Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.08/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.29 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$342.08

17 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$20.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	351.72	1,859	9thin
Medium and Large 2	549	331.24	1,818	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $41 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale17 hd

342.08

—

AL average9 barns · 149 hd

323.86

+18.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−74.29

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	1,700	191.30	3,251	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	161.55	1,986	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	158.89	2,261	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	140.72	1,404	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,979	7

Every lot, as filed

50 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	500–550	529	339.95/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	358.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	413.58/cwt	407.00–417.00	1,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	357.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	298.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	305.56/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	322.35/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	323.51/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	360.37/cwt	355.00–372.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	316.00/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	376.72/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	413.65/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	158.89/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	159.08/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,985	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,623	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	179.98/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	174.52/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,178	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	140.72/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	345.72/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	385.05/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	334.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	388.27/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	380.06/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	322.52/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	357.01/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	395.08/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	353.79/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	189.60/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,242	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	206.00/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	317.97/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	398.22/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	339.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,926	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,375.00/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,978.57/head	2,850.00–3,225.00	2,979	7

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 333Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 52Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 37Year ago 14

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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	330	390.00–400.00	395.08
3	350–400	362	385.00–390.00	388.27
4	400–450	415	375.00–385.00	380.06
5	450–500	481	350.00–365.00	357.01
4	500–550	529	330.00–345.00	339.95
4	550–600	569	315.00–330.00	322.52
2	600–650	618	300.00–310.00	305.14
2	650–700	668	300.00–305.00	302.49
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	324	410.00–420.00	413.65
5	350–400	386	407.00–417.00	413.58
3	400–450	408	390.00–410.00	398.22
4	450–500	470	367.00–385.00	376.72
6	500–550	509	350.00–370.00	358.06
3	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	339.03
3	600–650	613	315.00–337.00	322.35
2	650–700	668	315.00–321.00	317.97
3	700–750	713	300.00–317.00	305.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	350.00–365.00	357.86
7	350–400	371	340.00–365.00	353.79
6	400–450	424	340.00–350.00	345.72
3	450–500	457	320.00–325.00	323.32
2	500–550	535	310.00–315.00	312.45
4	550–600	568	295.00–300.00	298.69
1	600–650	615	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	375.00–390.00	385.05
5	400–450	414	355.00–372.00	360.37
2	450–500	465	330.00–340.00	334.89
2	500–550	518	322.00–325.00	323.51
4	550–600	551	310.00–322.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	508	355.00–360.00	357.46
1	600–650	620	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	158.00–160.00	158.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	158.00–161.00	159.08
1	—	1,135	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,248	174.00–175.00	174.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	137.00–145.00	140.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	179.00–181.00	179.98
4	—	1,710	185.00–195.00	189.60
2	—	1,763	200.00–215.00	206.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,850.00–3,225.00	2,978.57

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