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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Apr 14

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 338▲ 99 vs year ago 373 · +26.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 33▼ 29 vs year ago 68 · −42.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 14▼ 26 vs year ago 65 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $451.98/cwt on 63 head, up $10.05 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +52.62 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$451.98

▲ 10.05 vs prior sale

63 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$49.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.19

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	465.38	2,505	36
Medium and Large 2	533	446.89	2,382	16thin
Medium and Large 3	545	415.53	2,265	11thin

One grade step is worth $49.85/cwt here — about $241 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 sale63 hd

451.98

—

AL average16 barns · 422 hd

437.79

+14.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

+52.62

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	1,682	216.12	3,635	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	179.69	2,643	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	164.73	1,901	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	140.60	1,439	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)	—	$3,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,313	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,817	6

Every lot

89 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,800	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	630.00/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,237	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	605.07/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,178	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	552.47/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,265	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	526.25/cwt	525.00–527.50	2,368	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,475	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,678	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,678	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	452.57/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,557	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	431.85/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,673	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,750	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	867	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,904	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	217	533.38/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,157	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	263	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,315	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	526.10/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,436	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	536.16/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,694	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	492.44/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,640	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,622	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	509.88/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,907	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	486.86/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,850	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	508.23/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,124	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	476.82/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,998	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	460.51/cwt	452.50–467.50	1,953	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	430.06/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,892	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	461.61/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,183	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	441.84/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,099	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	418.89/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,182	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	398.33/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,091	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	442.52/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,390	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	409.41/cwt	404.00–420.00	2,321	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	383.77/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,249	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,310	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	319.74/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,136	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,318	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,156	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	305.13/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,365	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,260	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	630.00/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,638	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,001	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	579.84/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,861	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	612.65/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,985	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	342	548.32/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,875	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	578.76/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,165	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	554.85/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,086	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	524.01/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,976	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	533.49/cwt	525.00–547.50	2,230	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	509.83/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,223	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	486.65/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,132	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	510.33/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,399	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	486.30/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,315	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	465.01/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,255	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	477.76/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,503	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	452.52/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,371	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	431.65/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,266	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	396.19/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,254	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	437.24/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,497	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	422.47/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,417	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	395.97/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,443	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	417.48/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,626	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	391.25/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,598	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	374.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,568	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	213.03/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,185	5
Bulls	—	—	1,993	221.28/cwt	220.00–223.00	4,410	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	136.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,387	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,526	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	163.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,861	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	174.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,024	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	153.49/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,788	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	174.96/cwt	172.50–177.50	2,551	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,699	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,312.50/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,313	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,940.00/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 338Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 14Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	620.00–640.00	630.00
6	300–350	321	570.00–590.00	579.84
10	350–400	376	540.00–565.00	554.85
4	400–450	436	500.00–520.00	509.83
17	450–500	476	475.00–495.00	486.30
13	500–550	524	440.00–465.00	452.52
3	550–600	572	415.00–427.50	422.47
3	600–650	617	390.00–405.00	395.97
4	650–700	686	370.00–380.00	374.40
1	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	800	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	690.00	690.00
7	300–350	324	600.00–630.00	612.65
5	350–400	374	570.00–595.00	578.76
19	400–450	418	525.00–547.50	533.49
14	450–500	470	500.00–520.00	510.33
25	500–550	524	475.00–485.00	477.76
11	550–600	571	430.00–445.00	437.24
6	600–650	629	410.00–425.00	417.48
4	650–700	664	385.00–397.50	391.25
2	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	750	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	630.00	630.00
2	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	342	545.00–550.00	548.32
5	350–400	377	520.00–530.00	524.01
3	400–450	438	480.00–495.00	486.65
4	450–500	485	455.00–470.00	465.01
6	500–550	525	425.00–435.00	431.65
5	550–600	569	390.00–410.00	396.19
1	650–700	680	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	530.00–540.00	533.38
4	250–300	273	515.00–540.00	526.10
2	300–350	333	490.00–495.00	492.44
6	350–400	380	480.00–495.00	486.86
10	400–450	424	452.50–467.50	460.51
13	450–500	475	435.00–450.00	441.84
17	500–550	521	410.00–425.00	418.89
14	550–600	586	375.00–397.50	383.77
1	600–650	620	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	668	310.00–330.00	319.74
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	770	275.00–285.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	316	520.00–555.00	536.16
10	350–400	374	500.00–530.00	509.88
8	400–450	419	470.00–485.00	476.82
22	450–500	473	455.00–470.00	461.61
2	500–550	540	440.00–445.00	442.52
4	550–600	567	404.00–420.00	409.41
1	600–650	630	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	733	315.00–317.50	316.25
2	750–800	775	300.00–310.00	305.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	338	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	440	425.00–435.00	430.06
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	525	395.00–400.00	398.33
1	550–600	595	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	505.00–515.00	508.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	600.00–610.00	605.07
3	500–550	505	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	565	450.00–455.00	452.57
4	600–650	619	430.00–435.00	431.85
1	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
7	850–900	867	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	720.00	720.00
2	350–400	355	620.00–640.00	630.00
4	400–450	410	550.00–555.00	552.47
2	450–500	450	525.00–527.50	526.25
1	500–550	510	525.00	525.00
1	550–600	555	482.50	482.50
1	600–650	605	440.00	440.00
5	650–700	669	411.00	411.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,479	180.00–185.00	182.52
3	—	1,458	172.50–177.50	174.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	150.00–157.50	153.49
4	—	1,160	170.00–180.00	174.49
4	—	1,139	160.00–167.50	163.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,013	135.00–140.00	136.92
3	—	1,040	145.00–150.00	146.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,993	220.00–223.00	221.28
5	—	1,495	210.00–216.00	213.03

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)	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,312.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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.