Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 140.00 cwt. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.02/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −144.39 against this barn's trailing median of $453.41.

Average price

$309.02

14 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs AL average

−33.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	313.80	1,724	8thin
Medium and Large 2	538	302.65	1,629	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.54, low $422.04, median $453.41 across 4 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 sale14 hd

309.02

—

AL average14 barns · 273 hd

307.46

+1.56

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−33.43

This barn, trailing median4 sales

453.41

−144.39

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	1,359	141.31	1,920	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	126.50	1,510	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	126.02	1,991	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	104.29	1,092	10

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,863	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,308	16

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	312.86/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,170	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	265.29/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,403	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	283.82/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	369.83/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	391.43/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	305.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	344.49/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	322.29/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	292.83/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	359.91/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	250.97/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	222.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	237.02/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	300.06/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,106	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,996	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	125.53/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	132.69/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,671	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,955	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,168	137.87/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	144.74/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,862.50/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,863	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.15/head	1,102.00–1,444.00	1,250	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,558.33/head	1,512.00–1,638.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	126.09/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,487	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	118.32/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,326	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	112.14/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,272	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	103.69/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,016	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	96.75/cwt	93.00–98.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	276.70/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	254.99/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	273.43/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	240.48/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	309.73/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	377.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	367.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	317.98/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	386.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	308.93/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	406.53/cwt	403.00–410.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	269.93/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	272.22/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	331.97/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,574	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	239.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	323.39/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.58/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	356.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	295.66/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	265.23/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,491	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	384.81/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	254.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,919	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	285.11/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,756	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,888	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	343.67/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	337.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,119	5

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 453Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	374	310.00–315.00	312.86
2	400–450	440	295.00–300.00	297.53
5	450–500	465	280.00–285.00	283.82
11	500–550	529	260.00–268.00	265.29
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	680	225.00–230.00	227.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	260	375.00–380.00	377.55
5	300–350	331	330.00–340.00	337.95
4	350–400	366	320.00–327.00	323.39
5	400–450	410	305.00–317.00	308.93
6	450–500	465	290.00–295.00	292.83
7	500–550	519	270.00–275.00	272.22
8	550–600	562	260.00–270.00	265.23
2	600–650	613	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	667	238.00–240.00	239.33
6	700–750	713	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	343	320.00–325.00	322.48
2	350–400	380	300.00–305.00	302.60
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	471	270.00–277.00	273.43
4	500–550	513	250.00–258.00	254.99
4	550–600	573	240.00–242.00	240.48
2	600–650	608	235.00–239.00	237.02
2	650–700	673	220.00–225.00	222.42
1	750–800	770	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	355.00–365.00	359.91
2	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	405	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	473	295.00–305.00	300.06
2	500–550	533	285.00–290.00	287.51
3	550–600	577	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	615	247.00–255.00	250.97
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	378	345.00–350.00	347.45
4	400–450	433	325.00–330.00	327.47
2	500–550	533	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	638	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	380.00–395.00	386.66
2	350–400	368	365.00–370.00	367.48
8	400–450	424	340.00–350.00	343.67
14	450–500	474	325.00–337.00	331.97
8	500–550	516	315.00–322.00	317.98
3	550–600	563	292.00–298.00	295.66
4	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	276.70
2	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	385.00–400.00	391.43
2	350–400	368	365.00–375.00	369.83
2	400–450	433	342.00–347.00	344.49
3	450–500	473	320.00–327.00	322.29
5	500–550	532	300.00–310.00	305.98
1	550–600	570	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	610	277.00	277.00
2	650–700	668	250.00–260.00	255.02
1	700–750	730	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	333	403.00–410.00	406.53
7	350–400	366	380.00–390.00	384.81
5	400–450	419	350.00–365.00	356.21
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	520	317.00–325.00	320.58
5	550–600	567	300.00–316.00	309.73
18	600–650	616	280.00–290.00	285.11
3	650–700	670	265.00–280.00	269.93
23	700–750	727	264.00	264.00
9	750–800	772	250.00–255.00	254.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	659	286.50	286.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	131.00–132.00	131.51
2	—	1,455	124.00–127.00	125.53
1	—	1,955	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	129.00–135.00	132.69
6	—	1,179	123.00–128.00	126.09
5	—	1,121	115.00–121.00	118.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	109.00–114.00	112.14
2	—	980	102.00–106.00	103.69
4	—	993	93.00–98.00	96.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	135.00–141.00	137.87
2	—	1,550	143.00–147.00	144.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,862.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,102.00–1,444.00	1,250.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,512.00–1,638.00	1,558.33

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

Steers · 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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