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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, May 13

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Apr 29May 13May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 354▲ 333 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 43▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 22▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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 $346.19/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −53.17 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$346.19

37 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.62

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	357.22	1,878	23
Medium and Large 2	546	328.06	1,792	14thin

One grade step is worth $29.17/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

346.19

—

AL average9 barns · 173 hd

332.57

+13.62

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

−53.17

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	—	Average	1,903	185.55	3,531	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	148.76	1,827	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	148.58	2,226	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	139.61	1,559	3thin

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)	—	$2,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,288	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,188	4thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,932	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,275	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	412.36/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,113	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	432.16/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,180	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	399.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,332	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	359.16/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,329	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	388.25/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,444	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	332.92/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,382	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	357.33/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,558	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	319.23/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,516	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	338.75/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,616	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	325.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,683	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	313.20/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,657	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	312.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,775	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	301.71/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,768	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	293.44/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,828	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	279.53/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,839	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	289.63/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,917	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	457.57/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,226	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	435.18/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,197	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	436.62/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,410	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	419.65/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,355	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	432.35/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,613	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	420.89/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,578	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	416.35/cwt	407.00–432.00	1,707	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	384.80/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,639	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	378.65/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,783	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	359.72/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,712	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	364.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,854	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	330.96/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,741	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	335.47/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,932	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	322.83/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,882	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	315.96/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,940	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	301.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,875	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	305.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,026	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	288.29/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,940	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	289.91/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,067	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,850	181.99/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	188.22/cwt	187.00–191.00	3,657	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	139.61/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,559	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	153.69/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,878	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	146.60/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,805	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,037	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	154.31/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,299	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	146.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,220	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,475.00–2,775.00	2,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,287.50/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,288	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,125.00/head	4,100.00–4,150.00	4,125	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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 354Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	420.00–445.00	432.16
3	300–350	333	395.00–405.00	399.95
6	350–400	372	380.00–395.00	388.25
7	400–450	436	350.00–367.00	357.33
8	450–500	477	335.00–342.00	338.75
3	500–550	517	320.00–330.00	325.55
4	550–600	568	310.00–315.00	312.42
3	650–700	662	287.00–292.00	289.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	410.00–415.00	412.36
5	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	359.16
6	400–450	415	327.00–340.00	332.92
7	450–500	475	315.00–325.00	319.23
7	500–550	529	310.00–317.00	313.20
6	550–600	586	295.00–305.00	301.71
7	600–650	623	290.00–297.00	293.44
4	650–700	658	277.00–282.00	279.53
3	700–750	730	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	430.00–445.00	435.18
4	300–350	323	415.00–425.00	419.65
5	350–400	375	415.00–425.00	420.89
14	400–450	426	370.00–400.00	384.80
12	450–500	476	350.00–367.00	359.72
9	500–550	526	315.00–345.00	330.96
5	550–600	583	320.00–325.00	322.83
5	600–650	623	295.00–305.00	301.00
3	650–700	673	285.00–290.00	288.29
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	450.00–465.00	457.57
6	300–350	323	430.00–440.00	436.62
3	350–400	373	430.00–435.00	432.35
13	400–450	410	407.00–432.00	416.35
14	450–500	471	370.00–385.00	378.65
17	500–550	508	360.00–375.00	364.90
6	550–600	576	330.00–345.00	335.47
5	600–650	614	310.00–322.00	315.96
5	650–700	662	300.00–310.00	305.97
2	700–750	713	285.00–295.00	289.91
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
10	850–900	875	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	507	381.00	381.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	180.00–186.00	181.99
4	—	1,943	187.00–191.00	188.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	144.00–151.00	146.85
1	—	1,455	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,490	152.00–157.00	154.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,222	152.00–159.00	153.69
16	—	1,231	143.00–151.00	146.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	138.00–141.00	139.61

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)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,287.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,475.00–2,775.00	2,600.00

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	2	—	—	4,100.00–4,150.00	4,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00

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.