Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts increased significantly as improved weather conditions allowed producers to market cattle. This week's offering consisted primarily of weaned calves, which sold on strong demand. Light-weight grazing calves saw the strongest buyer interest. Due to last week's limited supply resulting from adverse weather, few comparable sales were available to establish a definitive price trend. However, with this week's larger supply of weaned calves, feeder cattle traded $30.00-$50.00 higher on an uneven test. Slaughter cattle sold on strong demand as well, trading $5.00-$10.00 higher compared to last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.85/cwt on 171 head, up $48.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 26 comparable sales and sits +21.76 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$466.85

▲ 48.10 vs prior sale

171 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$66.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.87

vs AR average

−11.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	472.78	2,602	152
Medium and Large 1-2	581	425.38	2,470	13thin
Medium and Large 2	568	406.31	2,309	6thin

One grade step is worth $66.47/cwt here — about $293 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.83, low $392.00, median $445.09 across 26 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 sale171 hd

466.85

—

AR average8 barns · 379 hd

458.97

+7.87

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−11.54

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

+21.76

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	—	High	1,680	184.03	3,092	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	162.40	2,428	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	160.44	1,981	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	133.11	1,363	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$3,261	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$2,275	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	850–900	850	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	356.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	431.59/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	622.16/cwt	610.00–635.00	1,972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	365.63/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	426.59/cwt	411.00–435.00	2,696	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	391.81/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	342.42/cwt	320.00–357.50	2,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	624.41/cwt	565.00–635.00	2,254	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	502.30/cwt	465.00–537.50	2,572	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	415.12/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,366	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	438.20/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,331	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	398.48/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,702	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	326.26/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	479.49/cwt	452.50–505.00	2,052	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	537.96/cwt	505.00–555.00	1,781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	452.88/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	356.12/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	398.41/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	419.85/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	383.76/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	447.87/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,154	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	391.59/cwt	367.50–402.50	2,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	524.45/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,474	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,083	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	445.51/cwt	430.00–477.50	2,611	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	507.73/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,417	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	364.92/cwt	342.50–377.50	2,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	340.03/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	522.64/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	365.46/cwt	352.50–377.50	2,825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	549.18/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,285	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	454.71/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	487.46/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	379	556.02/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	398.22/cwt	385.00–412.50	2,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	381.43/cwt	377.00–386.00	2,746	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	528.36/cwt	525.00–532.50	2,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	504.09/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	613	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	458.94/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,799	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	160.10/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,968	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,411	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,000	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	177.05/cwt	176.00–178.00	3,166	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	160.90/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,330	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,477	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	103.99/cwt	100.00–110.00	927	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	157.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,792	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	153.05/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,959	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	171.32/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,039	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	198.01/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	159.35/cwt	145.00–176.00	2,366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,692	187.09/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,166	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,180	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	185.85/cwt	170.00–200.00	2,041	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,544	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,896	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	212.84/cwt	192.50–262.50	2,509	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,261.37/head	2,650.00–3,750.00	3,261	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	489.45/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,300	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	432.18/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,446	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	383.75/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	375.09/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	375.55/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,464	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	400.21/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,481	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	344.53/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	513.43/cwt	482.50–550.00	1,889	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	548.59/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,068	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	324.98/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	337.62/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	348.89/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	494.28/cwt	482.50–500.00	1,908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	420.87/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	270.39/cwt	250.00–290.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	351.66/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	390.57/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	350.64/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	368.13/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	497.56/cwt	490.00–502.50	2,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	449.24/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,363	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	507.51/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1

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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