Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was moderate, with offerings generally slightly plainer in quality. Feeder bulls weighing 300-500 pounds met stronger demand, selling steady to $5.00 higher, while feeder bulls over 500 pounds sold $5.00-$10.00 lower. Feeder steers were in light supply, with insufficient comparable sales to establish a market trend. Feeder heifers were met with softer demand, selling $10.00-$15.00 lower. Overall demand for feeder cattle was good, with the strongest demand noted for lighter-weight feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady, while slaughter bulls sold $10.00 higher. A highlight of the sale was a group of fancy-bred heifers, averaging 998 pounds and in the third stage of pregnancy, which sold for $4,650.00 per head.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $369.34/cwt on 34 head, down $1.16 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.87 against this barn's trailing median of $416.21.

Average price

$369.34

▼ 1.16 vs prior sale

34 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$35.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	386.13	2,087	18thin
Medium and Large 2	558	350.44	1,954	16thin

One grade step is worth $35.69/cwt here — about $133 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 sale34 hd

369.34

—

AR average8 barns · 179 hd

360.98

+8.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

416.21

−46.87

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	1,668	182.18	3,038	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	141.95	1,871	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	137.19	2,196	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	124.59	1,264	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$3,509	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	998	$4,650	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$4,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$3,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1Replacement	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,672	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	485.82/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	363.45/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,622	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	402.06/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,508	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	4,650.00/head	4,650.00–4,650.00	4,650	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	422.55/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	404.17/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	376.23/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	353.77/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	471.54/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	326.87/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,053	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	332.94/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,934	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	344.19/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	353.32/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	333.31/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	312.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	326.65/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	363.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	423.65/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	297.41/cwt	292.50–302.50	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	361.43/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	413.07/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	390.98/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,806	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	118.37/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,130	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	139.07/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,610	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	128.64/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,312	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,998	4
Bulls	—	—	1,802	186.14/cwt	182.00–189.00	3,354	10
Bulls	—	—	1,220	168.98/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,062	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,262	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	138.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,203	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	139.64/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,800	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	102.06/cwt	98.00–107.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	347.06/cwt	345.00–349.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	416.64/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	386.76/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,644	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	408	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,326	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	314	313.86/cwt	300.00–350.00	986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	321.17/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	375.67/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	401.08/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	347.41/cwt	333.00–357.50	2,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	429.36/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,636	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	435.06/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	344.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	334.99/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	296.67/cwt	285.00–302.50	2,459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	350.62/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	400.57/cwt	380.00–427.50	2,095	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	423.55/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,033	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	438.05/cwt	427.50–460.00	1,888	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,508.79/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	800	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	325.35/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	319.18/cwt	317.50–322.50	2,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	475.58/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	342.40/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	723	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	319.20/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	367.29/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	332.76/cwt	332.50–333.00	2,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	331.59/cwt	331.00–332.20	2,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	327.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	651	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	353.14/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	434.24/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	397.07/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	780	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	463.03/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	408.25/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,062	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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