Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 148.00 cwt and high yielding bulls up to 175.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $276.99/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.38 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$276.99

29 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$25.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	297.00	1,500	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	282.89	1,528	12thin
Medium and Large 3	549	271.31	1,488	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about $12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $335.77, median $416.37 across 31 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 sale29 hd

276.99

—

AL average14 barns · 253 hd

291.00

−14.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−139.38

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	1,702	154.64	2,631	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	136.01	1,827	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	135.05	2,115	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	112.05	1,227	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,331	9

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	321.67/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	344.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	333.49/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	276.46/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	265.99/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	287.84/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	330.24/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	289.32/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	318.47/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,475	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	367.46/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	256.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	354.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	335.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	307.83/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	308.16/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,491	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	275.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	271.03/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	237.68/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	392.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	266.55/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,569	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	138.53/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,168	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,269	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	140.55/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,923	165.48/cwt	164.00–167.00	3,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	156.80/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,331.22/head	1,169.00–1,441.00	1,331	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	135.71/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,819	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	128.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	141.91/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,904	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	110.07/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,117	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	102.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,156	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	321.05/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	287.81/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	383.59/cwt	375.00–392.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	365.78/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	331.00/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	296.33/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	315.56/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	305.93/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	293.68/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	343.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	331.19/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	362.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	258.66/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	350.51/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	313.50/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,223	2

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 604Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 56Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	483	320.00–325.00	321.67
6	500–550	513	305.00–309.00	307.83
7	550–600	567	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	517	312.00–320.00	315.56
2	550–600	565	302.00–310.00	305.93
3	600–650	605	292.00–302.00	296.33
2	650–700	650	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	394.97
3	350–400	363	362.00–370.00	365.78
6	400–450	413	340.00–350.00	344.07
5	450–500	456	327.00–335.00	331.19
1	500–550	505	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	390.00–395.00	392.61
6	300–350	323	365.00–375.00	367.46
4	350–400	373	350.00–352.00	350.51
4	400–450	425	327.00–335.00	330.24
6	450–500	463	314.00–325.00	318.47
6	500–550	512	285.00–295.00	289.32
6	550–600	568	273.00–280.00	276.46
2	600–650	610	265.00–267.00	266.02
1	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	331	350.00–360.00	354.83
3	350–400	377	330.00–340.00	335.81
4	400–450	410	320.00–325.00	322.50
11	450–500	484	305.00–312.00	308.16
9	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	275.01
7	550–600	575	262.00–270.00	266.55
4	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	256.30
5	650–700	668	232.00–242.00	237.68
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	332.00–335.00	333.49
2	350–400	390	310.00–317.00	313.50
7	400–450	422	295.00–305.00	300.02
7	450–500	471	285.00–290.00	287.84
8	500–550	523	262.00–271.00	265.99
3	550–600	557	257.00–260.00	258.66
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–322.00	321.05
3	350–400	382	290.00–300.00	294.96
5	400–450	419	282.00–292.00	287.81
5	450–500	470	270.00–275.00	271.03
2	500–550	535	255.00–260.00	257.45
2	550–600	578	245.00–250.00	247.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	375.00–392.00	383.59
2	250–300	265	360.00–365.00	362.45
3	300–350	328	340.00–350.00	343.20
2	350–400	365	327.00–335.00	331.00
2	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	455	292.00–297.00	293.68
2	500–550	523	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	269.00	269.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	700	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	129.00–130.00	129.53
4	—	1,565	137.00–141.00	138.53
2	—	1,698	132.00–135.00	133.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	134.00–138.00	135.71
4	—	1,348	125.00–130.00	128.95
5	—	1,342	139.00–145.00	141.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	107.00–112.00	110.07
2	—	1,130	100.00–105.00	102.27
5	—	1,146	115.00–120.00	117.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	140.00–141.00	140.55
2	—	1,923	164.00–167.00	165.48
3	—	1,755	154.00–160.00	156.80

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,169.00–1,441.00	1,331.22

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

Bulls · 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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