Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were higher. Uncertainty surrounding beef imports and open borders to Mexican cattle are resulting in a downturn in cattle futures, which is affecting demand. Buyers were more selective this week, placing greater emphasis on quality and condition. Feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00 to $20.00 lower, while feeder bulls sold $20.00 to $30.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cattle remained good, with sales mostly steady compared to the previous week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.86/cwt on 35 head, down $24.71 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −68.35 against this barn's trailing median of $416.21.

Average price

$347.86

▼ 24.71 vs prior sale

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$22.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	357.50	1,841	3thin
Medium and Large 1	544	356.02	1,937	18thin
Medium and Large 2	552	335.31	1,849	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.19/cwt here — about −$8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

347.86

—

AR average7 barns · 134 hd

352.31

−4.45

This barn, trailing median30 sales

416.21

−68.35

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	1,570	199.17	3,127	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	164.47	2,693	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	161.42	2,087	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	147.82	1,556	30

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)	1,263	$3,548	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$3,238	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,898	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,748	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,093	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	348.11/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,981	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	443.73/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	286.12/cwt	278.00–300.00	2,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	379.85/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	419.42/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,804	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	340.83/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	347.48/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	473.02/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	343.16/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	410.69/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,770	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	320.05/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	361.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	452.38/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,506	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	304.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	413.43/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	509.36/cwt	480.00–516.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	256.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	410.03/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	354.13/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	397.45/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	342.94/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	390.08/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,880	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	385.04/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	378.58/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	378.38/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	403.71/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	378.33/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	483	442.91/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,139	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	205.05/cwt	180.00–240.00	2,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,075	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,548.02/head	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,548	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,045	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,662	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	191.40/cwt	187.50–195.00	2,172	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,898.41/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,898	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	150.37/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,594	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	138.09/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,331	11
Bulls	—	—	1,485	208.24/cwt	205.00–213.00	3,092	4
Bulls	—	—	1,616	198.81/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,213	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	126.75/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,172	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	170.91/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,247	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	163.71/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,125	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	163.61/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,958	8
Bulls	—	—	1,270	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,134	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	163.93/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,606	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	153.97/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,963	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,120	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,015	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	3,238.02/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,238	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	3,047.70/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,048	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	312.83/cwt	302.50–326.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	383.13/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	432.61/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	251.53/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,944	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,093	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	369.04/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	401.61/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	329.19/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	334.95/cwt	327.00–342.50	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	303.39/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	398.08/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	339.40/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	379.06/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	264.67/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	404.84/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	323.93/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	306.35/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	330.65/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	310.09/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	463.04/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	286.66/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	358.10/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	427.62/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	319.50/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	347.22/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	413.59/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	370.55/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,786	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	408.71/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	441.46/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,889	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	463.77/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	328.78/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	304.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	387.48/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	688	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,270	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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