Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. 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 $328.92/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −87.45 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$328.92

36 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$15.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	339.47	1,864	12thin
Medium and Large 2	542	323.64	1,755	24

One grade step is worth $15.82/cwt here — about $108 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

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 sale36 hd

328.92

—

AL average13 barns · 355 hd

329.25

−0.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−87.45

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	1,613	193.66	3,124	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	163.34	1,879	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	159.43	2,244	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)	—	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	534	326.45/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	410.07/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	322.56/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,903	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	364.07/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	331.67/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	347.13/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,642	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	315.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,826	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	329.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,702	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	340.39/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	356.19/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	377.61/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	312.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,638	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	154.35/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,002	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,474	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,418	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,774	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,136	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	205.15/cwt	203.00–207.00	3,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	376.11/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	332.32/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	368.26/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	297.98/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	353.04/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,426	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	296.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,162	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	318.79/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,973	5
Bulls	—	—	1,480	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,679	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	172.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	162.43/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	385.21/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	346.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Jun 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 232Year ago 765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 13

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	370.00–380.00	376.11
7	350–400	364	360.00–370.00	364.07
7	400–450	404	350.00–357.00	353.04
9	450–500	462	340.00–350.00	344.96
8	500–550	534	320.00–335.00	326.45
12	550–600	590	315.00–324.00	322.56
3	600–650	625	295.00–300.00	297.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	375.00–380.00	377.61
5	300–350	315	350.00–360.00	356.19
5	350–400	367	340.00–350.00	346.13
10	400–450	422	335.00–345.00	340.39
6	450–500	470	325.00–335.00	331.67
8	500–550	524	310.00–315.00	312.58
4	550–600	575	305.00–310.00	307.46
2	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
11	400–450	402	400.00–425.00	410.07
7	450–500	472	360.00–380.00	368.26
6	500–550	526	340.00–350.00	346.61
6	550–600	572	330.00–335.00	332.32
5	600–650	619	315.00–322.00	318.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	410.00–415.00	412.52
14	400–450	421	375.00–395.00	385.21
17	450–500	473	340.00–355.00	347.13
14	500–550	517	320.00–335.00	329.18
10	550–600	578	310.00–320.00	315.89
11	600–650	618	290.00–300.00	296.28
3	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	616	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	352.00	352.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	152.00–156.00	154.35
1	—	1,455	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,502	160.00–162.00	160.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,230	170.00–175.00	172.73
3	—	1,125	160.00–164.00	162.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	196.00	196.00
2	—	1,753	203.00–207.00	205.15
2	—	1,480	181.00	181.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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