Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle offerings were lighter, with mostly plainer cattle available. Demand was moderate, with stronger demand noted for thinner-fleshed calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $5.00 higher on a light test. There were some quality replacement bulls offered that sold on strong demand. Slaughter cattle were lightly tested and sold steady to $5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.10/cwt on 26 head, down $18.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −13.64 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$383.10

▼ 18.58 vs prior sale

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$28.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs AR average

−17.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	399.39	2,133	11thin
Medium and Large 2	543	371.15	2,016	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.24/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale26 hd

383.10

—

AR average7 barns · 365 hd

378.79

+4.31

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−17.42

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−13.64

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	1,659	203.81	3,382	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	167.22	2,166	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	161.00	2,294	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	152.83	1,576	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)	1,203	$3,282	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$3,185	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,657	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$7,875	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,443	$3,855	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1	350–400	377	537.35/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,026	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	461.37/cwt	445.00–477.50	2,196	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1050–1100	1,053	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	369.00/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	417.26/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	362.38/cwt	357.00–370.00	2,493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	465.18/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	351.42/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	592.80/cwt	580.00–615.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	464.81/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,948	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	424.36/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,020	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	775	365.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	467.37/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,220	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	576.47/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	452.95/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,405	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	512.58/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	377.50/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	397.46/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	532	412.47/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	516.68/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,258	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	3,281.81/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	429.77/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,869	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	258.99/cwt	230.00–280.00	2,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	3,855.29/head	3,000.00–4,500.00	3,855	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	131.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,282	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	141.03/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,443	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	167.22/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,687	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	203.93/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,196	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,656.93/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,657	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	158.18/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,718	4
Bulls	—	—	1,648	189.86/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,129	4
Bulls	—	—	1,767	222.28/cwt	220.00–227.00	3,928	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	164.39/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	567.50/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	7,874.64/head	4,600.00–10,050.00	7,875	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	3,185.01/head	2,600.00–3,550.00	3,185	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,896	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	187.40/cwt	169.00–233.00	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	509.78/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	504.91/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	544.93/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	431.32/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,868	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	459.14/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	353.35/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	403.42/cwt	385.00–417.50	2,360	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	460.73/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	499.96/cwt	477.50–530.00	1,675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	382.97/cwt	360.00–402.50	2,007	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	469	463.88/cwt	461.00–470.00	2,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	521.13/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	452.36/cwt	435.00–472.50	1,692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	410.77/cwt	365.00–430.00	2,152	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	469.64/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	481.61/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	348.76/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	407.13/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	438.63/cwt	417.50–455.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	357.65/cwt	330.00–367.50	2,021	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	380.67/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,155	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	736	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	421.50/cwt	400.00–447.50	2,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	484.97/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	515.33/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	427.41/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	497.24/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,830	13

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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