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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Oct 27

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Oct 13Oct 27latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

368 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 403▼ 97 vs year ago 465 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 38▼ 12 vs year ago 52 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $335.81/cwt on 35 head, down $7.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −66.80 against this barn's trailing median of $402.61.

Average price

$335.81

▼ 7.10 vs prior sale

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$36.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.07

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	352.59	1,918	11thin
Medium and Large 2	550	336.39	1,850	14thin
Medium and Large 3	544	316.53	1,723	10thin

One grade step is worth $36.05/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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

335.81

—

AL average12 barns · 368 hd

341.88

−6.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

402.61

−66.80

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $330.11, median $402.61 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,734	155.96	2,705	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	133.04	1,976	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	128.63	1,595	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	113.33	1,267	3thin

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)	—	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	358.10/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,880	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	338.75/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,280	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,328	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,584	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,632	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,587	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	905	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,114	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	402.56/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,280	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	373.70/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,226	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	392.98/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,470	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	388.69/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,598	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	352.56/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,498	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	369.12/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,727	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	338.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,600	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	350.51/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,675	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	352.46/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,808	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	311.35/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,663	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	280.00/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,582	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	297.59/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,699	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	315.96/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,807	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	282.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,743	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	311.73/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,936	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	275.86/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,821	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,962	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	781	286.43/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,237	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,324	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	524.14/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,164	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	469.89/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,071	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	443.77/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,176	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,088	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	439.60/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,376	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	419.14/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,375	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	423.31/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,545	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	404.83/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,514	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	386.35/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,449	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,693	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	386.38/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,646	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	358.07/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,543	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	341.99/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,587	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	361.32/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,720	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,677	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	355.85/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,847	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	340.34/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,807	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	310.85/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,750	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	348.67/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,001	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	331.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,904	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	616	288.78/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,779	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	334.09/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,061	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	311.28/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,930	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,011	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,119	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,911	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,034	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	155.19/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,738	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,128	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,311	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	124.54/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,492	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	130.43/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,613	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,861	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	127.38/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,834	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,430	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Oct 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 403Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	400.00–410.00	405.00
4	300–350	318	400.00–405.00	402.56
7	350–400	374	380.00–400.00	392.98
4	400–450	411	385.00–390.00	388.69
10	450–500	478	345.00–365.00	350.51
11	500–550	534	300.00–335.00	311.35
8	550–600	571	290.00–305.00	297.59
10	600–650	618	275.00–290.00	282.00
3	650–700	660	270.00–282.50	275.86
2	700–750	720	270.00–275.00	272.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	328	370.00–375.00	373.70
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	425	350.00–355.00	352.56
3	450–500	473	335.00–340.00	338.27
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	565	270.00–285.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	690	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
6	450–500	468	365.00–375.00	369.12
6	500–550	513	345.00–360.00	352.46
11	550–600	572	310.00–330.00	315.96
4	600–650	621	302.00–320.00	311.73
2	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	725	285.00	285.00
3	850–900	853	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	781	285.00–287.50	286.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	460.00–480.00	469.89
8	250–300	265	440.00–460.00	443.77
6	300–350	328	410.00–425.00	419.14
6	350–400	374	400.00–415.00	404.83
10	400–450	426	380.00–395.00	386.38
20	450–500	476	350.00–380.00	361.32
8	500–550	531	335.00–345.00	340.34
6	550–600	575	325.00–335.00	331.13
2	600–650	620	310.00–312.50	311.28
2	650–700	665	300.00–305.00	302.44
2	700–750	733	275.00–280.00	277.46
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	810	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
3	250–300	272	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	375	375.00–390.00	386.35
5	400–450	431	350.00–375.00	358.07
5	450–500	464	340.00–345.00	341.99
4	500–550	516	320.00–330.00	325.06
6	550–600	563	295.00–320.00	310.85
4	600–650	616	275.00–295.00	288.78
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	728	260.00–265.00	262.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	510.00–550.00	524.14
2	300–350	313	430.00–450.00	439.60
3	350–400	365	420.00–425.00	423.31
2	400–450	413	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	519	350.00–362.50	355.85
5	550–600	574	345.00–351.00	348.67
8	600–650	617	325.00–345.00	334.09
4	650–700	673	310.00–320.00	314.91
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	357.50–360.00	358.10
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	673	337.50–340.00	338.75
2	700–750	700	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	795	325.00	325.00
2	800–850	828	310.00–315.00	312.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
4	800–850	800	329.00	329.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,764	155.00–156.00	155.19
1	—	1,840	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	120.00–126.00	124.54
6	—	1,237	129.00–132.00	130.43
2	—	1,373	135.00–136.00	135.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,440	125.00–129.00	127.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00

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)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.