Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder receipts were lighter with fewer offerings of weaned calves. On an uneven comparison, feeder steers sold steady to $2.00 lower. On a stronger test, feeder bulls traded $8.00 higher. Lightweight heifers weighing 300-400 lbs sold $15.00 higher, while 500-600 lb heifers traded $15.00 lower. Overall demand for feeders was very strong. Highlighting the sale was a draft of 11 guaranteed open heifers averaging 726 lbs that brought $392.00 per cwt. Slaughter cattle traded mostly steady. There were several offerings on quality replacements this week, drawing in a good attendance, and selling on strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.70/cwt on 32 head, down $21.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −0.04 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$396.70

▼ 21.61 vs prior sale

32 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$40.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.25

vs AR average

−32.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	413.19	2,245	19thin
Medium and Large 2	546	372.60	2,035	13thin

One grade step is worth $40.59/cwt here — about $210 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

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 sale32 hd

396.70

—

AR average8 barns · 262 hd

403.95

−7.25

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−32.47

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−0.04

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	1,607	183.40	2,947	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	165.13	2,013	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,614	158.92	2,565	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	154.04	1,732	10

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$3,900	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$3,790	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,351	$3,252	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,176	$3,200	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,942	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,112	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$4,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,047	$4,027	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$4,233	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$4,229	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,150	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	650–700	675	396.28/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	622.80/cwt	607.50–650.00	2,018	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	313.63/cwt	297.50–330.00	2,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	405.02/cwt	402.50–407.50	2,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	447.51/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	291.86/cwt	285.00–312.50	2,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	582.65/cwt	550.00–595.00	1,649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	566.56/cwt	530.00–585.00	1,881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	334	585.93/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	388.42/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	451.76/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,150	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	419.19/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,247	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	464.46/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	363.27/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	349.87/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	723	377.28/cwt	352.00–392.00	2,728	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	411.70/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,943	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	534.16/cwt	515.00–575.00	2,003	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	396.38/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	380.59/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	611.95/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	494.72/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	518.09/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	544.01/cwt	510.00–570.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	510.38/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,404	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	446.04/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,614	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	426.82/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	558.96/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,359	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	473.33/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	466.37/cwt	440.00–477.50	2,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	420.39/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	410.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	434.58/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	473.09/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	381.38/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	343	557.52/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,912	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.50	2,376	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	174.81/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,164	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	156.38/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,797	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,861	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,654	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	161.68/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,955	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	189.01/cwt	182.00–198.00	3,412	4
Bulls	—	—	1,210	172.19/cwt	163.00–179.00	2,083	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	4,027.25/head	3,800.00–4,150.00	4,027	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	4,221.43/head	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,221	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	209.44/cwt	182.50–245.00	2,327	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,961	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,941.86/head	2,800.00–3,125.00	2,942	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	440.15/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	421.11/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	491.44/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,039	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	783	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,741	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	342.13/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	459.14/cwt	454.00–475.00	2,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	464.57/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	263.72/cwt	250.00–277.50	2,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	569.92/cwt	545.00–600.00	2,092	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	430.52/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,450	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	3,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	397.22/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,455	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	615.40/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,969	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	481.69/cwt	460.00–507.50	2,317	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	515.68/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,202	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	4,233.17/head	4,050.00–4,400.00	4,233	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	3,252.47/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,252	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	3,789.80/head	3,700.00–3,875.00	3,790	6

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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