Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $434.10/cwt on 28 head, down $1.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +17.73 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$434.10

▼ 1.54 vs prior sale

28 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

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	438.58	2,348	14thin
Medium and Large 2	531	431.21	2,289	12thin
Medium and Large 3	518	420.00	2,176	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $172 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 sale28 hd

434.10

—

AL average15 barns · 293 hd

427.38

+6.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

+17.73

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	1,663	199.90	3,324	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	158.55	1,693	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	125.00	1,194	1thin

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)	—	$2,558	6

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	491.72/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	364.97/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	479.74/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	516.67/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	534.13/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	414.35/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	416.94/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	393.53/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	332.93/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	466.47/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	435.92/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	451.02/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	435.41/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,286	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	335.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	442.31/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	448.86/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	542.66/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,194	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	158.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,693	4
Bulls	—	—	1,602	202.53/cwt	197.50–207.00	3,245	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,542	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,558.33/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	328.78/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	338.74/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	418.80/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	374.97/cwt	372.50–377.50	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	444.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	346.58/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	554.97/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	377.48/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	456.88/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	484.73/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	386.12/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	413.62/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	468.48/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	470.41/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,164	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	430.10/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	505.91/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	456.76/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,329	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	346.33/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	448.25/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	543.35/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,483	3

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 351Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 51Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	485.00–495.00	491.72
4	400–450	433	440.00–455.00	448.86
3	450–500	472	420.00–430.00	424.98
2	500–550	518	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	540.00–545.00	543.35
6	300–350	330	530.00–540.00	534.13
6	350–400	377	510.00–520.00	516.67
6	400–450	423	470.00–490.00	479.74
5	450–500	460	440.00–460.00	451.02
11	500–550	525	430.00–440.00	435.41
1	550–600	595	385.00	385.00
5	600–650	634	355.00–370.00	364.97
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	550.00–560.00	554.97
2	350–400	358	535.00–550.00	542.66
5	400–450	418	495.00–520.00	505.91
11	450–500	460	465.00–475.00	470.41
8	500–550	510	445.00–465.00	456.76
6	550–600	569	400.00–445.00	414.35
4	600–650	620	380.00–395.00	386.12
1	650–700	675	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	722	340.00–350.00	346.58
2	750–800	753	335.00–342.50	338.74
2	800–850	828	325.00–332.50	328.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	265	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	323	455.00–475.00	466.47
8	350–400	374	430.00–450.00	442.31
6	400–450	417	425.00–445.00	435.92
7	450–500	475	410.00–425.00	416.94
5	500–550	518	382.50–400.00	393.53
4	600–650	623	330.00–340.00	335.65
2	650–700	675	330.00–336.00	332.93
1	700–750	745	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	440.00–450.00	444.89
3	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	428	415.00–420.00	418.80
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	528	372.50–377.50	374.97
1	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	555.00	555.00
1	250–300	260	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	328	480.00–490.00	484.73
4	350–400	365	460.00–485.00	468.48
3	400–450	412	450.00–470.00	456.88
3	450–500	458	440.00–455.00	448.25
5	500–550	516	405.00–420.00	413.62
8	550–600	565	370.00–385.00	377.48
2	600–650	610	367.50	367.50
3	650–700	658	345.00–349.00	346.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	350	580.00	580.00
1	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	525	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	568	425.00–437.50	430.10
2	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	680	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	785	362.50	362.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	155.00–160.00	158.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	197.50–207.00	202.53
1	—	1,845	192.00	192.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,558.33

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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