Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

With temperatures reaching the triple digits today, supply and demand for feeder cattle were light. Significant losses in the feeder cattle futures market over the past two weeks negatively impacted both buyer demand and producer offerings as well. Slaughter cattle were lightly tested, but demand was good. No market trends were established due to the absence of a reported sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.22/cwt on 8 head, down $42.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −49.51 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$347.22

▼ 42.15 vs prior sale

8 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$21.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.31

vs AR average

−13.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	360.83	1,955	3thin
Medium and Large 2	541	339.06	1,834	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.78/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

347.22

—

AR average7 barns · 161 hd

360.53

−13.31

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−13.30

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−49.51

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	1,132	201.66	2,283	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	182.34	2,188	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	179.99	2,027	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	178.00	1,744	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$4,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$4,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,614	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$2,492	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	350–400	380	431.48/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	509.11/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	333.39/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	491.25/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	391.65/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	778	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	359.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	370.96/cwt	361.00–385.00	1,925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	462.14/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	453.68/cwt	447.50–460.00	2,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	409.75/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	404.99/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	183.32/cwt	183.00–184.00	2,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,132	201.66/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,283	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,744	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	182.34/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	374.99/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	433.24/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	490.78/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	316.83/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	353.29/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	475.96/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	298.72/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	455.69/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	426.70/cwt	417.50–432.50	1,796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	497.40/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	374.45/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	370.97/cwt	357.50–387.50	1,747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	357.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	415.25/cwt	387.50–427.50	1,989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	483.53/cwt	450.00–515.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	414.59/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	405.17/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,754	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,613.89/head	3,400.00–3,675.00	3,614	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	326.69/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,807	3

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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