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Arab Stockyards

Name: Arab Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Arab, Alabama · Tue, Nov 3

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1991

← Oct 27Nov 3latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

306 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 368▼ 214 vs year ago 520 · −41.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 40▼ 64 vs year ago 80 · −80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 13▼ 9 vs year ago 32 · −28.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $328.73/cwt on 44 head, down $7.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −70.63 against this barn's trailing median of $399.35.

Average price

$328.73

▼ 7.08 vs prior sale

44 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$41.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.78

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	346.07	1,891	14thin
Medium and Large 2	543	325.38	1,767	23
Medium and Large 3	547	305.02	1,669	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.06/cwt here — about $222 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 sale44 hd

328.73

—

AL average13 barns · 361 hd

335.51

−6.78

This barn, trailing median33 sales

399.35

−70.63

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	1,583	149.50	2,367	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	130.00	1,573	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	127.50	1,997	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	103.50	1,017	2thin

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)	—	$2,583	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,675	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	386.25/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,835	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	352.38/cwt	350.00–357.35	1,991	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	353.96/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,195	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	348.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,278	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	353.75/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,489	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	333.11/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,442	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	341.70/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,562	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	307.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,414	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	320.91/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,534	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,462	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,671	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,557	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	292.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,663	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
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	612	279.97/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,713	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	295.17/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,986	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,976	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	283.74/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,094	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	416.96/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,167	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	435.19/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,449	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	423.18/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,553	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	378.48/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,400	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	403.68/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,683	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	373.30/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,631	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	356.67/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,587	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	355.09/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,676	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	338.29/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,634	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	353.59/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,832	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,644	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	330.60/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,749	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	566	297.53/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,684	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	315.60/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,796	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	338.56/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,947	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	307.44/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,891	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	322.47/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,986	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	312.83/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,077	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	284.79/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,928	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	273.34/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,017	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	256.17/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,973	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	773	239.98/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,855	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,367	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,160	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,573	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	126.67/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,881	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,283	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,058	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,583.33/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,583	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,925.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,675	4

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 Nov 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 368Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,583.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	400.00–425.00	416.96
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	370	365.00–385.00	378.48
3	400–450	445	350.00–360.00	356.67
3	450–500	483	330.00–345.00	338.29
3	500–550	522	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	566	290.00–300.00	297.53
1	600–650	635	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	773	235.00–245.00	239.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	333	430.00–440.00	435.19
2	350–400	373	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	437	370.00–375.00	373.30
16	450–500	472	350.00–370.00	355.09
15	500–550	529	325.00–340.00	330.60
8	550–600	569	310.00–325.00	315.60
4	600–650	615	295.00–315.00	307.44
5	650–700	677	275.00–300.00	284.79
3	700–750	738	265.00–280.00	273.34
2	750–800	770	250.00–262.50	256.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	420.00–430.00	423.18
10	400–450	417	400.00–420.00	403.68
2	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	518	345.00–360.00	353.59
7	550–600	575	330.00–345.00	338.56
7	600–650	616	320.00–327.50	322.47
13	650–700	664	305.00–322.50	312.83
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	421	350.00–360.00	353.75
3	450–500	457	335.00–350.00	341.70
4	500–550	518	320.00–325.00	322.54
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	673	290.00–300.00	295.17
2	700–750	738	282.50–285.00	283.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	460	300.00–310.00	307.42
2	500–550	513	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	367	345.00–350.00	348.32
5	400–450	433	325.00–345.00	333.11
11	450–500	478	315.00–330.00	320.91
5	500–550	519	300.00	300.00
7	550–600	569	285.00–300.00	292.28
3	600–650	612	277.50–285.00	279.97
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	375.00–390.00	386.25
3	550–600	565	350.00–357.35	352.38
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	620	347.50–355.00	353.96
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	124.00–130.00	126.67
1	—	1,715	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,660	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	100.00	100.00
1	—	805	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	149.00–150.00	149.50

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.