Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts of feeder cattle were higher, with offerings consisting mostly of new-crop, fleshier calves and slightly plainer cattle. Few weaned calves were offered. Cooler nighttime temperatures softened demand for unweaned calves. Feeder steers weighing 500-600 pounds sold $15.00-$20.00 lower, while 700-pound steers sold $10.00 higher. Lightweight steers were not well tested. Feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10.00 higher, with higher-yielding cattle receiving the strongest demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.26/cwt on 38 head, down $9.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.39 against this barn's trailing median of $396.65.

Average price

$333.26

▼ 9.88 vs prior sale

38 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$37.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.55

vs AR average

−10.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	357.65	1,863	12thin
Medium and Large 1	537	329.09	1,766	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	319.88	1,756	20

One grade step is worth $37.76/cwt here — about $107 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $332.30, median $396.65 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 sale38 hd

333.26

—

AR average8 barns · 617 hd

354.81

−21.55

National average134 barns · 8,662 hd

343.55

−10.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.65

−63.39

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	1,618	183.02	2,961	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	142.73	1,832	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	141.66	2,208	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	132.61	1,465	26

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$3,041	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	983	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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 1-2	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	327.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	249.64/cwt	177.50–260.00	2,387	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	302.49/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	415.85/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	455.79/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	366.68/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	400.25/cwt	377.50–415.00	2,077	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	325.03/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	394.60/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	337.58/cwt	322.50–345.00	2,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	436.74/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,852	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	417.66/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,946	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	360.37/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,079	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	619	325.64/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	413.56/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	378.94/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	460.21/cwt	457.50–480.00	1,698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	450.46/cwt	437.50–475.00	1,887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	344.13/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	435.89/cwt	420.00–462.50	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	348.49/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	340.79/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	409.96/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	342.82/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	373.77/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	293.60/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	337.52/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	488.60/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	322.34/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,686	3
Bulls	—	—	1,561	182.76/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,853	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	147.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,917	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	139.79/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	424.16/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	311.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,097	3
Bulls	—	—	1,225	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,923	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	141.66/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,208	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	149.05/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,774	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	133.91/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,485	18
Bulls	—	—	1,957	192.64/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	118.08/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,224	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	368.49/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	379.52/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	318.46/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	408.46/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,397	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	342.10/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	324.94/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	363.98/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,543	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	408.61/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	272.29/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	381.75/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	311.83/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	307.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	440.08/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	407.09/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,523	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	312.45/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	351.41/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	417.04/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	371.56/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	360.42/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,925	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	414.34/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	324	358.84/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	630	306.44/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	310.22/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	522	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	464.61/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,873	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	334.48/cwt	327.50–335.75	2,121	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,041.18/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	232.06/cwt	217.50–247.50	2,221	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	983	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	367.73/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,002	8

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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