Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: To few replacement cattle to trend. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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 $335.77/cwt on 28 head, down $35.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −80.60 against this barn's trailing median of $416.37.

Average price

$335.77

▼ 35.25 vs prior sale

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$32.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	354.58	1,858	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	321.66	1,761	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.92/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

335.77

—

AL average16 barns · 366 hd

353.51

−17.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

416.37

−80.60

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	1,807	208.15	3,761	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	162.22	1,972	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	143.33	2,064	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	132.87	1,484	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	281.26/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	328.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	425.58/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	471.14/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,932	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	308.52/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	278.47/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	407.49/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	323.19/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	436.43/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	350.06/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	336.19/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	402.61/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	384.61/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	302.68/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	265.24/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	355.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,823	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	490.20/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	364.33/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,720	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	331.88/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	314.52/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	334.98/cwt	327.50–350.00	2,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	307.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	443.93/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	347.47/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	491.73/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	488.25/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	406.23/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	356.25/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	325.85/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,186	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	434.94/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	352.44/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,080	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	168.88/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,141	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	212.73/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,893	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	132.87/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,484	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,959	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	155.56/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,502	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 305Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago: To few replacement cattle to trend. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	319	420.00–450.00	434.94
7	350–400	379	410.00–445.00	425.58
4	400–450	429	340.00–370.00	350.06
4	450–500	459	335.00–365.00	347.47
8	500–550	515	320.00–345.00	328.17
8	550–600	572	300.00–340.00	314.52
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	287.50	287.50
2	700–750	703	277.50–285.00	281.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	375.00–400.00	384.61
6	450–500	465	310.00–330.00	323.19
9	500–550	508	290.00–317.50	302.68
3	550–600	567	275.00–285.00	278.47
2	600–650	635	250.00–280.00	265.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	382	475.00–500.00	488.25
4	400–450	410	450.00–485.00	471.14
2	550–600	565	355.00–357.50	356.25
2	600–650	603	340.00–350.00	345.02
2	650–700	670	332.50–340.00	336.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	478	405.00–410.00	407.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	470.00–475.00	472.50
3	350–400	378	415.00–450.00	436.43
4	400–450	441	390.00–415.00	402.61
10	450–500	472	345.00–380.00	364.33
9	500–550	522	310.00–347.50	331.88
7	550–600	580	285.00–325.00	308.52
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	545.00	545.00
6	300–350	325	480.00–510.00	491.73
3	350–400	375	475.00–500.00	490.20
7	400–450	422	430.00–465.00	443.93
6	450–500	469	390.00–430.00	406.23
9	500–550	513	350.00–360.00	355.29
3	550–600	557	332.50–370.00	352.44
6	600–650	618	327.50–350.00	334.98
11	650–700	671	315.00–337.50	325.85
4	700–750	709	300.00–320.00	307.46
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,425	135.00–140.00	137.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	168.00–170.00	168.88
2	—	1,163	155.00–156.00	155.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	125.00–139.00	132.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	210.00–216.00	212.73
1	—	1,760	199.00	199.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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