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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Oct 13

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 503▼ 88 vs year ago 491 · −17.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 75▼ 44 vs year ago 82 · −53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 22 vs year ago 41 · −53.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. 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 $342.91/cwt on 54 head, down $0.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −59.70 against this barn's trailing median of $402.61.

Average price

$342.91

▼ 0.12 vs prior sale

54 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$42.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	357.70	1,950	23
Medium and Large 2	546	338.74	1,848	22
Medium and Large 3	540	315.29	1,703	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $247 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

342.91

—

AL average16 barns · 564 hd

339.99

+2.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

402.61

−59.70

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	—	Average	1,764	163.22	2,879	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	133.50	2,193	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	126.56	1,539	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,196	115.41	1,381	8thin

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)	—	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,129	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	371.04/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,903	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	377.54/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,114	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	360.77/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,067	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	346.16/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,164	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	337.84/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,253	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	333.34/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,357	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,466	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	386.73/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,284	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	401.62/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,446	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	392.36/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,452	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	364.90/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,361	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	389.23/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,654	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	346.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,473	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	366.25/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,593	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	371.50/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,765	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	330.11/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,568	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	503	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,874	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	306.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,558	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	349.08/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,780	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	323.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,669	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	334.40/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,893	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	313.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,793	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,694	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	313.61/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,944	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	290.26/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,823	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,743	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	283.78/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,910	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	278.45/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,999	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,172	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	286.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,208	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,100	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,224	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	447.15/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,274	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	463.37/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,469	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	431.47/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,428	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	431.67/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,597	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	401.33/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,497	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	405.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,694	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	383.86/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,647	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	369.51/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,755	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	387.37/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,844	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	338.30/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,648	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	351.98/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,809	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	323.45/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,682	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	364.62/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,918	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,724	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	348.70/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,988	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	327.71/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,875	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	330.28/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,044	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	313.56/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,947	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	289.96/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,812	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	321.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,152	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	307.51/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,070	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	298.78/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,133	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	315.92/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,259	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	271.64/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,950	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,381	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	265.81/cwt	260.00–277.50	2,188	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,063	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,640	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	163.93/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,906	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	119.44/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,380	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	127.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,495	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	107.24/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,265	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	134.64/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,659	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	119.20/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,490	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,496	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,122	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,128.57/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,129	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 503Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 75Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	331	425.00–440.00	431.47
8	350–400	373	390.00–410.00	401.33
8	400–450	429	375.00–390.00	383.86
17	450–500	475	360.00–375.00	369.51
10	500–550	514	340.00–357.50	351.98
12	550–600	572	320.00–335.00	327.71
9	600–650	621	305.00–320.00	313.56
4	650–700	673	305.00–310.00	307.51
5	700–750	714	295.00–305.00	298.78
3	800–850	823	260.00–277.50	265.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	460.00–465.00	463.37
6	350–400	370	420.00–440.00	431.67
11	400–450	418	400.00–410.00	405.37
8	450–500	476	380.00–400.00	387.37
13	500–550	526	360.00–370.00	364.62
10	550–600	570	340.00–360.00	348.70
10	600–650	619	325.00–337.50	330.28
10	650–700	670	315.00–325.00	321.22
8	700–750	715	310.00–317.50	315.92
3	750–800	762	310.00–315.00	312.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	430.00–460.00	447.15
2	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	487	335.00–340.00	338.30
5	500–550	520	312.50–330.00	323.45
4	550–600	565	300.00–310.00	305.09
3	600–650	625	285.00–300.00	289.96
3	700–750	718	270.00–275.00	271.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	513	370.00–375.00	371.04
3	550–600	573	357.50–365.00	360.77
2	600–650	625	342.50–350.00	346.16
3	650–700	667	335.00–342.50	337.84
3	700–750	707	330.00–335.00	333.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
2	550–600	560	372.50–382.50	377.54
1	700–750	720	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	370	385.00–395.00	392.36
4	400–450	435	355.00–375.00	366.25
3	450–500	475	325.00–335.00	330.11
7	500–550	516	320.00–335.00	323.49
15	550–600	572	300.00–320.00	313.48
10	600–650	628	282.50–300.00	290.26
4	650–700	673	275.00–290.00	283.78
3	700–750	718	270.00–285.00	278.45
2	800–850	800	255.00–270.00	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	400.00–405.00	401.62
7	400–450	425	385.00–395.00	389.23
10	450–500	475	360.00–385.00	371.50
6	500–550	510	340.00–360.00	349.08
4	550–600	566	330.00–337.50	334.40
14	600–650	620	305.00–330.00	313.61
1	700–750	730	297.50	297.50
4	750–800	770	280.00–295.00	286.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	370.00–375.00	372.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	332	380.00–400.00	386.73
4	350–400	373	355.00–370.00	364.90
3	400–450	425	340.00–350.00	346.59
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	508	300.00–315.00	306.70
4	550–600	584	285.00–295.00	290.02
4	600–650	628	275.00–280.00	277.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,620	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	117.00–120.00	119.20
3	—	1,232	134.00–135.00	134.64
4	—	1,169	125.00–130.00	127.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	107.00–107.50	107.24
2	—	1,295	115.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	1,155	118.00–121.00	119.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	163.00–165.00	163.93
1	—	1,760	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,750	175.00	175.00

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	—	—	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,128.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.