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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Apr 22

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 373▲ 4 vs year ago 383 · +1.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 68▼ 45 vs year ago 69 · −65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 65▼ 11 vs year ago 33 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 155.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.44/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −72.92 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$326.44

29 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	336.98	1,839	7thin
Medium and Large 2	551	326.40	1,797	15thin
Medium and Large 3	539	315.98	1,702	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $137 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 sale29 hd

326.44

—

AL average15 barns · 325 hd

318.62

+7.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

−72.92

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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $328.73, median $399.35 across 33 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	1,389	163.96	2,277	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	144.48	2,186	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	142.02	1,755	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	111.98	1,051	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)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	407.75/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,541	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,710	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	362.30/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,732	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	340.70/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,959	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,870	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	285.98/cwt	285.00–287.00	2,088	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	861	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	378.38/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,196	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	366.58/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,162	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	347.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,112	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,369	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	351.59/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,333	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	331.32/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,259	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	330.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,383	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	345.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,472	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	319.98/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,376	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	331.79/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,526	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	317.39/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,492	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	304.61/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,459	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	277.94/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,431	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	317.15/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,636	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	300.03/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,578	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	272.96/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,575	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	288.47/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,774	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	263.76/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,651	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,675	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	430.72/cwt	427.00–435.00	1,219	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	418.48/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,339	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	426.68/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,587	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	384.42/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,434	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	397.80/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,512	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	399.96/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,632	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	380.98/cwt	372.00–387.00	1,623	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	356.00/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,534	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	337.42/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,562	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	357.08/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,689	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	320.40/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,669	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	345.59/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,825	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	333.51/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,768	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	330.52/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,848	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	318.27/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,827	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,778	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,934	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	296.00/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,806	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,690	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,851	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,953	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	263.49/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,866	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	165.44/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,379	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	105.96/cwt	105.00–107.00	941	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,246	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	149.63/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,809	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,640	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	141.88/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,813	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	144.48/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,186	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 373Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 68Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 65Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	427.00–435.00	430.72
5	300–350	320	410.00–425.00	418.48
7	350–400	380	395.00–405.00	397.80
4	400–450	426	372.00–387.00	380.98
5	450–500	473	350.00–365.00	357.08
8	500–550	530	325.00–337.00	333.51
7	550–600	574	315.00–322.00	318.27
2	600–650	610	290.00–302.00	296.00
2	650–700	673	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	708	260.00–267.00	263.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
5	350–400	373	380.00–390.00	384.42
7	400–450	431	350.00–362.00	356.00
3	450–500	463	330.00–347.00	337.42
5	500–550	521	320.00–322.00	320.40
2	550–600	583	300.00–310.00	304.94
1	600–650	610	277.00	277.00
2	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	372	410.00–440.00	426.68
3	400–450	408	390.00–410.00	399.96
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	528	342.00–350.00	345.59
4	550–600	559	325.00–335.00	330.52
1	600–650	610	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	705	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	360.00–370.00	366.58
4	350–400	379	340.00–357.00	351.59
5	400–450	419	325.00–335.00	330.02
5	450–500	470	315.00–320.00	317.39
8	500–550	526	291.00–305.00	300.03
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	410.00	410.00
5	300–350	316	375.00–385.00	378.38
3	350–400	375	360.00–370.00	364.98
4	400–450	426	340.00–350.00	345.48
4	450–500	460	327.00–335.00	331.79
4	500–550	516	312.00–322.00	317.15
2	600–650	615	285.00–292.00	288.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	345.00–350.00	347.42
3	350–400	380	327.00–337.00	331.32
8	400–450	430	315.00–324.00	319.98
5	450–500	479	300.00–307.00	304.61
3	500–550	515	272.00–282.00	277.94
5	550–600	577	270.00–275.00	272.96
4	600–650	626	260.00–265.00	263.76
2	700–750	725	230.00–232.00	230.99
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	400.00–415.00	407.75
3	450–500	478	360.00–365.00	362.30
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	618	300.00–305.00	302.53
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	417.00	417.00
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	575	337.00–345.00	340.70
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	660	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	730	285.00–287.00	285.98
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
2	—	888	105.00–107.00	105.96
1	—	1,030	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	143.00–146.00	144.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	146.00–151.00	149.63
3	—	1,243	130.00–135.00	131.97
2	—	1,278	139.00–144.00	141.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,438	165.00–166.00	165.44

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250.00

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.