Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 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 $375.28/cwt on 38 head, down $29.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −41.09 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$375.28

▼ 29.63 vs prior sale

38 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$36.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	382.87	2,106	21
Medium and Large 2	536	374.18	2,005	12thin
Medium and Large 3	540	346.01	1,868	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.86/cwt here — about $238 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 sale38 hd

375.28

—

AL average16 barns · 501 hd

381.48

−6.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−41.09

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	1,701	211.48	3,597	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	167.78	2,540	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	167.25	2,030	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	148.00	1,543	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)	—	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	455.42/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	427.70/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,856	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	338.93/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	318.39/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	326.74/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,153	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	355.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	335.97/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	411.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	288.07/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	620	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	428.50/cwt	428.50–428.50	2,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	419.10/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	452.52/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	400.82/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,036	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	428.36/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,022	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	372.60/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,161	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	408.30/cwt	400.00–408.50	2,491	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	430.28/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	375.69/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,130	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	344.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	511.62/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,929	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	164.02/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,536	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,123	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	167.38/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,930	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	323.28/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	492.88/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	377.99/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,992	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	409.93/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,951	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	427.04/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	377.47/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	368.48/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	361.23/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	351.71/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	326.69/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	432.56/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	335.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	387.19/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Bulls	—	—	1,867	216.02/cwt	214.00–220.00	4,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	206.95/cwt	205.00–208.00	3,177	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	173.41/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,542	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 273Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 37Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	381	425.00–430.00	427.04
7	400–450	436	400.00–420.00	411.03
6	450–500	478	370.00–380.00	377.47
13	500–550	520	355.00–375.00	368.48
5	550–600	581	332.50–340.00	335.97
2	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	660	320.00–330.00	323.28
4	700–750	735	280.00–295.00	288.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
9	400–450	419	427.50–435.00	430.28
3	450–500	465	407.50–425.00	419.10
8	550–600	580	360.00–385.00	372.60
1	650–700	695	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	430.00–435.00	432.56
2	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	473	360.00–365.00	361.23
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	535.00	535.00
5	300–350	312	485.00–500.00	492.88
3	350–400	375	440.00–465.00	455.42
8	400–450	434	415.00–440.00	427.70
14	450–500	476	400.00–415.00	409.93
10	500–550	527	370.00–387.50	377.99
2	550–600	580	350.00–360.00	355.13
5	600–650	610	335.00–345.00	338.93
6	650–700	659	320.00–335.00	326.74
3	700–750	727	310.00–325.00	318.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	377	510.00–515.00	511.62
6	400–450	433	445.00–460.00	452.52
11	450–500	472	420.00–440.00	428.36
6	500–550	508	395.00–407.50	400.82
15	550–600	567	372.50–382.50	375.69
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
4	650–700	679	340.00–355.00	344.95
2	700–750	708	330.00–340.00	335.05
2	750–800	750	320.00–330.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	478	385.00–390.00	387.19
3	500–550	520	350.00–355.00	351.71
2	550–600	570	335.00–340.00	337.46
3	600–650	615	325.00–330.00	326.69
2	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	410	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	527	413.00	413.00
8	600–650	619	388.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
7	500–550	546	428.50	428.50
44	600–650	610	400.00–408.50	408.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,546	160.00–167.00	164.02
4	—	1,466	171.00–176.00	173.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,335	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,153	166.00–170.00	167.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	1,090	160.00	160.00
1	—	900	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,867	214.00–220.00	216.02
3	—	1,535	205.00–208.00	206.95

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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