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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

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

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

379 head

▼ 224 vs last sale 603▼ 290 vs year ago 669 · −43.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 116▼ 28 vs year ago 80 · −35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 57▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.02/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −79.02 against this barn's trailing median of $422.04.

Average price

$343.02

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.71

vs AL average

−29.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	346.85	1,902	14thin
Medium and Large 2	539	337.06	1,815	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about $87 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 sale23 hd

343.02

—

AL average16 barns · 408 hd

352.73

−9.71

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−29.41

This barn, trailing median7 sales

422.04

−79.02

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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.54, low $341.52, median $422.04 across 7 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	1,541	198.12	3,053	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	163.79	2,316	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	160.75	1,869	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	148.68	1,662	6thin

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)	—	$2,731	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	1thin

Every lot

81 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,204	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,328	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	392.85/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,477	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	406.14/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,531	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	398.59/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,638	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	377.78/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,621	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	375.88/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,733	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	363.74/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,702	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,861	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	339.43/cwt	332.50–346.00	1,802	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	328.75/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,857	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	339.55/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,922	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	328.57/cwt	324.00–350.00	2,001	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	298.75/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,972	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	321.18/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,171	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,034	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	351.63/cwt	350.00–355.00	956	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,125	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,230	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,181	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	347.78/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,322	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	362.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,393	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	309.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,271	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	354.09/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,516	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	340.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,479	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	321.44/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,508	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,685	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	291.25/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,413	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	276.14/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,436	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	342.95/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,807	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	316.49/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,804	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	335.60/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,950	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	289.55/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,795	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,752	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	288.23/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,937	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,950	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	395.04/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,268	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	357.57/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,359	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,463	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	364.72/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,517	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	349.26/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,498	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,453	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,651	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	324.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,544	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	327.43/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,670	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	278.49/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,448	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,641	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	293.14/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,650	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	311.92/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,781	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	271.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,698	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	296.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,854	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	253.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,693	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	284.98/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,938	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,992	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	207.86/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,060	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,727	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,322	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	149.82/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,641	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	156.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,740	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	165.02/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,018	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,759	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	164.77/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,325	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,658.33/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,658	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 603Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 116Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 57Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	321	385.00–400.00	395.04
2	350–400	390	370.00–380.00	375.00
10	400–450	416	360.00–375.00	364.72
3	450–500	475	345.00–350.00	347.49
6	500–550	510	320.00–332.50	327.43
9	550–600	571	305.00–317.50	311.92
4	600–650	626	290.00–300.00	296.24
6	650–700	680	277.50–290.00	284.98
2	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	770	257.50–260.00	258.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	355.00–360.00	357.57
7	400–450	429	345.00–350.00	349.26
8	450–500	476	320.00–330.00	324.38
4	500–550	525	310.00–315.00	312.55
3	550–600	563	285.00–300.00	293.14
3	600–650	625	265.00–275.00	271.67
3	650–700	668	250.00–260.00	253.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	465	310.00–315.00	312.55
3	500–550	520	275.00–285.00	278.49
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	350.00–355.00	351.63
3	300–350	317	350.00–360.00	355.00
4	350–400	380	342.50–355.00	347.78
5	400–450	435	330.00–345.00	340.00
7	450–500	469	315.00–330.00	321.44
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	570	315.00–318.00	316.49
1	600–650	620	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	369	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	411	300.00–315.00	309.17
2	450–500	485	285.00–297.50	291.25
2	500–550	520	272.50–280.00	276.14
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	375.00	375.00
8	350–400	384	360.00–375.00	362.81
9	400–450	428	347.50–357.50	354.09
2	450–500	485	345.00–350.00	347.45
9	500–550	527	340.00–352.50	342.95
16	550–600	581	325.00–342.00	335.60
5	600–650	620	285.00–295.00	289.55
3	650–700	672	285.00–295.00	288.23
2	750–800	750	255.00–265.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	390.00–395.00	392.85
7	400–450	429	372.50–382.50	377.78
12	450–500	468	360.00–367.50	363.74
7	500–550	531	332.50–346.00	339.43
2	550–600	565	325.00–332.50	328.75
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	660	295.00–300.00	298.75
1	700–750	720	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	425.00–435.00	430.09
4	300–350	318	410.00–425.00	417.50
10	350–400	377	400.00–412.50	406.14
7	400–450	411	390.00–405.00	398.59
4	450–500	461	370.00–382.50	375.88
5	500–550	517	355.00–365.00	360.00
9	550–600	566	335.00–350.00	339.55
9	600–650	609	324.00–350.00	328.57
8	650–700	676	310.00–324.00	321.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	154.00	154.00
10	—	1,411	160.00–168.00	164.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	160.00–169.00	165.02
10	—	1,109	152.00–160.00	156.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,095	145.00–154.00	149.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	171.00	171.00
3	—	1,472	205.00–210.00	207.86
1	—	1,695	196.00	196.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,658.33

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)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.