Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $408.97/cwt on 19 head, down $7.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −7.40 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$408.97

▼ 7.40 vs prior sale

19 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$51.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	447.02	2,416	5thin
Medium and Large 2	553	395.38	2,186	14thin

One grade step is worth $51.64/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale19 hd

408.97

—

AL average16 barns · 312 hd

400.74

+8.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−7.40

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	1,853	212.49	3,938	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	173.23	2,084	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	162.71	2,406	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	155.61	1,382	5thin

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)	—	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	400–450	431	448.49/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	358.28/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	493.74/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	334.71/cwt	322.00–347.50	2,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	432.47/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,063	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	384.97/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,198	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	402.29/cwt	387.50–415.00	2,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	406.60/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	500.87/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	440.00/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	470.42/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	457.54/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	529.06/cwt	520.00–537.50	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	543.09/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	461.99/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,176	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	341.15/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,347	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	173.54/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	160.99/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,998	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	185.64/cwt	181.00–192.50	2,269	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	141.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,323	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	159.73/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	368.39/cwt	350.00–387.50	2,649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	388.21/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	379.44/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	405.79/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,171	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	557.64/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	470.59/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,024	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	508.53/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,897	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	313.86/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	422.61/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	433.91/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	444.76/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	412.20/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,156	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	158.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,395	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	218.74/cwt	212.00–230.00	4,069	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	174.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	371.70/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,951	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 476Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 51Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	520.00–537.50	529.06
4	300–350	331	490.00–505.00	493.74
5	350–400	377	465.00–485.00	470.42
6	400–450	431	440.00–465.00	448.49
13	450–500	477	422.50–445.00	432.47
6	500–550	509	395.00–420.00	406.60
3	550–600	562	387.50–415.00	402.29
2	650–700	688	332.50–350.00	341.15
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	384	425.00–460.00	444.76
4	400–450	435	410.00–435.00	422.61
6	450–500	475	375.00–400.00	388.21
3	500–550	525	350.00–390.00	371.70
6	550–600	577	355.00–365.00	358.28
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	608	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	620	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	675	392.50	392.50
5	700–750	719	350.00–387.50	368.39
2	750–800	783	322.00–347.50	334.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	412.20
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	738	302.50–325.00	313.86
2	750–800	768	300.00–305.00	302.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	550.00–560.00	557.64
11	350–400	373	490.00–540.00	508.53
10	400–450	430	450.00–485.00	470.59
5	450–500	474	425.00–445.00	433.91
7	500–550	535	385.00–425.00	405.79
7	550–600	571	365.00–400.00	384.97
5	600–650	613	360.00–397.50	379.44
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	715	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	325	640.00	640.00
8	350–400	375	530.00–560.00	543.09
5	400–450	409	490.00–530.00	500.87
10	450–500	471	450.00–485.00	461.99
2	500–550	508	450.00–465.00	457.54
3	550–600	562	420.00–460.00	440.00
2	600–650	615	420.00–430.00	425.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	172.00–175.00	173.54
5	—	1,512	150.00–165.00	158.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	155.00–166.00	160.99
6	—	1,222	181.00–192.50	185.64
8	—	1,156	170.00–180.00	174.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	135.00–150.00	141.80
2	—	880	155.00–163.00	159.73
1	—	815	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,860	212.00–230.00	218.74

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	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225.00

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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