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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Feb 4

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

606 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 604▼ 259 vs year ago 865 · −29.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 56▼ 86 vs year ago 148 · −58.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 21▼ 48 vs year ago 71 · −67.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 148.00 cwt and high yielding bulls up to 175.00 cwt. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $276.99/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −122.37 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$276.99

29 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$25.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.01

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	297.00	1,500	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	282.89	1,528	12thin
Medium and Large 3	549	271.31	1,488	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about $12 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

276.99

—

AL average14 barns · 253 hd

291.00

−14.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

−122.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $328.73, median $399.35 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,702	154.64	2,631	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	136.01	1,827	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	135.05	2,115	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	112.05	1,227	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,331	9

Every lot

77 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	321.67/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,554	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,569	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	307.83/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,579	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	315.56/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,631	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	305.93/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,729	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,684	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	296.33/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,793	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,866	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	383.59/cwt	375.00–392.00	932	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	362.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	960	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	321.05/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,043	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	343.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,126	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	333.49/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,144	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	331.00/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,208	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,127	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	313.50/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,223	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	287.81/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,206	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,266	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	293.68/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,336	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	271.03/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,274	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	287.84/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,356	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,438	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	265.99/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,391	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,377	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,480	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	258.66/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,441	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,430	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,091	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	392.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,091	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	394.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,276	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	367.46/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,187	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	331	354.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,174	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	365.78/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,328	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	350.51/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,307	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	335.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,266	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,322	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	344.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,421	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	330.24/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,404	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	331.19/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,510	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	318.47/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,475	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	308.16/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,491	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,500	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	289.32/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,481	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	275.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,452	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	276.46/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,570	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	266.55/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,533	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,623	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	256.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,589	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	237.68/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,588	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	140.55/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	156.80/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,923	165.48/cwt	164.00–167.00	3,182	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	110.07/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,117	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	102.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,156	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,347	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	135.71/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,819	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	141.91/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,904	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	128.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,738	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,859	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	138.53/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,168	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,269	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331.22/head	1,169.00–1,441.00	1,331	9

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 604Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 56Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	483	320.00–325.00	321.67
6	500–550	513	305.00–309.00	307.83
7	550–600	567	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	517	312.00–320.00	315.56
2	550–600	565	302.00–310.00	305.93
3	600–650	605	292.00–302.00	296.33
2	650–700	650	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	323	390.00–400.00	394.97
3	350–400	363	362.00–370.00	365.78
6	400–450	413	340.00–350.00	344.07
5	450–500	456	327.00–335.00	331.19
1	500–550	505	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	390.00–395.00	392.61
6	300–350	323	365.00–375.00	367.46
4	350–400	373	350.00–352.00	350.51
4	400–450	425	327.00–335.00	330.24
6	450–500	463	314.00–325.00	318.47
6	500–550	512	285.00–295.00	289.32
6	550–600	568	273.00–280.00	276.46
2	600–650	610	265.00–267.00	266.02
1	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	331	350.00–360.00	354.83
3	350–400	377	330.00–340.00	335.81
4	400–450	410	320.00–325.00	322.50
11	450–500	484	305.00–312.00	308.16
9	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	275.01
7	550–600	575	262.00–270.00	266.55
4	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	256.30
5	650–700	668	232.00–242.00	237.68
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	332.00–335.00	333.49
2	350–400	390	310.00–317.00	313.50
7	400–450	422	295.00–305.00	300.02
7	450–500	471	285.00–290.00	287.84
8	500–550	523	262.00–271.00	265.99
3	550–600	557	257.00–260.00	258.66
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–322.00	321.05
3	350–400	382	290.00–300.00	294.96
5	400–450	419	282.00–292.00	287.81
5	450–500	470	270.00–275.00	271.03
2	500–550	535	255.00–260.00	257.45
2	550–600	578	245.00–250.00	247.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	375.00–392.00	383.59
2	250–300	265	360.00–365.00	362.45
3	300–350	328	340.00–350.00	343.20
2	350–400	365	327.00–335.00	331.00
2	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	455	292.00–297.00	293.68
2	500–550	523	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	269.00	269.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	700	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	129.00–130.00	129.53
4	—	1,565	137.00–141.00	138.53
2	—	1,698	132.00–135.00	133.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	134.00–138.00	135.71
4	—	1,348	125.00–130.00	128.95
5	—	1,342	139.00–145.00	141.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	107.00–112.00	110.07
2	—	1,130	100.00–105.00	102.27
5	—	1,146	115.00–120.00	117.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	140.00–141.00	140.55
2	—	1,923	164.00–167.00	165.48
3	—	1,755	154.00–160.00	156.80

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)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,169.00–1,441.00	1,331.22

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.