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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Apr 1

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

295 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 381▼ 68 vs year ago 363 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 55▼ 50 vs year ago 70 · −71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 34▼ 90 vs year ago 108 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $297.42/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.85 against this barn's trailing median of $376.26.

Average price

$297.42

21 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$26.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs AL average

−23.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	304.91	1,626	13thin
Medium and Large 2	545	289.36	1,576	5thin
Medium and Large 3	539	278.36	1,499	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.55/cwt here — about $126 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

297.42

—

AL average14 barns · 281 hd

302.49

−5.08

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−23.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.26

−78.85

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	1,983	164.50	3,261	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	143.27	1,632	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	143.02	2,133	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	121.50	1,086	4thin

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)	—	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,613	2thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,449	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	410.04/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,525	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	391.71/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,488	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	408.15/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,710	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	387.35/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,774	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,750	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	342.58/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,960	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,886	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,145	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,956	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,953	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,869	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,101	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	363.33/cwt	360.00–365.00	981	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	378.40/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,048	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	392.54/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,237	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	373.46/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,400	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	353.95/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,345	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	333.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,296	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	320.56/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,343	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	354.85/cwt	340.00–367.00	1,526	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	332.79/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,451	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	335.69/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,581	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	312.43/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,597	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	296.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,537	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,464	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	296.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,655	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	278.44/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,629	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	263.97/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,642	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,706	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	415.23/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,349	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	414.86/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,543	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	392.55/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,468	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	383.80/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,443	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	402.47/cwt	395.00–412.00	1,670	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	370.12/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,536	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	385.35/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,618	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	379.09/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,797	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,604	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	355.71/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,732	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	336.03/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,757	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	329.46/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,911	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	313.50/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,941	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	297.03/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,940	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,189	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,318	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,129	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	147.45/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,718	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,636	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,060	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	137.53/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,060	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,342	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,083.33/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,612.50/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,613	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 381Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 55Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 34Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
10	350–400	372	410.00–425.00	414.86
13	400–450	415	395.00–412.00	402.47
5	450–500	474	370.00–390.00	379.09
4	500–550	518	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	580	327.00–332.00	329.46
4	600–650	619	310.00–318.00	313.50
2	650–700	653	290.00–304.00	297.03
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	415.23
8	350–400	374	390.00–400.00	392.55
5	400–450	420	377.00–390.00	385.35
3	450–500	487	350.00–367.00	355.71
2	500–550	523	335.00–337.00	336.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	380.00–385.00	383.80
3	400–450	415	365.00–375.00	370.12
4	450–500	479	330.00–340.00	334.93
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	372	405.00–415.00	410.04
2	450–500	473	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	292.00	292.00
2	700–750	705	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	380	390.00–395.00	391.71
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
4	700–750	740	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
7	400–450	419	400.00–422.00	408.15
3	450–500	458	385.00–390.00	387.35
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	572	338.00–350.00	342.58
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
6	650–700	662	324.00	324.00
2	800–850	805	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
3	250–300	277	375.00–380.00	378.40
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	380	345.00–360.00	353.95
5	400–450	436	330.00–339.00	332.79
2	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	518	295.00–300.00	296.64
2	550–600	585	275.00–282.00	278.44
3	600–650	622	262.00–265.00	263.97
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	360.00–365.00	363.33
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	388	330.00–340.00	333.90
4	400–450	419	310.00–327.00	320.56
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	518	280.00–285.00	282.54
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	380.00–405.00	392.54
10	350–400	375	365.00–385.00	373.46
12	400–450	430	340.00–367.00	354.85
9	450–500	471	327.00–350.00	335.69
7	500–550	511	305.00–320.00	312.43
6	550–600	559	290.00–300.00	296.14
1	600–650	625	273.00	273.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,615	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,498	137.00–138.00	137.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,165	146.00–149.00	147.45
1	—	970	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	110.00	110.00
2	—	875	129.00	129.00
1	—	860	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,865	171.00	171.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850.00

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)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,612.50

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.