Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold weak.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $363.19/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −53.17 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$363.19

31 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$23.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	373.41	2,107	10thin
Medium and Large 2	555	360.93	2,005	16thin
Medium and Large 3	539	350.01	1,887	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.40/cwt here — about $220 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 sale31 hd

363.19

—

AL average12 barns · 371 hd

357.70

+5.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−53.17

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	—	High	1,572	182.23	2,865	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	165.41	2,411	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	160.00	1,819	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	136.95	1,444	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,444	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,080	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,804	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,444.44/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,444	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,804.17/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,804	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	149.51/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,772	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,308	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	161.13/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,792	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	141.78/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,656	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	171.74/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,949	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	182.10/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	396.08/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	396.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,688	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	413.96/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	273.72/cwt	272.50–275.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	388.34/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	385.37/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	373.72/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	398.77/cwt	395.00–401.00	2,113	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	305.03/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	425.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	378.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	414.24/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	285.82/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	353.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,026	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	305.69/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,066	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	373.31/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	343.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	372.93/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	398.73/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	294.99/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	377.59/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,231	4
Bulls	—	—	1,950	198.06/cwt	197.00–199.00	3,862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	183.75/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,876	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	159.69/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,386	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	166.74/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,509	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	169.76/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,385	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,080.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	356.70/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	381.93/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	303.58/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,201	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	369.17/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,145	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	343.68/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	383.30/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	454.88/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	316.93/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	428.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	424.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	342.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	342.23/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	311.28/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	302.38/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	353.98/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,802	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	442.42/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	325.78/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,179	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	411.39/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,715	9

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 478Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 40Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 26Year ago 63

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,444.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,804.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,080.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,185	145.00–153.00	149.51
13	—	1,112	157.00–165.00	161.13
5	—	1,135	170.00–173.00	171.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	130.00–135.00	132.00
6	—	1,168	141.00–143.00	141.78
1	—	880	147.50	147.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	181.00–183.00	182.10
7	—	1,494	155.00–163.00	159.69
5	—	1,505	165.00–169.00	166.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	197.00–199.00	198.06
12	—	1,565	179.00–190.00	183.75
4	—	1,405	164.00–175.00	169.76

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	240	530.00	530.00
3	250–300	277	450.00–460.00	454.88
2	300–350	320	440.00–445.00	442.42
8	350–400	364	425.00–435.00	428.09
9	400–450	417	400.00–420.00	411.39
11	450–500	474	390.00–407.50	396.08
3	500–550	525	380.00–385.00	383.30
7	550–600	581	362.50–375.00	369.17
4	600–650	614	340.00–350.00	343.68
9	650–700	669	317.50–330.00	325.78
7	700–750	725	300.00–307.50	303.58
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
8	350–400	374	405.00–420.00	413.96
13	400–450	426	390.00–400.00	396.17
7	450–500	472	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	526	370.00–375.00	373.31
10	550–600	573	350.00–355.00	353.50
2	600–650	625	320.00–330.00	324.88
7	650–700	676	300.00–315.00	305.69
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	773	272.50–275.00	273.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	395.00–400.00	398.73
5	400–450	430	380.00–385.00	381.93
5	450–500	468	370.00–375.00	372.93
2	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	562	340.00–345.00	343.35
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	683	290.00–297.50	294.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	417	385.00–390.00	388.34
7	450–500	466	360.00–370.00	364.94
10	500–550	509	350.00–355.00	353.98
11	550–600	563	330.00–351.00	342.23
8	600–650	622	300.00–325.00	311.28
6	650–700	671	290.00–310.00	302.38
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
5	350–400	375	375.00–390.00	378.95
3	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	468	345.00–355.00	349.97
4	500–550	525	325.00–340.00	332.50
8	550–600	577	300.00–320.00	305.03
3	650–700	670	285.00–287.50	285.82
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	785	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	375.00–380.00	377.59
3	350–400	388	355.00–360.00	356.70
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	522	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	670	314.00–320.00	316.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	425.00–430.00	425.72
3	450–500	480	410.00–417.50	414.24
11	500–550	530	395.00–401.00	398.77
7	550–600	574	380.00–387.50	385.37
4	600–650	617	370.00–375.00	373.72
2	700–750	718	310.00–320.00	315.05
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	363	450.00–460.00	455.03
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	475	420.00–430.00	424.84
4	500–550	518	412.50	412.50
3	600–650	607	387.50	387.50
5	650–700	660	340.00–350.00	342.49
1	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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