Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was sharply lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-20.00 lower, with the majority of offerings consisting of unweaned, plainer-quality calves. Buyer demand was moderate and more selective. Several groups of 700-800 lb heifers were noted as fancy and sold on a strong demand at a premium. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.70/cwt on 5 head, down $44.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −27.04 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$369.70

▼ 44.52 vs prior sale

5 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$38.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.26

vs AR average

−44.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	385.00	2,137	3thin
Medium and Large 2	575	346.74	1,994	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.26/cwt here — about $143 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 sale5 hd

369.70

—

AR average8 barns · 255 hd

406.95

−37.26

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−44.08

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−27.04

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	—	Low	1,682	193.40	3,252	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,230	165.00	2,030	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	157.67	1,758	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	116.45	1,093	12

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)	1,045	$2,968	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,882	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$2,667	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$3,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$3,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$3,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	400–450	438	417.51/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	483.88/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	565.00/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	521.62/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,248	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	553.55/cwt	545.00–565.00	2,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	495.62/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,349	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	457.23/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,882.41/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,882	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,967.62/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,968	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	173.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,686	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	190.99/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,027	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	204.96/cwt	197.00–213.00	3,716	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	121.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,162	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	147.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	129.90/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,309	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,034	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,030	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	782	84.75/cwt	80.00–90.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	328	530.11/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	461.69/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	534.35/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	429.34/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	562.62/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	376.22/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	484.82/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	454.67/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	587.26/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	346.74/cwt	327.50–365.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	497.14/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	489.62/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,536	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	317	521.68/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	399.35/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	453.04/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	267.32/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	721	391.87/cwt	365.00–412.50	2,825	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	428.77/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	522.44/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	444.31/cwt	432.50–470.00	2,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	980	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	810	359.97/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,916	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	470.06/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	462.44/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	336.61/cwt	333.00–342.50	2,474	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	433.75/cwt	432.50–435.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	497.55/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	512.51/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	379.80/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	367.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	427	461.74/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	348.75/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	443.25/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,644	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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