Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $359.04/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.33 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$359.04

36 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$8.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	362.63	1,985	20
Medium and Large 2	539	354.56	1,910	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.08/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale36 hd

359.04

—

AL average11 barns · 354 hd

350.74

+8.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−57.33

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	1,515	177.25	2,685	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	148.39	2,118	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	142.17	1,643	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	124.96	1,262	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	550–600	566	332.42/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	381.23/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,796	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	290.48/cwt	282.50–295.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	384.39/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	372.52/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,922	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	453.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	390.84/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	364.18/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	338.73/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	306.21/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	267.43/cwt	257.50–277.50	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	381.22/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	340.62/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	323.79/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	297.42/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	360.89/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	118.23/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	131.64/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,310	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,159	3
Bulls	—	—	1,305	163.29/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,131	3
Bulls	—	—	1,507	188.94/cwt	187.00–192.00	2,847	3
Bulls	—	—	1,732	179.51/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,109	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	2,002	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	155.47/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,386	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	134.94/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,532	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	150.45/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	315.75/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	410.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	351.61/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	427.47/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	416.67/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	328.46/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	354.54/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,032	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	437.41/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	408.75/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	396.61/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	366.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	310.95/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	424.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	475.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	352.72/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 514Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 70Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 88Year ago 27

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	420.00–430.00	424.76
3	300–350	320	415.00–420.00	416.67
3	350–400	363	395.00–400.00	396.61
8	400–450	422	380.00–390.00	384.39
6	450–500	470	360.00–370.00	366.61
9	500–550	514	345.00–360.00	352.72
6	550–600	566	327.50–340.00	332.42
5	600–650	617	307.50–315.00	310.95
2	650–700	670	290.00–295.00	292.48
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	405.00	405.00
6	300–350	329	385.00–400.00	390.84
2	350–400	373	380.00–382.50	381.22
3	400–450	430	360.00–367.50	364.18
11	450–500	483	345.00–355.00	351.61
4	500–550	526	320.00–330.00	323.79
3	550–600	583	307.50–320.00	315.75
2	600–650	620	295.00–300.00	297.42
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	760	257.50–277.50	267.43
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	318	470.00–480.00	475.05
7	350–400	365	450.00–460.00	453.48
8	400–450	415	425.00–445.00	437.41
4	450–500	453	402.50–415.00	408.75
9	500–550	516	367.50–380.00	372.52
11	550–600	573	347.50–360.00	354.54
6	600–650	629	335.00–345.00	338.73
5	650–700	664	325.00–332.50	328.46
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	435.00–445.00	439.96
4	350–400	361	420.00–430.00	427.47
4	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	410.09
10	450–500	471	372.50–385.00	381.23
11	500–550	524	355.00–365.00	360.89
5	550–600	571	332.50–345.00	340.62
3	600–650	612	320.00–325.00	323.32
2	650–700	670	305.00–307.50	306.21
6	700–750	726	282.50–295.00	290.48
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	515.00	515.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	117.00–120.00	118.23
2	—	995	129.00–135.00	131.64
3	—	927	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	138.00–141.00	139.51
2	—	1,535	154.00–157.00	155.47
1	—	1,195	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,135	134.00–137.00	134.94
4	—	1,133	149.00–153.00	150.45
12	—	1,173	140.00–146.00	143.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	162.00–166.00	163.29
3	—	1,507	187.00–192.00	188.94
3	—	1,732	175.00–182.00	179.51

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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