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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Mar 11

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Feb 25Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

492 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 400▼ 212 vs year ago 704 · −30.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 68▲ 2 vs year ago 64 · +3.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 12▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher with high yielding slaughter bulls up to 182.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.26/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −89.01 against this barn's trailing median of $376.26.

Average price

$287.26

31 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$24.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs AL average

−27.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	293.68	1,575	18thin
Medium and Large 2	538	280.96	1,512	10thin
Medium and Large 3	524	269.67	1,412	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale31 hd

287.26

—

AL average15 barns · 266 hd

286.37

+0.89

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−27.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.26

−89.01

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.44, low $301.90, median $376.26 across 31 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	1,731	166.68	2,884	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	144.37	1,824	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	141.17	2,177	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,044	121.11	1,264	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)	—	$2,433	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	2thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	326.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,813	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,818	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,847	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	337.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	894	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	938	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	321.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,023	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	316.68/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,146	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	402	308.34/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,240	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	318.01/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,348	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	327.42/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,418	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	333.48/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,511	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	321.68/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,505	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	291.79/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,401	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	304.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,472	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	273.51/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,389	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	296.22/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,543	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	284.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,483	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	289.70/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,622	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	272.34/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,574	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	255.63/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,585	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,555	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	245.01/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,624	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	253.85/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,686	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,553	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	417.43/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,140	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	368.37/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,149	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,339	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	377.48/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,400	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	398.84/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,504	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	325.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,395	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	351.03/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,513	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	340.52/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,468	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	313.56/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,452	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	342.71/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,614	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	332.12/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,581	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	315.43/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,643	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	328.41/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,714	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	316.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,792	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	304.40/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,787	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	299.68/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,819	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	281.00/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,869	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	263.55/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,766	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	252.49/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,826	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	158.49/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,488	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	167.85/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,026	3
Bulls	—	—	1,872	176.42/cwt	175.00–178.00	3,303	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	112.33/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,017	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	120.10/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,213	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,552	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	137.37/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,668	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	145.16/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,832	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	156.93/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,142	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	145.08/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,114	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,233	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,433.33/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,433	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1

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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 400Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 68Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	415.00–420.00	417.43
3	350–400	377	390.00–407.00	398.84
4	400–450	431	350.00–352.00	351.03
5	450–500	471	337.00–352.00	342.71
13	500–550	522	322.00–340.00	328.41
4	550–600	566	310.00–325.00	316.65
3	600–650	607	294.00–305.00	299.68
2	650–700	665	277.00–285.00	281.00
4	700–750	723	250.00–257.00	252.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	370.00–382.00	377.48
4	400–450	431	335.00–345.00	340.52
8	450–500	476	330.00–335.00	332.12
4	500–550	521	312.00–320.00	315.43
5	550–600	587	302.00–307.00	304.40
2	650–700	670	260.00–267.00	263.55
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	365.00–370.00	368.37
1	350–400	370	362.00	362.00
8	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	325.84
2	450–500	463	310.00–317.00	313.56
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	345.00–350.00	347.50
2	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
11	400–450	424	312.00–322.00	318.01
4	450–500	483	300.00–310.00	304.77
7	500–550	521	280.00–290.00	284.66
3	550–600	578	270.00–277.00	272.34
3	600–650	620	254.00–258.00	255.63
3	650–700	663	240.00–249.00	245.01
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	433	325.00–332.00	327.42
4	450–500	468	318.00–325.00	321.68
11	500–550	521	292.00–305.00	296.22
7	550–600	560	287.00–292.00	289.70
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
27	650–700	664	252.00–254.00	253.85
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	265	335.00–340.00	337.41
3	300–350	318	320.00–325.00	321.57
3	350–400	362	310.00–320.00	316.68
3	400–450	402	305.00–310.00	308.34
5	450–500	480	285.00–297.00	291.79
2	500–550	508	272.00–275.00	273.51
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00
2	600–650	628	245.00–250.00	247.55
2	650–700	668	230.00–235.00	232.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	453	330.00–337.00	333.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	280.00–290.00	284.98
3	700–750	722	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	320.00–330.00	326.73
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
4	700–750	705	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	127.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	905	109.00–116.00	112.33
6	—	1,010	116.00–123.00	120.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	135.00–140.00	137.26
3	—	1,457	144.00–146.00	145.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,262	142.00–148.00	145.16
10	—	1,214	132.00–140.00	137.37
5	—	1,365	155.00–158.00	156.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	156.00–161.00	158.49
3	—	1,872	175.00–178.00	176.42
3	—	1,803	165.00–169.00	167.85

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	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,433.33

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	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.