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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Mar 25

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 298▼ 293 vs year ago 674 · −43.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 44▼ 129 vs year ago 184 · −70.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 22▼ 58 vs year ago 92 · −63.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $297.95/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.32 against this barn's trailing median of $376.26.

Average price

$297.95

21 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$32.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs AL average

−23.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	302.57	1,635	14thin
Medium and Large 2	545	291.82	1,590	6thin
Medium and Large 3	575	270.00	1,553	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.57/cwt here — about $82 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 sale21 hd

297.95

—

AL average15 barns · 325 hd

299.43

−1.48

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−23.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.26

−78.32

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	—	Average	1,775	166.83	2,961	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	142.42	1,609	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,330	139.67	1,858	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	121.70	1,249	16

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)	—	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,643	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	4thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	451.68/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,482	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	416.72/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,754	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	355.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,527	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	387.53/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,802	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	350.96/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,720	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	363.17/cwt	355.00–372.00	1,888	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	312.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,930	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,090	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,271	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	367.57/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,242	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	343.43/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,236	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	397.43/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,510	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	373.74/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,424	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	367.44/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,525	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	308.29/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,295	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	327.76/cwt	319.00–335.00	1,396	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	345.03/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,491	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	327.18/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,548	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	299.45/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,425	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	315.20/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,507	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	308.28/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,606	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,572	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	294.96/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,669	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	283.45/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,624	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,588	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,710	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,657	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	213	437.06/cwt	430.00–445.00	931	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	263	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,045	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	430.40/cwt	425.00–442.00	1,420	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,282	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	398.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,454	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	367.49/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,345	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	419.02/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,580	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	365.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,517	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	389.15/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,627	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	342.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,448	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,603	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	370.93/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,743	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	322.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,537	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,566	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	336.72/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,737	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	321.25/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,667	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	310.68/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,740	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	325.10/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,869	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,815	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	311.08/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,941	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,931	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,869	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,013	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,031	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,505	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	172.05/cwt	171.00–173.00	3,458	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,287	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	112.91/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,173	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	121.14/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,270	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,056	134.76/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,423	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	142.04/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,606	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	150.70/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,811	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,831	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,903	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,642.50/head	1,575.00–1,710.00	1,643	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 298Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 44Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	283	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	338	360.00–375.00	367.57
3	350–400	360	340.00–350.00	343.43
4	400–450	426	319.00–335.00	327.76
6	450–500	478	310.00–319.00	315.20
4	500–550	531	295.00–297.00	296.00
2	550–600	573	282.00–285.00	283.45
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
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	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	420	305.00–315.00	308.29
6	450–500	476	295.00–305.00	299.45
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	630	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	730	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	328	385.00–390.00	387.44
7	350–400	381	360.00–385.00	373.74
15	400–450	432	337.00–355.00	345.03
11	450–500	473	320.00–340.00	327.18
8	500–550	521	300.00–322.00	308.28
6	550–600	566	290.00–307.00	294.96
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	655	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	395.00–400.00	397.43
2	400–450	415	365.00–370.00	367.44
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	347.00–355.00	350.96
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	328	450.00–455.00	451.68
4	400–450	421	405.00–430.00	416.72
2	450–500	465	385.00–390.00	387.53
2	500–550	520	355.00–372.00	363.17
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	618	310.00–315.00	312.36
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	430	350.00–360.00	355.17
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	430.00–445.00	437.06
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	365	395.00–400.00	398.40
3	400–450	415	360.00–375.00	365.64
2	450–500	458	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	519	320.00–325.00	321.25
3	550–600	560	305.00–317.00	310.68
2	600–650	615	290.00–300.00	295.12
1	700–750	700	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
6	300–350	330	425.00–442.00	430.40
5	350–400	377	415.00–420.00	419.02
4	400–450	418	380.00–400.00	389.15
4	450–500	470	360.00–382.00	370.93
5	500–550	516	330.00–347.00	336.72
5	550–600	575	320.00–332.00	325.10
5	600–650	624	302.00–317.00	311.08
1	650–700	650	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	740	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	263	395.00–400.00	397.52
2	300–350	333	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	366	360.00–375.00	367.49
2	400–450	423	340.00–345.00	342.37
6	450–500	476	320.00–330.00	322.82
1	500–550	510	307.00	307.00
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,039	111.00–115.00	112.91
8	—	1,010	125.00–130.00	127.40
3	—	1,048	117.00–123.00	121.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,285	142.00–143.00	142.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	148.00–153.00	150.70
8	—	1,131	139.00–145.00	142.04
5	—	1,056	132.00–137.00	134.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,345	151.00	151.00
3	—	2,010	171.00–173.00	172.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,575.00–1,710.00	1,642.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00

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	—	—	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.