Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. 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 $294.21/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −90.85 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$294.21

20 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$40.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs AL average

−26.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	315.75	1,639	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	292.47	1,610	8thin
Medium and Large 3	550	274.99	1,513	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.76/cwt here — about $125 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 sale20 hd

294.21

—

AL average14 barns · 479 hd

305.67

−11.46

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−26.97

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−90.85

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	1,890	167.45	3,164	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	140.33	1,730	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	134.62	2,051	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	120.45	1,294	7thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,140	5

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	329.34/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	314.00/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	382.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	347.73/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	339.68/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	332.22/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	263.53/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	278.55/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	395.15/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	345.57/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	298.77/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	273.39/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	320.03/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	406.16/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	286.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	362.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,434	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	166.47/cwt	166.00–167.00	3,230	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	130.50/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,011	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,248	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	148.64/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,903	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	141.44/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,755	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,140.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,140	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	345.15/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,156	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	136.15/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,046	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,591	8
Bulls	—	—	1,842	160.35/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	173.27/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,292	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	111.10/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	287.28/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	271.26/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	328.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	314.65/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	300.07/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	417.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	287.97/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	335.28/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	409.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	355.99/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	394.06/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	315.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,639	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 324Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 42Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 85Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	530	362.00	362.00
8	550–600	599	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	283	385.00–400.00	395.15
3	350–400	370	342.00–350.00	345.57
4	400–450	415	325.00–335.00	329.34
3	450–500	468	312.00–315.00	314.00
4	500–550	523	295.00–305.00	298.77
4	550–600	578	280.00–290.00	286.17
2	600–650	620	270.00–277.00	273.39
2	650–700	663	262.00–265.00	263.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	259	410.00–420.00	417.07
2	300–350	320	380.00–410.00	394.06
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	420	337.00–342.00	339.68
1	450–500	480	327.00	327.00
6	500–550	519	310.00–325.00	315.75
3	600–650	610	285.00–292.00	287.97
1	700–750	715	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	335	340.00–355.00	345.15
3	350–400	387	320.00–335.00	328.51
3	400–450	433	312.00–317.00	314.65
3	450–500	485	295.00–305.00	300.07
2	500–550	525	280.00–285.00	282.45
4	550–600	563	265.00–275.00	271.26
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	384	400.00–410.00	406.16
6	400–450	423	375.00–390.00	382.46
7	450–500	479	350.00–360.00	355.99
3	500–550	532	325.00–337.00	332.22
2	550–600	590	317.00–323.00	320.03
3	600–650	633	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	675	275.00–282.00	278.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	410	400.00–415.00	409.43
1	450–500	455	377.00	377.00
6	500–550	528	340.00–362.00	347.73
5	550–600	565	325.00–342.00	335.28
3	650–700	677	285.00–290.00	287.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
5	400–450	436	350.00–370.00	362.00
2	450–500	485	335.00–340.00	337.45
3	500–550	503	315.00–320.00	318.34
2	550–600	570	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	635	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
4	—	1,125	126.00–129.00	127.46
3	—	1,007	109.00–114.00	111.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,541	126.00–132.00	130.50
2	—	1,545	145.00–146.00	145.50
10	—	1,503	134.00–139.00	136.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	145.00–151.00	148.64
11	—	1,241	139.00–144.00	141.44
8	—	1,191	130.00–137.00	133.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	166.00–167.00	166.47
3	—	1,842	160.00–161.00	160.35
4	—	1,900	171.00–177.00	173.27

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100.00

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

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