Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, this marked the second sale of the year with total receipts slightly lower. Quality offerings were present on both weaned and unweaned calves; however, fewer weaned calves were offered this week. Feeder cattle sold on strong demand, steers and bulls trading steady to $8.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded steady to $7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 higher. Replacement cattle offerings were limited and of plain quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.72/cwt on 86 head, down $2.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −13.02 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$383.72

▼ 2.48 vs prior sale

86 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$49.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs AR average

−29.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	399.26	2,143	51
Medium and Large 1-2	533	372.02	1,982	18thin
Medium and Large 2	539	349.47	1,883	17thin

One grade step is worth $49.80/cwt here — about $260 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $366.54, median $396.74 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale86 hd

383.72

—

AR average8 barns · 390 hd

382.52

+1.20

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−29.76

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−13.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,643	174.99	2,875	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	159.87	2,310	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	158.71	2,002	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	134.37	1,332	6thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	830	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,914	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,881	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,034	$2,200	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$3,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	789	$2,940	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	713	$2,620	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	718	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,667	3thin

Every lot, as filed

129 lots · USDA AMS · Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	527.51/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	607.98/cwt	592.50–655.00	1,994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	325.80/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	448.60/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,364	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	443.14/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	330.27/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	479.00/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,777	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	357.45/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	377.63/cwt	376.00–385.00	1,933	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	383.42/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	404.64/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	540.63/cwt	535.00–560.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	454.59/cwt	437.50–475.00	1,946	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	323.21/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	488.82/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,613	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	358.46/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,197	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	428.59/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,380	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	431.10/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,039	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	342.60/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	359.33/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	393.44/cwt	370.00–412.50	2,199	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	407.72/cwt	387.00–428.00	2,112	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	474.29/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	525.86/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,214	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	346.70/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	431.33/cwt	410.00–441.00	2,415	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	403.59/cwt	380.00–413.00	2,712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	578.51/cwt	555.00–590.00	2,181	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	382.03/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	374.19/cwt	372.50–377.50	2,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	487.83/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,307	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	413.24/cwt	411.00–426.00	2,649	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	409.33/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	344.21/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	338.04/cwt	334.00–342.50	2,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	406.63/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	374.02/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	430.81/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	489.82/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	441.67/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	383.76/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	148.13/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	131.60/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,026	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	123.37/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	161.92/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,095	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	154.85/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,892	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,302	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	163.55/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,265	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,473	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	179.31/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,136	7
Bulls	—	—	1,458	167.42/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,441	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,013	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	718	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	805	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,470	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	984	187.73/cwt	167.00–203.00	1,847	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	748	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	713	2,620.35/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,620	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	3,075.61/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,076	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,075	2,621.98/head	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,622	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	998	2,670.61/head	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	591.42/cwt	550.00–615.00	1,910	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	253.72/cwt	250.00–257.50	2,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	694	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	421.90/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	393.80/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	377.68/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	413.79/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,581	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	534.04/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	391.67/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	301.27/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	439.57/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	448	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	326.23/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	372.36/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	397.78/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	379.34/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,329	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	450.71/cwt	425.00–485.00	2,150	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	341.22/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	528.59/cwt	510.00–575.00	1,998	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	341.37/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,113	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	446.21/cwt	415.00–480.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	519.27/cwt	480.00–545.00	2,124	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	428.41/cwt	400.00–457.50	2,271	17

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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