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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Apr 15

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 324▼ 91 vs year ago 464 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 42▼ 9 vs year ago 77 · −11.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 85▲ 38 vs year ago 27 · +140.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. 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 $294.21/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −82.05 against this barn's trailing median of $376.26.

Average price

$294.21

20 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$40.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs AL average

−26.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	315.75	1,639	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	292.47	1,610	8thin
Medium and Large 3	550	274.99	1,513	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.76/cwt here — about $125 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 sale20 hd

294.21

—

AL average14 barns · 479 hd

305.67

−11.46

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−26.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.26

−82.05

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	1,890	167.45	3,164	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	140.33	1,730	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	134.62	2,051	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	120.45	1,294	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,140	5

Every lot

70 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,818	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,919	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,037	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,902	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 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	259	417.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,080	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	395.15/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,118	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	394.06/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,261	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	345.15/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,156	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	345.57/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,279	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	328.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,271	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	329.34/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,367	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	339.68/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,427	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	314.65/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,362	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	314.00/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,470	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,570	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	300.07/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,455	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	315.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,639	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	298.77/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,563	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,483	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	271.26/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,527	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	286.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,654	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	287.97/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,757	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	273.39/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,695	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	263.53/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,747	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,838	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	980	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,153	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	406.16/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,560	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	409.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,679	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	382.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,618	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	362.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,578	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,715	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	355.99/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,705	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,637	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	503	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,601	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	347.73/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,836	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	332.22/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,767	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	335.28/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,894	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.03/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,888	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,867	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	278.55/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,880	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	287.28/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,945	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,842	160.35/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	173.27/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,292	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	166.47/cwt	166.00–167.00	3,230	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	111.10/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,119	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,434	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,591	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	141.44/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,755	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	148.64/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,903	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	136.15/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,046	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	130.50/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,011	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,248	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,140.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,140	5

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 324Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 42Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 85Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	530	362.00	362.00
8	550–600	599	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	365.00	365.00

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
3	250–300	283	385.00–400.00	395.15
3	350–400	370	342.00–350.00	345.57
4	400–450	415	325.00–335.00	329.34
3	450–500	468	312.00–315.00	314.00
4	500–550	523	295.00–305.00	298.77
4	550–600	578	280.00–290.00	286.17
2	600–650	620	270.00–277.00	273.39
2	650–700	663	262.00–265.00	263.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	259	410.00–420.00	417.07
2	300–350	320	380.00–410.00	394.06
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	420	337.00–342.00	339.68
1	450–500	480	327.00	327.00
6	500–550	519	310.00–325.00	315.75
3	600–650	610	285.00–292.00	287.97
1	700–750	715	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	335	340.00–355.00	345.15
3	350–400	387	320.00–335.00	328.51
3	400–450	433	312.00–317.00	314.65
3	450–500	485	295.00–305.00	300.07
2	500–550	525	280.00–285.00	282.45
4	550–600	563	265.00–275.00	271.26
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	384	400.00–410.00	406.16
6	400–450	423	375.00–390.00	382.46
7	450–500	479	350.00–360.00	355.99
3	500–550	532	325.00–337.00	332.22
2	550–600	590	317.00–323.00	320.03
3	600–650	633	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	675	275.00–282.00	278.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	410	400.00–415.00	409.43
1	450–500	455	377.00	377.00
6	500–550	528	340.00–362.00	347.73
5	550–600	565	325.00–342.00	335.28
3	650–700	677	285.00–290.00	287.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
5	400–450	436	350.00–370.00	362.00
2	450–500	485	335.00–340.00	337.45
3	500–550	503	315.00–320.00	318.34
2	550–600	570	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	635	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
4	—	1,125	126.00–129.00	127.46
3	—	1,007	109.00–114.00	111.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,541	126.00–132.00	130.50
2	—	1,545	145.00–146.00	145.50
10	—	1,503	134.00–139.00	136.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	145.00–151.00	148.64
11	—	1,241	139.00–144.00	141.44
8	—	1,191	130.00–137.00	133.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	166.00–167.00	166.47
3	—	1,842	160.00–161.00	160.35
4	—	1,900	171.00–177.00	173.27

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,140.00

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	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100.00

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.