Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts included a moderate supply of feeder cattle, consisting primarily of plainer-type offerings, with several consignments noted as carrying considerable condition. The highlight of the sale was a draft of four steers weighing 261 lbs that sold at 805.00/cwt. No price trends were established for feeder cattle due to the absence of a reported sale the previous week. Slaughter cattle sold on a strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.27/cwt on 47 head, down $15.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 28 comparable sales and sits −1.47 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$395.27

▼ 15.58 vs prior sale

47 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$17.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.28

vs AR average

−27.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	405.10	2,226	21
Medium and Large 2	542	387.33	2,100	26

One grade step is worth $17.78/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd

395.27

—

AR average9 barns · 281 hd

414.55

−19.28

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−27.92

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−1.47

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	1,546	203.35	3,143	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	168.78	2,405	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	166.84	2,073	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	994	149.82	1,489	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,320	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,513	$3,185	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,438	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$2,617	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,515	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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	720	314.93/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	364.85/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	376.03/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	351.58/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	408.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	526.49/cwt	500.00–542.50	2,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	352.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	415.00/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	389.90/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	475.12/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	414.83/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,186	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	503.22/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	492.46/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	427.34/cwt	370.00–470.00	1,838	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	457.59/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	394.78/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,077	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	415.28/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	322.93/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	401.87/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	517.72/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	489.93/cwt	445.00–540.00	1,587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	454.29/cwt	420.00–510.00	1,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	504.95/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	486.23/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	466.31/cwt	457.50–485.00	2,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	437.03/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	582	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	569.74/cwt	542.50–605.00	2,399	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	535.37/cwt	526.00–540.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	426.64/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	385.08/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	480.07/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	520.88/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,531	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	646.34/cwt	630.00–660.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	261	805.00/cwt	805.00–805.00	2,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	635.32/cwt	600.00–655.00	2,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	559.73/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	502.41/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	469.77/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	448.49/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	673.70/cwt	670.00–675.00	2,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	537.67/cwt	515.00–580.00	1,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	650.00/cwt	640.00–660.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,114	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	145.63/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,404	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,228	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,419	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	168.67/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,732	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	178.06/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,516	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	156.88/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,283	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	169.95/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,031	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	160.67/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,053	6
Bulls	—	—	1,445	207.80/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,003	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	182.27/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,730	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	218.50/cwt	214.00–224.00	3,776	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	209.41/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,126	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,514.90/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,536	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	185.29/cwt	170.00–200.00	2,053	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,513	3,185.45/head	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	215.26/cwt	195.00–235.00	2,641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	2,616.73/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,617	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	214.55/cwt	205.00–225.00	2,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	182.76/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,878	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,320.26/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,320	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	945	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	333.96/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	363.35/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	378.37/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	554.12/cwt	547.50–575.00	1,840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	362.26/cwt	347.50–385.00	2,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	644.29/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,100	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	492.20/cwt	480.00–502.50	2,308	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	484.06/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	396.71/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	483.62/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	440.88/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,085	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	383.11/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,360	4
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	400–450	405	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	472.45/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	547.26/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,249	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	422.78/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,448	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	581.60/cwt	560.00–600.00	2,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	494.64/cwt	460.00–525.00	2,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	412.44/cwt	392.50–425.00	2,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	303	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	405.84/cwt	395.00–422.50	2,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,867	2

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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