Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder offerings consisted of a mixed supply of weaned calves carrying condition and new crop calves. Demand was moderate for fleshy calves, with stronger interest noted for thinner-fleshed types. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to $8.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold $7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady on a good test, with demand remaining strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.06/cwt on 32 head, up $12.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +5.32 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$402.06

▲ 12.16 vs prior sale

32 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$6.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.56

vs AR average

−25.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	405.79	2,214	14thin
Medium and Large 2	537	399.15	2,143	18thin

One grade step is worth $6.64/cwt here — about $71 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

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 sale32 hd

402.06

—

AR average10 barns · 372 hd

422.61

−20.56

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−25.33

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

+5.32

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	1,708	213.52	3,648	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	172.53	2,510	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	168.25	2,045	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	985	160.66	1,583	28

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)	1,360	$3,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,390	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	617	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	436.83/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	361	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	282	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	2,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	569.94/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	576.38/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,380	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	585.73/cwt	570.00–605.00	2,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	717.74/cwt	690.00–745.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	462.54/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	508.32/cwt	490.00–565.00	2,354	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	545.00/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	440.17/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	496.99/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	432.38/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	484.99/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	469.71/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	416.38/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	544.59/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	649.49/cwt	620.00–652.50	2,013	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	473.09/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	420.30/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	412.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	416.69/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	444.17/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,110	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	490.66/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	362.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	671.42/cwt	640.00–700.00	2,122	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	483.57/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,519	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	625.91/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	447.05/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,588	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	473.10/cwt	440.00–515.00	2,238	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	505.00/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	435.01/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	512.66/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,184	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	374	627.11/cwt	620.00–655.00	2,345	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,296	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	590.00/cwt	585.00–595.00	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	628.38/cwt	620.00–635.00	2,042	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	142.64/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,255	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	172.53/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	156.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,497	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	165.22/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,715	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	176.80/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,251	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	167.10/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,975	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	179.64/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,787	3
Bulls	—	—	1,757	218.11/cwt	212.00–223.00	3,832	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	206.95/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,557	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	231.25/cwt	225.00–235.00	2,197	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,457	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	217.46/cwt	189.00–265.00	2,849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	196.80/cwt	167.50–220.00	2,204	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	208.17/cwt	170.00–270.00	2,354	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	245.31/cwt	206.00–270.00	2,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	215.48/cwt	205.00–230.00	2,043	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	210.70/cwt	202.50–217.50	2,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	547.14/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	493.34/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	464.23/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,214	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	438.87/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	494.27/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,091	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	387.52/cwt	365.00–397.50	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	377.44/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	561.53/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	333.75/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	541.95/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,016	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	497.50/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	397.80/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	408.44/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	538.19/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	581.15/cwt	565.00–600.00	2,185	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	648.10/cwt	640.00–660.00	2,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	412.59/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,579	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	455.76/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	487.40/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,476	5

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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