Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2026-06-02

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 2
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
237 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 165▲ 237 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 32▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 6▲ 15 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 unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $433.08/cwt on 48 head, up $33.73 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +33.73 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.
Average price
$433.08
▲ 33.73 vs prior sale
48 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,375
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545447.012,43522
Medium and Large 2551426.252,34721
Medium and Large 3556400.472,2275thin
One grade step is worth $46.54/cwt here — about $207 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 sale48 hd
433.08
—
AL average15 barns · 355 hd
413.92
+19.16
This barn, trailing median33 sales
399.35
+33.73
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
Bulls—High1,724198.823,4278thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,399173.692,43011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,268166.012,1044thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average904142.991,2939thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,7252thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370567.50/cwt565.00–570.002,1002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423526.49/cwt520.00–530.002,2276
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468510.88/cwt505.00–517.502,3913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1503471.69/cwt470.00–475.002,3733
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563451.11/cwt445.00–457.502,5402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615426.67/cwt425.00–430.002,6243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333477.56/cwt475.00–480.001,5902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417449.24/cwt440.00–465.001,8736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460456.86/cwt450.00–467.502,10211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478405.64/cwt400.00–420.001,9398
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484430.01/cwt425.00–440.002,0814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521416.76/cwt415.00–420.002,1714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528397.42/cwt390.00–410.002,0986
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528367.03/cwt350.00–375.001,9383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565405.00/cwt397.50–412.502,2883
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585384.55/cwt377.50–391.002,2504
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy590420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4781
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,5051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673361.12/cwt357.50–365.002,4302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3693324.98/cwt310.00–335.002,2523
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283591.65/cwt590.00–595.001,6743
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315562.38/cwt560.00–565.001,7712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372539.69/cwt530.00–545.002,0083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3372488.30/cwt480.00–495.001,8163
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378515.71/cwt505.00–525.001,9496
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415467.23/cwt460.00–475.001,9392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433498.57/cwt490.00–510.002,1597
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477473.49/cwt465.00–480.002,25915
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484449.00/cwt440.00–455.002,1735
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523455.30/cwt450.00–465.002,38113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523437.62/cwt430.00–447.502,28911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3537414.09/cwt400.00–425.002,2243
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576435.04/cwt430.00–440.002,5069
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581413.75/cwt400.00–425.002,40410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585380.04/cwt375.00–385.002,2232
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1607412.51/cwt410.00–417.502,5043
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625384.91/cwt377.50–392.502,4064
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677384.19/cwt380.00–387.502,6013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778332.52/cwt330.00–335.002,5872
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2823311.16/cwt305.00–317.502,5612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515192.96/cwt191.00–195.002,9233
Bulls——1,849202.34/cwt200.00–207.003,7415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%825155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2791
Cows—Lean 85-90%899145.08/cwt144.00–147.501,3044
Cows—Lean 85-90%929137.89/cwt134.00–140.001,2814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380188.22/cwt187.00–190.002,5973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,384164.59/cwt160.00–168.002,2784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405157.02/cwt156.00–158.002,2062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429171.90/cwt170.00–175.002,4564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,725.00/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7252

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.