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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, May 5

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 392▲ 345 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 33▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 11▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $440.66/cwt on 43 head, up $36.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +41.31 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$440.66

▲ 36.01 vs prior sale

43 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$46.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.52

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	454.59	2,423	22
Medium and Large 2	540	435.01	2,349	14thin
Medium and Large 3	550	408.19	2,247	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.40/cwt here — about $176 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 sale43 hd

440.66

—

AL average16 barns · 390 hd

426.14

+14.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

+41.31

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	1,668	198.08	3,303	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	168.47	2,421	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	158.78	1,906	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	939	141.25	1,326	4thin

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)	—	$3,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,033	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,307	7

Every lot

78 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	552.52/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,033	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,310	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	517.45/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,458	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,609	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	505.05/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,404	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	527.44/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,545	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	515.20/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,613	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	532.45/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,709	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,895	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	486.54/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,849	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	491.53/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,030	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	436.71/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,869	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,015	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	477.45/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,196	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	424.79/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,018	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	454.09/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,175	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,085	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	420.79/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,213	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	446.16/cwt	437.50–452.50	2,356	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	422.87/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,385	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	400.52/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,323	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	378.72/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,227	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	356.26/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,234	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	374.97/cwt	372.50–377.50	2,355	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,291	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,606	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,518	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	669.52/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,761	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,537	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	631.24/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,780	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	606.19/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,849	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	537.50/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,693	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	571.91/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,882	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	518.38/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,944	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	539.33/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,060	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	473.36/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,832	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	522.67/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,200	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	496.70/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,166	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	495.96/cwt	487.50–510.00	2,276	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	477.25/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,219	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	459.21/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,388	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	419.94/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,196	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	443.91/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,326	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	444.69/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,495	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	418.99/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,384	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	399.37/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,280	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	425.00/cwt	417.50–432.50	2,614	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	399.23/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,455	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	376.92/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,518	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	398.61/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,691	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,751	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,567	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	202.45/cwt	202.00–203.00	3,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	212.29/cwt	209.00–215.00	4,097	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,127	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	153.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,831	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	160.01/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,923	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	166.04/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,019	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	163.88/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,332	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	172.48/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,463	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,808	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,307.14/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,307	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,225.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,225	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 392Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	730.00	730.00
2	250–300	263	660.00–680.00	669.52
4	300–350	305	600.00–620.00	606.19
8	350–400	382	530.00–545.00	539.33
7	400–450	421	515.00–530.00	522.67
12	450–500	459	487.50–510.00	495.96
15	500–550	520	455.00–470.00	459.21
7	550–600	561	435.00–450.00	444.69
2	600–650	615	417.50–432.50	425.00
2	650–700	675	392.50–405.00	398.61
1	700–750	710	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	690.00	690.00
7	250–300	282	610.00–640.00	631.24
5	300–350	329	565.00–580.00	571.91
3	350–400	375	515.00–520.00	518.38
9	400–450	436	485.00–505.00	496.70
10	450–500	465	470.00–485.00	477.25
9	500–550	524	435.00–450.00	443.91
5	550–600	569	410.00–430.00	418.99
6	600–650	615	390.00–405.00	399.23
4	650–700	668	370.00–387.50	376.92
2	700–750	713	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	580.00	580.00
4	300–350	315	530.00–540.00	537.50
3	350–400	387	460.00–480.00	473.36
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	523	415.00–425.00	419.94
4	550–600	571	392.50–405.00	399.37
1	600–650	615	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	660	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	520.00–535.00	527.44
2	300–350	313	510.00–520.00	515.20
3	350–400	380	480.00–490.00	486.54
4	400–450	431	465.00–470.00	467.48
5	450–500	479	445.00–460.00	454.09
10	500–550	526	415.00–430.00	420.79
5	550–600	580	395.00–407.50	400.52
6	600–650	627	345.00–365.00	356.26
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	745	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	500.00–510.00	505.05
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	428	435.00–440.00	436.71
2	450–500	475	420.00–430.00	424.79
3	500–550	515	400.00–410.00	404.95
2	550–600	588	372.50–385.00	378.72
2	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	530.00–535.00	532.45
2	350–400	368	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	413	485.00–505.00	491.53
2	450–500	460	475.00–480.00	477.45
4	500–550	528	437.50–452.50	446.16
5	550–600	564	415.00–435.00	422.87
2	600–650	628	372.50–377.50	374.97
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	550.00–555.00	552.52
1	400–450	420	550.00	550.00
2	450–500	475	515.00–520.00	517.45
1	550–600	555	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	209.00–215.00	212.29
2	—	1,928	202.00–203.00	202.45
2	—	1,145	179.00–180.00	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,423	160.00–167.00	163.88
4	—	1,428	172.00–173.00	172.48
1	—	1,560	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,000	140.00	140.00
1	—	835	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	165.00–168.00	166.04
9	—	1,202	158.00–163.00	160.01
8	—	1,191	150.00–155.00	153.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,307.14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700.00

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.