Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 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 $433.08/cwt on 48 head, up $33.73 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.71 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$433.08

▲ 33.73 vs prior sale

48 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$46.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	447.01	2,435	22
Medium and Large 2	551	426.25	2,347	21
Medium and Large 3	556	400.47	2,227	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.54/cwt here — about $207 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

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 sale48 hd

433.08

—

AL average15 barns · 355 hd

413.92

+19.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

+16.71

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	—	High	1,724	198.82	3,427	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	173.69	2,430	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	166.01	2,104	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	142.99	1,293	9thin

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)	—	$2,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	650–700	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	311.16/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	384.55/cwt	377.50–391.00	2,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	435.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	397.42/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	449.24/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	467.23/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	451.11/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	567.50/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	498.57/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	456.86/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	426.67/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	477.56/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	510.88/cwt	505.00–517.50	2,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	416.76/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	473.49/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,259	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	455.30/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,381	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	405.00/cwt	397.50–412.50	2,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	591.65/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	145.08/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,304	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	137.89/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,281	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	171.90/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,456	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	157.02/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	471.69/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	449.00/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	515.71/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	413.75/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,404	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	562.38/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	430.01/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	361.12/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	437.62/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,289	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	324.98/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	384.91/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	367.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	405.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	414.09/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	539.69/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	412.51/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	526.49/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	384.19/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	488.30/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	380.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,849	202.34/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,741	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	192.96/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,923	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	188.22/cwt	187.00–190.00	2,597	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	164.59/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,278	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725	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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 165Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 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
2	300–350	315	560.00–565.00	562.38
6	350–400	378	505.00–525.00	515.71
2	400–450	415	460.00–475.00	467.23
5	450–500	484	440.00–455.00	449.00
11	500–550	523	430.00–447.50	437.62
10	550–600	581	400.00–425.00	413.75
4	600–650	625	377.50–392.50	384.91
1	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	778	330.00–335.00	332.52
2	800–850	823	305.00–317.50	311.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	590.00–595.00	591.65
1	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
3	350–400	372	530.00–545.00	539.69
7	400–450	433	490.00–510.00	498.57
15	450–500	477	465.00–480.00	473.49
13	500–550	523	450.00–465.00	455.30
9	550–600	576	430.00–440.00	435.04
3	600–650	607	410.00–417.50	412.51
3	650–700	677	380.00–387.50	384.19
1	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	480.00–495.00	488.30
3	500–550	537	400.00–425.00	414.09
2	550–600	585	375.00–385.00	380.04
2	600–650	618	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	475.00–480.00	477.56
2	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
6	400–450	417	440.00–465.00	449.24
4	450–500	484	425.00–440.00	430.01
6	500–550	528	390.00–410.00	397.42
4	550–600	585	377.50–391.00	384.55
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	673	357.50–365.00	361.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
11	450–500	460	450.00–467.50	456.86
4	500–550	521	415.00–420.00	416.76
3	550–600	565	397.50–412.50	405.00
1	600–650	600	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	655	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
8	450–500	478	400.00–420.00	405.64
3	500–550	528	350.00–375.00	367.03
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	693	310.00–335.00	324.98
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	565.00–570.00	567.50
6	400–450	423	520.00–530.00	526.49
3	450–500	468	505.00–517.50	510.88
3	500–550	503	470.00–475.00	471.69
2	550–600	563	445.00–457.50	451.11
3	600–650	615	425.00–430.00	426.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,250	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,405	156.00–158.00	157.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	899	144.00–147.50	145.08
4	—	929	134.00–140.00	137.89
1	—	825	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	170.00–175.00	171.90
3	—	1,380	187.00–190.00	188.22
4	—	1,384	160.00–168.00	164.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,849	200.00–207.00	202.34
3	—	1,515	191.00–195.00	192.96

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)	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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