Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.42/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −87.65 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$297.42

21 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$26.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs AL average

−23.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	304.91	1,626	13thin
Medium and Large 2	545	289.36	1,576	5thin
Medium and Large 3	539	278.36	1,499	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.55/cwt here — about $126 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

297.42

—

AL average14 barns · 281 hd

302.49

−5.08

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−23.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−87.65

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	1,983	164.50	3,261	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	143.27	1,632	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	143.02	2,133	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	121.50	1,086	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	414.86/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	410.04/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	378.40/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	355.71/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	336.03/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	392.55/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	263.97/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	383.80/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	332.79/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	415.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	391.71/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	353.95/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	363.33/cwt	360.00–365.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	320.56/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	370.12/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	278.44/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	296.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,604	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,342	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	137.53/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,636	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	147.45/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,718	3
Bulls	—	—	2,100	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,083.33/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,189	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,129	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	373.46/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,400	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	333.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	402.47/cwt	395.00–412.00	1,670	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	297.03/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	408.15/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	387.35/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	312.43/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	354.85/cwt	340.00–367.00	1,526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	342.58/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	313.50/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	379.09/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	335.69/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	329.46/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	392.54/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	385.35/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	296.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 381Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 55Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 34Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
10	350–400	372	410.00–425.00	414.86
13	400–450	415	395.00–412.00	402.47
5	450–500	474	370.00–390.00	379.09
4	500–550	518	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	580	327.00–332.00	329.46
4	600–650	619	310.00–318.00	313.50
2	650–700	653	290.00–304.00	297.03
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	415.23
8	350–400	374	390.00–400.00	392.55
5	400–450	420	377.00–390.00	385.35
3	450–500	487	350.00–367.00	355.71
2	500–550	523	335.00–337.00	336.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	380.00–385.00	383.80
3	400–450	415	365.00–375.00	370.12
4	450–500	479	330.00–340.00	334.93
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	372	405.00–415.00	410.04
2	450–500	473	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	292.00	292.00
2	700–750	705	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	380	390.00–395.00	391.71
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
4	700–750	740	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
7	400–450	419	400.00–422.00	408.15
3	450–500	458	385.00–390.00	387.35
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	572	338.00–350.00	342.58
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
6	650–700	662	324.00	324.00
2	800–850	805	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
3	250–300	277	375.00–380.00	378.40
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	380	345.00–360.00	353.95
5	400–450	436	330.00–339.00	332.79
2	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	518	295.00–300.00	296.64
2	550–600	585	275.00–282.00	278.44
3	600–650	622	262.00–265.00	263.97
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	360.00–365.00	363.33
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	388	330.00–340.00	333.90
4	400–450	419	310.00–327.00	320.56
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	518	280.00–285.00	282.54
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	380.00–405.00	392.54
10	350–400	375	365.00–385.00	373.46
12	400–450	430	340.00–367.00	354.85
9	450–500	471	327.00–350.00	335.69
7	500–550	511	305.00–320.00	312.43
6	550–600	559	290.00–300.00	296.14
1	600–650	625	273.00	273.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,615	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,498	137.00–138.00	137.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,165	146.00–149.00	147.45
1	—	970	141.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	110.00	110.00
2	—	875	129.00	129.00
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,865	171.00	171.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,612.50

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

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