Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, feeder cattle offerings were of similar overall quality, with a higher proportion of plain-type cattle and condition noted. Demand for feeder cattle was good; however, weakness in the CME feeder cattle market, which closed $3.125 lower, resulted in feeder steers and bulls trading steady to $2.00 lower, while feeder heifers traded steady to $5.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cattle was strong, with prices $5.00 to $10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $474.67/cwt on 39 head, up $24.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 26 comparable sales and sits +29.59 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$474.67

▲ 24.55 vs prior sale

39 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$34.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.98

vs AR average

−16.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	483.45	2,632	29
Medium and Large 2	540	449.23	2,425	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.22/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale39 hd

474.67

—

AR average9 barns · 231 hd

464.70

+9.98

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−16.16

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

+29.59

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	1,481	203.58	3,015	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	179.57	2,739	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	175.90	2,306	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	167.01	1,724	22

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)	1,105	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,978	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,889	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,666	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	767	$2,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	850	$2,500	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	697.39/cwt	695.00–700.00	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	459.67/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	424.57/cwt	424.00–427.50	2,823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	467	488.21/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,280	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	493.15/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	414.13/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	715	326.28/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	389	511.63/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	327.57/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	282.39/cwt	265.00–300.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	386.94/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	365.58/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	472.47/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	444.11/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,092	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	547.06/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	383.98/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,204	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	487.18/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,036	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	354.16/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	371.12/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	418.43/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,971	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	313.33/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	366.03/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	414.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,207	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	596.53/cwt	580.00–640.00	2,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	569.02/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,407	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	503.04/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,651	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	528.87/cwt	515.00–565.00	2,523	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	534.15/cwt	500.00–585.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	543.48/cwt	520.00–565.00	1,989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	361.25/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	471.47/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,197	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	419.00/cwt	400.00–437.50	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	477.86/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	457.04/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,427	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	427.02/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	656.48/cwt	645.00–670.00	2,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	400.95/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	347.04/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	576.79/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	523.49/cwt	507.50–540.00	2,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	542.84/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	463.75/cwt	462.50–465.00	2,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	394.87/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,243	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	149.62/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,372	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	165.74/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,664	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,674	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	184.64/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,400	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	177.42/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,984	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	173.85/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,761	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,976	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	173.52/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,315	6
Bulls	—	—	1,115	188.91/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	208.47/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,342	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	186.22/cwt	168.00–207.50	2,151	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,888.70/head	2,450.00–3,250.00	2,889	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	203.21/cwt	197.50–210.00	2,313	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	221.05/cwt	210.00–235.00	2,140	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	885	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,752	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,666.42/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	3,004.05/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,004	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	2,300.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,300.00	19,780	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	525.11/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	443.69/cwt	427.50–455.00	2,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	467.36/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	335.88/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	595.00/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	569.74/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	588.45/cwt	565.00–610.00	2,189	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	394.26/cwt	375.00–417.50	2,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	335.05/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	725	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	554.09/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	431.14/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	366.58/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,302	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	474.50/cwt	450.00–515.00	1,988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	477	489.29/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	510.34/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,368	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	369.20/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	438.73/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	480.49/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,508	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	938	264.88/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	494	441.95/cwt	436.00–460.00	2,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	631.32/cwt	620.00–645.00	2,039	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	553.45/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,319	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	378.58/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	405.01/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,491	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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