Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2026-01-06

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 6
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,172 head
▲ 707 vs last sale 465▲ 84 vs year ago 1,088 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 10 vs year ago 55 · +18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 53▲ 38 vs year ago 32 · +118.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The first sale of the year featured a strong offering of feeder cattle. Receipts were moderate to heavy and were primarily made up of weaned calves. A good supply of yearlings was present, along with several consignments of lightweight calves carrying desirable condition that sold with very strong demand. Many quality drafts were observed throughout the sale, including a consignment of 19 replacement heifers weighing 641 pounds that sold for $416.00 per cwt. Buyer attendance was good, and demand remained strong from start to finish. Market trends were not established due to the sale not being reported over the previous two weeks.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $431.38/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +2.75 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$431.38
85 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,338
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.46
vs AR average
−34.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537446.992,40149
Medium and Large 1-2539429.992,31811thin
Medium and Large 2553401.402,22025
One grade step is worth $45.59/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale85 hd
431.38
—
AR average4 barns · 165 hd
423.92
+7.46
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−34.95
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
+2.75
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—Low1,758174.593,07011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,652155.932,5754thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,247151.881,89312
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low975124.301,21229

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$3,2222thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,9623thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,338$2,7292thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)955$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)905$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$3,1242thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,320$2,9501thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283683.37/cwt660.00–705.001,9347
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328597.06/cwt560.00–675.001,9588
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328547.33/cwt540.00–555.001,7952
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340520.83/cwt502.50–530.001,7713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377552.65/cwt525.00–585.002,08318
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378480.91/cwt430.00–515.001,8188
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429521.17/cwt495.00–575.002,23638
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429450.53/cwt422.50–482.501,93315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476483.72/cwt450.00–520.002,30320
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488422.12/cwt400.00–440.002,0609
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522462.05/cwt440.00–505.002,41231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531400.13/cwt375.00–415.002,12511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539429.99/cwt422.50–432.502,31811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563421.06/cwt410.00–430.002,37118
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571401.04/cwt375.00–425.002,29013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621416.88/cwt380.00–440.002,58971
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621366.22/cwt350.00–390.002,2748
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,4478
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,4954
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669389.32/cwt367.50–400.002,60527
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed700357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5031
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718369.64/cwt360.00–392.502,65410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2722339.09/cwt315.00–352.502,44810
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724352.60/cwt340.00–359.002,55310
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1793351.94/cwt341.00–353.002,79138
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7951
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2818314.98/cwt310.00–320.002,5772
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1881326.54/cwt315.00–332.502,8778
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,9192
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1969316.00/cwt316.00–316.003,06210
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275529.97/cwt525.00–535.001,4573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328415.53/cwt405.00–425.001,3632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329473.23/cwt450.00–520.001,5579
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330482.46/cwt480.00–485.001,5922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy355437.50/cwt435.00–440.001,5532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373480.39/cwt455.00–500.001,79223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381408.87/cwt390.00–425.001,55813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418463.05/cwt430.00–485.001,93629
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy423401.73/cwt390.00–415.001,6993
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426403.64/cwt380.00–425.001,7209
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471386.26/cwt360.00–400.001,8196
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473421.26/cwt410.00–437.501,99329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy488371.31/cwt367.50–375.001,8122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526403.76/cwt380.00–432.502,12430
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527350.85/cwt335.00–375.001,84911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578394.20/cwt360.00–415.002,27828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590356.08/cwt348.00–364.002,1018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2592345.87/cwt340.00–350.002,0483
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614364.94/cwt340.00–382.502,24139
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627324.36/cwt315.00–340.002,0343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement641416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,66719
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665321.19/cwt317.50–325.002,1362
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy669377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,5254
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669341.85/cwt335.00–362.502,2879
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,3156
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729332.05/cwt320.00–341.002,4216
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771318.23/cwt310.00–331.002,4548
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4231
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1904318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,8754
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1993265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313490.74/cwt440.00–540.001,5364
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336595.89/cwt565.00–655.002,0025
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375524.20/cwt490.00–555.001,9669
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378458.87/cwt440.00–470.001,7354
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412503.86/cwt470.00–540.002,07612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433412.14/cwt400.00–425.001,7852
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475398.05/cwt375.00–425.001,8913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478445.35/cwt425.00–495.002,12918
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528387.03/cwt365.00–400.002,0447
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529425.35/cwt400.00–445.002,25013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy538385.02/cwt380.00–390.002,0712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566403.58/cwt372.50–425.002,2846
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616344.56/cwt330.00–357.502,1225
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723331.28/cwt330.00–332.502,3952
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4482
Bulls——1,809177.83/cwt170.00–185.003,2179
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87199.10/cwt90.00–106.008635
Cows—Lean 85-90%924117.59/cwt112.50–123.001,0878
Cows—Lean 85-90%977128.40/cwt124.00–137.001,2549
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104144.68/cwt140.00–152.001,5977
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216142.76/cwt137.50–145.001,7364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248154.41/cwt153.00–156.001,9275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285159.81/cwt158.00–163.002,0543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,5451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,697151.91/cwt150.00–155.002,5783
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,222.36/head2,950.00–3,500.003,2222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,961.61/head2,600.00–3,100.002,9623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,0711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3382,728.97/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7292
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed840285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3941
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed907226.33/cwt185.00–275.002,0537
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,040169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,124.00/head2,800.00–3,400.003,1242
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.