Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm with cow-calf pairs bringing up to 4700.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.76/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −31.30 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$353.76

69 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$45.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.19

vs AL average

−12.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	359.67	1,921	60
Medium and Large 2	567	314.37	1,782	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.30/cwt here — about $139 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.44, low $310.75, median $385.06 across 29 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 sale69 hd

353.76

—

AL average15 barns · 612 hd

341.57

+12.19

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−12.09

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

−31.30

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	1,651	185.20	3,057	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	165.37	2,325	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	157.53	1,872	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	143.44	1,630	13

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,350	5

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	450–500	458	360.72/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,652	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	340.02/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	364.82/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,098	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	399.91/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	379.32/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	332.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	393.63/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,882	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	360.50/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	405.93/cwt	395.00–408.00	2,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	307.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	337.60/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	417.53/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	408.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	280.50/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,036	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	342.00/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	394.16/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	265.06/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	376.07/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,223	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	382.50/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	284.09/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	259.22/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	169.58/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,376	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	160.92/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,209	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	155.51/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,866	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,866	7
Bulls	—	—	1,377	179.08/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,466	5
Bulls	—	—	2,035	187.42/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,814	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,262.50/head	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,263	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	150.30/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,891	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	197.16/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,466	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	145.11/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,680	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,668	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,356	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	393.81/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	377.57/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	319.47/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,150	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	346.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	357.75/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,197	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	306.96/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	339.44/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	365.66/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,931	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	409.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	272.53/cwt	270.00–277.50	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	428.11/cwt	424.00–432.50	2,269	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	388.09/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,363	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	406.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	278.32/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	316.56/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,991	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	463.62/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,031	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	348.05/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	363.75/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	350.20/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,856	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	308.75/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	431.37/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 403Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 59Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	415	400.00–420.00	406.84
18	450–500	458	355.00–370.00	360.72
13	500–550	530	345.00–357.50	350.20
9	550–600	566	340.00–357.50	348.05
20	600–650	629	300.00–329.00	316.56
4	650–700	650	305.00–310.00	308.75
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	785	270.00–277.50	272.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	374	395.00–410.00	399.91
4	400–450	428	375.00–395.00	382.50
5	450–500	476	335.00–350.00	342.00
2	500–550	538	330.00–345.00	337.60
7	550–600	575	300.00–320.00	307.73
2	600–650	628	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	673	277.00–290.00	284.09
2	700–750	728	262.50–267.50	265.06
1	800–850	800	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	528	360.00–366.00	365.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	438	455.00–467.50	463.62
38	500–550	530	424.00–432.50	428.11
6	550–600	582	395.00–408.00	405.93
30	600–650	609	375.00–390.00	388.09
8	650–700	689	357.50–367.50	363.75
5	700–750	738	342.50	342.50
5	750–800	773	320.00–335.00	332.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	516	390.00–397.50	394.16
15	550–600	591	372.50–387.50	376.07
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	314	410.00–425.00	417.53
8	350–400	379	400.00–425.00	408.74
4	400–450	425	390.00–395.00	393.81
2	450–500	478	375.00–380.00	377.57
10	500–550	524	355.00–365.00	360.50
4	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	346.23
4	600–650	618	332.50–345.00	340.02
10	650–700	673	310.00–327.50	319.47
5	700–750	726	275.00–295.00	280.50
3	750–800	763	250.00–265.00	259.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	383	427.50–435.00	431.37
16	400–450	420	400.00–425.00	409.76
7	450–500	478	387.50–397.50	393.63
12	500–550	523	370.00–385.00	379.32
17	550–600	575	355.00–375.00	364.82
8	600–650	614	350.00–370.00	357.75
5	650–700	672	330.00–350.00	339.44
3	700–750	730	300.00–316.00	306.96
3	750–800	767	277.50–280.00	278.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,401	167.00–174.00	169.58
2	—	1,373	158.00–164.00	160.92
1	—	1,500	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	154.00–158.00	155.51
7	—	1,149	160.00–165.00	162.36
3	—	1,258	149.00–151.00	150.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	142.00–147.00	145.11
5	—	1,205	135.00–140.00	138.40
2	—	898	150.00–152.00	151.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	175.00–181.00	179.08
3	—	2,035	185.00–189.00	187.42
2	—	1,758	194.00–200.00	197.16

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,700.00	4,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,262.50

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

Heifers · 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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