Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.82/cwt on 50 head, down $2.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +6.75 against this barn's trailing median of $385.06.

Average price

$391.82

▼ 2.80 vs prior sale

50 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$42.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.18

vs AL average

−32.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	416.19	2,265	12thin
Medium and Large 2	567	386.59	2,190	31
Medium and Large 3	569	373.22	2,123	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.98/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale50 hd

391.82

—

AL average14 barns · 421 hd

402.00

−10.18

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−32.25

This barn, trailing median29 sales

385.06

+6.75

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	—	Average	1,718	212.51	3,650	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	168.44	2,512	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	167.18	1,954	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	144.02	1,397	2thin

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)	—	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,283	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	430.54/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	332.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	500.18/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	521.83/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	408.89/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	347.47/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	476.72/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	523.50/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	494.88/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	462.69/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,003	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	503.34/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	467.65/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,983	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	380.08/cwt	374.00–395.00	2,201	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	387.76/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,245	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	366.99/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	428.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	386.25/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,028	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	174.41/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	157.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,891	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	172.21/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,110	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	167.70/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,836	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	210.01/cwt	209.00–211.00	3,413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,283.33/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,283	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	431.07/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	388.78/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	442.53/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	144.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,397	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	461.61/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,119	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	422.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,220	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	407.99/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	409.22/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,365	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	481.88/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	472.73/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,193	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	427.38/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,235	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	830	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	569.82/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	403.33/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	455.17/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,494	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	543.97/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	555.15/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	500.14/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	366.70/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	517.07/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,924	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	381.63/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	364.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	405.99/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,136	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	456.27/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,131	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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 238Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 52Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	495.00–510.00	500.18
3	350–400	382	475.00–480.00	476.72
11	400–450	433	450.00–470.00	462.69
8	450–500	483	420.00–440.00	430.54
7	500–550	524	405.00–415.00	408.89
24	550–600	579	374.00–395.00	380.08
5	600–650	632	340.00–357.50	347.47
2	650–700	653	325.00–340.00	332.53
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	475.00–490.00	481.88
2	350–400	390	440.00–445.00	442.53
2	400–450	420	427.50–435.00	431.07
2	450–500	490	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	533	387.50–390.00	388.78
5	550–600	583	365.00–370.00	366.99
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	695	315.00–317.50	316.25
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	490.00–510.00	500.14
9	450–500	459	455.00–470.00	461.61
7	500–550	526	420.00–430.00	422.05
5	550–600	570	405.00–415.00	407.99
7	600–650	615	360.00–372.50	366.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	650–700	686	363.50	363.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	560.00–580.00	569.82
3	300–350	333	550.00–560.00	555.15
5	350–400	373	540.00–550.00	543.97
8	400–450	411	510.00–535.00	521.83
9	450–500	464	465.00–480.00	472.73
9	500–550	523	420.00–440.00	427.38
9	550–600	578	400.00–422.50	409.22
3	600–650	602	402.50–405.00	403.33
1	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	570.00	570.00
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00
7	300–350	333	515.00–530.00	523.50
7	350–400	372	510.00–530.00	517.07
4	400–450	430	485.00–505.00	494.88
8	450–500	467	450.00–460.00	456.27
15	500–550	526	400.00–415.00	405.99
7	550–600	579	385.00–395.00	387.76
3	600–650	618	375.00–385.00	381.63
2	650–700	660	360.00–370.00	364.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	372	500.00–505.00	503.34
11	400–450	424	455.00–475.00	467.65
5	450–500	473	425.00–435.00	428.03
4	500–550	525	385.00–390.00	386.25
3	550–600	592	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	640	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	673	345.00–350.00	347.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
1	350–400	385	555.00	555.00
2	500–550	518	450.00–460.00	455.17
1	550–600	550	445.00	445.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	173.00–176.00	174.41
2	—	1,563	160.00–165.00	162.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	155.00–160.00	157.94
5	—	1,225	171.00–174.00	172.21
5	—	1,095	165.00–169.00	167.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	142.00–146.00	144.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	209.00–211.00	210.01
2	—	1,810	215.00	215.00

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)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,283.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

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

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

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