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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Aug 4

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 184▼ 244 vs year ago 573 · −42.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 41▼ 28 vs year ago 70 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 9 vs year ago 22 · −40.9%

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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 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. 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 $372.10/cwt on 37 head, down $2.15 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −27.26 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$372.10

▼ 2.15 vs prior sale

37 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$29.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.26

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	381.33	2,160	13thin
Medium and Large 2	548	371.05	2,032	19thin
Medium and Large 3	542	352.06	1,910	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.27/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale37 hd

372.10

—

AL average16 barns · 455 hd

368.84

+3.26

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

−27.26

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	1,685	206.88	3,486	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	172.32	2,472	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	171.70	1,996	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	152.14	1,658	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	528.75/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,956	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	507.45/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,893	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,999	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	418.16/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,346	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	418.30/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,539	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	392.45/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,523	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	432.41/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,773	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	391.91/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,650	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,645	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	381.43/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,808	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	368.15/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,878	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	381.70/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,977	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	357.18/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,864	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	357.36/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,037	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	371.23/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,120	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,039	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	314.92/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,971	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,099	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,631	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	482.62/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,569	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,579	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	494.98/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,807	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	437.45/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,697	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	461.27/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,887	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	415.31/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,757	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	443.59/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,938	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	410.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,943	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	442.42/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,101	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	383.73/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,830	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	380.69/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,987	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	356.33/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,899	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	379.36/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,159	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	360.34/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,076	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	371.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,262	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	343.10/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,151	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,041	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	338.66/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,293	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	290.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,249	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	209.25/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,595	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	166.42/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,636	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	141.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,527	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	173.63/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,965	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	154.48/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,750	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	165.51/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,946	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	179.54/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,307	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,416	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	172.16/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,519	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,441	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 184Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 41Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	368	410.00–430.00	418.30
4	400–450	421	390.00–397.50	391.91
7	450–500	474	375.00–390.00	381.43
4	500–550	510	365.00–375.00	368.15
9	550–600	570	342.50–365.00	357.36
2	600–650	613	330.00–335.00	332.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	425.00–440.00	432.41
3	500–550	518	380.00–385.00	381.70
4	550–600	571	370.00–375.00	371.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	322	410.00–425.00	418.16
2	350–400	388	390.00–395.00	392.45
3	400–450	433	375.00–385.00	380.00
4	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	522	345.00–360.00	357.18
2	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
7	600–650	626	305.00–327.50	314.92
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	730	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	325	480.00–485.00	482.62
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
16	400–450	437	435.00–450.00	443.59
6	450–500	473	400.00–430.00	410.85
10	500–550	522	370.00–390.00	380.69
9	550–600	576	350.00–372.50	360.34
7	600–650	627	335.00–350.00	343.10
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	505.00	505.00
13	350–400	365	470.00–500.00	494.98
4	400–450	409	455.00–470.00	461.27
2	450–500	475	435.00–450.00	442.42
1	500–550	535	405.00	405.00
12	550–600	569	375.00–385.00	379.36
5	600–650	609	365.00–375.00	371.51
6	650–700	677	335.00–347.50	338.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	336	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	388	435.00–440.00	437.45
9	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	415.31
8	450–500	477	370.00–395.00	383.73
4	500–550	533	350.00–365.00	356.33
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	628	320.00–330.00	325.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	775	285.00–295.00	290.13
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	505.00–510.00	507.45
2	400–450	408	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	525.00–530.00	528.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,463	170.00–176.00	172.16
1	—	1,535	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,285	179.00–180.00	179.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	183.00	183.00
4	—	1,176	164.00–167.00	165.51
7	—	1,132	171.00–177.50	173.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	140.00–145.00	141.50
2	—	983	163.00–169.00	166.42
6	—	1,133	151.00–160.00	154.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,718	204.00–215.00	209.25
1	—	1,520	195.00	195.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750.00

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.