	670	1	107.00	$107.00	$717	+7.00
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	172.00–175.00	$173.49	$569	-3.99
350–395	368	10	159.00–165.00	$162.44	$598	-1.85
405–445	423	4	148.00–150.00	$149.25	$631	-2.99
450–495	469	15	137.00–146.00	$142.42	$668	-0.70
505–545	525	7	129.00–137.00	$133.17	$699	-1.70
550–595	571	5	123.00–127.00	$124.60	$711	-2.39
605–645	624	4	119.00–122.00	$120.78	$754	+0.80
660–690	674	5	112.00–115.00	$113.60	$766	+0.79
790–795	793	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$813	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	177.00–182.00	$179.46	$583	—
365–370	368	2	167.00–168.00	$167.50	$616	-4.75
420–430	426	4	157.00–163.00	$160.49	$684	-1.79
450–495	472	3	150.00–157.00	$152.89	$722	+1.38
505–520	514	5	138.00–143.00	$141.19	$726	-2.82
555–570	563	4	133.00–137.00	$134.76	$759	-1.73
605–645	624	7	124.00–134.00	$127.38	$795	+3.38
655–685	673	8	117.00–123.00	$118.61	$798	-2.29
715	715	1	114.00	$114.00	$815	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	160.00	$160.00	$480	-3.31
425–440	434	5	137.00–145.00	$141.21	$613	-3.76
455–495	474	4	128.00–135.00	$131.30	$622	-3.46
505–540	526	4	125.00–128.00	$126.49	$665	+2.17
550–590	570	5	117.00–122.00	$119.82	$683	+0.24
605–635	619	4	110.00–116.00	$112.49	$696	+3.17
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	+2.63
710	710	1	100.00	$100.00	$710	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1405	1198	80-85%	15	48.00–53.00	$50.94	$610	—
1045–1375	1223	80-85%	8	60.00–61.00	$60.11	$735	-0.89
965–1530	1230	80-85%	24	54.00–59.00	$56.17	$691	-4.83

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1095	1040	85-90%	6	38.00–42.00	$40.52	$421	—
860–1205	1048	85-90%	4	49.00	$49.00	$514	—
850–1220	1067	85-90%	16	43.00–48.00	$45.40	$484	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$884	—
1200–1665	1428	75-80%	11	58.00–62.00	$59.48	$849	—
1315–1810	1501	75-80%	10	52.00–56.00	$54.96	$825	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–2200	1587	5	77.00–81.00	$78.93	$1,253	—
1130–2255	1629	6	82.00–88.00	$84.49	$1,376	+6.68
1855–2235	2045	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,943	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1145	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,050.00	$946.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1030	963	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–750.00	$717.82

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.