Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.21/cwt on 28 head, up $6.10 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −72.76 against this barn's trailing median of $408.97.

Average price

$336.21

▲ 6.10 vs prior sale

28 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$36.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	348.63	1,897	13thin
Medium and Large 2	543	330.16	1,793	11thin
Medium and Large 3	560	312.50	1,750	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.13/cwt here — about $147 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

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 sale28 hd

336.21

—

AL average10 barns · 213 hd

326.90

+9.31

This barn, trailing median33 sales

408.97

−72.76

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	147.71	1,795	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	147.09	2,134	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	129.00	1,473	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)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	477.78/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	338.24/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	320.47/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	296.28/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	326.26/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	323.74/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	333.68/cwt	331.00–337.50	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,446	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	426.77/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	325.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	492.57/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	350.77/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	378.24/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	310.26/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	357.51/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	321.97/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	338.26/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,901	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	122.34/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,380	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	145.11/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,106	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	140.32/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	376.58/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	322.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	378.93/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	397.77/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	380.06/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	360.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	311.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	433.13/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	395.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	377.44/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,665	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 239Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 32Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	333	470.00–485.00	477.78
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
7	400–450	420	390.00–405.00	397.77
5	450–500	471	370.00–385.00	378.93
6	500–550	529	330.00–345.00	338.24
5	550–600	560	315.00–327.50	320.47
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	690	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	710	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	370	490.00–500.00	492.57
4	400–450	415	427.50–440.00	433.13
5	450–500	467	390.00–400.00	395.95
7	500–550	529	350.00–362.50	357.51
6	550–600	562	330.00–345.00	338.26
6	600–650	628	315.00–327.50	321.97
8	650–700	672	305.00–317.50	310.26
2	700–750	710	290.00–295.00	292.50
1	750–800	760	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	441	370.00–385.00	377.44
5	450–500	484	355.00–365.00	360.03
2	500–550	525	315.00–325.00	320.00
2	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	385	375.00–385.00	380.06
2	400–450	440	360.00–370.00	364.94
2	450–500	493	325.00–327.50	326.26
5	500–550	530	320.00–325.00	322.94
2	550–600	570	310.00–315.00	312.54
4	600–650	630	290.00–310.00	296.28
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	367	420.00–435.00	426.77
3	400–450	412	375.00–380.00	378.24
6	450–500	474	337.50–357.50	350.77
3	500–550	518	331.00–337.50	333.68
6	550–600	568	320.00–330.00	325.23
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	522	310.00–315.00	311.60
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	370.00–387.50	376.58
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	656	320.00–327.50	323.74
3	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	317.50	317.50
2	800–850	828	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	739	331.00	331.00
3	800–850	813	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,128	117.00–125.00	122.34
1	—	1,190	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	142.00–148.00	145.11
1	—	1,450	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	139.00–142.00	140.32
1	—	1,155	162.50	162.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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