Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $371.02/cwt on 40 head, down $1.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −45.35 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$371.02

▼ 1.08 vs prior sale

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$23.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	381.22	2,108	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	371.47	2,015	25
Medium and Large 3	527	357.75	1,886	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about $222 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 sale40 hd

371.02

—

AL average16 barns · 467 hd

372.75

−1.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−45.35

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	1,815	200.35	3,636	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	165.03	2,673	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	165.00	2,051	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	143.87	1,653	5thin

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)	—	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,267	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,133	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	550–600	565	334.24/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	501.62/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	301.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	319.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,975	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	343.76/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	384.72/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	358.02/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,037	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	389.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	428.85/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	458.04/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,970	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	419.07/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,012	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	362.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,702	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	340.42/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	431.67/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	336.27/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	472.59/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	360.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	394.39/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,921	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	384.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	323.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	455.04/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	411.48/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,551	8
Bulls	—	—	1,655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,376	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	165.03/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,673	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	457.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,647	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,266.67/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	171.53/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,899	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	210.48/cwt	210.00–211.00	4,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	188.39/cwt	187.00–191.00	3,372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	142.21/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	352.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,177	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	377.47/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	446.17/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	349.96/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	411.23/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	348.71/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	447.48/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,076	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	504.21/cwt	500.00–507.50	1,916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	488.31/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	383.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	462.47/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	408.68/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	416.26/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,127	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 329Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 42Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	470.00–475.00	472.59
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
9	350–400	376	425.00–445.00	431.67
7	400–450	421	400.00–425.00	411.23
4	450–500	464	380.00–400.00	389.85
4	500–550	518	345.00–360.00	349.96
7	550–600	565	330.00–345.00	334.24
6	600–650	619	315.00–325.00	319.12
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	708	295.00–310.00	301.21
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
8	350–400	377	400.00–420.00	411.48
3	400–450	420	380.00–390.00	384.92
17	450–500	469	350.00–375.00	362.83
4	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	334.98
3	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	323.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	455.00–460.00	457.50
2	400–450	405	440.00–452.50	446.17
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	653	320.00–325.00	321.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
8	300–350	324	495.00–510.00	501.62
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
10	400–450	430	450.00–470.00	458.04
11	450–500	480	415.00–427.50	419.07
13	500–550	518	375.00–395.00	383.88
12	550–600	569	350.00–380.00	358.02
6	600–650	618	340.00–347.50	343.76
4	650–700	665	325.00–345.00	336.27
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	372	450.00–460.00	455.04
8	400–450	435	415.00–440.00	428.85
11	450–500	487	380.00–410.00	394.39
6	500–550	520	350.00–370.00	360.71
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	620	325.00–360.00	340.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	380	500.00–507.50	504.21
3	400–450	410	480.00–495.00	488.31
7	450–500	464	440.00–450.00	447.48
1	500–550	510	407.50	407.50
7	550–600	559	370.00–385.00	377.47
10	600–650	618	350.00–365.00	352.21
4	650–700	670	340.00–355.00	348.71
1	700–750	735	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	460	460.00–465.00	462.47
4	500–550	511	415.00–420.00	416.26
2	550–600	570	405.00–412.50	408.68
2	600–650	618	375.00–395.00	384.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	204.00	204.00
2	—	1,920	210.00–211.00	210.48
2	—	1,790	187.00–191.00	188.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	161.00–170.00	165.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,120	140.00–144.00	142.21
2	—	1,100	150.00–155.00	152.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,248	171.00–172.00	171.53
2	—	1,198	157.00–160.00	158.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,266.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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