Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply on feeders this week was limited, with overall quality remaining good. Demand was strong throughout the sale. Feeder steers sold steady to $2.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold steady to $7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to $3.00 lower. Several consignments of quality replacement cattle were offered and met with strong demand. Slaughter cattle also sold on strong demand, selling steady to $5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.61/cwt on 42 head, down $12.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −0.13 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$396.61

▼ 12.89 vs prior sale

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$37.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs AR average

−19.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	410.14	2,251	27
Medium and Large 2	550	372.26	2,046	15thin

One grade step is worth $37.88/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

396.61

—

AR average7 barns · 244 hd

397.90

−1.29

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−19.22

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−0.13

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	1,477	222.42	3,284	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	182.57	2,289	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	179.61	2,599	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	165.67	1,714	29

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,696	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,309	7
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,415	$7,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,630	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,517	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,400	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$4,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	800–850	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	542.06/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	475.80/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	434.94/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	441.75/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,306	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	578.29/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	407.53/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	349.27/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	417.89/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	478.72/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,982	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	437.80/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	522.25/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	439.84/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	501.71/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	479.04/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	692.55/cwt	690.00–695.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	373.27/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	398.34/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	378	507.35/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	236.45/cwt	200.00–260.00	3,083	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,309.15/head	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	501.61/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,822	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,516.67/head	3,500.00–5,025.00	4,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,630.00/head	4,525.00–4,700.00	4,630	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	179.61/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,599	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	194.97/cwt	191.00–204.00	2,427	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	181.33/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,270	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,096	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	171.08/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,885	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	158.05/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,467	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	147.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,409	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	183.91/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,032	4
Bulls	—	—	1,436	222.38/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,193	4
Bulls	—	—	1,300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,696.15/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	7,100.00/head	7,100.00–7,100.00	7,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	203.29/cwt	166.00–230.00	2,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	412.43/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	412.45/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	379.22/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	415.66/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	428.60/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,259	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	327.56/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	486.72/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	358.51/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	420.12/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	517.97/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	473.98/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	415.99/cwt	400.00–428.00	2,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	446.51/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,916	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	360.03/cwt	347.50–375.00	2,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	519.69/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	447.44/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	386.15/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	549.76/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	473.69/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	409.03/cwt	375.00–430.00	2,303	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	495.92/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	437.17/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,098	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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