Arab Livestock Market Report

Arab, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.83/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 566 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $152.57/cwt ≈ $719/hd at 471 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.68/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 461 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	732	904
Feeder cattle	644	779
Slaughter cattle	77	96
Replacement cattle	11	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very 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
500	500	1	158.00	$158.00	$790	—
553–593	566	43	150.00–157.00	$154.83	$876	+4.83
615	615	1	144.00	$144.00	$886	+3.00
672 value added	672	5	144.00	$144.00	$968	—
680–695	685	3	137.00–139.00	$137.68	$943	+0.68
767	767	7	132.00	$132.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	382	6	167.00–172.00	$169.81	$649	+8.81
415–445	430	2	160.00–162.00	$161.03	$692	—
455–495	471	21	150.00–156.00	$152.57	$719	—
505	505	1	145.00	$145.00	$732	—
570–590	580	2	135.00	$135.00	$783	—
670	670	1	122.00	$122.00	$817	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	402	13	169.00–170.00	$169.50	$681	—
460	460	1	157.00	$157.00	$722	+5.00
535	535	2	150.00–153.00	$151.50	$811	+4.50
590	590	1	146.00	$146.00	$861	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	152.00	$152.00	$600	+2.00
425–441	438	10	140.00–143.00	$142.41	$624	-0.79
450–495	470	7	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$646	+2.91
500–530	516	14	129.00–134.00	$130.63	$674	+2.45
550–595	575	8	123.00–128.00	$126.48	$727	+2.49
630–640	636	5	115.00–120.00	$118.40	$753	+0.39
680	680	1	112.00	$112.00	$762	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	157.00	$157.00	$581	±0.00
450–470	461	19	143.50–146.00	$143.68	$662	+0.35
510–522	521	12	136.00–138.00	$137.84	$718	-1.48
550–580	567	3	130.00–135.00	$132.32	$750	+3.34
600–635	625	9	126.00–130.00	$129.23	$808	+3.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	3	145.00–147.00	$145.69	$478	-2.81
385–395	392	10	141.00–143.00	$142.00	$557	+5.00
415–425	420	3	133.00–135.00	$134.00	$563	+1.52
465–490	477	6	127.00–130.00	$128.00	$611	-0.58
505–545	522	7	122.00–127.00	$125.25	$654	+0.25
595	595	1	120.00	$120.00	$714	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	4	182.00–187.00	$184.19	$600	+8.89
350–395	369	7	170.00–177.00	$172.67	$637	+10.15
400–425	414	5	164.00–167.00	$165.39	$685	+10.11
455–489	483	14	151.00–157.00	$152.11	$735	+7.68
510–540	527	6	140.00–145.00	$142.66	$752	+8.25
550–595	575	10	132.00–137.00	$135.32	$778	+3.94
700–745	723	2	112.00–118.00	$115.09	$832	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	189.00–190.00	$189.49	$593	—
350–395	368	3	178.00–180.00	$178.97	$659	+4.77
425	425	2	168.00–170.00	$169.00	$718	+1.49
450–455	453	2	161.00–166.00	$163.49	$741	+10.97
510–535	520	3	149.00–152.00	$150.03	$780	+4.44
555–580	570	4	139.00–145.00	$142.30	$811	+4.10
600–630	609	9	134.00–139.00	$137.21	$836	+4.67
655–665	660	2	131.00–136.00	$133.52	$881	+6.33
700–730	713	3	120.00–128.00	$122.65	$874	+0.07
765–775	770	2	114.00–122.00	$118.03	$909	+1.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	177.00–180.00	$178.49	$505	+1.49
305	305	1	175.00	$175.00	$534	+7.65
355–395	380	6	162.00–167.00	$164.12	$624	+9.35
400–440	428	4	155.00–159.00	$156.74	$671	+10.25
450–470	460	2	140.00–147.00	$143.42	$660	+5.92
500–535	512	6	127.00–135.00	$132.29	$677	+4.75
585	585	1	125.00	$125.00	$731	+4.68
740	740	2	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$758	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	80-85%	1	66.00	$66.00	$653	—
1015–1400	1164	80-85%	13	50.00–54.00	$52.21	$608	—
920–1480	1204	80-85%	6	56.00–59.00	$57.48	$692	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1365	1357	75-80%	3	62.00–67.00	$63.68	$864	—
1375–1595	1503	75-80%	4	52.00–54.00	$53.21	$800	-2.02
1255–2185	1613	75-80%	12	56.00–61.00	$58.12	$937	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1195	1003	85-90%	6	40.00–45.00	$42.94	$431	—
970–1220	1068	85-90%	5	35.00–39.00	$37.07	$396	-9.71
1210–1295	1262	85-90%	3	46.00–47.00	$46.66	$589	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–2070	1729	5	80.00–84.00	$81.22	$1,404	-9.59
1885	1885	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,414	—
1935–2180	2058	2	88.00–92.00	$89.88	$1,850	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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.