Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Trade was active with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.09/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −86.28 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$330.09

40 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$36.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	349.12	1,861	11thin
Medium and Large 2	551	325.57	1,794	23
Medium and Large 3	553	312.50	1,727	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.62/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

330.09

—

AL average16 barns · 547 hd

330.04

+0.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−86.28

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	1,541	186.94	2,881	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	165.11	2,133	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	156.22	1,908	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	148.76	1,375	9thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,270	5

Every lot, as filed

72 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	350–400	383	402.19/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	436.82/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	332.71/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	311.25/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	363.37/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	331.25/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	317.48/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	358.54/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.00/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,791	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	336.71/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,795	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	361.69/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	375.83/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	417.65/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	352.60/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	258.73/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	154.19/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,855	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,365	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	169.26/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,151	5
Bulls	—	—	1,540	187.35/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,885	9
Bulls	—	—	1,490	178.56/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,661	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,310	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 1-2	—	—	3,375.00/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	158.20/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,099	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	162.97/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,091	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	149.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,339	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	381.17/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	298.75/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	310.81/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	420.71/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,586	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	294.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	343.18/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	314.84/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	399.51/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	354.21/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	418.45/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	285.59/cwt	282.50–287.50	2,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	403.33/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	372.97/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	391.50/cwt	390.00–393.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	333.09/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	345.57/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	352.52/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	441.86/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	282.17/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	296.61/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,845	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 Jul 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 379Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 52Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	262	435.00–440.00	436.82
6	300–350	323	410.00–425.00	417.65
5	350–400	383	395.00–410.00	402.19
6	400–450	428	372.50–380.00	375.83
7	450–500	479	357.50–367.50	361.69
10	500–550	533	330.00–345.00	336.71
13	550–600	565	310.00–325.00	317.00
6	600–650	622	290.00–305.00	296.61
2	650–700	670	287.50	287.50
2	700–750	725	260.00–265.00	262.55
2	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	818	240.00–245.00	242.51
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	350.00–355.00	352.60
2	450–500	478	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	580	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	680	257.50–260.00	258.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	435.00–450.00	441.86
11	350–400	377	415.00–425.00	420.71
12	400–450	421	390.00–417.00	399.51
2	450–500	465	377.50–385.00	381.17
7	500–550	517	347.50–360.00	352.52
4	550–600	561	335.00–352.50	343.18
3	600–650	620	307.50–322.50	314.84
4	650–700	661	290.00–300.00	294.00
4	700–750	714	282.50–287.50	285.59
2	750–800	755	267.50–270.00	268.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	455	390.00–393.00	391.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	412.50–422.50	418.45
3	450–500	455	400.00–407.50	403.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	327	360.00–365.00	363.37
7	350–400	370	355.00–365.00	358.54
8	400–450	426	325.00–345.00	332.71
12	450–500	481	325.00–337.50	331.25
7	500–550	531	312.50–325.00	317.48
7	550–600	561	305.00–319.00	311.25
5	600–650	610	297.50–302.50	300.00
4	650–700	669	275.00–286.00	282.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	300	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	492	315.00–320.00	316.68
2	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	370.00–382.50	372.97
9	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	354.21
4	450–500	473	342.50–350.00	345.57
4	500–550	516	335.00–340.00	337.52
8	550–600	563	327.50–335.00	333.09
3	600–650	615	307.50–312.50	310.81
2	650–700	650	292.50–305.00	298.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,203	147.00–159.00	154.19
3	—	1,283	162.00–164.00	162.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,010	160.00	160.00
7	—	894	145.00–155.00	149.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,271	164.00–174.00	169.26
3	—	1,327	157.00–160.00	158.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,540	184.00–191.00	187.35
2	—	1,490	175.00–181.00	178.56
1	—	1,655	200.00	200.00

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)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,850.00	3,850.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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