Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 182.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 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 $287.26/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −97.81 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$287.26

31 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs AL average

−27.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	293.68	1,575	18thin
Medium and Large 2	538	280.96	1,512	10thin
Medium and Large 3	524	269.67	1,412	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $162 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

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 sale31 hd

287.26

—

AL average15 barns · 266 hd

286.37

+0.89

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−27.70

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−97.81

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	—	Low	1,731	166.68	2,884	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	144.37	1,824	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	141.17	2,177	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	121.11	1,264	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,433	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	252.49/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	340.52/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	332.12/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	377.48/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	318.01/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,348	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	315.43/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	398.84/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	245.01/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	284.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	304.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	255.63/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	272.34/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	263.55/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	402	308.34/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	368.37/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	313.56/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	291.79/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	325.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	273.51/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,552	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	158.49/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,488	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	112.33/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,017	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,233	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	145.16/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,832	9
Bulls	—	—	1,872	176.42/cwt	175.00–178.00	3,303	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,433.33/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	316.68/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,146	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	145.08/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	137.37/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,668	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	156.93/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,142	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	120.10/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,213	6
Bulls	—	—	1,803	167.85/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	321.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	337.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	253.85/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,686	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	351.03/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	281.00/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	316.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	333.48/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	326.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	321.68/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	417.43/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	299.68/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	296.22/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	289.70/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	304.40/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	327.42/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	328.41/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,714	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	342.71/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,614	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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 400Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 68Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	415.00–420.00	417.43
3	350–400	377	390.00–407.00	398.84
4	400–450	431	350.00–352.00	351.03
5	450–500	471	337.00–352.00	342.71
13	500–550	522	322.00–340.00	328.41
4	550–600	566	310.00–325.00	316.65
3	600–650	607	294.00–305.00	299.68
2	650–700	665	277.00–285.00	281.00
4	700–750	723	250.00–257.00	252.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	370.00–382.00	377.48
4	400–450	431	335.00–345.00	340.52
8	450–500	476	330.00–335.00	332.12
4	500–550	521	312.00–320.00	315.43
5	550–600	587	302.00–307.00	304.40
2	650–700	670	260.00–267.00	263.55
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	365.00–370.00	368.37
1	350–400	370	362.00	362.00
8	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	325.84
2	450–500	463	310.00–317.00	313.56
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	345.00–350.00	347.50
2	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
11	400–450	424	312.00–322.00	318.01
4	450–500	483	300.00–310.00	304.77
7	500–550	521	280.00–290.00	284.66
3	550–600	578	270.00–277.00	272.34
3	600–650	620	254.00–258.00	255.63
3	650–700	663	240.00–249.00	245.01
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	433	325.00–332.00	327.42
4	450–500	468	318.00–325.00	321.68
11	500–550	521	292.00–305.00	296.22
7	550–600	560	287.00–292.00	289.70
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
27	650–700	664	252.00–254.00	253.85
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	265	335.00–340.00	337.41
3	300–350	318	320.00–325.00	321.57
3	350–400	362	310.00–320.00	316.68
3	400–450	402	305.00–310.00	308.34
5	450–500	480	285.00–297.00	291.79
2	500–550	508	272.00–275.00	273.51
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00
2	600–650	628	245.00–250.00	247.55
2	650–700	668	230.00–235.00	232.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	453	330.00–337.00	333.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	280.00–290.00	284.98
3	700–750	722	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	320.00–330.00	326.73
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
4	700–750	705	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	127.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	905	109.00–116.00	112.33
6	—	1,010	116.00–123.00	120.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	135.00–140.00	137.26
3	—	1,457	144.00–146.00	145.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,262	142.00–148.00	145.16
10	—	1,214	132.00–140.00	137.37
5	—	1,365	155.00–158.00	156.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	156.00–161.00	158.49
3	—	1,872	175.00–178.00	176.42
3	—	1,803	165.00–169.00	167.85

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	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,433.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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