Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $346.19/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −70.18 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$346.19

37 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$29.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	357.22	1,878	23
Medium and Large 2	546	328.06	1,792	14thin

One grade step is worth $29.17/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $335.77, median $416.37 across 31 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 sale37 hd

346.19

—

AL average9 barns · 173 hd

332.57

+13.62

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−70.18

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	1,903	185.55	3,531	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	148.76	1,827	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	148.58	2,226	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	139.61	1,559	3thin

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)	—	$2,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,288	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,188	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	500–550	517	325.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	289.63/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	384.80/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	399.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	335.47/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	432.16/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	378.65/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,275	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	288.29/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	322.83/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	279.53/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	301.71/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	293.44/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	313.20/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	420.89/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	332.92/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	359.16/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	412.36/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	181.99/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,367	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	146.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,220	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	153.69/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,878	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,037	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	146.60/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,805	16
Bulls	—	—	1,943	188.22/cwt	187.00–191.00	3,657	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,287.50/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,475.00–2,775.00	2,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,125.00/head	4,100.00–4,150.00	4,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	419.65/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	319.23/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	435.18/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	301.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,875	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	139.61/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,559	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	154.31/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	457.57/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	432.35/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	289.91/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	359.72/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	338.75/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	357.33/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	305.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	315.96/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	416.35/cwt	407.00–432.00	1,707	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	330.96/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	364.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,854	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	388.25/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	436.62/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,410	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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 354Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	420.00–445.00	432.16
3	300–350	333	395.00–405.00	399.95
6	350–400	372	380.00–395.00	388.25
7	400–450	436	350.00–367.00	357.33
8	450–500	477	335.00–342.00	338.75
3	500–550	517	320.00–330.00	325.55
4	550–600	568	310.00–315.00	312.42
3	650–700	662	287.00–292.00	289.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	410.00–415.00	412.36
5	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	359.16
6	400–450	415	327.00–340.00	332.92
7	450–500	475	315.00–325.00	319.23
7	500–550	529	310.00–317.00	313.20
6	550–600	586	295.00–305.00	301.71
7	600–650	623	290.00–297.00	293.44
4	650–700	658	277.00–282.00	279.53
3	700–750	730	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	430.00–445.00	435.18
4	300–350	323	415.00–425.00	419.65
5	350–400	375	415.00–425.00	420.89
14	400–450	426	370.00–400.00	384.80
12	450–500	476	350.00–367.00	359.72
9	500–550	526	315.00–345.00	330.96
5	550–600	583	320.00–325.00	322.83
5	600–650	623	295.00–305.00	301.00
3	650–700	673	285.00–290.00	288.29
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	450.00–465.00	457.57
6	300–350	323	430.00–440.00	436.62
3	350–400	373	430.00–435.00	432.35
13	400–450	410	407.00–432.00	416.35
14	450–500	471	370.00–385.00	378.65
17	500–550	508	360.00–375.00	364.90
6	550–600	576	330.00–345.00	335.47
5	600–650	614	310.00–322.00	315.96
5	650–700	662	300.00–310.00	305.97
2	700–750	713	285.00–295.00	289.91
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
10	850–900	875	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	507	381.00	381.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	180.00–186.00	181.99
4	—	1,943	187.00–191.00	188.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	144.00–151.00	146.85
1	—	1,455	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,490	152.00–157.00	154.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,222	152.00–159.00	153.69
16	—	1,231	143.00–151.00	146.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	138.00–141.00	139.61

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,287.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,475.00–2,775.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,100.00–4,150.00	4,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00

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

Bulls · 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