Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $297.95/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −87.12 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$297.95

21 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$32.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs AL average

−23.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	302.57	1,635	14thin
Medium and Large 2	545	291.82	1,590	6thin
Medium and Large 3	575	270.00	1,553	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.57/cwt here — about $82 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 sale21 hd

297.95

—

AL average15 barns · 325 hd

299.43

−1.48

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−23.79

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−87.12

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	1,775	166.83	2,961	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	142.42	1,609	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,330	139.67	1,858	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	121.70	1,249	16

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)	—	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,643	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.96/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	327.76/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	283.45/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	308.29/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	310.68/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	367.57/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	437.06/cwt	430.00–445.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	343.43/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	294.96/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	311.08/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	315.20/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	387.53/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	451.68/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	321.25/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	398.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	322.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	299.45/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	342.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	367.49/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	112.91/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,173	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,287	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	121.14/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,270	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,903	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,505	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,642.50/head	1,575.00–1,710.00	1,643	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	150.70/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,811	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	172.05/cwt	171.00–173.00	3,458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	142.04/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,606	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	134.76/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	355.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	345.03/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,491	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	389.15/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	363.17/cwt	355.00–372.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	397.43/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	365.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	325.10/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	419.02/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	416.72/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	430.40/cwt	425.00–442.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	327.18/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,548	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	370.93/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	308.28/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	373.74/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	367.44/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	312.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	336.72/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 298Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 44Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	283	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	338	360.00–375.00	367.57
3	350–400	360	340.00–350.00	343.43
4	400–450	426	319.00–335.00	327.76
6	450–500	478	310.00–319.00	315.20
4	500–550	531	295.00–297.00	296.00
2	550–600	573	282.00–285.00	283.45
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	420	305.00–315.00	308.29
6	450–500	476	295.00–305.00	299.45
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	730	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	328	385.00–390.00	387.44
7	350–400	381	360.00–385.00	373.74
15	400–450	432	337.00–355.00	345.03
11	450–500	473	320.00–340.00	327.18
8	500–550	521	300.00–322.00	308.28
6	550–600	566	290.00–307.00	294.96
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	655	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	395.00–400.00	397.43
2	400–450	415	365.00–370.00	367.44
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	347.00–355.00	350.96
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	328	450.00–455.00	451.68
4	400–450	421	405.00–430.00	416.72
2	450–500	465	385.00–390.00	387.53
2	500–550	520	355.00–372.00	363.17
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	618	310.00–315.00	312.36
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	430	350.00–360.00	355.17
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	430.00–445.00	437.06
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	365	395.00–400.00	398.40
3	400–450	415	360.00–375.00	365.64
2	450–500	458	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	519	320.00–325.00	321.25
3	550–600	560	305.00–317.00	310.68
2	600–650	615	290.00–300.00	295.12
1	700–750	700	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
6	300–350	330	425.00–442.00	430.40
5	350–400	377	415.00–420.00	419.02
4	400–450	418	380.00–400.00	389.15
4	450–500	470	360.00–382.00	370.93
5	500–550	516	330.00–347.00	336.72
5	550–600	575	320.00–332.00	325.10
5	600–650	624	302.00–317.00	311.08
1	650–700	650	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	740	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	263	395.00–400.00	397.52
2	300–350	333	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	366	360.00–375.00	367.49
2	400–450	423	340.00–345.00	342.37
6	450–500	476	320.00–330.00	322.82
1	500–550	510	307.00	307.00
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,039	111.00–115.00	112.91
8	—	1,010	125.00–130.00	127.40
3	—	1,048	117.00–123.00	121.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,285	142.00–143.00	142.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	148.00–153.00	150.70
8	—	1,131	139.00–145.00	142.04
5	—	1,056	132.00–137.00	134.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,345	151.00	151.00
3	—	2,010	171.00–173.00	172.05

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	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,575.00–1,710.00	1,642.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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

Replacement Cattle