Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers to few to trend. 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 $280.30/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.07 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$280.30

17 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	290.77	1,529	6thin
Medium and Large 2	526	276.96	1,457	8thin
Medium and Large 3	532	268.29	1,427	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $102 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

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 sale17 hd

280.30

—

AL average14 barns · 156 hd

280.13

+0.17

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−136.07

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	1,713	159.94	2,739	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	144.60	1,779	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	143.58	1,828	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	119.96	1,155	4thin

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)	—	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,256	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,473	8

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	400–450	433	312.49/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,353	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	120.42/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	288.04/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	263.56/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	293.52/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	318.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	244.45/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	244.21/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	282.60/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	352.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	296.78/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	323.84/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	338.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	274.82/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	244.57/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	311.81/cwt	310.00–315.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	236.68/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	303.35/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	268.29/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,427	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	143.58/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,828	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	134.03/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,438	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	155.16/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	159.87/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,349	1
Bulls	—	—	2,160	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,473.25/head	1,319.00–1,561.00	1,473	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,256.25/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	252.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	352.09/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	255.53/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	246.22/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	288.89/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	323.54/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	276.96/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,457	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	242.33/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	312.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	273.70/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,306	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 Feb 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 589Year ago 1,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 40Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	350.00–355.00	352.64
3	300–350	333	330.00–345.00	338.43
3	350–400	358	317.00–330.00	323.84
6	400–450	433	305.00–315.00	312.49
4	450–500	473	295.00–300.00	296.78
3	500–550	532	265.00–270.00	268.29
4	600–650	619	240.00–247.00	244.21
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	712	220.00–225.00	221.67
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	360.00–370.00	364.96
5	500–550	520	287.00–297.00	293.52
1	550–600	555	277.00	277.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	350.00–355.00	352.09
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	408	320.00–325.00	322.55
7	450–500	458	310.00–315.00	312.01
8	500–550	526	272.00–280.00	276.96
5	600–650	611	250.00–255.00	252.00
3	650–700	677	240.00–247.00	242.33
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	760	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	410	322.00–325.00	323.54
4	500–550	528	282.00–295.00	288.89
6	650–700	668	240.00–247.50	246.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	622	235.00–245.00	236.68
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	282.00	282.00
2	500–550	503	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	310.00–315.00	311.81
3	300–350	338	300.00–310.00	303.35
5	350–400	378	285.00–295.00	288.04
5	400–450	422	270.00–277.00	274.82
2	450–500	458	260.00–267.00	263.56
3	500–550	518	250.00–255.00	253.34
4	550–600	576	240.00–249.00	244.57
1	600–650	635	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	315.00–320.00	318.31
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	418	280.00–285.00	282.60
6	450–500	477	270.00–277.00	273.70
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	560	252.00–259.00	255.53
2	600–650	628	240.00–249.00	244.45
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	119.00–122.00	120.42
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,200	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	141.00–146.00	143.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	131.00–138.00	134.03
2	—	1,388	152.00–158.00	155.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	159.00–161.00	159.87
1	—	1,525	154.00	154.00
1	—	2,160	166.00	166.00

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	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,319.00–1,561.00	1,473.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,256.25

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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