Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $430.46/cwt on 28 head, up $0.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +14.09 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$430.46

▲ 0.27 vs prior sale

28 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$57.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	446.15	2,424	15thin
Medium and Large 2	529	422.81	2,235	9thin
Medium and Large 3	540	388.82	2,100	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.33/cwt here — about $324 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 sale28 hd

430.46

—

AL average15 barns · 238 hd

415.09

+15.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

+14.09

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	176.48	2,544	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	160.89	1,830	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	149.75	1,571	4thin

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)	—	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,567	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,540	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,768	14
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,025	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,250	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	350–400	368	549.46/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	561.08/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	516.42/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	570.18/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	387.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	393.85/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	499.94/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	368.70/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,312	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	475.99/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	368.68/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	482.54/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	432.85/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	429.91/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	264.08/cwt	252.50–275.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	456.37/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	469.18/cwt	465.00–472.50	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	414.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	365.09/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	405.21/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	535.28/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	430.04/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	472.80/cwt	465.00–487.50	2,232	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	474.61/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	515.35/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,716	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,330	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	168.61/cwt	167.50–170.00	2,200	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	161.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,685	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,890.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,890	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,767.86/head	3,250.00–4,150.00	3,768	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,540.00/head	4,250.00–4,950.00	4,540	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,567	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	412.55/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	453.38/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,147	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	180.46/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	153.71/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	392.53/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	422.67/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	448.52/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	319.92/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	484.40/cwt	482.50–485.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	474.33/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	441.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,479	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	528.46/cwt	522.50–535.00	2,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	498.91/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	471.25/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	592.61/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	492.71/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	435.40/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	571.70/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	536.64/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	467.11/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,195	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	450.63/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,375	8

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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 295Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 35Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 5Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	650.00	650.00
5	300–350	334	555.00–570.00	561.08
4	350–400	368	545.00–555.00	549.46
5	400–450	417	522.50–535.00	528.46
5	450–500	469	490.00–515.00	498.91
8	500–550	527	445.00–457.50	450.63
7	550–600	562	435.00–445.00	441.03
2	600–650	633	385.00–400.00	392.53
1	650–700	660	382.50	382.50
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	650.00	650.00
3	250–300	285	560.00–580.00	570.18
6	300–350	330	525.00–550.00	536.64
7	350–400	378	510.00–525.00	516.42
4	400–450	428	495.00–505.00	499.94
13	450–500	472	465.00–487.50	472.80
7	500–550	516	420.00–440.00	432.85
2	550–600	573	380.00–395.00	387.66
5	600–650	627	360.00–380.00	368.70
1	700–750	725	312.50	312.50
2	750–800	773	252.50–275.00	264.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	530.00–550.00	535.28
3	300–350	333	505.00–520.00	515.35
2	350–400	380	465.00–485.00	474.61
3	400–450	433	450.00–460.00	453.38
4	450–500	479	435.00–445.00	439.96
2	500–550	525	410.00–415.00	412.55
2	550–600	555	355.00–375.00	365.09
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	290	480.00–485.00	482.54
5	300–350	319	470.00–480.00	475.99
3	350–400	372	465.00–472.50	469.18
4	400–450	424	445.00–465.00	456.37
4	450–500	466	420.00–445.00	430.04
3	500–550	530	410.00–420.00	414.10
4	550–600	573	385.00–405.00	393.85
2	600–650	633	365.00–372.50	368.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	365	445.00–455.00	448.52
2	400–450	433	425.00–435.00	429.91
2	450–500	475	400.00–410.00	405.21
2	650–700	660	315.00–325.00	319.92
1	750–800	760	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	575.00	575.00
4	300–350	316	485.00–500.00	492.71
4	350–400	379	482.50–485.00	484.40
4	400–450	426	470.00–480.00	474.33
8	450–500	470	457.50–480.00	467.11
6	500–550	508	425.00–445.00	435.40
3	550–600	565	415.00–428.00	422.67
2	600–650	608	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	590.00–595.00	592.61
3	350–400	358	565.00–575.00	571.70
2	500–550	510	470.00–472.50	471.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	145.00	145.00
1	—	950	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,100	157.00	157.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	172.50	172.50
2	—	1,478	180.00–181.00	180.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	167.50–170.00	168.61
5	—	1,040	160.00–165.00	161.99
4	—	1,134	152.50–157.50	153.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,890.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	3,250.00–4,150.00	3,767.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	4,250.00–4,950.00	4,540.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,566.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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