Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $399.48/cwt on 38 head, down $1.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −16.89 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$399.48

▼ 1.96 vs prior sale

38 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$38.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	414.84	2,235	17thin
Medium and Large 2	552	392.35	2,166	14thin
Medium and Large 3	557	376.44	2,097	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.40/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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $335.77, median $416.37 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

399.48

—

AL average12 barns · 322 hd

397.20

+2.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−16.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,459	181.91	2,655	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	162.45	2,354	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	148.25	1,822	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	127.20	1,290	9thin

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)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,908	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	430.76/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	436.27/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	403.31/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	353.65/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,991	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	455.27/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,112	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	533.27/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	402.19/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	440.16/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	382.52/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,207	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	509.15/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	453.23/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,949	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	273.63/cwt	267.50–280.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	363.73/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	421.21/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	324.50/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	306.24/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	542.59/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	414.64/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	356.18/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	432.78/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,073	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	574.85/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	313.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	303.72/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	364.96/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,117	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,096	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	163.36/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,398	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	147.33/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,836	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,599	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,918	9
Bulls	—	—	1,455	170.07/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,908.33/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	308.25/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,340	180.31/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,416	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	196.16/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,223	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	121.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,229	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	128.81/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	387.49/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,383	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	405.03/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	425.71/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	487.17/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	463.32/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	338.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	595.09/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	479.95/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	470.93/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	378.66/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	306.34/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	536.86/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	420.79/cwt	412.50–432.50	1,936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	361.90/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	405.03/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	458.92/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	421.70/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,176	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	292.50–307.50	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	324.63/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	425.81/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	564.92/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	306.56/cwt	300.00–313.00	2,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	438.70/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	328.69/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,531	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 454Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 59Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 18Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	258	475.00–485.00	479.95
5	300–350	316	450.00–465.00	458.92
4	350–400	370	435.00–450.00	438.70
14	400–450	431	425.00–440.00	430.76
9	450–500	460	412.50–432.50	420.79
2	500–550	510	370.00–387.50	378.66
10	550–600	563	347.50–362.50	353.65
6	600–650	616	320.00–332.50	324.63
2	700–750	720	300.00–312.50	306.34
2	750–800	750	292.50–307.50	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	315	435.00–445.00	440.16
8	350–400	374	415.00–430.00	421.21
12	400–450	425	405.00–420.00	414.64
6	450–500	480	395.00–410.00	403.31
7	500–550	519	345.00–362.50	356.18
5	550–600	578	315.00–335.00	324.50
4	600–650	619	300.00–315.00	306.24
2	650–700	665	302.50–305.00	303.72
2	750–800	765	267.50–280.00	273.63
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	435.00–440.00	436.27
3	550–600	555	420.00–432.50	425.81
4	600–650	609	395.00–405.00	400.00
1	650–700	650	391.00	391.00
2	750–800	770	320.00–337.50	328.69
2	850–900	878	300.00–313.00	306.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	585.00–600.00	595.09
5	300–350	315	555.00–580.00	564.92
5	350–400	358	525.00–550.00	536.86
7	400–450	417	465.00–485.00	470.93
13	450–500	464	445.00–465.00	455.27
10	500–550	516	415.00–430.00	421.70
7	550–600	571	400.00–412.50	405.03
11	600–650	615	380.00–392.50	387.49
5	650–700	686	355.00–370.00	361.90
4	700–750	726	330.00–345.00	338.77
2	750–800	763	300.00–310.00	305.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	565.00–580.00	574.85
2	300–350	325	520.00–545.00	533.27
6	350–400	374	495.00–520.00	509.15
15	400–450	430	440.00–460.00	453.23
12	450–500	479	425.00–440.00	432.78
7	500–550	527	395.00–410.00	402.19
7	550–600	577	380.00–390.00	382.52
2	600–650	633	362.50–365.00	363.73
2	650–700	678	350.00	350.00
7	700–750	729	300.00–325.00	313.57
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	825	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	540.00–545.00	542.59
5	300–350	322	475.00–500.00	487.17
3	350–400	382	460.00–465.00	463.32
6	400–450	438	420.00–435.00	425.71
6	450–500	492	400.00–415.00	405.03
4	500–550	540	380.00–390.00	385.05
3	550–600	580	360.00–367.50	364.96
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	672	300.00–325.00	308.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	157.00	157.00
6	—	1,468	161.00–166.00	163.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	147.00–148.00	147.33
4	—	1,134	140.00–142.00	141.03
9	—	1,262	150.00–155.00	151.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	120.00–125.00	121.93
1	—	940	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,032	127.00–130.00	128.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	166.00–174.00	170.07
3	—	1,340	180.00–181.00	180.31
2	—	1,643	192.00–200.00	196.16

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,908.33

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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