Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold weak.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $453.69/cwt on 10 head, up $23.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +37.33 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$453.69

▲ 23.24 vs prior sale

10 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$34.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	464.38	2,508	5thin
Medium and Large 2	539	446.26	2,405	4thin
Medium and Large 3	500	430.00	2,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.38/cwt here — about $358 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 sale10 hd

453.69

—

AL average12 barns · 155 hd

418.89

+34.81

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

+37.33

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	1,538	190.03	2,922	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	174.77	2,279	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	161.83	1,873	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	145.63	1,599	8thin

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)	—	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	600–650	618	413.77/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	582.54/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	599.90/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	422.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	486.11/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	459.92/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	540.18/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	498.33/cwt	487.50–510.00	2,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	477.36/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	469.03/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	478.18/cwt	470.00–487.50	1,956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	446.24/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	489.25/cwt	485.00–492.50	2,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	476.48/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	467.69/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	483.20/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,576	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	176.42/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	163.05/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,838	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	424.79/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,997	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	459.66/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	453.34/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,792	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	171.74/cwt	171.00–172.50	2,095	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	164.54/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,131	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,574	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	198.80/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,407	190.32/cwt	190.00–191.00	2,678	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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 309Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 49Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	590.00–605.00	599.90
4	350–400	371	575.00–585.00	582.54
2	400–450	415	535.00–545.00	540.18
3	450–500	468	485.00–492.50	489.25
3	500–550	518	470.00–485.00	476.48
2	550–600	573	445.00–447.50	446.24
2	600–650	618	412.50–415.00	413.77
1	650–700	690	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	275	585.00	585.00
1	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	385	530.00	530.00
4	400–450	415	487.50–510.00	498.33
5	450–500	472	465.00–470.00	469.03
3	500–550	522	450.00–455.00	453.34
1	550–600	590	425.00	425.00
1	700–750	725	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	323	475.00–490.00	483.20
2	350–400	385	460.00–475.00	467.69
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	759	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	369	475.00–500.00	486.11
4	400–450	409	470.00–487.50	478.18
5	450–500	474	450.00–465.00	459.92
2	500–550	528	415.00–430.00	422.39
1	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	610	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	475.00–480.00	477.36
1	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	450.00–470.00	459.66
2	450–500	470	415.00–435.00	424.79
2	500–550	518	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	568	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	148.00–150.00	148.99
4	—	1,108	140.00–145.00	142.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	161.00–165.00	163.05
4	—	1,149	155.00–157.00	155.97
2	—	1,220	171.00–172.50	171.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,295	164.00–165.00	164.54
1	—	1,320	195.00	195.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	171.00–181.00	176.42
3	—	1,663	195.00–200.00	198.80
3	—	1,407	190.00–191.00	190.32

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle