Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cow Sale: A special cow sale is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2026, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Expecting an offering of over 250 cows, 120 F1 open heifers, 22 head of black baldy heifers, and 30+ bulls.

*Close*

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was moderate, with several quality lightweight offerings. Feeder cattle weighing 300-500 lbs. saw strong demand, selling $30.00-$40.00 higher. Feeder cattle in the 600-800 lb. range were not well tested. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower on a moderate test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $468.18/cwt on 24 head, down $7.80 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +23.09 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$468.18

▼ 7.80 vs prior sale

24 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$64.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.13

vs AR average

−3.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	476.28	2,588	21
Medium and Large 2	578	411.44	2,378	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.84/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd

468.18

—

AR average8 barns · 114 hd

455.05

+13.13

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−3.94

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

+23.09

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	1,675	196.96	3,299	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	161.93	2,065	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	160.00	2,184	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	135.01	1,360	16

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)	1,150	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	464	506.37/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,350	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	388	586.70/cwt	585.00–587.50	2,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	653.33/cwt	625.00–685.00	2,169	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	438.79/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	397.22/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	423.02/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	584.29/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,460	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	471.62/cwt	440.00–505.00	2,193	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	538.45/cwt	510.00–580.00	2,035	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	518.56/cwt	485.00–545.00	2,194	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	648	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,495	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	453.39/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	569.20/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	384.21/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	506.88/cwt	460.00–545.00	1,647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	445.11/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	344.12/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	359.87/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	324	610.91/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	478.44/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	529.00/cwt	520.00–585.00	2,518	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	547.44/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	455.01/cwt	449.00–485.00	2,562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	368.33/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	616.45/cwt	600.00–675.00	2,349	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	411.44/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	485.18/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	543.42/cwt	515.00–575.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	354.07/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	505.21/cwt	500.00–522.50	2,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	443	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,270	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	588.85/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,884	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	160.47/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,020	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	136.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,415	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	119.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,153	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,271	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	145.41/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,453	6
Bulls	—	—	1,628	191.56/cwt	185.00–196.00	3,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	209.54/cwt	201.00–217.00	3,652	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,661	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,720	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,291	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	805	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,389	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	875	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,235	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,149	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,065	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,571	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	205.85/cwt	171.00–225.00	2,343	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,376	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,881	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	679.32/cwt	630.00–685.00	2,228	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	333.49/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	480.98/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	560.45/cwt	555.00–575.00	2,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	402.73/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	517.54/cwt	500.00–537.50	1,930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	561.10/cwt	540.00–595.00	2,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	595.67/cwt	572.50–635.00	2,287	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	530.77/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	489.29/cwt	460.00–525.00	2,505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	467.50/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,618	3

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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