Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $422.44/cwt on 47 head, up $22.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +37.37 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$422.44

▲ 22.35 vs prior sale

47 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$62.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.44

vs AL average

−5.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	427.32	2,325	41
Medium and Large 2	547	393.90	2,154	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	365.00	1,971	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.32/cwt here — about $354 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.44, low $310.75, median $385.06 across 29 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 sale47 hd

422.44

—

AL average16 barns · 352 hd

411.00

+11.44

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−5.92

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

+37.37

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	1,504	196.27	2,952	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	178.59	2,488	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	167.24	2,037	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	140.33	1,320	6thin

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)	—	$2,163	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	510.32/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	485.87/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	363.34/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	414.39/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,623	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	458.84/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,391	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	606.06/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	327.34/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	480.08/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	331.33/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	548.51/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	456.44/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	387.33/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	507.57/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	312.18/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	440.74/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,094	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	499.44/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	434.02/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	502.47/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	403.75/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	482.44/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	458.89/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	408.38/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	440.40/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	460.38/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	132.81/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,179	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	168.01/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,349	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,416	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	176.24/cwt	172.50–179.00	2,503	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	167.24/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,037	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	190.42/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,790	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,162.50/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	409.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,118	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	142.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,371	3
Bulls	—	—	1,566	209.58/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,282	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	635.14/cwt	630.00–645.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	430.60/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,330	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	597.43/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	690.00/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	415.65/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,307	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	537.41/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	488.01/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	465.51/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	522.69/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	490.22/cwt	475.00–502.50	2,088	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	469.61/cwt	461.00–485.00	2,240	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	424.12/cwt	424.00–425.00	2,668	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	544.83/cwt	535.00–565.00	1,705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	424.93/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	482.77/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,312	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	380.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,669	4

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 520Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 62Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 85

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	670.00	670.00
2	250–300	285	650.00	650.00
5	300–350	321	630.00–645.00	635.14
4	350–400	381	585.00–615.00	597.43
6	400–450	418	520.00–550.00	537.41
5	450–500	475	500.00–517.50	510.32
9	500–550	521	450.00–465.00	458.84
2	550–600	575	445.00	445.00
15	600–650	633	410.00–420.00	414.39
3	650–700	677	375.00–385.00	380.04
2	700–750	723	350.00–360.00	354.98
1	750–800	765	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	630.00	630.00
5	300–350	315	590.00–620.00	606.06
6	350–400	370	540.00–570.00	548.51
4	400–450	429	505.00–515.00	507.57
11	450–500	479	470.00–490.00	482.77
3	500–550	535	420.00–442.50	434.02
2	550–600	558	410.00–440.00	424.93
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	715	320.00–335.00	327.34
2	750–800	770	300.00–325.00	312.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	345	585.00	585.00
2	350–400	380	500.00–505.00	502.47
2	400–450	435	480.00–485.00	482.44
4	450–500	460	450.00–465.00	458.89
3	500–550	523	405.00–410.00	408.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	680.00–700.00	690.00
1	300–350	305	660.00	660.00
1	450–500	450	542.50	542.50
5	500–550	512	480.00–495.00	488.01
11	550–600	560	450.00–470.00	465.51
16	600–650	629	424.00–425.00	424.12
4	700–750	708	377.00	377.00
3	750–800	780	357.50	357.50
2	800–850	815	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	270	490.00–520.00	499.44
5	300–350	317	480.00–500.00	485.87
5	350–400	382	470.00–495.00	480.08
7	400–450	416	445.00–465.00	456.44
7	450–500	475	430.00–450.00	440.74
2	500–550	500	395.00–412.50	403.75
3	550–600	578	377.50–395.00	387.33
3	600–650	608	360.00–365.00	363.34
3	650–700	663	315.00–340.00	331.33
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	328	450.00–470.00	460.38
2	350–400	375	430.00–450.00	440.40
2	400–450	408	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	465	400.00–420.00	409.78
1	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	535.00–565.00	544.83
5	350–400	370	505.00–540.00	522.69
8	400–450	426	475.00–502.50	490.22
8	450–500	477	461.00–485.00	469.61
32	500–550	541	420.00–432.00	430.60
9	550–600	555	410.00–420.00	415.65
3	600–650	627	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	835	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	131.00–135.00	132.81
1	—	975	150.00	150.00
3	—	965	140.00–145.00	142.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	188.00	188.00
4	—	1,420	172.50–179.00	176.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	164.00–169.00	167.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	166.00–170.00	168.01
4	—	1,465	187.00–196.00	190.42
6	—	1,566	202.00–216.00	209.58

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)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,162.50

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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