Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $404.91/cwt on 46 head, up $2.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −11.46 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$404.91

▲ 2.30 vs prior sale

46 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$46.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	416.29	2,285	24
Medium and Large 2	543	397.50	2,160	18thin
Medium and Large 3	569	369.97	2,103	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.32/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale46 hd

404.91

—

AL average15 barns · 511 hd

405.42

−0.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−11.46

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	—	Low	1,621	211.82	3,435	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	170.54	2,315	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	169.50	1,914	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	153.70	1,666	4thin

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)	—	$2,543	7

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3	400–450	426	448.33/cwt	435.00–457.50	1,910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	342.31/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	397.12/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,025	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	405.97/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,127	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	361.45/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	420.94/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	493.71/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	407.82/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,320	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	370.07/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,294	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	384.19/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,205	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	342.44/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	442.54/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	537.54/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	376.71/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	382.56/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	476.67/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,460	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,899	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,014	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	405.05/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	315.42/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	438.72/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	434.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	366.63/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	330.03/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	507.15/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	357.79/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	394.92/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	318.48/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	473.18/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	339.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	415.87/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	566.70/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	456.58/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,114	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	491.78/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,021	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	426.30/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,238	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,974	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	203.99/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,158	3
Bulls	—	—	1,656	217.49/cwt	211.00–227.50	3,602	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	161.34/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,231	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	174.59/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,423	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	152.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,740	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,542.86/head	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,543	7

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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 385Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	520.00	520.00
5	400–450	426	435.00–457.50	448.33
2	450–500	485	400.00–410.00	405.05
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	578	360.00–370.00	366.63
2	600–650	610	330.00–350.00	339.84
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	535.00–540.00	537.54
2	350–400	373	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	430	460.00–480.00	473.18
11	450–500	470	420.00–440.00	434.59
11	500–550	524	395.00–412.50	405.97
7	550–600	574	375.00–395.00	384.19
11	600–650	620	360.00–380.00	370.07
2	650–700	670	330.00–355.00	342.31
3	700–750	720	305.00–330.00	318.48
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	555.00–580.00	566.70
1	350–400	375	520.00	520.00
11	400–450	411	485.00–505.00	491.78
8	450–500	463	445.00–460.00	456.58
11	500–550	525	420.00–435.00	426.30
13	550–600	569	400.00–422.50	407.82
1	600–650	600	402.50	402.50
3	700–750	713	340.00–350.00	345.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	500.00–515.00	507.15
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	429	435.00–440.00	438.72
5	450–500	461	410.00–427.50	420.94
6	500–550	527	375.00–390.00	382.56
5	550–600	587	350.00–365.00	361.45
3	600–650	615	335.00–347.50	342.44
2	650–700	663	327.50–332.50	330.03
6	700–750	733	312.50–317.50	315.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	505.00–515.00	510.00
1	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	455	440.00–445.00	442.47
7	500–550	510	395.00–400.00	397.12
3	550–600	567	375.00–380.00	376.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	427	410.00–420.00	415.87
4	450–500	478	380.00–405.00	394.92
2	500–550	520	350.00–365.00	357.79
2	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	415	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	455	490.00–497.50	493.71
2	500–550	518	440.00–445.00	442.54
3	550–600	557	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	725	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	470.00–480.00	476.67
1	700–750	745	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,178	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,068	160.00–162.50	161.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	141.00	141.00
1	—	955	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,138	150.00–156.00	152.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	186.00	186.00
3	—	1,383	157.00–165.00	161.34
3	—	1,388	173.00–176.00	174.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,548	200.00–208.00	203.99
8	—	1,656	211.00–227.50	217.49

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)	7	—	—	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,542.86

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Arab Livestock Market - Arab, AL

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