Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $373.92/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.44 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$373.92

46 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$14.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	379.89	2,048	27
Medium and Large 2	545	365.45	1,991	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale46 hd

373.92

—

AL average15 barns · 381 hd

365.49

+8.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−42.44

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	1,613	171.25	2,763	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	146.82	2,264	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	136.77	1,484	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	125.89	1,280	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)	—	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,736	7

Every lot, as filed

62 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	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	363.75/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,070	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	420.61/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,926	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	407.19/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,930	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	258.69/cwt	252.50–265.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	301.25/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	424.47/cwt	417.50–432.50	1,779	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	415.70/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	392.80/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,023	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	469.97/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	385.75/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	374.14/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,938	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	452.49/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	353.49/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,057	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	352.36/cwt	347.50–358.00	1,843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	466.22/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	473.24/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,325	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	159.04/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,317	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	131.91/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,398	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	136.39/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,470	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	181.88/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,735.71/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	406.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,519	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	130.42/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,298	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,308	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	149.36/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,145	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	138.60/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	480.69/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	316.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	317.81/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	303.79/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	422.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	370.88/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	326.11/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	391.24/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	336.56/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	311.20/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	364.77/cwt	360.00–369.00	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	427.41/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	295.23/cwt	292.50–297.50	2,129	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	342.50/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	402.23/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	432.62/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	438.03/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 296Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 66Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	310	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
2	850–900	895	300.00–302.50	301.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	475.00–485.00	480.69
7	350–400	366	465.00–475.00	469.97
9	400–450	414	435.00–450.00	438.03
11	450–500	458	415.00–430.00	420.61
15	500–550	515	385.00–400.00	392.80
12	550–600	569	360.00–375.00	363.75
3	600–650	625	332.50–347.50	342.50
2	650–700	665	320.00–332.50	326.11
5	700–750	721	292.50–297.50	295.23
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	815	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	470.00–475.00	473.24
4	300–350	323	465.00–470.00	466.22
4	350–400	364	450.00–455.00	452.49
14	400–450	419	417.50–432.50	424.47
8	450–500	474	400.00–412.50	407.19
11	500–550	518	365.00–380.00	374.14
8	550–600	582	345.00–357.50	353.49
4	600–650	628	310.00–320.00	316.84
4	650–700	671	300.00–305.00	303.79
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	808	252.50–265.00	258.69
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	420.00–430.00	422.84
7	300–350	319	410.00–420.00	415.70
8	350–400	374	400.00–415.00	406.05
14	400–450	420	380.00–395.00	385.75
10	450–500	475	365.00–380.00	370.88
13	500–550	523	347.50–358.00	352.36
8	550–600	578	315.00–320.00	317.81
2	600–650	613	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	723	250.00–255.00	252.47
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	425.00–440.00	432.62
5	350–400	370	420.00–435.00	427.41
10	400–450	424	392.50–415.00	402.23
4	450–500	460	382.50–400.00	391.24
6	500–550	513	360.00–369.00	364.77
8	550–600	573	330.00–345.00	336.56
8	600–650	628	305.00–320.00	311.20
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	156.00–163.00	159.04
5	—	1,436	146.00–152.00	149.36
6	—	1,673	135.00–142.00	138.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	130.00–133.00	131.91
3	—	1,132	142.00–147.00	144.03
6	—	1,078	135.00–139.00	136.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	115.00	115.00
5	—	995	130.00–131.00	130.42
2	—	1,090	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,520	180.00–183.00	181.88

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)	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,735.71

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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