Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2026-06-09

Arab Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 9
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 237▼ 157 vs year ago 361 · −43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 34▼ 10 vs year ago 27 · −37.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 1 vs year ago 14 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $418.92/cwt on 24 head, down $14.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.56 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.
Average price
$418.92
▼ 14.17 vs prior sale
24 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,294
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545440.812,4026thin
Medium and Large 2550420.322,31213thin
Medium and Large 3544388.992,1155thin
One grade step is worth $51.82/cwt here — about $287 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 sale24 hd
418.92
—
AL average16 barns · 376 hd
404.83
+14.09
This barn, trailing median33 sales
399.35
+19.56
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—High1,833207.223,7983thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,367174.082,3797thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,239164.022,0335thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low880137.661,2112thin

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)—$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,5501thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360546.64/cwt545.00–550.001,9683
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,0901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517461.66/cwt460.00–465.002,3873
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4861
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628424.38/cwt422.50–425.002,6654
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5391
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328522.56/cwt520.00–525.001,7142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357490.82/cwt485.00–500.001,7523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373460.07/cwt455.00–465.001,7163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420459.91/cwt455.00–470.001,9324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435410.11/cwt405.00–415.001,7842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473415.68/cwt410.00–425.001,9666
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475394.95/cwt390.00–400.001,8762
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516419.96/cwt415.00–435.002,1675
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530398.33/cwt390.00–405.002,1113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540382.50/cwt380.00–385.002,0662
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583374.95/cwt370.00–385.002,1866
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612339.95/cwt335.00–345.002,0803
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5511
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,5121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1264605.02/cwt600.00–610.001,5974
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288577.70/cwt560.00–590.001,6644
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1311557.59/cwt550.00–570.001,7344
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6542
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368480.48/cwt470.00–490.001,7682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375530.86/cwt525.00–540.001,9916
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377508.14/cwt500.00–515.001,9163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423503.39/cwt492.50–510.002,1295
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428442.49/cwt440.00–445.001,8942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430476.55/cwt470.00–485.002,0493
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0013
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468483.39/cwt475.00–495.002,26213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473462.69/cwt450.00–472.502,1898
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510435.00/cwt430.00–440.002,2194
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512451.64/cwt445.00–455.002,3123
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533408.31/cwt405.00–415.002,1763
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568413.80/cwt395.00–420.002,3509
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578429.97/cwt425.00–435.002,4853
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658407.51/cwt405.00–410.002,6812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4141
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,5452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,833207.22/cwt205.00–210.003,7983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880137.66/cwt135.00–140.001,2112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055159.05/cwt158.00–160.001,6782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,275186.65/cwt186.00–188.002,3803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,2531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,3391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487160.88/cwt159.00–163.002,3923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.