Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady with high yielding boning cows up to 163.00 cwt. and high yielding slaughter bulls up to 184.00 cwt. All feeder classes sold 2.00 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 $294.93/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −90.13 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$294.93

19 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs AL average

−19.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	298.57	1,605	15thin
Medium and Large 2	548	281.28	1,541	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $64 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 sale19 hd

294.93

—

AL average15 barns · 363 hd

294.44

+0.50

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−19.65

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−90.13

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	1,791	168.76	3,023	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	145.35	2,119	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	144.10	1,700	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	119.22	1,275	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,182	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 3	250–300	287	341.72/cwt	340.00–345.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	336.65/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	288.44/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	323.48/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	306.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	318.66/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	331.39/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	273.82/cwt	267.00–274.50	1,796	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	361.70/cwt	354.00–370.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	307.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	382.03/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	357.34/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	420.08/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	309.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,979	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	153.67/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,010	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	128.34/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,414	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	112.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,104	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	136.85/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,135	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	137.75/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,613	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	119.53/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,426	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	154.52/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,055	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,174	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	146.61/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,598	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	168.47/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,990	2
Bulls	—	—	2,108	177.93/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,751	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,797	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,182.00/head	2,182.00–2,182.00	2,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	354.24/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	410.09/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	320.37/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	338.26/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	336.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,784	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	391.74/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	412.44/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	361.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	262	395.03/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	420.82/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	313.46/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	336.79/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	319.03/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	352.25/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	371.58/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	376.67/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	348.12/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.50/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	302.26/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 492Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 66Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	287	340.00–345.00	341.72
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	372	317.00–320.00	319.03
7	400–450	413	300.00–310.00	307.86
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	323	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	380	332.00–340.00	336.65
6	400–450	423	315.00–320.00	318.66
6	450–500	474	300.00–310.00	306.10
2	500–550	518	285.00–290.00	287.54
2	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	275.02
2	600–650	625	260.00–261.00	260.50
1	650–700	680	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	342.00–355.00	348.12
5	400–450	414	330.00–335.00	331.39
2	450–500	455	322.00–325.00	323.48
11	500–550	528	295.00–306.00	302.26
4	550–600	564	282.00–295.00	288.44
11	650–700	656	267.00–274.50	273.82
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	410.00–430.00	420.08
2	350–400	390	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	423	370.00–392.00	382.03
2	450–500	473	354.00–370.00	361.70
2	500–550	508	350.00–355.00	352.46
14	600–650	639	300.00–315.00	309.64
1	650–700	670	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	382.00	382.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	337.00	337.00
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	377.00	377.00
3	400–450	438	355.00–360.00	357.34
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	405.00–415.00	410.09
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
7	350–400	379	370.00–382.00	376.67
7	400–450	424	345.00–357.00	352.25
6	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	338.26
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	385.00–400.00	395.03
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	382	355.00–365.00	361.03
5	400–450	423	330.00–342.00	336.79
6	450–500	476	315.00–325.00	320.37
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	775	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	417.00–425.00	420.82
2	300–350	333	410.00–415.00	412.44
3	350–400	365	390.00–395.00	391.74
4	400–450	436	367.00–380.00	371.58
9	450–500	473	347.00–365.00	354.24
7	500–550	531	325.00–345.00	336.00
2	550–600	580	312.00–315.00	313.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	150.00–157.00	153.67
8	—	1,171	131.00–141.00	137.75
5	—	1,090	142.00–149.00	146.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	128.00–129.00	128.34
4	—	984	110.00–115.00	112.23
2	—	1,193	119.00–120.00	119.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	135.00–139.00	136.85
2	—	1,330	153.00–156.00	154.52
1	—	1,510	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	166.00–171.00	168.47
2	—	2,108	176.00–180.00	177.93
1	—	1,190	151.00	151.00

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)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,182.00	2,182.00

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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