An article grouping system comprising: a transport member movable in a first direction; an outfeed carrier apparatus having an outfeed carrier surface that is movable in a second direction at an outfeed carrier surface velocity, wherein the transport member is positionable proximate to a portion of the outfeed carrier surface; a transfer apparatus comprising: a frame; an article stabilization member operatively connected with the frame; a transfer apparatus drive mechanism operatively connected with the arm; and a transfer apparatus control system operatively engaged with the transfer apparatus drive mechanism wherein the transfer apparatus control system causes the transfer apparatus drive mechanism to move the article stabilization member from an engaging location proximate to the transport member to a placement location adjacent to the outfeed carrier surface and back to the engaging location, characterized in that, the article stabilization member comprises upstream and downstream support members (230 and 232), wherein the upstream support member is spaced apart from the downstream support member in the second direction to define an article transfer receptacle capable of receiving a plurality of articles from the transport member. a transport member movable in a first direction; an outfeed carrier apparatus having an outfeed carrier surface that is movable in a second direction at an outfeed carrier surface velocity, wherein the transport member is positionable proximate to a portion of the outfeed carrier surface; a transfer apparatus comprising: a frame; an article stabilization member operatively connected with the frame; a transfer apparatus drive mechanism operatively connected with the arm; and a transfer apparatus control system operatively engaged with the transfer apparatus drive mechanism wherein the transfer apparatus control system causes the transfer apparatus drive mechanism to move the article stabilization member from an engaging location proximate to the transport member to a placement location adjacent to the outfeed carrier surface and back to the engaging location, characterized in that, the article stabilization member comprises upstream and downstream support members (230 and 232), wherein the upstream support member is spaced apart from the downstream support member in the second direction to define an article transfer receptacle capable of receiving a plurality of articles from the transport member. a frame; an article stabilization member operatively connected with the frame; a transfer apparatus drive mechanism operatively connected with the arm; and a transfer apparatus control system operatively engaged with the transfer apparatus drive mechanism wherein the transfer apparatus control system causes the transfer apparatus drive mechanism to move the article stabilization member from an engaging location proximate to the transport member to a placement location adjacent to the outfeed carrier surface and back to the engaging location, characterized in that, the article stabilization member comprises upstream and downstream support members (230 and 232), wherein the upstream support member is spaced apart from the downstream support member in the second direction to define an article transfer receptacle capable of receiving a plurality of articles from the transport member.