Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $344.82/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −71.54 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$344.82

49 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$33.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	355.36	1,918	25
Medium and Large 2	539	338.96	1,828	17thin
Medium and Large 3	553	321.43	1,777	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $141 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 sale49 hd

344.82

—

AL average14 barns · 485 hd

337.01

+7.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−71.54

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	1,807	199.80	3,611	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	166.53	2,460	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	165.27	2,029	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	147.50	1,518	4thin

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)	—	$1,775	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	366	411.51/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,506	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	452.50/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	402.01/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,733	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	307.28/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	360.10/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,880	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	288.13/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	359.14/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	323.03/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	342.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	375.34/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	335.72/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	374.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	302.08/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	319.80/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	350.58/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	366.65/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	383.37/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	351.68/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	412.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	332.09/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	289.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,696	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	164.37/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,912	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	173.04/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,194	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	156.60/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,471	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	155.17/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,065	5
Bulls	—	—	1,160	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,111	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,775	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	173.27/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,389	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	165.10/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,503	5
Bulls	—	—	1,874	195.07/cwt	187.00–199.00	3,656	5
Bulls	—	—	1,912	213.61/cwt	212.00–215.00	4,084	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	398.82/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	351.68/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	361.73/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	360.59/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	329.15/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	359.78/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	383.03/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	338.06/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	313.01/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	418.70/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	363.19/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	444.46/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	301.86/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	346.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	438.72/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	389.98/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	353.61/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	287.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	336.44/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,982	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	401.28/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	388.73/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,921	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 573Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 70Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	445.00–460.00	452.50
8	350–400	366	405.00–417.50	411.51
11	400–450	431	395.00–410.00	402.01
6	450–500	471	360.00–375.00	366.65
11	500–550	522	335.00–350.00	342.71
6	550–600	571	330.00–335.00	332.09
5	600–650	623	320.00–325.00	323.03
2	650–700	675	300.00–315.00	307.28
4	700–750	734	285.00–290.00	288.13
1	800–850	815	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	376	435.00–450.00	444.46
6	400–450	418	412.50–427.50	418.70
9	450–500	465	380.00–392.50	383.03
16	500–550	522	355.00–370.00	360.10
9	550–600	571	340.00–355.00	346.94
5	600–650	608	330.00–345.00	338.06
3	650–700	658	325.00–332.50	329.15
4	700–750	718	297.50–305.00	301.86
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	405.00–420.00	412.38
2	350–400	388	395.00–402.50	398.82
2	400–450	445	370.00–375.00	372.50
3	450–500	477	350.00–355.00	351.68
2	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	480	380.00–385.00	383.37
6	500–550	518	370.00–380.00	374.97
6	550–600	573	355.00–365.00	359.14
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	410	437.50–440.00	438.72
2	450–500	478	400.00–402.50	401.28
4	500–550	518	385.00–390.00	388.73
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
4	600–650	624	355.00–362.50	360.59
3	650–700	670	347.50	347.50
1	850–900	865	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	265	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	333	400.00–410.00	405.04
2	350–400	378	385.00	385.00
7	400–450	426	365.00–382.50	375.34
4	450–500	469	345.00–355.00	350.58
11	500–550	522	330.00–340.00	335.72
9	550–600	572	315.00–327.50	319.80
7	600–650	617	290.00–312.50	302.08
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	370	360.00–365.00	361.73
3	400–450	437	350.00–355.00	351.68
2	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	585	285.00–300.00	289.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	402	385.00–400.00	389.98
12	450–500	470	357.50–370.00	363.19
6	500–550	527	350.00–359.00	353.61
14	550–600	589	330.00–342.50	336.44
2	600–650	633	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	662	310.00–315.00	313.01
3	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	760	285.00–290.00	287.53
2	800–850	823	270.00–280.00	274.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	362.50	362.50
2	550–600	563	350.00–370.00	359.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,163	162.00–167.00	164.37
8	—	1,268	169.00–178.00	173.04
5	—	1,331	152.00–159.00	155.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	145.00	145.00
2	—	938	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,135	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	155.00–158.00	156.60
4	—	1,379	170.00–176.00	173.27
5	—	1,516	162.00–168.00	165.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	182.00	182.00
5	—	1,874	187.00–199.00	195.07
3	—	1,912	212.00–215.00	213.61

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	—	—	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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