Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the supply of feeder cattle increased, with several quality offerings of weaned calves. Quality and condition continued to drive demand throughout the sale. Several outstanding drafts of replacement-quality heifers sold on very good demand, highlighted by a draft of 10 head averaging 602 lbs that brought $459.00/cwt. Overall, feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00 to $20.00 higher than the previous week. Slaughter cattle sold with good demand; however, comparisons to last week were limited due to insufficient comparable receipts to establish a market trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.60/cwt on 90 head, up $17.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +9.86 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$406.60

▲ 17.23 vs prior sale

90 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$65.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.32

vs AR average

+32.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	418.93	2,278	73
Medium and Large 2	545	353.66	1,928	17thin

One grade step is worth $65.27/cwt here — about $350 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 sale90 hd

406.60

—

AR average8 barns · 250 hd

390.28

+16.32

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+32.57

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

+9.86

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	—	High	1,611	212.98	3,430	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	183.00	2,540	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	178.66	2,178	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	167.00	1,793	15

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)	1,045	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$3,185	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$2,862	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,233	3thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	450–500	465	436.11/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	429.27/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,194	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	356.23/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	386.87/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,058	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	484.58/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	462.02/cwt	442.50–472.20	2,153	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	342.68/cwt	332.50–352.50	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	469.88/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	441.09/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,866	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	396.90/cwt	382.50–412.00	2,441	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	364.38/cwt	340.00–377.50	2,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	363.56/cwt	347.50–380.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	383.67/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,172	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	536.76/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	559	415.11/cwt	411.00–434.00	2,320	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	378.66/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	758	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	519.92/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	366.68/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	415.93/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,992	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	353.20/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	508.96/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,919	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	533.85/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	472.00/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,973	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	325.02/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,499	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,233.33/head	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	489	403.77/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	346.29/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	214.11/cwt	199.00–229.00	2,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	208.81/cwt	205.00–213.00	2,689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	162.23/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,702	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,595	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	174.01/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,878	9
Bulls	—	—	1,773	225.29/cwt	219.00–229.00	3,994	3
Bulls	—	—	1,701	212.87/cwt	209.00–217.00	3,621	4
Bulls	—	—	1,328	200.80/cwt	194.00–205.00	2,667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	3,184.61/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,185	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	174.75/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,078	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	182.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	340.42/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	456.21/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,551	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,861.71/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,862	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	503.48/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	467.50/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	820	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	347.08/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	379.08/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	439.65/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	312	545.16/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	384.71/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	387.72/cwt	382.50–405.00	1,880	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	414.13/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	444.54/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	336.36/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,184	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	438.39/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,863	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	469.97/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	400.86/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	494.85/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	900–950	940	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	387.78/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,649	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	503.33/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	361.73/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	406.25/cwt	406.25–406.25	2,474	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	626	427.74/cwt	413.00–459.00	2,678	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	469.47/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	523.80/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	397.32/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,277	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	519	483.98/cwt	457.50–490.00	2,512	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	743	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	415.52/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,111	5

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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