Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"Compared to last week, total receipts were higher, with several offerings of weaned calves. Feeder steers sold steady to $2.00 higher. Demand for heifers and bulls was uneven. Lightweight heifers weighing 300-500 lbs sold $5.00 lower, while 500-700 lb heifers sold $10.00 higher. Feeder bulls weighing 300-500 lbs sold $15.00 lower, while 500-600 lb bulls sold steady to $2.00 higher. On a strong test, slaughter cattle sold $5.00 higher."

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $426.53/cwt on 80 head, up $9.07 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 28 of 28 comparable sales and sits +29.79 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$426.53

▲ 9.07 vs prior sale

80 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$22.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs AR average

−1.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	428.90	2,283	69
Medium and Large 1-2	538	425.00	2,287	3thin
Medium and Large 2	528	406.67	2,147	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about $136 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 sale80 hd

426.53

—

AR average7 barns · 213 hd

420.03

+6.50

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−1.37

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

+29.79

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	1,588	222.21	3,529	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	175.29	2,582	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	171.93	2,122	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	161.22	1,580	30
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	970	156.65	1,520	2thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$3,551	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$3,348	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$3,097	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,114	$3,038	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,059	$2,965	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	993	$2,552	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	839	$3,126	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,017	$2,767	3thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	500–550	508	428.34/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	379	527.66/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	426.54/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	575.05/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	387	572.61/cwt	562.50–595.00	2,216	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	482.83/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	463.64/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,151	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	501.05/cwt	465.00–537.50	2,580	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	567.62/cwt	554.50–615.00	2,350	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	400.83/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	555.00/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	484	509.86/cwt	480.00–512.00	2,468	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	414	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,088	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	326.92/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	400.73/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,296	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	438.12/cwt	417.50–452.50	2,278	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	437.69/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,101	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	400.73/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	466.12/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	526.22/cwt	515.00–565.00	1,963	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	490.25/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,093	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	470.85/cwt	440.00–487.00	2,698	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	399.82/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	380.58/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	628.67/cwt	600.00–675.00	2,288	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	462.43/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	622.55/cwt	615.00–630.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	561.30/cwt	535.00–595.00	2,666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	691.31/cwt	660.00–700.00	2,115	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	410.16/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	311	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	2,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	404.44/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	353.34/cwt	349.00–356.00	2,919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	541.85/cwt	515.00–560.00	2,043	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	495.36/cwt	482.50–515.00	2,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	426.22/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	434.91/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	569.00/cwt	569.00–569.00	2,595	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	590.05/cwt	580.00–595.00	2,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	524.41/cwt	492.50–545.00	2,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	436.07/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	643	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,990	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	970	156.65/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,520	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	182.98/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	163.56/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,675	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	174.91/cwt	171.00–188.00	1,765	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	148.59/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,340	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	167.06/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,036	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	172.22/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,568	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	181.14/cwt	180.00–182.50	2,333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	174.29/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,146	16
Bulls	—	—	1,500	213.56/cwt	210.00–217.50	3,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	235.19/cwt	232.00–238.00	4,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	2,551.51/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,552	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	3,037.82/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,038	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	3,550.85/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,551	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,348.43/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,348	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	3,097.19/head	2,550.00–3,350.00	3,097	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	3,286.23/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,286	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	233.39/cwt	197.50–250.00	2,336	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	3,125.54/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,126	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	198.32/cwt	188.00–210.00	2,168	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	500.89/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	450.90/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	623.57/cwt	612.50–655.00	2,052	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	416.22/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	427.91/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	488.68/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	382.91/cwt	361.00–405.00	2,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	570.16/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	541.08/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,245	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	488.62/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,394	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	571.43/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,160	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	459.76/cwt	452.00–477.50	2,409	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	338.59/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,617	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	476	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	448.32/cwt	420.00–453.00	2,529	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	393.84/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	492.21/cwt	465.00–530.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	348.24/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	500.57/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	489	427.18/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	361.24/cwt	345.00–372.50	2,460	11

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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