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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Oct 21

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 82▼ 31 vs year ago 73 · −42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 41▼ 16 vs year ago 43 · −37.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle not covered.

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	1,467	189.66	2,782	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	158.93	2,384	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	151.83	1,906	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	132.59	1,423	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)	—	$2,181	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,917	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

16 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	186.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,711	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,925	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	125.76/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,217	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	134.45/cwt	132.50–138.00	1,535	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,741	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	157.78/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,865	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,015	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	144.00/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,879	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	167.85/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,472	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	157.81/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,337	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,404	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,181.25/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,181	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,916.67/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,917	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 82Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 41Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle not covered.

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	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,181.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	185.00–189.00	186.99
1	—	1,500	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	155.00–159.00	157.78
2	—	1,240	162.00–163.00	162.50
5	—	1,305	141.00–147.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	155.00–161.00	157.81
3	—	1,473	164.00–173.00	167.85
2	—	1,608	149.00–150.00	149.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	132.50–138.00	134.45
1	—	1,180	147.50	147.50
3	—	968	125.00–127.50	125.76

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.