Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, offerings were mixed, with both weaned and unweaned calves. Overall quality was good. Feeder steers weighing 300-500 lbs sold $9.00 lower, 600 lb steers sold $15.00 lower, and 700 lb steers sold steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold steady to $7.00 lower, while 400-600 lb heifers sold $12.00 higher, supported by stronger demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.27/cwt on 35 head, up $5.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +26.53 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$423.27

▲ 5.56 vs prior sale

35 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$33.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.60

vs AR average

+7.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	429.06	2,306	29
Medium and Large 2	535	395.28	2,115	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.78/cwt here — about $191 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 sale35 hd

423.27

—

AR average3 barns · 74 hd

406.67

+16.60

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

+7.16

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

+26.53

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	—	Low	1,368	213.41	2,918	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	182.00	2,635	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	179.56	2,347	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	173.01	1,876	11

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)	1,240	$3,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$3,379	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,340	2thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	3,378.58/head	2,600.00–4,000.00	3,379	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,340.26/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	499.37/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,407	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	526.52/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	672.56/cwt	665.00–680.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	445.84/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,296	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	469.04/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,448	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	528.47/cwt	515.00–550.00	2,225	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	391.65/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	602.46/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	441.28/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,555	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	455.80/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,202	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	417.46/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	355.05/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	486.39/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	566.41/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	488.83/cwt	472.50–520.00	2,082	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	595	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	581.18/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	424.34/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	519.83/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,960	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	435.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	383.71/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	456.60/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	456.15/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	399.11/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	543	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,957	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	182.58/cwt	175.00–187.50	2,368	5
Bulls	—	—	1,180	201.28/cwt	198.00–209.00	2,375	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	178.99/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,067	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	168.02/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,722	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	188.67/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,972	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,940	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	192.76/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	233.62/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,925	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	168.61/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	423.15/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	582.38/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	506.25/cwt	492.50–520.00	2,607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	286.33/cwt	240.00–345.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	353.65/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	412.14/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	690	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	482.07/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	409.90/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	446.44/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	350.49/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	349.35/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	435.51/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	400.34/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	407.47/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	529.83/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	515.77/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	479.62/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	384.51/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	434.76/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	539.06/cwt	515.00–565.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	632.40/cwt	620.00–645.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	580.21/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	528.10/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	745	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	589.27/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,703	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	387.94/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	556.97/cwt	547.50–570.00	2,077	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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