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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Sep 23

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

606 head

▲ 203 vs last sale 403▲ 7 vs year ago 599 · +1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 59▼ 26 vs year ago 89 · −29.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm with cow-calf pairs bringing up to 4700.00.

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 $353.76/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.50 against this barn's trailing median of $376.26.

Average price

$353.76

69 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$45.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.19

vs AL average

−12.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	359.67	1,921	60
Medium and Large 2	567	314.37	1,782	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.30/cwt here — about $139 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 sale69 hd

353.76

—

AL average15 barns · 612 hd

341.57

+12.19

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−12.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.26

−22.50

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	1,651	185.20	3,057	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	165.37	2,325	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	157.53	1,872	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	143.44	1,630	13

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,350	5

Every lot

67 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	463.62/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,031	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	394.16/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,034	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	428.11/cwt	424.00–432.50	2,269	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	405.93/cwt	395.00–408.00	2,363	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	376.07/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,223	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	388.09/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,363	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	363.75/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,506	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,528	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	332.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,567	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	399.91/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,496	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	406.84/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,688	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	382.50/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,637	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	360.72/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,652	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	342.00/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,628	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	365.66/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,931	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	350.20/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,856	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	337.60/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,816	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	348.05/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,970	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	307.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,769	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,853	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	316.56/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,991	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	308.75/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,007	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	284.09/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,912	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	265.06/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,930	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	272.53/cwt	270.00–277.50	2,139	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,096	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	417.53/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,311	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	408.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,549	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	431.37/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,652	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	409.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,721	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	393.81/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,674	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	393.63/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,882	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	377.57/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,805	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	379.32/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,984	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	360.50/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,889	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	346.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,984	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	364.82/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,098	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	357.75/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,197	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	340.02/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,101	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	339.44/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,281	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	319.47/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,150	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	280.50/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,036	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	306.96/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,241	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	259.22/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,978	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	278.32/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,135	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,377	179.08/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,466	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	197.16/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,466	2
Bulls	—	—	2,035	187.42/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,814	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,356	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,866	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	145.11/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,680	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	155.51/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,866	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,668	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	150.30/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,891	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	160.92/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,209	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	169.58/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,376	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,235	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,262.50/head	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,263	4

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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 403Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 59Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	415	400.00–420.00	406.84
18	450–500	458	355.00–370.00	360.72
13	500–550	530	345.00–357.50	350.20
9	550–600	566	340.00–357.50	348.05
20	600–650	629	300.00–329.00	316.56
4	650–700	650	305.00–310.00	308.75
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	785	270.00–277.50	272.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	374	395.00–410.00	399.91
4	400–450	428	375.00–395.00	382.50
5	450–500	476	335.00–350.00	342.00
2	500–550	538	330.00–345.00	337.60
7	550–600	575	300.00–320.00	307.73
2	600–650	628	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	673	277.00–290.00	284.09
2	700–750	728	262.50–267.50	265.06
1	800–850	800	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	528	360.00–366.00	365.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	438	455.00–467.50	463.62
38	500–550	530	424.00–432.50	428.11
6	550–600	582	395.00–408.00	405.93
30	600–650	609	375.00–390.00	388.09
8	650–700	689	357.50–367.50	363.75
5	700–750	738	342.50	342.50
5	750–800	773	320.00–335.00	332.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	516	390.00–397.50	394.16
15	550–600	591	372.50–387.50	376.07
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	314	410.00–425.00	417.53
8	350–400	379	400.00–425.00	408.74
4	400–450	425	390.00–395.00	393.81
2	450–500	478	375.00–380.00	377.57
10	500–550	524	355.00–365.00	360.50
4	550–600	573	340.00–350.00	346.23
4	600–650	618	332.50–345.00	340.02
10	650–700	673	310.00–327.50	319.47
5	700–750	726	275.00–295.00	280.50
3	750–800	763	250.00–265.00	259.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	383	427.50–435.00	431.37
16	400–450	420	400.00–425.00	409.76
7	450–500	478	387.50–397.50	393.63
12	500–550	523	370.00–385.00	379.32
17	550–600	575	355.00–375.00	364.82
8	600–650	614	350.00–370.00	357.75
5	650–700	672	330.00–350.00	339.44
3	700–750	730	300.00–316.00	306.96
3	750–800	767	277.50–280.00	278.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,401	167.00–174.00	169.58
2	—	1,373	158.00–164.00	160.92
1	—	1,500	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	154.00–158.00	155.51
7	—	1,149	160.00–165.00	162.36
3	—	1,258	149.00–151.00	150.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	142.00–147.00	145.11
5	—	1,205	135.00–140.00	138.40
2	—	898	150.00–152.00	151.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	175.00–181.00	179.08
3	—	2,035	185.00–189.00	187.42
2	—	1,758	194.00–200.00	197.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,700.00	4,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,262.50

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.