Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.15/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −80.22 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$336.15

20 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$14.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	341.14	1,852	13thin
Medium and Large 2	551	326.87	1,802	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.27/cwt here — about $49 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 sale20 hd

336.15

—

AL average15 barns · 451 hd

344.19

−8.04

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−80.22

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	1,422	178.50	2,539	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,466	155.99	2,287	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	149.94	1,887	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	138.35	1,460	11

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)	—	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	350.00/cwt	348.00–350.50	2,321	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	352.17/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	323.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	364.49/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	444.77/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	773	326.54/cwt	318.50–333.00	2,524	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	267.56/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	365.58/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	857	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	309.27/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	398.35/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	345.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	276.24/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	384.54/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,442	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	361.68/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	295.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	406.23/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	367.41/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	340.07/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	311.26/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,625	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	139.90/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	127.83/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,322	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	147.72/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,719	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	170.66/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,557	182.51/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,842	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,429	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	158.99/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,391	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	145.31/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,851	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	157.30/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	306.19/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	363.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	330.67/cwt	322.50–338.00	1,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	283.72/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	399.26/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,894	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	281.79/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	329.79/cwt	329.50–330.00	1,778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	415.72/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	377.70/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	381.18/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,593	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	378.62/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	357.65/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	387.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	317.08/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	310.61/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	498.00/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,121	3

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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 458Year ago 694

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 27Year ago 38

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	385.00–390.00	387.49
10	500–550	523	375.00–379.00	378.62
9	550–600	560	351.00	351.00
3	600–650	638	344.00	344.00
2	700–750	718	310.00–320.00	315.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	663	348.00–350.50	350.00
39	750–800	773	318.50–333.00	326.54
6	850–900	857	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	360.00–365.00	361.68
3	550–600	572	340.00–345.00	342.49
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	675	302.50–310.00	306.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	490.00–505.00	498.00
2	250–300	273	440.00–450.00	444.77
6	300–350	326	405.00–420.00	415.72
8	350–400	369	395.00–410.00	399.26
15	400–450	418	375.00–387.50	381.18
10	450–500	470	360.00–370.00	364.49
8	500–550	532	350.00–355.00	352.17
5	550–600	560	320.00–325.00	323.49
4	600–650	609	305.00–317.50	310.61
4	650–700	664	277.50–290.00	281.79
2	700–750	708	270.00–275.00	272.53
1	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
4	250–300	289	405.00–410.00	406.23
3	300–350	318	395.00–400.00	398.35
11	350–400	375	380.00–390.00	384.54
9	400–450	433	360.00–370.00	365.58
2	450–500	468	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	524	335.00–345.00	340.07
3	550–600	588	300.00–317.50	309.27
2	600–650	623	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	675	265.00–270.00	267.56
2	700–750	708	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	319	365.00–370.00	367.41
3	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	363.15
5	400–450	424	340.00–350.00	345.44
4	450–500	466	322.50–338.00	330.67
10	500–550	522	305.00–320.00	311.26
9	550–600	568	290.00–300.00	295.79
4	600–650	626	280.00–285.00	283.72
2	650–700	675	275.00–277.50	276.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	265	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	380	370.00–385.00	377.70
13	400–450	421	347.50–365.00	357.65
14	500–550	539	329.50–330.00	329.79
6	550–600	570	315.00–322.50	317.08
11	600–650	619	306.00	306.00
7	650–700	692	285.00	285.00
3	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	620	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	139.00–141.00	139.90
4	—	1,034	125.00–132.50	127.83
4	—	1,164	147.00–149.00	147.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,504	158.00–161.00	158.99
2	—	1,268	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	151.00	151.00
5	—	1,274	144.00–147.00	145.31
3	—	1,267	157.00–158.00	157.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,335	165.00–175.00	170.66
3	—	1,557	181.00–184.00	182.51

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	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.00

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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