Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NOTICE: A Pre-Vac Sale will be held next Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Sale time begins at 11:00 a.m.

Following a one-week cancellation due to winter weather. Snow and ice remain on some secondary roads and in pastures, creating difficult conditions for producers to move cattle, which resulted in a light supply. With warmer temperatures and sunshine forecasted for the coming week, larger runs are expected. Due to the light receipts this week and the absence of a sale last week, no price trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.24/cwt on 10 head, up $31.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 28 comparable sales and sits +1.50 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$398.24

▲ 31.69 vs prior sale

10 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$23.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs AR average

−33.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	400.54	2,170	9thin
Medium and Large 2	530	377.50	2,001	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.04/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale10 hd

398.24

—

AR average2 barns · 25 hd

392.86

+5.38

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−33.30

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

+1.50

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	—	Low	1,888	177.50	3,350	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	163.00	2,058	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	818	136.49	1,116	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	356.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	341.43/cwt	327.50–355.00	2,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	376.53/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	446.70/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	347.56/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	418.60/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	412.55/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	473.19/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	440.10/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	527.34/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	484.97/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	397.60/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	379.95/cwt	367.50–392.50	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	424.52/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	424.02/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	352.50/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	462.57/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,184	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,644	1
Bulls	—	—	2,220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	4,107	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	249.54/cwt	237.50–266.00	2,333	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	189.83/cwt	172.50–210.00	1,969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	481.14/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	441.69/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	417.29/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	393.73/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	486.89/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	379.65/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	370.13/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	429.21/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	348.54/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	405.13/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	437.27/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	378.42/cwt	362.50–407.50	2,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	391.44/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	417.98/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,530	7

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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