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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 24
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 621▼ 183 vs year ago 759 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 70▼ 53 vs year ago 103 · −51.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 140▼ 35 vs year ago 160 · −21.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE: A Pre-Vac Sale will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The sale will begin at 11:00 a.m.

Compared to last week, the market posted another week of record barn prices with very strong demand, despite calves being slightly plainer in quality than the previous offering. Feeder steers weighing 300-500 lbs. traded $10.00 higher. Steers weighing 500-700 lbs. sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Several quality consignments of replacement cows were offered, drawing strong buyer interest and selling on strong demand. Slaughter cattle saw good demand, selling steady to $5.00 higher compared to the previous week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.75/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +4.12 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$393.75
34 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.09
vs AR average
−36.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533417.532,22315thin
Medium and Large 2557374.982,08719thin
One grade step is worth $42.55/cwt here — about $136 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 sale34 hd
393.75
—
AR average8 barns · 278 hd
405.84
−12.09
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−36.66
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
+4.12
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

30 sales
441398355312median 389.6303/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $325.96, median $389.63 across 30 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—High1,515195.282,9599thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453161.932,3532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217160.931,95811
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,106138.781,53513

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)1,228$4,9755
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$4,68311
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,189$4,5487
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,288$3,7503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,339$3,6645
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,163$3,5456
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$3,5254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$3,3924thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,433$3,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,8502thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)950$3,6003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$3,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$3,3781thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)870$3,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,560$5,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$5,3077
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,6714thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268672.98/cwt660.00–690.001,8043
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,1701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321640.33/cwt615.00–670.002,05512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361595.54/cwt575.00–622.502,15010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383542.08/cwt525.00–560.002,07612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,2042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421571.17/cwt550.00–595.002,40528
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423533.90/cwt511.00–547.502,2586
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy448529.66/cwt529.00–535.002,3739
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,7301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474530.87/cwt500.00–560.002,51611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483447.46/cwt440.00–455.002,1612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515456.63/cwt450.00–470.002,3526
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521504.82/cwt470.00–565.002,63013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567457.45/cwt442.50–480.002,59411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585415.06/cwt400.00–430.002,4284
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620441.22/cwt430.00–455.002,7368
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669418.89/cwt397.50–432.502,8025
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Full670325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1781
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727410.79/cwt397.50–435.002,9863
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8652
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,0711
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,3281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3911
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1291583.29/cwt560.00–600.001,6979
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321567.68/cwt550.00–575.001,8228
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323493.44/cwt460.00–520.001,5945
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy329522.43/cwt520.00–525.001,7196
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360439.48/cwt410.00–460.001,5824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,3731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374526.00/cwt500.00–550.001,96716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy378482.52/cwt480.00–485.001,8242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy418453.15/cwt445.00–460.001,8943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9952
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424436.75/cwt420.00–450.001,85211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427488.81/cwt467.50–515.002,08729
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed453444.97/cwt440.00–450.002,0162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470459.11/cwt445.00–480.002,15813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482393.12/cwt380.00–435.001,8959
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512426.68/cwt405.00–450.002,1859
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524385.29/cwt370.00–395.002,0198
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569407.56/cwt385.00–435.002,3195
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586363.98/cwt350.00–385.002,13310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613358.05/cwt347.50–365.002,1955
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621383.31/cwt370.00–400.002,3808
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full645355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670364.95/cwt352.50–372.502,4453
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full690327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716350.06/cwt342.50–362.502,5064
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762336.25/cwt327.00–355.002,5623
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828340.16/cwt325.00–350.002,8173
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,9581
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321629.29/cwt600.00–665.002,0207
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6741
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388518.82/cwt500.00–545.002,0134
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1389575.05/cwt565.00–590.002,2375
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431530.02/cwt520.00–540.002,2847
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475477.39/cwt475.00–480.002,2682
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483506.68/cwt490.00–535.002,4475
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3771
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518428.22/cwt405.00–445.002,2184
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521473.55/cwt467.50–485.002,4677
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566452.59/cwt435.00–465.002,5624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582400.17/cwt390.00–410.002,3293
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618420.20/cwt410.00–430.002,5972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675398.75/cwt397.50–400.002,6922
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6781
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4221
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870322.50/cwt315.00–330.002,8062
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9771
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995312.50/cwt312.50–312.503,1091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,065166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7681
Bulls——1,457192.62/cwt189.00–195.002,8065
Bulls——1,763209.47/cwt205.00–215.003,6933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968122.73/cwt119.00–128.001,1884
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121135.84/cwt130.00–140.001,5234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163140.52/cwt140.00–141.001,6342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193164.96/cwt155.00–174.001,9684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207160.63/cwt154.00–163.001,9395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,250110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256171.51/cwt169.00–175.002,1544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453161.93/cwt161.00–163.002,3532
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5605,850.00/head5,850.00–5,850.005,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1633,545.24/head3,350.00–3,625.003,5456
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1894,547.51/head4,200.00–4,775.004,5487
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1993,392.23/head3,200.00–3,650.003,3924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200205.20/cwt190.00–215.002,4623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2084,682.81/head4,200.00–4,900.004,68311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2284,975.00/head4,975.00–4,975.004,9755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,4281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2883,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290190.35/cwt188.00–192.502,4562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,299197.82/cwt177.50–227.502,5704
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3393,664.44/head3,550.00–3,825.003,6645
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4333,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018222.43/cwt200.00–255.002,2642
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165233.65/cwt222.50–245.002,7222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28703,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29103,378.00/head3,378.00–3,378.003,3781
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,670.83/head3,050.00–3,900.003,6714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3005,307.14/head5,250.00–5,350.005,3077
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003

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.