Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE: A Pre-Vac Sale will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The sale will begin at 11:00 a.m.

Compared to last week, the market posted another week of record barn prices with very strong demand, despite calves being slightly plainer in quality than the previous offering. Feeder steers weighing 300-500 lbs. traded $10.00 higher. Steers weighing 500-700 lbs. sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Several quality consignments of replacement cows were offered, drawing strong buyer interest and selling on strong demand. Slaughter cattle saw good demand, selling steady to $5.00 higher compared to the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.75/cwt on 34 head, down $2.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −2.99 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$393.75

▼ 2.95 vs prior sale

34 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$42.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.09

vs AR average

−36.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	417.53	2,223	15thin
Medium and Large 2	557	374.98	2,087	19thin

One grade step is worth $42.55/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd

393.75

—

AR average8 barns · 278 hd

405.84

−12.09

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−36.66

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−2.99

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	1,515	195.28	2,959	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	161.93	2,353	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	160.93	1,958	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,106	138.78	1,535	13

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)	1,228	$4,975	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$4,683	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$4,548	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,288	$3,750	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,339	$3,664	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$3,545	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,525	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$3,392	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$3,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$3,600	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$3,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$3,378	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$3,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,560	$5,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$5,307	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,671	4thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	436.75/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	448	529.66/cwt	529.00–535.00	2,373	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	526.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,967	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	358.05/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	385.29/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,019	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	459.11/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,158	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	407.56/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	340.16/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	393.12/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	350.06/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	426.68/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	583.29/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	567.68/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	336.25/cwt	327.00–355.00	2,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	364.95/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	383.31/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,380	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	329	522.43/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	439.48/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	493.44/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	488.81/cwt	467.50–515.00	2,087	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	363.98/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,133	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	457.45/cwt	442.50–480.00	2,594	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	533.90/cwt	511.00–547.50	2,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	447.46/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	504.82/cwt	470.00–565.00	2,630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	640.33/cwt	615.00–670.00	2,055	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	530.87/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	410.79/cwt	397.50–435.00	2,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	571.17/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,405	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	418.89/cwt	397.50–432.50	2,802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	595.54/cwt	575.00–622.50	2,150	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	441.22/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	672.98/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	542.08/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,076	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	456.63/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	415.06/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	428.22/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	518.82/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	400.17/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	122.73/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,188	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	164.96/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,968	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	135.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,523	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	161.93/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,353	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	171.51/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,154	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	160.63/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,939	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,634	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	209.47/cwt	205.00–215.00	3,693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,065	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,457	192.62/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,806	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	4,975.00/head	4,975.00–4,975.00	4,975	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	4,682.81/head	4,200.00–4,900.00	4,683	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	4,547.51/head	4,200.00–4,775.00	4,548	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,428	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	190.35/cwt	188.00–192.50	2,456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	205.20/cwt	190.00–215.00	2,462	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	3,545.24/head	3,350.00–3,625.00	3,545	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	3,392.23/head	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,392	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	222.43/cwt	200.00–255.00	2,264	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	910	3,378.00/head	3,378.00–3,378.00	3,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	3,664.44/head	3,550.00–3,825.00	3,664	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	233.65/cwt	222.50–245.00	2,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	378	482.52/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	690	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	453.15/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	398.75/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	452.59/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	575.05/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	420.20/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	477.39/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	629.29/cwt	600.00–665.00	2,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	530.02/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,284	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	506.68/cwt	490.00–535.00	2,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	473.55/cwt	467.50–485.00	2,467	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	5,850.00/head	5,850.00–5,850.00	5,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	5,307.14/head	5,250.00–5,350.00	5,307	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,670.83/head	3,050.00–3,900.00	3,671	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	197.82/cwt	177.50–227.50	2,570	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,310	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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