Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.57/cwt on 20 head, down $2.70 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.94 against this barn's trailing median of $384.51.

Average price

$310.57

▼ 2.70 vs prior sale

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$27.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

vs AL average

−20.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	320.04	1,728	13thin
Medium and Large 2	551	292.98	1,616	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.06/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.44, low $310.57, median $384.51 across 30 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 sale20 hd

310.57

—

AL average15 barns · 441 hd

316.04

−5.47

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−20.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.51

−73.94

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	1,849	193.61	3,580	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,408	152.35	2,145	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	149.59	2,284	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	128.58	1,279	6thin

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)	—	$2,625	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	550–600	583	318.55/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	352.51/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	358.39/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	434.91/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	314.16/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	481.63/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	347.50/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	407.78/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	391.60/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	389.20/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	452.75/cwt	437.50–470.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	369.26/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	311.94/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	369.85/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	295.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	438.70/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	320.49/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,689	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	188.22/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,548	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,608	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	140.66/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,249	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	122.54/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,284	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	144.89/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,236	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	290.87/cwt	287.50–295.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	313.08/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	312.55/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	418.11/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	444.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	422.35/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	345.83/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	291.12/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	276.76/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	268.33/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	294.38/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	262.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	317.68/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	325.81/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	362.05/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,575	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	157.76/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,253	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	149.11/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	770	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	343.82/cwt	327.50–365.00	1,791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,275.00–2,900.00	2,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 305Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 26Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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
1	200–250	215	495.00	495.00
3	300–350	330	410.00–430.00	418.11
8	350–400	363	395.00–420.00	407.78
3	400–450	412	385.00–395.00	391.60
4	450–500	466	360.00–385.00	369.26
10	500–550	527	310.00–340.00	320.49
3	550–600	583	310.00–335.00	318.55
2	600–650	623	302.50–325.00	314.16
2	650–700	668	300.00–310.00	304.98
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	435	345.00–370.00	362.05
6	450–500	481	310.00–340.00	325.81
4	500–550	536	292.50–295.00	294.38
3	550–600	572	275.00–300.00	291.12
3	600–650	627	260.00–285.00	276.76
2	650–700	655	250.00–275.00	262.60
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	415.00–450.00	434.91
3	450–500	470	380.00–397.50	389.20
3	500–550	532	355.00–365.00	358.39
5	550–600	563	347.50–360.00	352.51
2	600–650	620	335.00–360.00	347.50
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	528	310.00–325.00	317.68
2	550–600	573	300.00–325.00	312.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	327	465.00–500.00	481.63
4	350–400	376	437.50–470.00	452.75
4	400–450	413	430.00–445.00	438.70
5	450–500	477	355.00–385.00	369.85
8	500–550	521	327.50–365.00	343.82
3	550–600	573	320.00–335.00	327.59
5	600–650	608	305.00–320.00	311.94
2	650–700	665	290.00–300.00	295.11
3	700–750	710	287.50–295.00	290.87
5	750–800	780	275.00–285.00	279.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	440.00–450.00	444.96
2	350–400	383	415.00–430.00	422.35
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	490	337.50–350.00	345.83
6	500–550	523	285.00–325.00	313.08
3	700–750	727	260.00–275.00	268.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	185.00–192.00	188.22
2	—	1,813	198.00–200.00	199.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	139.00–142.50	140.66
4	—	1,048	120.00–127.50	122.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	142.00–148.00	144.89
1	—	1,495	159.00	159.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	155.00–161.00	157.76
5	—	1,396	146.00–152.00	149.11

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,275.00–2,900.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle