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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jan 20

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jan 13Jan 20Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

490 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 454▲ 279 vs year ago 211 · +132.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 59▲ 35 vs year ago 22 · +159.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 18▼ 8 vs year ago 17 · −47.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $399.48/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 18 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.13 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$399.48

38 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$38.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	414.84	2,235	17thin
Medium and Large 2	552	392.35	2,166	14thin
Medium and Large 3	557	376.44	2,097	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.40/cwt here — about $137 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 sale38 hd

399.48

—

AL average12 barns · 322 hd

397.20

+2.28

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

+0.13

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 $328.73, median $399.35 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	—	Low	1,459	181.91	2,655	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	162.45	2,354	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	148.25	1,822	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	127.20	1,290	9thin

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)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,908	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	436.27/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,251	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	425.81/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,363	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,436	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,542	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	328.69/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,531	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	306.56/cwt	300.00–313.00	2,692	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	479.95/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,238	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	440.16/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,387	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	458.92/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,450	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	438.70/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,623	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	421.21/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,575	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	414.64/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,762	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	430.76/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,857	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	420.79/cwt	412.50–432.50	1,936	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	403.31/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,936	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	378.66/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,931	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	356.18/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,849	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	353.65/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,991	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	324.50/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,876	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	324.63/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,000	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	306.24/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,896	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	303.72/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,020	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	306.34/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,206	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	300.00/cwt	292.50–307.50	2,250	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	273.63/cwt	267.50–280.00	2,093	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	574.85/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,564	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	542.59/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,519	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	595.09/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,726	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	564.92/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,779	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	487.17/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,569	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	533.27/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,733	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	536.86/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,922	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	509.15/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,904	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	463.32/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,770	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	470.93/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,964	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	453.23/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,949	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	425.71/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,865	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	455.27/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,112	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	432.78/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,073	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	405.03/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,993	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	421.70/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,176	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	402.19/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,120	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,079	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	405.03/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,313	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	382.52/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,207	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	364.96/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,117	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	387.49/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,383	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	363.73/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,302	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	672	308.25/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,071	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,373	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	361.90/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,483	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	338.77/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,459	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	313.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,286	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,327	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	180.31/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,416	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	170.07/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	196.16/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,223	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,269	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	121.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,229	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	128.81/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,329	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,599	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	147.33/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,836	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,918	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,096	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	163.36/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,398	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,908.33/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,908	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 454Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 59Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 18Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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	235	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	258	475.00–485.00	479.95
5	300–350	316	450.00–465.00	458.92
4	350–400	370	435.00–450.00	438.70
14	400–450	431	425.00–440.00	430.76
9	450–500	460	412.50–432.50	420.79
2	500–550	510	370.00–387.50	378.66
10	550–600	563	347.50–362.50	353.65
6	600–650	616	320.00–332.50	324.63
2	700–750	720	300.00–312.50	306.34
2	750–800	750	292.50–307.50	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	315	435.00–445.00	440.16
8	350–400	374	415.00–430.00	421.21
12	400–450	425	405.00–420.00	414.64
6	450–500	480	395.00–410.00	403.31
7	500–550	519	345.00–362.50	356.18
5	550–600	578	315.00–335.00	324.50
4	600–650	619	300.00–315.00	306.24
2	650–700	665	302.50–305.00	303.72
2	750–800	765	267.50–280.00	273.63
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	435.00–440.00	436.27
3	550–600	555	420.00–432.50	425.81
4	600–650	609	395.00–405.00	400.00
1	650–700	650	391.00	391.00
2	750–800	770	320.00–337.50	328.69
2	850–900	878	300.00–313.00	306.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	585.00–600.00	595.09
5	300–350	315	555.00–580.00	564.92
5	350–400	358	525.00–550.00	536.86
7	400–450	417	465.00–485.00	470.93
13	450–500	464	445.00–465.00	455.27
10	500–550	516	415.00–430.00	421.70
7	550–600	571	400.00–412.50	405.03
11	600–650	615	380.00–392.50	387.49
5	650–700	686	355.00–370.00	361.90
4	700–750	726	330.00–345.00	338.77
2	750–800	763	300.00–310.00	305.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	565.00–580.00	574.85
2	300–350	325	520.00–545.00	533.27
6	350–400	374	495.00–520.00	509.15
15	400–450	430	440.00–460.00	453.23
12	450–500	479	425.00–440.00	432.78
7	500–550	527	395.00–410.00	402.19
7	550–600	577	380.00–390.00	382.52
2	600–650	633	362.50–365.00	363.73
2	650–700	678	350.00	350.00
7	700–750	729	300.00–325.00	313.57
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	825	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	540.00–545.00	542.59
5	300–350	322	475.00–500.00	487.17
3	350–400	382	460.00–465.00	463.32
6	400–450	438	420.00–435.00	425.71
6	450–500	492	400.00–415.00	405.03
4	500–550	540	380.00–390.00	385.05
3	550–600	580	360.00–367.50	364.96
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	672	300.00–325.00	308.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	157.00	157.00
6	—	1,468	161.00–166.00	163.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	147.00–148.00	147.33
4	—	1,134	140.00–142.00	141.03
9	—	1,262	150.00–155.00	151.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	120.00–125.00	121.93
1	—	940	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,032	127.00–130.00	128.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	166.00–174.00	170.07
3	—	1,340	180.00–181.00	180.31
2	—	1,643	192.00–200.00	196.16

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)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,908.33

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.