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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Jun 23

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 476▼ 29 vs year ago 288 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 51▼ 13 vs year ago 59 · −22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 1 vs year ago 12 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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 $408.97/cwt on 19 head, down $7.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 33 comparable sales and sits +9.61 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$408.97

▼ 7.40 vs prior sale

19 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$51.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	447.02	2,416	5thin
Medium and Large 2	553	395.38	2,186	14thin

One grade step is worth $51.64/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale19 hd

408.97

—

AL average16 barns · 312 hd

400.74

+8.23

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

+9.61

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	—	Average	1,853	212.49	3,938	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	173.23	2,084	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	162.71	2,406	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	155.61	1,382	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	4thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	412.20/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,156	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,336	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,635	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,649	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	368.39/cwt	350.00–387.50	2,649	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	313.86/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,316	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,324	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	334.71/cwt	322.00–347.50	2,621	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	529.06/cwt	520.00–537.50	1,508	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	493.74/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,634	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	470.42/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,773	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	444.76/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,708	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	448.49/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,933	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	422.61/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,838	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	388.21/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,844	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	432.47/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,063	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	406.60/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,070	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	371.70/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,951	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	402.29/cwt	387.50–415.00	2,261	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	358.28/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,067	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,478	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	341.15/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,347	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	557.64/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,773	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	508.53/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,897	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	543.09/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,037	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	500.87/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,049	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	470.59/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,024	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	461.99/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,176	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	433.91/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,057	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	457.54/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,324	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	405.79/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,171	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	440.00/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,473	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	384.97/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,198	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	379.44/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,326	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	425.04/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,614	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	218.74/cwt	212.00–230.00	4,069	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	159.73/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,406	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	141.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,323	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	174.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,019	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	185.64/cwt	181.00–192.50	2,269	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	160.99/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,998	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	173.54/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,421	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	158.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,395	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,200	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	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 Jun 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 476Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 51Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	520.00–537.50	529.06
4	300–350	331	490.00–505.00	493.74
5	350–400	377	465.00–485.00	470.42
6	400–450	431	440.00–465.00	448.49
13	450–500	477	422.50–445.00	432.47
6	500–550	509	395.00–420.00	406.60
3	550–600	562	387.50–415.00	402.29
2	650–700	688	332.50–350.00	341.15
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	384	425.00–460.00	444.76
4	400–450	435	410.00–435.00	422.61
6	450–500	475	375.00–400.00	388.21
3	500–550	525	350.00–390.00	371.70
6	550–600	577	355.00–365.00	358.28
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	608	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	620	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	675	392.50	392.50
5	700–750	719	350.00–387.50	368.39
2	750–800	783	322.00–347.50	334.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	523	400.00–425.00	412.20
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	738	302.50–325.00	313.86
2	750–800	768	300.00–305.00	302.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	550.00–560.00	557.64
11	350–400	373	490.00–540.00	508.53
10	400–450	430	450.00–485.00	470.59
5	450–500	474	425.00–445.00	433.91
7	500–550	535	385.00–425.00	405.79
7	550–600	571	365.00–400.00	384.97
5	600–650	613	360.00–397.50	379.44
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	715	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	325	640.00	640.00
8	350–400	375	530.00–560.00	543.09
5	400–450	409	490.00–530.00	500.87
10	450–500	471	450.00–485.00	461.99
2	500–550	508	450.00–465.00	457.54
3	550–600	562	420.00–460.00	440.00
2	600–650	615	420.00–430.00	425.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	172.00–175.00	173.54
5	—	1,512	150.00–165.00	158.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	155.00–166.00	160.99
6	—	1,222	181.00–192.50	185.64
8	—	1,156	170.00–180.00	174.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	135.00–150.00	141.80
2	—	880	155.00–163.00	159.73
1	—	815	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,860	212.00–230.00	218.74

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	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225.00

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.