Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, receipts on feeder cattle were lower due to recent storms and much-needed rainfall moving through the area. On a limited test, feeder steers sold $10.00 to $15.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded steady to $7.00 higher. Feeder cattle weighing over 500 lbs were not well tested, as offerings consisted primarily of lightweight calves. Demand for feeder cattle remains strong. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $437.96/cwt on 20 head, down $4.22 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +21.34 against this barn's trailing median of $416.62.

Average price

$437.96

▼ 4.22 vs prior sale

20 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$25.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.31

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	450.48	2,420	10thin
Medium and Large 2	526	425.45	2,238	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $183 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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $359.18, median $416.62 across 29 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 sale20 hd

437.96

—

AR average8 barns · 160 hd

449.27

−11.31

This barn, trailing median29 sales

416.62

+21.34

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	—	High	1,680	211.04	3,545	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	171.53	2,533	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	170.80	2,222	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,126	157.44	1,773	10

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)	1,167	$3,247	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$2,867	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	995	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,513	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,400	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	770	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	425.45/cwt	405.00–447.50	2,238	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	579.06/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	545.20/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,001	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	464.44/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	398.74/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	433.27/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	491.50/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	504.17/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	569.79/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	371	519.63/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	418.23/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	453.10/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	496.64/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	535.14/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	575	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	546.54/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	615.23/cwt	580.00–635.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	379	572.41/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	572.65/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,399	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	685.90/cwt	670.00–710.00	2,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	543.04/cwt	524.00–555.00	2,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	516.75/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	402.56/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	474.98/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	632.26/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	562.38/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	532.44/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,236	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	185.03/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,309	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	155.95/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,012	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	170.98/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,255	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	137.23/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	175.81/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,045	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	154.51/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,777	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	171.53/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,533	6
Bulls	—	—	1,533	221.56/cwt	220.00–223.00	3,397	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	211.47/cwt	204.00–216.00	3,762	7
Bulls	—	—	1,280	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,394	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,247.18/head	2,800.00–3,750.00	3,247	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	790	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,256	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	763	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	474	442.97/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	489.91/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	426	483.46/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	584.42/cwt	550.00–605.00	1,934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	466.26/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,196	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	571.31/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	687.95/cwt	660.00–700.00	2,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	521.96/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	562.49/cwt	540.00–572.50	2,351	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	512.34/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	424.71/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	498.66/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,084	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	458.62/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,472	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	662.50/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,180	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	582.90/cwt	560.00–620.00	2,244	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,512.50/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,513	4

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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