Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $445.23/cwt on 28 head, down $6.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +28.86 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$445.23

▼ 6.75 vs prior sale

28 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	460.32	2,495	11thin
Medium and Large 2	543	435.46	2,366	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.85/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

445.23

—

AL average14 barns · 348 hd

425.66

+19.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

+28.86

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	1,772	213.06	3,775	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	173.13	2,092	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	167.37	2,313	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	150.28	1,698	7thin

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)	—	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,757	207.08/cwt	203.00–212.00	3,638	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	184.51/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,255	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	173.56/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,086	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	163.00/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,966	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	162.06/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	399.79/cwt	380.00–412.00	2,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	363.00/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	507.40/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	476.20/cwt	400.00–500.00	2,271	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	421.85/cwt	417.00–440.00	2,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	362.31/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	429.10/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,064	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	423.63/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	538.15/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	578.46/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	457.33/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	441.92/cwt	420.00–457.00	2,329	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	477.03/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	502.50/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	400.02/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	446.39/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	522.66/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	588.19/cwt	575.00–605.00	2,135	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	546.64/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	404.24/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	401.32/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	461.05/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	476.70/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	483.07/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	624.96/cwt	620.00–630.00	2,081	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	158.34/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,841	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	144.24/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,594	4
Bulls	—	—	1,781	216.65/cwt	214.00–219.00	3,859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	509.25/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,154	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2

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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 472Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 39Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 39Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	203.00–212.00	207.08
5	—	1,781	214.00–219.00	216.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	180.00–189.00	184.51
9	—	1,202	170.00–179.00	173.56
6	—	1,206	155.00–168.00	163.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,425	159.00–165.00	162.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	156.00–161.00	158.34
4	—	1,105	142.00–145.00	144.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	505.00–510.00	507.40
3	350–400	358	470.00–480.00	476.70
5	400–450	438	455.00–470.00	461.05
7	450–500	481	420.00–437.00	429.10
6	500–550	521	380.00–412.00	399.79
7	550–600	581	350.00–375.00	363.00
4	600–650	616	350.00–370.00	362.31
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	650.00	650.00
6	350–400	390	490.00–530.00	502.50
5	400–450	420	475.00–495.00	483.07
4	450–500	461	445.00–475.00	457.33
6	500–550	515	417.00–440.00	421.85
5	550–600	575	395.00–405.00	400.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	620.00	620.00
4	300–350	324	570.00–595.00	578.46
6	350–400	378	520.00–565.00	538.15
10	400–450	423	495.00–520.00	509.25
10	450–500	477	400.00–500.00	476.20
11	500–550	527	420.00–457.00	441.92
6	550–600	573	415.00–430.00	423.63
4	600–650	635	375.00–410.00	401.32
2	650–700	663	370.00–380.00	374.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	333	620.00–630.00	624.96
8	350–400	363	575.00–605.00	588.19
3	400–450	407	540.00–555.00	546.64
2	450–500	470	515.00–530.00	522.66
5	500–550	511	470.00–485.00	477.03
6	550–600	568	440.00–460.00	446.39
2	600–650	615	420.00–430.00	425.00
4	650–700	659	395.00–417.00	404.24

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle