Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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 $338.61/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −77.76 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$338.61

43 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$20.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	350.11	1,862	19thin
Medium and Large 2	540	329.51	1,779	24

One grade step is worth $20.60/cwt here — about $84 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 sale43 hd

338.61

—

AL average11 barns · 333 hd

327.73

+10.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−77.76

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	1,709	199.31	3,405	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	174.85	2,421	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	163.01	2,012	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	149.43	1,509	6thin

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)	—	$2,733	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,583	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	250–300	278	402.61/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	342.58/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	321.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,834	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	273.29/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	364.27/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	392.50/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	376.44/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	424.24/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	316.21/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	189.45/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,908	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	182.89/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,500	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	149.43/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	288.79/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	408.90/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	401.46/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,285	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,450	2
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	—	—	2,733.33/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	194.76/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,120	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	163.49/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,042	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	156.36/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,933	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	170.02/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,025	4
Bulls	—	—	1,842	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,794	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	166.82/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,339	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	251.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	378.82/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	334.34/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,708	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	350.19/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,495	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	396.67/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	333.52/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,598	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	418.12/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	326.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,739	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	322.75/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,872	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	316.25/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	352.80/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,817	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	347.10/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	340.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,775	10

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 288Year ago 756

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 59Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 12Year ago 35

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	278	400.00–405.00	402.61
7	300–350	320	395.00–410.00	401.46
6	350–400	369	370.00–385.00	378.82
14	400–450	427	345.00–357.50	350.19
14	450–500	479	325.00–340.00	333.52
10	500–550	532	320.00–330.00	326.93
6	550–600	571	310.00–325.00	321.27
4	600–650	628	315.00–320.00	316.21
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	717	245.00–255.00	251.74
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	308	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	355	390.00–397.50	392.50
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	477	345.00–350.00	347.10
10	500–550	522	335.00–345.00	340.03
4	550–600	555	335.00–337.50	336.25
4	600–650	603	325.00–330.00	327.51
1	650–700	655	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	368	420.00–432.50	424.24
4	400–450	410	415.00–425.00	418.12
7	450–500	466	375.00–385.00	376.44
14	500–550	515	345.00–360.00	352.80
5	550–600	579	337.50–348.00	342.58
2	600–650	615	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	653	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
9	350–400	383	405.00–412.50	408.90
11	400–450	428	390.00–405.00	396.67
11	450–500	484	360.00–370.00	364.27
14	500–550	511	320.00–340.00	334.34
10	550–600	580	310.00–330.00	322.75
10	600–650	626	310.00–322.50	316.25
8	650–700	667	285.00–300.00	288.79
3	700–750	708	270.00–275.00	273.29
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	440.00–450.00	444.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	559	338.00	338.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	189.00–190.00	189.45
3	—	1,602	193.00–198.00	194.76
5	—	1,842	205.00–207.00	205.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,367	179.00–189.00	182.89
9	—	1,402	162.00–175.00	166.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,010	147.00–155.00	149.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	160.00–168.00	163.49
5	—	1,236	154.00–159.00	156.36
4	—	1,191	169.00–172.00	170.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,425.00–2,475.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.00

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