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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 26
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
625 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 346▲ 199 vs year ago 426 · +46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 37▲ 21 vs year ago 47 · +44.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

PRE-VAC SALE NEXT TUESDAY ON 9-2-25 300-400 HEAD EXPECTED SALE STARTS @11AM

This week's cattle receipts were up compared to last week, indicating increased movement and interest in the market. Feeder Steers and Bulls traded steady on good demand, with consistent buyer interest. Feeder Heifers saw stronger demand this week, trading $10.00-$15.00 higher. The uptick in heifer prices appears to be driven by two key factors: Producers are actively working to rebuild cow herds, boosting demand for quality replacement heifers, and Limited supply on steers has tightened, shifting buyer focus toward heifers. Slaughter Cattle traded steady on a light test, with relatively few head offered. Replacement-quality cows were in very short supply, limiting overall activity in that segment of the market. Market tone remains strong, with continued interest in quality feeder cattle and growing attention toward rebuilding herds.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $385.89/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −42.74 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$385.89
55 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,155
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.97
vs AR average
−23.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551393.192,16732
Medium and Large 1-2561381.352,1399thin
Medium and Large 2574372.122,13514thin
One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale55 hd
385.89
—
AR average8 barns · 290 hd
393.86
−7.97
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−23.41
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
−42.74
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
493441389337median 428.6303/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.83, low $350.71, median $428.63 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,670187.833,13811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,394166.592,3229thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208162.911,96811
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040134.931,40313
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,550175.002,7131thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,8252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,5203thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$2,5501thin

Every lot

132 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1218574.20/cwt565.00–585.001,2522
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,7481
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326522.84/cwt505.00–545.001,7046
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8821
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358497.85/cwt485.00–505.001,7825
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6741
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378425.10/cwt420.00–430.001,6072
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418443.32/cwt435.00–450.001,8539
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421420.97/cwt410.00–430.001,7727
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed462406.00/cwt406.00–406.001,8763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466418.05/cwt405.00–440.001,94811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473373.64/cwt340.00–385.001,7676
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7761
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518374.93/cwt370.00–380.001,9422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523402.28/cwt397.50–420.002,10414
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537366.59/cwt360.00–375.001,9694
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561381.35/cwt381.00–382.502,1399
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573353.06/cwt330.00–367.502,0233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580389.03/cwt377.50–397.002,25615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595383.44/cwt380.00–384.002,2817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2998
Steers600–650Large 2Thin Fleshed620390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622382.83/cwt370.00–397.502,3816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622344.17/cwt327.50–360.002,1413
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed653375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4492
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664349.02/cwt335.00–354.002,3176
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673366.37/cwt360.00–372.502,4662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed675368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,4845
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713356.73/cwt350.00–365.002,5433
Steers700–750Large 2Thin Fleshed728362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,6392
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7651
Steers750–800Large 2Thin Fleshed790345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7261
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0671
Steers800–850Large 2Thin Fleshed808330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6662
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9141
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,245230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,8641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285417.54/cwt415.00–420.001,1902
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322398.56/cwt390.00–400.001,2837
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337476.75/cwt450.00–490.001,6073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8005
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374434.51/cwt415.00–445.001,6255
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375374.43/cwt340.00–400.001,4044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy387388.34/cwt370.00–400.001,5033
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed414470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9465
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415384.88/cwt375.00–395.001,5974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417420.61/cwt400.00–455.001,75411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418411.23/cwt407.50–415.001,7192
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full470360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477369.29/cwt350.00–377.501,7626
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480406.88/cwt390.00–417.501,95314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483369.81/cwt355.00–377.501,7864
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518348.14/cwt330.00–370.001,8036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522387.27/cwt370.00–409.002,02224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573375.20/cwt362.50–382.502,15010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583342.97/cwt335.00–351.002,0002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed585395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615358.47/cwt350.00–367.502,2055
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633332.51/cwt312.50–353.002,1052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed635387.48/cwt385.00–390.002,4602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662347.39/cwt335.00–356.002,3005
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3682
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770323.75/cwt312.50–335.002,4932
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830271.23/cwt270.00–272.502,2512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed313486.74/cwt475.00–490.001,5235
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332500.87/cwt475.00–520.001,6635
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377468.05/cwt455.00–485.001,7656
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395410.00/cwt400.00–420.001,6202
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415431.78/cwt420.00–450.001,7925
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430405.06/cwt400.00–415.001,7423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432399.41/cwt375.00–420.001,72510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9071
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465382.72/cwt360.00–400.001,7806
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479398.55/cwt385.00–405.001,9097
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505360.00/cwt345.00–375.001,8182
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511383.90/cwt375.00–395.001,96210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Full515332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526346.39/cwt340.00–360.001,8224
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576365.69/cwt355.00–375.002,1066
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578344.57/cwt330.00–357.501,9925
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616365.06/cwt350.00–379.002,24910
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662347.14/cwt330.00–355.002,2989
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Full675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714326.23/cwt325.00–330.002,3294
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3551
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2101
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2888249.87/cwt235.00–265.002,2192
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,3511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,657187.81/cwt180.00–195.003,11210
Bulls——1,805188.00/cwt188.00–188.003,3931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930121.95/cwt120.00–124.001,1343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042137.88/cwt134.00–140.001,4375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106147.20/cwt145.00–150.001,6284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120153.57/cwt151.00–156.001,7202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153175.54/cwt175.00–176.002,0242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274164.30/cwt162.00–166.002,0936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388163.96/cwt160.00–168.002,2766
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405171.85/cwt170.00–175.002,4143
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,550175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7131
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9891
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,9691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1672,520.29/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2Thin Fleshed9002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

This sale against other markets

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.