Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Not enough Replacement cattle to determine a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.91/cwt on 32 head, up $2.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −71.05 against this barn's trailing median of $408.97.

Average price

$337.91

▲ 2.15 vs prior sale

32 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$28.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	348.13	1,857	15thin
Medium and Large 2	536	332.58	1,783	12thin
Medium and Large 3	519	320.06	1,662	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $195 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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $330.11, median $408.97 across 33 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 sale32 hd

337.91

—

AL average16 barns · 410 hd

337.27

+0.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

408.97

−71.05

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	1,812	194.22	3,518	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	153.10	1,952	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,220	147.00	1,793	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	139.69	1,533	7thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	468	329.64/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	352.89/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	374.18/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	414.03/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	315.63/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	321.34/cwt	317.50–326.00	1,996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,312	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	440.97/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	274.17/cwt	267.50–280.00	2,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	332.99/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	353.91/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	353.95/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	343.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	340.50/cwt	340.00–341.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,563	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	339.47/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	324.51/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Bulls	—	—	2,163	211.02/cwt	209.00–213.00	4,564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,799	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	133.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,336	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	144.27/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,689	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	151.19/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	316.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	301.21/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	341.05/cwt	333.00–347.50	1,770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.06/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	348.36/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,676	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	314.22/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	322.58/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	275.02/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	309.99/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	316.28/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	372.52/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	326.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,454	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	144.59/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	180.95/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 261Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 16Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	420	340.00–350.00	343.82
6	450–500	468	320.00–337.50	329.64
9	500–550	512	315.00–320.00	316.46
3	550–600	563	310.00–317.50	314.22
3	650–700	682	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	760	257.50	257.50
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	470	347.50–360.00	353.95
5	600–650	621	317.50–326.00	321.34
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	445	320.00–330.00	326.67
2	450–500	468	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	615	282.50	282.50
3	650–700	662	267.50–280.00	275.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	430.00–450.00	440.97
5	350–400	378	405.00–420.00	414.03
2	400–450	425	385.00–395.00	390.06
6	450–500	474	362.50–382.50	374.18
8	500–550	519	333.00–347.50	341.05
4	550–600	570	315.00–317.50	315.63
2	600–650	618	310.00–315.00	312.45
4	650–700	665	295.00–305.00	301.21
1	700–750	730	287.50	287.50
3	750–800	775	267.50–280.00	274.17
1	800–850	810	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	413	405.00–410.00	407.52
9	500–550	511	352.50–357.50	353.91
6	550–600	567	332.50–347.50	339.47
5	600–650	620	320.00–328.00	324.51
4	650–700	674	312.50–320.00	316.28
3	700–750	725	307.50–312.50	309.99
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	308	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	427	365.00–380.00	372.52
12	450–500	481	340.00–360.00	348.36
4	500–550	509	315.00–330.00	322.58
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	350.00–356.00	352.89
2	600–650	608	340.00–341.00	340.50
4	650–700	665	331.00–335.00	332.99
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
14	650–700	678	341.00	341.00
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
15	750–800	796	322.00	322.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,163	209.00–213.00	211.02
4	—	1,799	190.00–195.00	192.45
2	—	1,485	180.00–182.00	180.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	130.00–136.00	133.59
4	—	1,171	143.00–146.00	144.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	147.00	147.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	150.00–153.00	151.19
2	—	1,155	164.00–165.00	164.49
2	—	1,460	143.00–146.00	144.59

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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