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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, this week's feeder offerings consisted mostly of weaned calves showing a lot of condition. Despite some losses on the feeder board last week, demand held strong this week. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $5.00 lower, while slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.83/cwt on 66 head, up $8.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 26 comparable sales and sits +33.74 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$478.83

▲ 8.40 vs prior sale

66 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$47.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.58

vs AR average

+3.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	486.78	2,672	55
Medium and Large 2	551	439.04	2,418	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.74/cwt here — about $255 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

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 sale66 hd

478.83

—

AR average9 barns · 230 hd

469.25

+9.58

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+3.27

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

+33.74

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	1,571	194.68	3,059	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	169.23	2,560	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	165.88	2,055	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	127.32	1,260	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$3,631	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$3,413	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,131	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,106	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$4,700	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$4,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,530	5

Every lot, as filed

134 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 2	700–750	712	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	399.79/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	584.51/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,554	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	366.75/cwt	340.00–368.75	2,875	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	461.43/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	558.51/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	316	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,054	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	384.41/cwt	367.50–415.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	359.90/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	460.01/cwt	442.50–490.00	2,640	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	636.63/cwt	620.00–645.00	2,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	457.09/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,700	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	508.65/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,614	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	433.78/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,689	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	494.17/cwt	492.50–495.00	2,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	398.76/cwt	380.00–422.50	2,293	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	355.58/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	487.70/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,058	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	457.13/cwt	435.00–520.00	1,943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	527.60/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,994	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	381.04/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	462.01/cwt	427.50–475.00	2,218	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	495.83/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	366.20/cwt	359.00–377.50	2,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	457.53/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	370.98/cwt	364.00–376.00	2,678	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	502.20/cwt	480.00–527.50	2,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	413.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	405.91/cwt	382.50–417.50	2,716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	584.59/cwt	557.50–610.00	2,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	589.35/cwt	545.00–615.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	387.70/cwt	355.00–410.00	2,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	391	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,434	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	321	705.32/cwt	660.00–710.00	2,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	537.03/cwt	512.50–570.00	2,556	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	403.18/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	448.64/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	715	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	335.05/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	499.16/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	560.65/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,579	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	537	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	281	736.52/cwt	730.00–737.50	2,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	563.41/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	356	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,278	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	653.31/cwt	650.00–655.00	2,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	434	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,065	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	144.45/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,550	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	130.34/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,286	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	104.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	884	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,075	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	150.56/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,874	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	174.96/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,128	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	115.18/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,135	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	172.30/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	209.73/cwt	207.00–213.00	3,656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,514	189.66/cwt	180.00–196.00	2,871	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,550	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	178.22/cwt	160.00–192.50	1,836	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	970	158.39/cwt	147.00–173.00	1,536	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	3,612.90/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,613	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	230.16/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,221	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,233.49/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,233	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	3,412.63/head	3,350.00–3,475.00	3,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,355	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,630.53/head	3,050.00–4,500.00	3,631	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,131.19/head	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,131	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,890	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	4,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	506.72/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	429.00/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,244	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	358.57/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	582	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	352.24/cwt	332.50–385.00	2,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	472.11/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	641	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	500.65/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,103	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	463.52/cwt	457.50–470.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	326.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	755	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,255	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	451.65/cwt	425.00–462.50	2,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	361.35/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	385.69/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	538.92/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	514.09/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,447	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	598.34/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	402.44/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	471.64/cwt	445.00–510.00	2,490	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	509.05/cwt	500.00–517.50	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	617.06/cwt	605.00–635.00	1,919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	443.43/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,266	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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