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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Oct 6

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

503 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 445▲ 25 vs year ago 478 · +5.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 40▲ 35 vs year ago 40 · +87.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 14▼ 11 vs year ago 26 · −42.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $343.03/cwt on 49 head, down $17.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −59.58 against this barn's trailing median of $402.61.

Average price

$343.03

▼ 17.48 vs prior sale

49 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$29.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	360.90	2,003	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	348.32	1,882	27
Medium and Large 3	544	331.12	1,800	18thin

One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $203 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

343.03

—

AL average16 barns · 514 hd

342.43

+0.59

This barn, trailing median33 sales

402.61

−59.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $453.69, low $330.11, median $402.61 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,695	177.25	3,004	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	139.10	1,999	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	133.42	1,611	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	122.27	1,323	13

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)	—	$3,300	1thin
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)	—	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,996	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,098	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,238	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	374.03/cwt	372.50–377.50	2,169	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	358.75/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,153	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,423	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,461	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	420.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,378	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	414.93/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,494	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	392.02/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,447	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	375.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,564	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	360.08/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,502	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	383.79/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,754	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	354.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,672	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,859	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	324.31/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,696	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	341.39/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,796	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	565	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,130	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	351.60/cwt	342.50–356.00	2,001	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	327.75/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,891	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	312.47/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,915	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	299.60/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,843	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	324.41/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,005	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	303.71/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,998	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	313.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,105	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	305.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,156	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,005	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,040	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	492.50/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,330	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	453.39/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,451	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	455.14/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,616	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	431.33/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,596	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	401.40/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,549	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	402.05/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,673	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	380.01/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,676	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,825	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	379.02/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,785	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	360.30/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,719	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	356.68/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,848	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	337.51/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,758	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	360.90/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,003	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	336.16/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,926	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	579	321.07/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,859	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	340.00/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,108	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	322.13/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,017	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	306.56/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,919	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	324.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,184	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	307.15/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,076	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	315.31/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,264	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	299.99/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,166	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	288.72/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,223	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,434	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	167.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,556	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	179.35/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,017	5
Bulls	—	—	2,100	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,906	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,038	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,356	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	126.72/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,433	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	130.46/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,478	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	141.19/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,694	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	133.14/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,638	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	135.17/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,806	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	147.17/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,102	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	141.37/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,236	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 445Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 40Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	328	415.00–425.00	420.11
5	350–400	369	385.00–400.00	392.02
8	400–450	416	370.00–385.00	375.89
10	450–500	472	350.00–365.00	354.19
10	500–550	526	335.00–350.00	341.39
13	550–600	577	320.00–336.00	327.75
4	600–650	613	307.50–317.50	312.47
2	650–700	658	300.00–307.50	303.71
2	700–750	710	280.00–285.00	282.46
2	750–800	760	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	360	410.00–420.00	414.93
2	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	457	370.00–387.00	383.79
1	500–550	520	357.50	357.50
21	550–600	569	342.50–356.00	351.60
4	600–650	618	320.00–327.50	324.41
4	650–700	671	312.50–315.00	313.76
3	700–750	705	300.00–310.00	305.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	377.00	377.00
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	417	350.00–365.00	360.08
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	523	320.00–332.50	324.31
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
6	600–650	615	295.00–302.50	299.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	485.00–500.00	492.50
3	300–350	320	450.00–460.00	453.39
9	350–400	370	415.00–440.00	431.33
10	400–450	416	390.00–410.00	402.05
13	450–500	471	375.00–387.50	379.02
16	500–550	518	350.00–367.50	356.68
11	550–600	573	330.00–349.00	336.16
12	600–650	626	315.00–330.00	322.13
7	650–700	676	300.00–315.00	307.15
6	700–750	722	290.00–305.00	299.99
2	750–800	770	287.50–290.00	288.72
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	450.00–465.00	455.14
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	462	390.00–400.00	395.00
4	550–600	555	355.00–370.00	360.90
13	600–650	620	332.50–355.00	340.00
7	650–700	674	320.00–330.00	324.04
7	700–750	718	310.00–320.00	315.31
1	800–850	825	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
7	350–400	386	400.00–410.00	401.40
7	400–450	441	375.00–385.00	380.01
11	450–500	477	350.00–370.00	360.30
11	500–550	521	330.00–345.00	337.51
7	550–600	579	320.00–325.00	321.07
5	600–650	626	300.00–310.00	306.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	417.50	417.50
3	500–550	542	387.00	387.00
11	550–600	580	372.50–377.50	374.03
2	600–650	600	357.50–360.00	358.75
2	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	775	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	561	399.00	399.00
25	650–700	673	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
15	—	1,230	130.00–137.00	133.14
4	—	1,131	125.00–128.00	126.72
4	—	1,200	139.00–145.00	141.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	140.00–143.00	141.37
7	—	1,336	132.00–137.50	135.17
2	—	1,428	145.00–149.00	147.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,100	120.00–127.00	123.29
2	—	1,133	129.00–132.00	130.46
2	—	948	109.00–110.00	109.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	186.00	186.00
5	—	1,682	175.00–183.00	179.35
2	—	1,525	165.00–170.00	167.63

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)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.