Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $360.51/cwt on 61 head, down $1.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −48.46 against this barn's trailing median of $408.97.

Average price

$360.51

▼ 1.78 vs prior sale

61 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$30.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.36

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	371.89	2,002	28
Medium and Large 2	550	352.60	1,938	28
Medium and Large 3	522	341.04	1,780	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about $221 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 sale61 hd

360.51

—

AL average16 barns · 653 hd

346.15

+14.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

408.97

−48.46

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	—	Low	1,780	179.98	3,204	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	143.75	2,276	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	136.80	1,669	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	120.45	1,290	10

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)	—	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,160	5

Every lot, as filed

84 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	555	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	320.66/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	427.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	541.55/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	341.05/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,971	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	396.68/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	279.26/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	332.70/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	360.51/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,698	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	303.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	298.01/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	459.88/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	422.79/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	292.40/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	380.76/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	495.10/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	380.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	321.18/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	337.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	341.04/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	297.45/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	373.86/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	357.54/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,923	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	131.06/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,575	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,280	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,333.33/head	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,175	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	141.44/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,837	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	142.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,214	5
Bulls	—	—	2,040	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	130.52/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	112.82/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,190	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	136.11/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	562	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	420.73/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,977	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	361.48/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,032	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	522.81/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	301.95/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	334.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,338	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	293.33/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	283.74/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	360.60/cwt	353.00–367.50	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	413.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	309.39/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	377.67/cwt	374.00–390.00	1,983	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	471.00/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	547.44/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	441.29/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,862	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	326.68/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,189	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	376.25/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	573.50/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	400.13/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,929	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	321.81/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	308.70/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	337.13/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,070	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	524.88/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	485.98/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	345.17/cwt	344.50–350.00	2,123	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	310.72/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	364.15/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	437.51/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 319Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 31Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	328	410.00–440.00	427.42
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
8	400–450	426	370.00–395.00	380.76
18	450–500	471	350.00–365.00	360.51
9	500–550	523	325.00–340.00	332.70
2	550–600	555	315.00–325.00	320.00
7	600–650	623	305.00–315.00	310.72
4	650–700	660	287.50–305.00	298.01
4	700–750	734	270.00–290.00	279.26
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	378	375.00–385.00	380.04
2	400–450	433	355.00–360.00	357.54
4	450–500	480	330.00–345.00	337.43
2	550–600	583	305.00–310.00	307.55
5	600–650	615	290.00–302.50	297.45
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
11	400–450	415	400.00–420.00	413.29
4	500–550	510	353.00–367.50	360.60
7	550–600	556	330.00–340.00	334.65
4	600–650	610	317.50–325.00	321.81
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	709	295.00–315.00	301.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	562	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	535.00–550.00	541.55
2	300–350	308	520.00–530.00	524.88
5	350–400	387	475.00–500.00	485.98
13	400–450	422	435.00–455.00	441.29
12	450–500	482	390.00–410.00	400.13
14	500–550	521	350.00–370.00	364.15
14	550–600	578	335.00–350.00	341.05
4	600–650	621	317.50–325.00	320.66
6	650–700	663	300.00–317.50	308.70
4	700–750	718	285.00–300.00	292.40
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	327	490.00–500.00	495.10
6	350–400	369	450.00–470.00	459.88
7	400–450	426	405.00–430.00	422.79
7	450–500	480	360.00–385.00	373.86
5	500–550	522	335.00–345.00	341.04
3	600–650	632	300.00–305.00	303.38
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	560.00–580.00	573.50
2	300–350	333	540.00–555.00	547.44
5	350–400	367	515.00–535.00	522.81
5	400–450	407	470.00–475.00	471.00
11	450–500	470	415.00–427.50	420.73
18	500–550	525	374.00–390.00	377.67
10	550–600	562	352.50–370.00	361.48
7	600–650	614	335.00–340.00	337.13
12	650–700	670	320.00–332.50	326.68
4	700–750	721	307.50–310.00	309.39
3	750–800	757	290.00–295.00	293.33
2	800–850	818	282.50–285.00	283.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	590.00	590.00
4	450–500	454	435.00–445.00	437.51
3	500–550	517	395.00–400.00	396.68
4	550–600	560	375.00–377.50	376.25
15	600–650	615	344.50–350.00	345.17
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	713	317.50–325.00	321.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	700	334.00	334.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	1,690	190.00	190.00
1	—	2,040	185.00	185.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	130.00–133.00	131.06
4	—	1,299	139.00–148.00	141.44
2	—	1,090	135.00–137.00	136.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,554	140.00–144.00	142.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	121.00–125.00	123.04
2	—	1,163	129.00–132.00	130.52
4	—	1,055	110.00–116.00	112.82

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	2	—	—	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,333.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,175.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle