Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, following the Labor Day weekend, feeder cattle receipts were lower, with offerings consisting mostly of plainer-quality cattle. With a slight rebound in feeder cattle futures, feeder steers and bulls sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00 to $10.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.15/cwt on 22 head, up $1.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −73.65 against this barn's trailing median of $415.80.

Average price

$342.15

▲ 1.74 vs prior sale

22 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	356.23	1,908	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	339.00	1,929	4thin
Medium and Large 2	586	321.82	1,886	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $22 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

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $340.41, median $415.80 across 31 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 sale22 hd

342.15

—

AR average7 barns · 109 hd

343.34

−1.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.80

−73.65

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	1,395	176.19	2,458	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	152.92	2,436	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	145.07	1,687	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	131.48	1,312	18

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$4,125	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,314	$3,936	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$3,673	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$3,124	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,544	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$3,988	23
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,232	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	500–550	517	356.36/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	400.14/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	350.46/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	424.84/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	364.37/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	337.15/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,087	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	396.22/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	423.36/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	390.58/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	313.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	360.31/cwt	350.00–375.50	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	327.41/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	433.01/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	392.09/cwt	360.00–412.50	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	344.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	387.86/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,462	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	353.34/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	328.80/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	371.23/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	321.82/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	358.69/cwt	342.20–375.00	1,736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	388.45/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	320.49/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	335.26/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	318.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	298.73/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	388.85/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,641	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	3,672.53/head	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,124.14/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,124	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	359.35/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	358.34/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,731	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	161.33/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	144.72/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	196.82/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,228	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	4,125.00/head	4,125.00–4,125.00	4,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,544.16/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,544	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	145.07/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,687	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,338	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	123.46/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,131	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	133.53/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,323	8
Bulls	—	—	1,380	163.88/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,262	3
Bulls	—	—	1,284	175.11/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,248	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,231.82/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,232	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	3,987.69/head	3,500.00–4,175.00	3,988	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	3,935.89/head	3,225.00–4,100.00	3,936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	327.36/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	389.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	351.22/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,188	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	349.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	375.39/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	387.84/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	409.96/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	411.26/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	379.60/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,811	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	404.28/cwt	404.00–405.00	1,746	7

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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