Sale reports / Alabama / Arab Stockyards / 2026-08-18

Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Aug 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 305▼ 69 vs year ago 330 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 31 vs year ago 47 · −66.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 18▼ 21 vs year ago 27 · −77.8%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: To few replacement cattle to trend. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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 $335.77/cwt on 28 head, down $35.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.59 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$335.77

▼ 35.25 vs prior sale

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$32.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.74

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	354.58	1,858	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	321.66	1,761	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.92/cwt here — about $97 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 sale28 hd

335.77

—

AL average16 barns · 366 hd

353.51

−17.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

−63.59

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	1,807	208.15	3,761	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	162.22	1,972	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	143.33	2,064	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	132.87	1,484	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	488.25/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,865	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	471.14/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,932	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	407.49/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,948	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	356.25/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,013	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,080	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	336.19/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,252	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	434.94/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,387	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	384.61/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,242	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	425.58/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,613	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	350.06/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,502	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	347.47/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,595	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	323.19/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,503	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	302.68/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,538	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	328.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,690	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	278.47/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,579	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	314.52/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,799	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	265.24/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,684	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	281.26/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,977	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,499	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,512	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	491.73/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,598	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	490.20/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,838	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	436.43/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,650	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	443.93/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,873	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	402.61/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,776	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	406.23/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,905	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	364.33/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,720	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	355.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,823	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	331.88/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,732	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	352.44/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,963	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	308.52/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,789	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	334.98/cwt	327.50–350.00	2,070	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	325.85/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,186	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	307.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,180	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,502	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	212.73/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,893	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	132.87/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,484	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	155.56/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,809	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	168.88/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,141	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,959	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,279	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 305Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago: To few replacement cattle to trend. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	319	420.00–450.00	434.94
7	350–400	379	410.00–445.00	425.58
4	400–450	429	340.00–370.00	350.06
4	450–500	459	335.00–365.00	347.47
8	500–550	515	320.00–345.00	328.17
8	550–600	572	300.00–340.00	314.52
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	287.50	287.50
2	700–750	703	277.50–285.00	281.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	375.00–400.00	384.61
6	450–500	465	310.00–330.00	323.19
9	500–550	508	290.00–317.50	302.68
3	550–600	567	275.00–285.00	278.47
2	600–650	635	250.00–280.00	265.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	545.00	545.00
6	300–350	325	480.00–510.00	491.73
3	350–400	375	475.00–500.00	490.20
7	400–450	422	430.00–465.00	443.93
6	450–500	469	390.00–430.00	406.23
9	500–550	513	350.00–360.00	355.29
3	550–600	557	332.50–370.00	352.44
6	600–650	618	327.50–350.00	334.98
11	650–700	671	315.00–337.50	325.85
4	700–750	709	300.00–320.00	307.46
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	470.00–475.00	472.50
3	350–400	378	415.00–450.00	436.43
4	400–450	441	390.00–415.00	402.61
10	450–500	472	345.00–380.00	364.33
9	500–550	522	310.00–347.50	331.88
7	550–600	580	285.00–325.00	308.52
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	382	475.00–500.00	488.25
4	400–450	410	450.00–485.00	471.14
2	550–600	565	355.00–357.50	356.25
2	600–650	603	340.00–350.00	345.02
2	650–700	670	332.50–340.00	336.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	478	405.00–410.00	407.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	168.00–170.00	168.88
2	—	1,163	155.00–156.00	155.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	125.00–139.00	132.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	1,470	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	210.00–216.00	212.73
1	—	1,760	199.00	199.00

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	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.