Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were lower, with the offering consisting primarily of unweaned calves. Quality offerings were available, with strong demand noted for replacement-type heifers. Feeder steers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher, with fewer weaned calves offered than last week. Feeder heifers also sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $15.00 higher, with stronger demand noted for the 400-500 lb. weight range. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.35/cwt on 31 head, down $23.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −13.34 against this barn's trailing median of $396.70.

Average price

$383.35

▼ 23.25 vs prior sale

31 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$42.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.75

vs AR average

+16.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	394.38	2,135	23
Medium and Large 2	549	351.64	1,929	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.75/cwt here — about $206 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $332.30, median $396.70 across 29 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 sale31 hd

383.35

—

AR average9 barns · 276 hd

372.61

+10.75

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+16.70

This barn, trailing median29 sales

396.70

−13.34

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	1,536	204.74	3,146	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	172.99	2,526	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	172.47	2,294	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	159.56	1,586	8thin

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)	1,212	$2,850	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	427.41/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,278	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	488.11/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	743	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	587.44/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	464.00/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	320.79/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	368.39/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,118	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	392.91/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	464.64/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	431.61/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	460.59/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	466	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	407.67/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,120	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	395.10/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,062	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	504.70/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	348.70/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,988	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	174.29/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,356	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,113	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	142.08/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	175.55/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,007	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	160.30/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,505	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	172.99/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,526	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	2,850.48/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,291	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	207.96/cwt	204.00–211.00	3,394	5
Bulls	—	—	1,396	195.53/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,730	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	219.74/cwt	216.00–225.00	3,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	357.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	400.38/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,046	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,139	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	374.85/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	424.09/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	485.07/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	406.66/cwt	387.50–427.50	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	398.36/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	377.98/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	435.58/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	363.76/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	345.86/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	482.50/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	433.40/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	345.14/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	439.85/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	313.86/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	470.17/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	603	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	442.83/cwt	437.50–460.00	2,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	527.92/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	425.36/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	459	493.77/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	522	421.94/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	686	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,542	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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