Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $451.98/cwt on 63 head, up $10.05 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +35.61 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$451.98

▲ 10.05 vs prior sale

63 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$49.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	465.38	2,505	36
Medium and Large 2	533	446.89	2,382	16thin
Medium and Large 3	545	415.53	2,265	11thin

One grade step is worth $49.85/cwt here — about $241 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 sale63 hd

451.98

—

AL average16 barns · 422 hd

437.79

+14.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

+35.61

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	1,682	216.12	3,635	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	179.69	2,643	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	164.73	1,901	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	140.60	1,439	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	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,313	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,817	6

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	500–550	524	452.52/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,371	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	492.44/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	533.38/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	526.10/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	383.77/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,249	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	418.89/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,182	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	605.07/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	319.74/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	431.85/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	486.86/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	452.57/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	460.51/cwt	452.50–467.50	1,953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	554.85/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,086	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	374.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	422.47/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	509.83/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	548.32/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	431.65/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,266	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	396.19/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	524.01/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	465.01/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	441.84/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,099	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	486.65/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	398.33/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,699	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	153.49/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	174.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,024	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	163.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,861	4
Bulls	—	—	1,993	221.28/cwt	220.00–223.00	4,410	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	213.03/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,185	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,312.50/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,313	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,940.00/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	136.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,387	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,526	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	174.96/cwt	172.50–177.50	2,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	417.48/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	437.24/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,497	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	430.06/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	508.23/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	526.25/cwt	525.00–527.50	2,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	395.97/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	630.00/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	579.84/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	486.30/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,315	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	409.41/cwt	404.00–420.00	2,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	612.65/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,985	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	510.33/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,399	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	476.82/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,998	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	391.25/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	477.76/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,503	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	461.61/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,183	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	630.00/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	552.47/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	536.16/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	509.88/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	305.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	578.76/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	533.49/cwt	525.00–547.50	2,230	19

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 338Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 14Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	620.00–640.00	630.00
6	300–350	321	570.00–590.00	579.84
10	350–400	376	540.00–565.00	554.85
4	400–450	436	500.00–520.00	509.83
17	450–500	476	475.00–495.00	486.30
13	500–550	524	440.00–465.00	452.52
3	550–600	572	415.00–427.50	422.47
3	600–650	617	390.00–405.00	395.97
4	650–700	686	370.00–380.00	374.40
1	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	800	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	690.00	690.00
7	300–350	324	600.00–630.00	612.65
5	350–400	374	570.00–595.00	578.76
19	400–450	418	525.00–547.50	533.49
14	450–500	470	500.00–520.00	510.33
25	500–550	524	475.00–485.00	477.76
11	550–600	571	430.00–445.00	437.24
6	600–650	629	410.00–425.00	417.48
4	650–700	664	385.00–397.50	391.25
2	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	630.00	630.00
2	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	342	545.00–550.00	548.32
5	350–400	377	520.00–530.00	524.01
3	400–450	438	480.00–495.00	486.65
4	450–500	485	455.00–470.00	465.01
6	500–550	525	425.00–435.00	431.65
5	550–600	569	390.00–410.00	396.19
1	650–700	680	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	530.00–540.00	533.38
4	250–300	273	515.00–540.00	526.10
2	300–350	333	490.00–495.00	492.44
6	350–400	380	480.00–495.00	486.86
10	400–450	424	452.50–467.50	460.51
13	450–500	475	435.00–450.00	441.84
17	500–550	521	410.00–425.00	418.89
14	550–600	586	375.00–397.50	383.77
1	600–650	620	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	668	310.00–330.00	319.74
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	770	275.00–285.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	316	520.00–555.00	536.16
10	350–400	374	500.00–530.00	509.88
8	400–450	419	470.00–485.00	476.82
22	450–500	473	455.00–470.00	461.61
2	500–550	540	440.00–445.00	442.52
4	550–600	567	404.00–420.00	409.41
1	600–650	630	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	733	315.00–317.50	316.25
2	750–800	775	300.00–310.00	305.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	338	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	440	425.00–435.00	430.06
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	525	395.00–400.00	398.33
1	550–600	595	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	505.00–515.00	508.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	600.00–610.00	605.07
3	500–550	505	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	565	450.00–455.00	452.57
4	600–650	619	430.00–435.00	431.85
1	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
7	850–900	867	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	720.00	720.00
2	350–400	355	620.00–640.00	630.00
4	400–450	410	550.00–555.00	552.47
2	450–500	450	525.00–527.50	526.25
1	500–550	510	525.00	525.00
1	550–600	555	482.50	482.50
1	600–650	605	440.00	440.00
5	650–700	669	411.00	411.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,479	180.00–185.00	182.52
3	—	1,458	172.50–177.50	174.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	150.00–157.50	153.49
4	—	1,160	170.00–180.00	174.49
4	—	1,139	160.00–167.50	163.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,013	135.00–140.00	136.92
3	—	1,040	145.00–150.00	146.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,993	220.00–223.00	221.28
5	—	1,495	210.00–216.00	213.03

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,312.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle