Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were in light supply, with mostly plainer offerings. On a light test, feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 lower. Overall demand for feeder cattle was lighter this week due to drought conditions and weaker cattle futures, with the exception of a few fancy replacement heifers that sold on strong demand. Slaughter cattle sold $8.00-$10.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $372.58/cwt on 16 head, up $1.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −43.63 against this barn's trailing median of $416.21.

Average price

$372.58

▲ 1.35 vs prior sale

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	380.61	2,117	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	369.90	1,990	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $340.41, median $416.21 across 30 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 sale16 hd

372.58

—

AR average8 barns · 121 hd

371.67

+0.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

416.21

−43.63

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	1,600	203.41	3,255	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,435	161.33	2,315	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	150.03	1,386	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$4,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$3,628	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,480	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,321	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,763	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,650	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$3,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$3,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$3,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,050	1thin

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	600–650	620	359.84/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	482.00/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	417.56/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	384.16/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	336.15/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	381.22/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	412.46/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	335.23/cwt	322.50–347.50	2,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	417.47/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	396.35/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	458.36/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	378.01/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	521.30/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	321.22/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	815	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	715	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	3,253	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	3,628.03/head	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,628	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,929	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,044	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,809	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,112.50/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	150.72/cwt	147.50–153.00	1,369	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,168	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,123	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	209.98/cwt	208.00–214.00	3,637	5
Bulls	—	—	1,523	202.91/cwt	197.00–207.00	3,090	7
Bulls	—	—	1,480	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	487.96/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,321.43/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,321	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,762.82/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	406.89/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	367.30/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	392.30/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	310.40/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	475.85/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	338.02/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	389.04/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	481.66/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	335.60/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	422.15/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	432.96/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	412.73/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	395.20/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	359.89/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	390.98/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	369.19/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,953	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	353.87/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	391.70/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	487.13/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	426.29/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	453.68/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,679	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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