Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 152.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.15/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −107.91 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$277.15

14 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$33.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.94

vs AL average

−27.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	290.01	1,516	8thin
Medium and Large 2	548	267.50	1,465	2thin
Medium and Large 3	564	256.25	1,445	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.76/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

277.15

—

AL average13 barns · 429 hd

282.09

−4.94

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−27.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−107.91

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	—	Average	1,963	157.56	3,093	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	134.91	1,729	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	133.47	1,979	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,251	115.41	1,444	8thin

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)	—	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	500–550	519	290.73/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	367.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	295.44/cwt	292.50–302.00	1,430	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	316.57/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,197	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	348.22/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	306.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,293	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	326.90/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	308.36/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	285.68/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	327.96/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	316.79/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	385.56/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	367.54/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	244.66/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	119.76/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,485	4
Bulls	—	—	2,060	156.44/cwt	153.00–158.00	3,223	3
Bulls	—	—	1,543	143.79/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,219	2
Bulls	—	—	2,238	173.01/cwt	171.00–175.00	3,872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,666.67/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,667	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,398	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	144.38/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,903	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	135.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,754	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	276.02/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	249.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	247.50/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	315.63/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,326	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	263.00/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	356.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,497	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	345.19/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	377.20/cwt	372.00–387.00	1,373	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	293.98/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	322.02/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	243.67/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	236.67/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	316.94/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	308.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	295.56/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	340.01/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,489	6

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 211Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 22Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	320.00–327.00	322.02
11	400–450	420	312.00–320.00	315.63
5	450–500	464	305.00–315.00	308.97
7	500–550	519	285.00–295.00	290.73
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
9	600–650	604	255.00–267.00	263.00
3	650–700	663	241.00–245.00	243.67
1	750–800	750	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	330.00	330.00
9	350–400	378	315.00–318.00	316.57
10	400–450	422	300.00–310.00	306.36
9	450–500	484	292.50–302.00	295.44
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	668	235.00–240.00	236.67
1	700–750	720	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	788	215.00–217.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	338	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	418	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	487	285.00–287.00	285.68
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	627	244.00–245.00	244.66
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	380.00–390.00	385.56
5	350–400	389	365.00–370.00	367.42
6	400–450	438	332.00–347.00	340.01
9	450–500	476	322.00–332.00	326.90
8	500–550	534	305.00–310.00	308.36
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	365.00–370.00	367.54
3	350–400	357	340.00–355.00	348.22
4	400–450	424	325.00–330.00	327.96
5	450–500	480	310.00–320.00	316.79
2	500–550	538	285.00–290.00	287.53
2	550–600	578	275.00–277.00	276.02
2	650–700	675	247.00–248.00	247.50
2	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	372.00–387.00	377.20
11	400–450	420	350.00–365.00	356.54
5	450–500	459	342.00–352.00	345.19
5	500–550	509	315.00–325.00	320.00
3	550–600	573	292.00–295.00	293.98
1	600–650	605	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	345.00–355.00	350.00
3	450–500	450	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	573	294.00–297.00	295.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	683	245.00–255.00	249.95
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	372.00	372.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
10	550–600	556	315.00–317.50	316.94
5	600–650	615	303.00	303.00
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,157	117.00–121.00	119.76
4	—	1,291	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,420	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,423	125.00–131.00	127.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	143.00–146.00	144.38
10	—	1,294	132.00–139.00	135.56
8	—	1,238	124.00–130.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,060	153.00–158.00	156.44
2	—	1,543	140.00–146.00	143.79
2	—	2,238	171.00–175.00	173.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,666.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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