Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2026-03-10

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Mar 10
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 295▼ 183 vs year ago 492 · −37.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 35▼ 33 vs year ago 66 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 5▲ 19 vs year ago 30 · +63.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $430.46/cwt on 28 head, up $0.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +31.10 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.
Average price
$430.46
▲ 0.27 vs prior sale
28 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.37
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543446.152,42415thin
Medium and Large 2529422.812,2359thin
Medium and Large 3540388.822,1004thin
One grade step is worth $57.33/cwt here — about $324 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 sale28 hd
430.46
—
AL average15 barns · 238 hd
415.09
+15.37
This barn, trailing median33 sales
399.35
+31.10
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
468417366315median 399.3503/0305/0507/0709/0111/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,442176.482,5444thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,138160.891,83012
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,049149.751,5714thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5676
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$4,54010
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,76814
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$3,0256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,9001thin

Every lot

73 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330592.61/cwt590.00–595.001,9562
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358571.70/cwt565.00–575.002,0473
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510471.25/cwt470.00–472.502,4032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290482.54/cwt480.00–485.001,3992
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316492.71/cwt485.00–500.001,5574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319475.99/cwt470.00–480.001,5185
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365448.52/cwt445.00–455.001,6373
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372469.18/cwt465.00–472.501,7453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379484.40/cwt482.50–485.001,8364
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424456.37/cwt445.00–465.001,9354
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426474.33/cwt470.00–480.002,0214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433429.91/cwt425.00–435.001,8622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466430.04/cwt420.00–445.002,0044
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470467.11/cwt457.50–480.002,1958
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475405.21/cwt400.00–410.001,9252
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508435.40/cwt425.00–445.002,2126
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530414.10/cwt410.00–420.002,1953
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565422.67/cwt415.00–428.002,3883
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573393.85/cwt385.00–405.002,2574
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633368.68/cwt365.00–372.502,3342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660319.92/cwt315.00–325.002,1112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3760282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270535.28/cwt530.00–550.001,4454
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285570.18/cwt560.00–580.001,6253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330536.64/cwt525.00–550.001,7716
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333515.35/cwt505.00–520.001,7163
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334561.08/cwt555.00–570.001,8745
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368549.46/cwt545.00–555.002,0224
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378516.42/cwt510.00–525.001,9527
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380474.61/cwt465.00–485.001,8042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417528.46/cwt522.50–535.002,2045
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428499.94/cwt495.00–505.002,1404
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433453.38/cwt450.00–460.001,9633
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469498.91/cwt490.00–515.002,3405
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472472.80/cwt465.00–487.502,23213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479439.96/cwt435.00–445.002,1074
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516432.85/cwt420.00–440.002,2347
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525412.55/cwt410.00–415.002,1662
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527450.63/cwt445.00–457.502,3758
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555365.09/cwt355.00–375.002,0262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562441.03/cwt435.00–445.002,4797
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573387.66/cwt380.00–395.002,2212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0771
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627368.70/cwt360.00–380.002,3125
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633392.53/cwt385.00–400.002,4852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,5251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8821
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773264.08/cwt252.50–275.002,0412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040161.99/cwt160.00–165.001,6855
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134153.71/cwt152.50–157.501,7434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305168.61/cwt167.50–170.002,2003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,4242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478180.46/cwt180.00–181.002,6672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—4,540.00/head4,250.00–4,950.004,54010
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—3,767.86/head3,250.00–4,150.003,76814
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,890.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8905
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,566.67/head2,500.00–2,750.002,5676
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001

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.