Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.68/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.39 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$243.68

34 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$12.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.15

vs AL average

−61.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	250.00	1,425	12thin
Medium and Large 2	541	245.28	1,326	7thin
Medium and Large 3	540	237.87	1,285	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.13/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.44, low $310.75, median $385.06 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

243.68

—

AL average11 barns · 300 hd

256.82

−13.15

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−61.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−141.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,628	144.66	2,355	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	119.62	1,440	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	119.31	1,800	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	101.40	1,117	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,386	28

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,599.63/head	1,526.00–1,692.00	1,600	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.05/head	1,107.00–1,492.00	1,300	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	124.92/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,810	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	112.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,272	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	100.02/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,065	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,708	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	93.63/cwt	92.00–95.00	963	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	105.98/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,229	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	212.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	273.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	213.96/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	290.03/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	323.54/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	350.04/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	281.26/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	355.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	369.92/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	315.77/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,156	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	337.60/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	335.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	282.91/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	304.00/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	271.63/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	318.26/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	331.30/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	273.03/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	318.27/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	232.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,331	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	295.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	302.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	244.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	274.78/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	282.56/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	256.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	241.31/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,252	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	221.04/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	304.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	273.36/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	260.34/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,229	6
Bulls	—	—	1,827	152.73/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,790	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,477	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	111.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,683	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	119.09/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,947	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	121.31/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,539	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	127.37/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,609	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	292.86/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	333.70/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	298.35/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	224.98/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	233.38/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,419	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	304.90/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	252.33/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	306.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,478	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Tue Jan 7, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 412Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 48Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 23Year ago 28

No trends available.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,526.00–1,692.00	1,599.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,107.00–1,492.00	1,300.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	124.00–127.00	124.92
3	—	1,503	110.00–115.00	111.98
2	—	1,635	118.00–120.00	119.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,126	110.00–116.00	112.97
6	—	1,269	120.00–123.00	121.31
9	—	1,263	125.00–131.00	127.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	98.00–102.00	100.02
3	—	1,028	92.00–95.00	93.63
6	—	1,157	105.00–108.00	105.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	130.00–133.00	131.37
3	—	1,827	150.00–156.00	152.73
1	—	1,685	147.00	147.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	285	340.00–350.00	345.09
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
8	350–400	387	315.00–320.00	317.48
4	400–450	421	300.00–310.00	302.46
2	450–500	480	290.00–300.00	295.16
3	500–550	522	270.00–275.00	273.34
2	550–600	568	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	615	240.00–250.00	244.70
5	700–750	720	210.00–215.00	212.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	310	365.00–375.00	369.92
3	350–400	353	355.00–365.00	360.00
4	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	337.60
2	450–500	475	320.00–327.00	323.54
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	335	350.00–355.00	352.54
4	350–400	375	330.00–335.00	331.30
3	400–450	423	315.00–320.00	318.27
2	450–500	468	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	520	280.00–289.00	282.91
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	768	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	304.85
6	350–400	373	285.00–295.00	290.03
5	400–450	427	270.00–285.00	274.78
6	450–500	472	260.00–262.00	260.34
9	500–550	519	240.00–247.00	241.31
6	550–600	572	230.00–235.00	232.70
5	600–650	621	220.00–225.00	221.04
3	650–700	680	210.00–217.00	213.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
8	350–400	366	310.00–325.00	315.77
5	400–450	409	300.00–307.00	304.00
12	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	315.00–320.00	318.32
7	350–400	369	300.00–309.00	304.90
9	400–450	419	290.00–297.00	292.86
4	450–500	469	270.00–275.00	273.03
3	500–550	507	250.00–257.00	252.33
4	550–600	566	240.00	240.00
8	600–650	608	230.00–238.00	233.38
8	650–700	684	220.00–228.00	224.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	357	350.00–360.00	355.07
3	400–450	415	345.00–355.00	350.04
4	450–500	470	330.00–340.00	335.01
10	550–600	572	290.00–300.00	295.12
4	600–650	615	280.00–285.00	281.26
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	383	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	410	330.00–335.00	333.70
3	450–500	465	315.00–320.00	318.26
3	500–550	505	295.00–300.00	298.35
2	550–600	553	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	618	270.00–275.00	271.63
3	650–700	663	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	707	240.00–245.00	241.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	320.00–330.00	324.91
3	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	482	300.00–310.00	306.61
2	500–550	513	280.00–285.00	282.56
3	550–600	578	270.00–275.00	273.36
3	600–650	615	250.00–260.00	256.69

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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