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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Aug 11

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 329▼ 101 vs year ago 406 · −24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 42▼ 35 vs year ago 59 · −59.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 13▲ 4 vs year ago 14 · +28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $371.02/cwt on 40 head, down $1.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −28.34 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$371.02

▼ 1.08 vs prior sale

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$23.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	381.22	2,108	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	371.47	2,015	25
Medium and Large 3	527	357.75	1,886	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about $222 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 sale40 hd

371.02

—

AL average16 barns · 467 hd

372.75

−1.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

−28.34

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	—	Low	1,815	200.35	3,636	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	165.03	2,673	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	165.00	2,051	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,149	143.87	1,653	5thin

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)	—	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,267	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,133	3thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	462.47/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,127	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	416.26/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,127	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	408.68/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,329	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	384.72/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,378	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	472.59/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,300	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	457.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,647	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	431.67/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,623	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	411.48/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,551	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	446.17/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,807	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	384.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,617	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	411.23/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,731	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	389.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,809	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	362.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,702	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	349.96/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,813	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,752	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	334.24/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,888	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	323.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,837	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	319.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,975	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,100	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	301.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,133	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	501.62/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,625	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	455.04/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,693	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	504.21/cwt	500.00–507.50	1,916	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,936	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	488.31/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,002	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	458.04/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,970	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	428.85/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,865	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	447.48/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,076	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	419.07/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,012	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	394.39/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,921	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,078	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	383.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,988	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	360.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,876	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	377.47/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,110	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	358.02/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,037	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	352.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,177	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	343.76/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,124	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	340.42/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,111	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	336.27/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,236	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	348.71/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,336	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,462	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	188.39/cwt	187.00–191.00	3,372	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	210.48/cwt	210.00–211.00	4,041	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,677	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	142.21/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,593	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,899	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	171.53/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,141	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,117	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,697	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	165.03/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,673	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,266.67/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,267	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,750	2

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 329Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 42Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
8	300–350	324	495.00–510.00	501.62
1	350–400	395	490.00	490.00
10	400–450	430	450.00–470.00	458.04
11	450–500	480	415.00–427.50	419.07
13	500–550	518	375.00–395.00	383.88
12	550–600	569	350.00–380.00	358.02
6	600–650	618	340.00–347.50	343.76
4	650–700	665	325.00–345.00	336.27
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
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
1	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	380	500.00–507.50	504.21
3	400–450	410	480.00–495.00	488.31
7	450–500	464	440.00–450.00	447.48
1	500–550	510	407.50	407.50
7	550–600	559	370.00–385.00	377.47
10	600–650	618	350.00–365.00	352.21
4	650–700	670	340.00–355.00	348.71
1	700–750	735	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	372	450.00–460.00	455.04
8	400–450	435	415.00–440.00	428.85
11	450–500	487	380.00–410.00	394.39
6	500–550	520	350.00–370.00	360.71
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	620	325.00–360.00	340.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	470.00–475.00	472.59
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
9	350–400	376	425.00–445.00	431.67
7	400–450	421	400.00–425.00	411.23
4	450–500	464	380.00–400.00	389.85
4	500–550	518	345.00–360.00	349.96
7	550–600	565	330.00–345.00	334.24
6	600–650	619	315.00–325.00	319.12
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	708	295.00–310.00	301.21
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	455.00–460.00	457.50
2	400–450	405	440.00–452.50	446.17
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	653	320.00–325.00	321.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
8	350–400	377	400.00–420.00	411.48
3	400–450	420	380.00–390.00	384.92
17	450–500	469	350.00–375.00	362.83
4	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	334.98
3	550–600	568	320.00–325.00	323.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	460	460.00–465.00	462.47
4	500–550	511	415.00–420.00	416.26
2	550–600	570	405.00–412.50	408.68
2	600–650	618	375.00–395.00	384.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	150.00–155.00	152.47
2	—	1,120	140.00–144.00	142.21
1	—	1,305	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	157.00–160.00	158.48
2	—	1,248	171.00–172.00	171.53
2	—	1,283	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	161.00–170.00	165.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	187.00–191.00	188.39
2	—	1,920	210.00–211.00	210.48
1	—	1,655	204.00	204.00

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)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,266.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00

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.