Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $259.55/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −156.81 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$259.55

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$16.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.64

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	272.00	1,510	1thin
Medium and Large 2	549	263.66	1,447	10thin
Medium and Large 3	547	255.73	1,399	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.27/cwt here — about $111 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

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 sale25 hd

259.55

—

AL average14 barns · 251 hd

276.19

−16.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−156.81

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	—	High	1,702	154.65	2,632	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	139.47	2,128	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	137.35	1,762	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,127	107.50	1,212	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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,550	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	355.35/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	229.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	264.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	314.03/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	249.30/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	243.48/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	274.36/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,273	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	340.38/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	285.70/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	251.94/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	251.74/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	259.72/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,348	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	323.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,205	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	228.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	232.31/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	239.04/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	308.97/cwt	307.00–310.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	265.57/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,264	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	249.81/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,284	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	141.62/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,249	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	128.68/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,802	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	142.35/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,761	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	135.81/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,741	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	160.70/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,877	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,549.85/head	1,302.00–1,699.00	1,550	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	340.49/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,137	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	142.93/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	156.42/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,514	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	104.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,168	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	114.06/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,315	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	108.60/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	336.67/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	289.42/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,077	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	306.70/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	275.80/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	290.51/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	367.60/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	358.50/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	258.32/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	312.99/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	322.02/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	246.54/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	325.98/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	305.78/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	321.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	271.68/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,413	4

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 606Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 62Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	323	350.00–360.00	355.35
5	350–400	372	335.00–345.00	340.38
5	400–450	415	315.00–325.00	321.99
5	450–500	464	302.00–310.00	305.78
4	500–550	520	270.00–277.00	271.68
6	550–600	568	257.00–260.00	258.32
2	600–650	628	250.00–254.00	251.94
1	650–700	660	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	335.00–345.00	340.49
7	350–400	373	320.00–330.00	323.10
3	400–450	432	305.00–310.00	306.70
4	450–500	480	285.00–297.00	290.51
7	500–550	519	255.00–264.00	259.72
7	550–600	575	247.00–255.00	251.74
2	600–650	613	240.00–242.00	241.01
5	650–700	667	220.00–230.00	228.01
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	313	365.00–370.00	367.60
2	350–400	350	357.00–360.00	358.50
3	400–450	418	335.00–340.00	336.67
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	555	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	285.00–287.00	285.70
5	450–500	464	272.00–280.00	274.36
4	550–600	574	245.00–251.00	249.30
8	600–650	616	240.00–247.00	243.48
2	650–700	658	225.00–235.00	229.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	307.00–310.00	308.97
6	350–400	372	285.00–295.00	289.42
5	400–450	435	272.00–280.00	275.80
12	450–500	476	262.00–270.00	265.57
7	500–550	514	245.00–255.00	249.81
5	550–600	566	235.00–243.00	239.04
3	600–650	628	230.00–235.00	232.31
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	657	236.00–249.00	246.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	442	325.00–328.00	325.98
3	450–500	468	312.00–315.00	314.03
1	500–550	525	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	617	260.00–270.00	264.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	465	320.00–324.00	322.02
2	500–550	518	311.00–315.00	312.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	141.00–142.00	141.62
1	—	1,340	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	126.00–131.00	128.68
5	—	1,237	140.00–146.00	142.35
5	—	1,282	134.00–139.00	135.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	100.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	1,153	112.00–116.00	114.06
4	—	1,120	108.00–111.00	108.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	159.00–162.00	160.70
2	—	1,713	141.00–145.00	142.93
3	—	1,607	155.00–157.00	156.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,302.00–1,699.00	1,549.85

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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