Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $358.13/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −58.24 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$358.13

30 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$2.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	529	359.89	1,903	11thin
Medium and Large 1	562	357.11	2,005	19thin

One grade step is worth $2.78/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale30 hd

358.13

—

AL average15 barns · 418 hd

354.29

+3.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−58.24

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	1,526	168.98	2,578	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	136.24	2,171	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	134.38	1,511	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	127.52	1,347	8thin

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)	—	$2,514	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,923	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,745	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,325	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,540	5

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 1	500–550	515	382.55/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	347.62/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	328.56/cwt	322.50–336.00	2,031	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	392.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	283.26/cwt	282.50–284.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	304.48/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	469.98/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	395.06/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	293.33/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	428.86/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	413.13/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	360.38/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,896	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	377.14/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,780	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	288.27/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	338.30/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	364.80/cwt	359.00–370.00	1,536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	281.44/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	382.50/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	311.88/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,959	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,460	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,116	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,343	172.98/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,323	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,733.33/head	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,454.17/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,454	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,745.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,745	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,922.73/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,923	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,325	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	125.59/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,405	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	129.47/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,346	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	133.70/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,491	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,321	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	146.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	137.21/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,178	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	444.98/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	256.33/cwt	250.00–262.50	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	326.27/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	462.92/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	351.27/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	414.08/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,378	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	316.86/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	456.07/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	415.08/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	306.26/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,336	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	425.32/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	391.77/cwt	387.00–397.50	1,473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	350.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,011	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	338.96/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,902	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	378.99/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	364.23/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,705	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

Tue Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 240Year ago 601

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 46Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 11Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

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	215	510.00	510.00
5	300–350	315	465.00–475.00	469.98
4	350–400	364	450.00–465.00	456.07
7	400–450	419	420.00–437.50	425.32
7	450–500	466	390.00–400.00	392.90
4	500–550	515	375.00–390.00	382.55
15	550–600	574	345.00–360.00	350.33
8	600–650	618	322.50–336.00	328.56
4	650–700	665	315.00–320.00	316.86
5	700–750	711	300.00–312.50	304.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	270	455.00–470.00	462.92
7	300–350	324	440.00–455.00	444.98
11	350–400	373	420.00–435.00	428.86
8	400–450	419	400.00–417.50	413.13
18	450–500	472	370.00–382.50	377.14
10	500–550	526	352.50–370.00	360.38
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	628	310.00–317.50	311.88
3	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
7	700–750	726	280.00–295.00	288.27
2	800–850	825	250.00–262.50	256.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	410.00–417.50	414.08
1	600–650	610	347.50	347.50
7	700–750	708	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	770	321.00	321.00
5	800–850	806	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	410.00–420.00	415.08
7	350–400	376	387.00–397.50	391.77
9	400–450	432	375.00–385.00	378.99
9	450–500	468	360.00–370.00	364.23
8	500–550	533	345.00–355.00	347.62
12	550–600	561	330.00–348.00	338.96
13	600–650	614	300.00–315.00	306.26
3	650–700	670	290.00–295.00	293.33
2	700–750	740	282.50–284.00	283.26
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	395.06
3	350–400	380	377.50–385.00	382.50
7	400–450	421	359.00–370.00	364.80
10	450–500	474	345.00–357.50	351.27
7	500–550	526	335.00–340.00	338.30
2	550–600	563	325.00–327.50	326.27
3	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	678	278.00–285.00	281.44
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	755	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,528	160.00–162.00	160.98
2	—	1,343	172.00–174.00	172.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,693	125.00	125.00
11	—	1,587	134.00–141.00	137.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	120.00–125.00	122.56
2	—	1,040	129.00–130.00	129.47
2	—	975	135.00–136.00	135.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	124.00–128.00	125.59
7	—	1,115	130.00–142.00	133.70
4	—	1,149	145.00–150.00	146.56

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,454.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,745.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,922.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,325.00

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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