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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Feb 3

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jan 20Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▼ 275 vs last sale 490▼ 391 vs year ago 606 · −64.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 57▼ 23 vs year ago 62 · −37.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 9▲ 3 vs year ago 23 · +13.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $419.15/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.80 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$419.15

21 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$29.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	426.18	2,280	16thin
Medium and Large 2	555	396.65	2,203	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.54/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd

419.15

—

AL average10 barns · 108 hd

410.31

+8.84

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

+19.80

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	—	High	1,559	190.20	2,965	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	167.58	2,380	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	151.74	1,652	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	121.39	1,167	5thin

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)	—	$2,513	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,795	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,643	7

Every lot

58 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	1,900	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,074	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	480.34/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,238	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,311	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,598	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,184	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,411	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	479.76/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,502	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	437.60/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,663	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	442.87/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,860	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	407.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,749	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	398.70/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,846	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	376.21/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,806	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	374.20/cwt	370.00–383.00	1,938	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	360.41/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,889	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	359.55/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,067	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	326.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,068	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	332.47/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,171	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,691	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	697.59/cwt	695.00–700.00	1,918	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	609.65/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,738	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	624.80/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,987	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	589.88/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,988	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	562.28/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,041	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	529.75/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,949	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	442.88/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,847	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	475.47/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,002	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	464.08/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,195	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	423.68/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,038	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	430.15/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,245	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,170	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	414.28/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,378	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	384.41/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,218	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	382.59/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,544	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,035	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,027	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	207.59/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,996	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	880	151.10/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,330	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,203	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	115.64/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,137	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	141.08/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,735	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	163.35/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,058	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,238	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	160.94/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,363	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,699	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,512.50/head	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,513	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,795.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,795	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,400.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,400	5

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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 490Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 57Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 9Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	140.00–142.00	141.08
2	—	1,260	161.00–166.00	163.35
3	—	880	149.00–155.00	151.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	120.00–125.00	122.34
2	—	983	115.00–116.00	115.64
1	—	875	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	160.00–162.00	160.94
1	—	1,525	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,320	169.00–170.00	169.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	205.00–210.00	207.59
2	—	1,180	170.00–175.00	172.42
1	—	1,585	191.00	191.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,400.00

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)	2	—	—	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	495.00	495.00
2	300–350	313	470.00–490.00	479.76
1	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	420	430.00–460.00	442.87
4	450–500	463	390.00–405.00	398.70
5	500–550	518	370.00–383.00	374.20
5	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	359.55
2	650–700	653	325.00–340.00	332.47
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	380	425.00–450.00	437.60
6	400–450	429	400.00–420.00	407.64
6	450–500	480	370.00–385.00	376.21
4	500–550	524	350.00–366.00	360.41
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	633	320.00–330.00	326.68
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	695.00–700.00	697.59
2	300–350	318	620.00–630.00	624.80
4	350–400	363	550.00–575.00	562.28
9	400–450	421	465.00–485.00	475.47
9	450–500	473	445.00–470.00	464.08
12	500–550	522	420.00–445.00	430.15
4	550–600	574	407.50–420.00	414.28
2	650–700	665	370.00–395.00	382.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	690.00	690.00
2	250–300	285	600.00–620.00	609.65
3	300–350	337	585.00–595.00	589.88
8	350–400	368	520.00–545.00	529.75
5	400–450	417	435.00–455.00	442.88
4	450–500	481	415.00–430.00	423.68
2	500–550	523	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	577	375.00–395.00	384.41
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	760.00	760.00
1	300–350	305	680.00	680.00
6	450–500	466	472.50–490.00	480.34
2	500–550	508	450.00–460.00	454.98
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	615	422.50	422.50

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.