Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 12.00 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 $310.66/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.40 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$310.66

26 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$24.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs AL average

−18.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	316.73	1,677	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	297.72	1,638	7thin
Medium and Large 3	505	292.00	1,475	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.73/cwt here — about $203 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 sale26 hd

310.66

—

AL average12 barns · 418 hd

312.72

−2.06

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−18.68

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−74.40

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	1,605	167.00	2,680	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	145.27	1,728	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	142.41	1,931	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	123.19	1,267	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	300–350	320	423.41/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	364.66/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,725	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	362.40/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	422.38/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	390.46/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	304.00/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	311.02/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	414.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	293.97/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	304.80/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	321.32/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	361.84/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	338.25/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	281.30/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	379.38/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,419	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	335.57/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,906	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	420.48/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	267.91/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	288.41/cwt	282.00–295.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	409.69/cwt	405.00–417.00	1,688	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	389.92/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	351.16/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	436.76/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	319.56/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	385.62/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,774	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,036	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,519	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	117.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,188	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,791	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	147.52/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,132	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	685	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,017	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	153.90/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,955	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,343	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,020	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	140.26/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,640	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	146.06/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	376.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	328.46/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	311.46/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	350.09/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	338.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,458	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	323.97/cwt	318.00–329.00	1,568	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	407.39/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	287.71/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	319.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	293.01/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	349.83/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	280.98/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	335.78/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	409.00/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	364.47/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	394.21/cwt	392.00–395.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	308.06/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,919	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 387Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 24Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	422.00–425.00	423.41
5	350–400	384	405.00–410.00	409.00
4	400–450	421	392.00–395.00	394.21
14	450–500	473	360.00–372.00	364.66
9	500–550	526	330.00–342.00	335.78
10	550–600	576	315.00–325.00	319.22
6	600–650	623	300.00–312.00	308.06
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	765	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	435.00–440.00	436.76
7	350–400	371	415.00–425.00	420.48
12	400–450	412	405.00–417.00	409.69
8	450–500	460	375.00–395.00	385.62
6	500–550	525	345.00–360.00	351.16
12	550–600	568	330.00–345.00	335.57
2	600–650	615	317.00–322.00	319.56
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	720	282.00–295.00	288.41
4	750–800	779	265.00–275.00	267.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	318	405.00–410.00	407.39
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
6	400–450	414	370.00–380.00	376.09
7	450–500	480	345.00–357.00	349.83
2	550–600	590	300.00–310.00	304.96
2	600–650	628	280.00–295.00	287.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	370	432.00	432.00
3	400–450	413	420.00–425.00	422.38
2	450–500	458	385.00–395.00	389.92
3	500–550	513	360.00–365.00	362.40
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	630	327.00–330.00	328.46
2	650–700	658	315.00–320.00	317.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	510	340.00–350.00	344.95
2	600–650	615	310.00–312.00	311.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	410.00	410.00
5	300–350	328	380.00–397.00	390.46
5	350–400	382	357.00–370.00	364.47
12	400–450	431	330.00–345.00	338.32
10	450–500	484	318.00–329.00	323.97
3	500–550	525	300.00–307.00	304.00
4	550–600	569	287.00–295.00	293.01
2	600–650	638	277.00–285.00	280.98
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	283	425.00	425.00
6	300–350	316	400.00–425.00	414.74
6	350–400	374	375.00–390.00	379.38
11	400–450	416	350.00–372.00	361.84
12	450–500	465	332.00–350.00	338.25
13	500–550	519	313.00–325.00	321.32
5	550–600	557	300.00–312.00	304.80
5	600–650	625	290.00–298.00	293.97
8	650–700	692	272.00–283.00	281.30
1	700–750	730	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	685	294.50	294.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	345.00–355.00	350.09
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
9	450–500	484	300.00–315.00	311.46
1	500–550	505	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,215	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,009	115.00–120.00	117.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	135.00–140.00	138.31
2	—	1,445	147.00–148.00	147.52
2	—	1,388	145.00–146.00	145.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	152.00–158.00	153.90
8	—	1,169	137.00–143.00	140.26
7	—	1,167	144.00–149.00	146.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,455	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,850.00	3,850.00

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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