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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Apr 8

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

324 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 295▼ 129 vs year ago 453 · −28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 20▼ 29 vs year ago 71 · −40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 18▲ 31 vs year ago 54 · +57.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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 $293.14/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −83.12 against this barn's trailing median of $376.26.

Average price

$293.14

21 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$35.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

vs AL average

−23.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	300.74	1,628	15thin
Medium and Large 2	571	278.73	1,592	4thin
Medium and Large 3	553	265.00	1,464	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.74/cwt here — about $163 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

293.14

—

AL average15 barns · 304 hd

292.77

+0.37

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−23.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.26

−83.12

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	1,592	162.91	2,593	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	137.03	2,069	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	132.93	1,570	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	113.37	1,139	10

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)	—	$2,217	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,217	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,184	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	404.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,328	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,681	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,742	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	351.52/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,838	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	330.94/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,747	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	326.65/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,895	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	318.82/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,938	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	290.10/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,836	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	286.66/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,926	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	280.07/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,918	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	262.00/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,884	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,906	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	388.03/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,044	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	280	420.00/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,176	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	336.39/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,070	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	372.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,203	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	353.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,142	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,169	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	337.45/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,249	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,223	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,397	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	319.89/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,369	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	307.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,419	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,382	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	305.49/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,601	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	293.61/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,665	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	273.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,585	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,662	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,591	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,774	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	244.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,605	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,702	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	427.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,197	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	402.41/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,127	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,373	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,338	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	408.24/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,470	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	389.98/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,462	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	358.36/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,512	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	381.22/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,613	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	358.95/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,680	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,553	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,778	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,802	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	288.30/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,796	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,945	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,803	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,512	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	164.36/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,635	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	117.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,061	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	107.61/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,146	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	111.14/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,254	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	129.65/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,491	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	122.47/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,418	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	136.68/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,635	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	2,069	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,216.67/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,217	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,650.00/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,244.23/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,244	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,968.75/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,969	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 295Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 20Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 18Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	280	400.00–405.00	402.41
2	300–350	343	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	475	327.00	327.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	730	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
4	250–300	280	420.00–430.00	427.59
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	375	385.00–395.00	389.98
3	400–450	422	355.00–360.00	358.36
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	623	285.00–290.00	288.30
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	420.00–430.00	425.04
3	350–400	360	405.00–410.00	408.24
8	400–450	423	370.00–390.00	381.22
3	450–500	468	352.00–365.00	358.95
1	500–550	505	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	565	319.00	319.00
1	650–700	655	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	350.00–360.00	353.45
3	350–400	370	332.00–345.00	337.45
5	400–450	428	315.00–327.00	319.89
7	450–500	462	300.00–310.00	307.09
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	580	270.00–280.00	273.30
3	600–650	612	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	655	240.00–250.00	244.99
1	700–750	715	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	318	330.00–340.00	336.39
3	350–400	358	325.00–330.00	326.67
1	400–450	405	302.00	302.00
3	450–500	485	280.00–290.00	284.97
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	410.00	410.00
5	250–300	269	380.00–395.00	388.03
2	300–350	323	370.00–375.00	372.36
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	417	330.00–340.00	334.96
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
9	500–550	524	300.00–315.00	305.49
6	550–600	567	285.00–300.00	293.61
2	600–650	610	270.00–275.00	272.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	600–650	627	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	410.00–430.00	420.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	400.00–410.00	404.89
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	400.00–410.00	405.00
6	500–550	523	347.00–357.00	351.52
3	550–600	580	325.00–330.00	326.65
12	600–650	608	312.00–320.00	318.82
3	650–700	672	285.00–290.00	286.66
8	700–750	719	261.00–265.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	495	352.00	352.00
2	500–550	528	327.00–335.00	330.94
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	633	285.00–295.00	290.10
2	650–700	685	270.00–290.00	280.07
2	700–750	733	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	109.00–113.00	111.14
2	—	1,065	107.00–108.00	107.61
5	—	907	115.00–120.00	117.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	129.00–130.00	129.65
3	—	1,158	121.00–125.00	122.47
11	—	1,196	135.00–142.00	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	136.00–138.00	137.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,603	162.00–167.00	164.36

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	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,650.00

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	13	—	—	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,244.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,968.75

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.