Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week 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 $331.62/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −84.74 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$331.62

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$28.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	338.56	1,814	18thin
Medium and Large 2	556	319.99	1,780	7thin
Medium and Large 3	538	309.93	1,667	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.63/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale27 hd

331.62

—

AL average16 barns · 469 hd

333.52

−1.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−84.74

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	1,464	190.30	2,786	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	167.84	2,280	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	158.03	1,892	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,108	148.35	1,643	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)	—	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,825	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	600–650	641	296.23/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	323.68/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	353.08/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	329.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	403.26/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	303.77/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	321.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	406.69/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	362.58/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	311.37/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,613	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	437.46/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	399.47/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	281.24/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	343.35/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	369.18/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	308.29/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	325.26/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,551	9
Bulls	—	—	1,316	187.75/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,471	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	153.42/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	147.08/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,600	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,258	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	162.70/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,853	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,725.00–2,975.00	2,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	177.04/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,340	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	165.76/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,261	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	151.58/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,946	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	210.04/cwt	209.00–211.00	3,850	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,888	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	348.72/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	328.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	324.48/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	314.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,957	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	379.95/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	333.66/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	439.56/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	412.81/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	417.46/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,561	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	360.06/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	420.45/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	434.08/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	386.59/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	392.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	296.13/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	312.00/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	342.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,807	14

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	435.00–440.00	437.46
3	300–350	317	400.00–410.00	403.26
5	350–400	375	395.00–407.50	399.47
2	400–450	430	390.00–395.00	392.50
3	450–500	482	357.50–370.00	362.58
4	500–550	541	320.00–335.00	328.76
3	550–600	577	305.00–310.00	308.29
4	600–650	641	290.00–300.00	296.23
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	310	435.00–445.00	439.56
9	350–400	374	412.50–425.00	417.46
5	400–450	412	410.00–415.00	412.81
6	450–500	460	372.50–387.50	379.95
14	500–550	527	340.00–350.00	342.81
4	550–600	566	320.00–332.50	323.68
6	600–650	623	310.00–320.00	314.09
2	650–700	678	290.00–302.50	296.13
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	750	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	800	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	479	345.00–350.00	348.72
2	500–550	538	305.00–315.00	309.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	427.50–437.50	434.08
5	400–450	410	417.50–425.00	420.45
4	450–500	461	390.00–400.00	392.72
4	500–550	524	355.00–365.00	360.06
4	550–600	580	347.50–355.00	353.08
5	600–650	613	325.00–335.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	405.00–407.50	406.69
2	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	368	380.00–390.00	386.59
2	400–450	435	357.50	357.50
5	450–500	463	340.00–350.00	344.94
4	500–550	510	325.00–337.50	333.66
3	550–600	575	320.00–325.00	321.59
5	600–650	632	307.50–317.50	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	390	367.50–370.00	369.18
6	400–450	432	340.00–350.00	343.35
9	450–500	477	320.00–337.50	325.26
9	500–550	518	307.50–315.00	311.37
2	550–600	585	302.50–305.00	303.77
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	668	277.50–285.00	281.24
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	315.00–330.00	324.48
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	513	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,316	181.00–195.00	187.75
1	—	1,320	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,833	209.00–211.00	210.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	152.00–155.00	153.42
3	—	1,088	146.00–149.00	147.08
1	—	1,105	142.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,322	172.00–180.00	177.04
9	—	1,364	163.00–169.00	165.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	162.00–164.00	162.70
5	—	1,284	150.00–154.00	151.58
13	—	1,195	156.00–160.00	157.99

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)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,725.00–2,975.00	2,825.00

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

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