Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $419.15/cwt on 21 head, up $19.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.78 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$419.15

▲ 19.67 vs prior sale

21 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$29.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	426.18	2,280	16thin
Medium and Large 2	555	396.65	2,203	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.54/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd

419.15

—

AL average10 barns · 108 hd

410.31

+8.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

+2.78

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	—	High	1,559	190.20	2,965	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	167.58	2,380	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	151.74	1,652	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	121.39	1,167	5thin

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)	—	$2,513	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,795	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,643	7

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	141.08/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,735	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	163.35/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	207.59/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,996	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,035	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,027	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,512.50/head	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	430.15/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,245	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	475.47/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	479.76/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	464.08/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,195	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	423.68/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	384.41/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	398.70/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	332.47/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	376.21/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	360.41/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	437.60/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	374.20/cwt	370.00–383.00	1,938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	442.87/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	529.75/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,949	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	442.88/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	609.65/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	407.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,749	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	880	151.10/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,330	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,795.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,795	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,203	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	115.64/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,137	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	160.94/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,363	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,699	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	326.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	589.88/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	414.28/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	562.28/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	382.59/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	480.34/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,238	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	624.80/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	697.59/cwt	695.00–700.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	359.55/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,067	5

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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 490Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 57Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 9Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	140.00–142.00	141.08
2	—	1,260	161.00–166.00	163.35
3	—	880	149.00–155.00	151.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	120.00–125.00	122.34
2	—	983	115.00–116.00	115.64
1	—	875	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	160.00–162.00	160.94
1	—	1,525	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,320	169.00–170.00	169.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	205.00–210.00	207.59
2	—	1,180	170.00–175.00	172.42
1	—	1,585	191.00	191.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	495.00	495.00
2	300–350	313	470.00–490.00	479.76
1	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	420	430.00–460.00	442.87
4	450–500	463	390.00–405.00	398.70
5	500–550	518	370.00–383.00	374.20
5	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	359.55
2	650–700	653	325.00–340.00	332.47
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	380	425.00–450.00	437.60
6	400–450	429	400.00–420.00	407.64
6	450–500	480	370.00–385.00	376.21
4	500–550	524	350.00–366.00	360.41
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	633	320.00–330.00	326.68
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	695.00–700.00	697.59
2	300–350	318	620.00–630.00	624.80
4	350–400	363	550.00–575.00	562.28
9	400–450	421	465.00–485.00	475.47
9	450–500	473	445.00–470.00	464.08
12	500–550	522	420.00–445.00	430.15
4	550–600	574	407.50–420.00	414.28
2	650–700	665	370.00–395.00	382.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	690.00	690.00
2	250–300	285	600.00–620.00	609.65
3	300–350	337	585.00–595.00	589.88
8	350–400	368	520.00–545.00	529.75
5	400–450	417	435.00–455.00	442.88
4	450–500	481	415.00–430.00	423.68
2	500–550	523	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	577	375.00–395.00	384.41
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	760.00	760.00
1	300–350	305	680.00	680.00
6	450–500	466	472.50–490.00	480.34
2	500–550	508	450.00–460.00	454.98
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	615	422.50	422.50

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.

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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

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