Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply on feeders remained light, with better offerings of quality feeder cattle overall. Demand was significantly stronger, with feeders selling $25.00 to $35.00 higher. Buyer confidence appeared to improve following substantial gains in the cattle futures market last week. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower.

Looking ahead, cattle receipts over the coming weeks will provide an important indication of available supply. If auction numbers remain light compared to the same period a year ago, it could signal tighter supplies and continued support for the market.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.50/cwt on 19 head, up $28.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −45.71 against this barn's trailing median of $416.21.

Average price

$370.50

▲ 28.35 vs prior sale

19 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$28.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.48

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	382.31	2,031	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	355.00	2,095	2thin
Medium and Large 2	534	354.01	1,891	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.30/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd

370.50

—

AR average7 barns · 110 hd

342.02

+28.48

This barn, trailing median30 sales

416.21

−45.71

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	—	Low	1,645	173.32	2,851	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	143.96	1,889	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	135.97	1,913	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	126.26	1,291	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,807	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$2,252	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	448.06/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	406.65/cwt	405.00–407.50	2,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	425.18/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	397.32/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	352.77/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	500	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	317.60/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	336.15/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	435.15/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	457.79/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	276.11/cwt	267.50–285.00	2,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	440.57/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	300.54/cwt	287.50–315.00	2,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	440.34/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	334.99/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	361.25/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,170	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	328.19/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	292.41/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	389.11/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,027	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	480.72/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	378.75/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,083	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	2,252.34/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	430.76/cwt	405.00–441.00	2,037	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	316.27/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	333	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,449	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,085	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	144.34/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	158.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,262	3
Bulls	—	—	2,083	189.46/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,963	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,883	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,921	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	141.23/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,881	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	148.51/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,901	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	132.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,302	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	94.50/cwt	90.00–100.00	929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	177.13/cwt	174.00–182.50	2,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,806.73/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,807	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,949	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	201.61/cwt	177.50–235.00	2,345	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	335.60/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	353.18/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	413.76/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	365.94/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	442.09/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	418.00/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	288.40/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	350–400	395	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	424.52/cwt	405.00–442.50	2,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	433.53/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	407.91/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	401.91/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	389.87/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,864	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	411.08/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,570	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	355.81/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	340.80/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	268.73/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	379.27/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	338.42/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	372.94/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	406.40/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,715	10

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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