Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $399.35/cwt on 15 head, up $17.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −17.01 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$399.35

▲ 17.59 vs prior sale

15 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	404.60	2,254	12thin
Medium and Large 2	575	378.39	2,176	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale15 hd

399.35

—

AL average10 barns · 158 hd

415.14

−15.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−17.01

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	1,680	210.57	3,538	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	174.05	2,184	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	163.77	2,372	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	146.87	1,664	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)	—	$2,383	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	550–600	575	378.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	409.87/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	304.90/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	364.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	320.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	410.04/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	361.69/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	395.71/cwt	385.00–397.00	2,192	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	416.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	353.34/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	517.12/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	467.46/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	433.75/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	557.50/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	467.59/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	396.40/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,287	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	143.30/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,662	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	160.15/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,431	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	176.43/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,205	6
Bulls	—	—	1,410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	212.08/cwt	208.00–218.00	3,646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	509.70/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	424.93/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	429.97/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	289.97/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	476.70/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	441.51/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	490.12/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	441.55/cwt	431.00–450.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	373.38/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	374.33/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,343	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	412.40/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	370.83/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,047	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,192	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	166.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,143	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	428.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,213	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,383.33/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,383	3

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 May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 209Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	500.00–520.00	509.70
3	350–400	388	470.00–485.00	476.70
4	400–450	429	431.00–450.00	441.55
5	450–500	467	400.00–420.00	410.04
3	550–600	575	375.00–380.00	378.39
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
6	650–700	677	310.00–330.00	320.86
2	700–750	720	295.00–300.00	297.52
2	750–800	753	280.00–300.00	289.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	485.00–495.00	490.12
3	350–400	387	430.00–450.00	441.51
4	400–450	428	395.00–420.00	409.87
2	650–700	690	295.00–305.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	765	265.00–270.00	267.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	585.00	585.00
2	300–350	325	545.00–570.00	557.50
4	350–400	374	500.00–530.00	517.12
2	400–450	433	460.00–475.00	467.46
4	450–500	476	425.00–445.00	433.75
5	500–550	529	410.00–420.00	416.07
7	550–600	577	385.00–400.00	396.40
7	600–650	626	360.00–385.00	374.33
3	650–700	683	350.00–360.00	353.34
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	425.00–435.00	429.97
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
9	500–550	525	365.00–375.00	370.83
3	550–600	572	355.00–370.00	361.69
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	667	300.00–312.50	304.90
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	460.00–475.00	467.59
3	450–500	462	420.00–435.00	424.93
11	550–600	554	385.00–397.00	395.71
2	600–650	610	360.00–370.00	364.92
4	650–700	665	320.00–325.00	322.47
2	700–750	743	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	405.00–420.00	412.40
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	473	370.00–375.00	373.38
2	500–550	528	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	517	425.00–435.00	428.03
2	550–600	573	415.00–420.00	417.49
1	800–850	805	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,160	142.00–145.00	143.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	157.00–164.00	160.15
1	—	1,310	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	175.00–178.00	176.43
1	—	1,160	189.00	189.00
4	—	1,285	165.00–170.00	166.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	200.00	200.00
7	—	1,719	208.00–218.00	212.08

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)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,383.33

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