Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.02/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −110.39 against this barn's trailing median of $453.41.

Average price

$343.02

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.71

vs AL average

−29.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	346.85	1,902	14thin
Medium and Large 2	539	337.06	1,815	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.54, low $422.04, median $453.41 across 4 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 sale23 hd

343.02

—

AL average16 barns · 408 hd

352.73

−9.71

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−29.41

This barn, trailing median4 sales

453.41

−110.39

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	1,541	198.12	3,053	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	163.79	2,316	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	160.75	1,869	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	148.68	1,662	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,731	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	300–350	321	395.04/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	296.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	324.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	349.26/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	363.74/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,702	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	357.57/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	328.75/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	321.44/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	339.43/cwt	332.50–346.00	1,802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	377.78/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	392.85/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	298.75/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	347.78/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	278.49/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	351.63/cwt	350.00–355.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	316.49/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	253.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	271.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	293.14/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,225	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	164.77/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,325	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	165.02/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,018	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	156.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,740	10
Bulls	—	—	1,595	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,727	1
Bulls	—	—	1,472	207.86/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,060	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,658.33/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	309.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	291.25/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	149.82/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	406.14/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	375.88/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	276.14/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	335.60/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,950	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	342.95/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	288.23/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	284.98/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	289.55/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	311.92/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	327.43/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	362.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,393	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	398.59/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	354.09/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	328.57/cwt	324.00–350.00	2,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	339.55/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	321.18/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,171	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	364.72/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,517	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 603Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 116Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 57Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	321	385.00–400.00	395.04
2	350–400	390	370.00–380.00	375.00
10	400–450	416	360.00–375.00	364.72
3	450–500	475	345.00–350.00	347.49
6	500–550	510	320.00–332.50	327.43
9	550–600	571	305.00–317.50	311.92
4	600–650	626	290.00–300.00	296.24
6	650–700	680	277.50–290.00	284.98
2	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	770	257.50–260.00	258.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	355.00–360.00	357.57
7	400–450	429	345.00–350.00	349.26
8	450–500	476	320.00–330.00	324.38
4	500–550	525	310.00–315.00	312.55
3	550–600	563	285.00–300.00	293.14
3	600–650	625	265.00–275.00	271.67
3	650–700	668	250.00–260.00	253.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	465	310.00–315.00	312.55
3	500–550	520	275.00–285.00	278.49
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	350.00–355.00	351.63
3	300–350	317	350.00–360.00	355.00
4	350–400	380	342.50–355.00	347.78
5	400–450	435	330.00–345.00	340.00
7	450–500	469	315.00–330.00	321.44
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	570	315.00–318.00	316.49
1	600–650	620	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	369	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	411	300.00–315.00	309.17
2	450–500	485	285.00–297.50	291.25
2	500–550	520	272.50–280.00	276.14
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	375.00	375.00
8	350–400	384	360.00–375.00	362.81
9	400–450	428	347.50–357.50	354.09
2	450–500	485	345.00–350.00	347.45
9	500–550	527	340.00–352.50	342.95
16	550–600	581	325.00–342.00	335.60
5	600–650	620	285.00–295.00	289.55
3	650–700	672	285.00–295.00	288.23
2	750–800	750	255.00–265.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	390.00–395.00	392.85
7	400–450	429	372.50–382.50	377.78
12	450–500	468	360.00–367.50	363.74
7	500–550	531	332.50–346.00	339.43
2	550–600	565	325.00–332.50	328.75
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	660	295.00–300.00	298.75
1	700–750	720	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	425.00–435.00	430.09
4	300–350	318	410.00–425.00	417.50
10	350–400	377	400.00–412.50	406.14
7	400–450	411	390.00–405.00	398.59
4	450–500	461	370.00–382.50	375.88
5	500–550	517	355.00–365.00	360.00
9	550–600	566	335.00–350.00	339.55
9	600–650	609	324.00–350.00	328.57
8	650–700	676	310.00–324.00	321.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	154.00	154.00
10	—	1,411	160.00–168.00	164.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	160.00–169.00	165.02
10	—	1,109	152.00–160.00	156.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,095	145.00–154.00	149.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	171.00	171.00
3	—	1,472	205.00–210.00	207.86
1	—	1,695	196.00	196.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,658.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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

Steers · 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

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