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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 17
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 329▲ 452 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 45▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 37▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cow Sale: A special cow sale is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2026, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Expecting an offering of over 250 cows, 120 F1 open heifers, 22 head of black baldy heifers, and 30+ bulls.

*Close*

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was moderate, with several quality lightweight offerings. Feeder cattle weighing 300-500 lbs. saw strong demand, selling $30.00-$40.00 higher. Feeder cattle in the 600-800 lb. range were not well tested. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower on a moderate test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $468.18/cwt on 24 head, down $7.80 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +39.55 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$468.18
▼ 7.80 vs prior sale
24 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$64.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.13
vs AR average
−3.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543476.282,58821
Medium and Large 2578411.442,3783thin
One grade step is worth $64.84/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd
468.18
—
AR average8 barns · 114 hd
455.05
+13.13
National average160 barns · 7,757 hd
472.12
−3.94
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
+39.55
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—Average1,675196.963,2996thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,275161.932,06511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,365160.002,1841thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,008135.011,36016

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$3,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$3,8501thin

Every lot

104 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317543.42/cwt515.00–575.001,7233
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,2721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed324610.91/cwt590.00–630.001,9794
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332653.33/cwt625.00–685.002,16913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,2141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381616.45/cwt600.00–675.002,34917
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy388586.70/cwt585.00–587.502,2763
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415547.44/cwt545.00–550.002,2722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415485.18/cwt455.00–500.002,0133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421584.29/cwt560.00–610.002,46014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy464506.37/cwt480.00–515.002,3508
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473478.44/cwt460.00–500.002,2635
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476529.00/cwt520.00–585.002,51820
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523505.21/cwt500.00–522.502,6428
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy537453.39/cwt450.00–455.002,4353
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,7781
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563455.01/cwt449.00–485.002,5629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578411.44/cwt400.00–425.002,3783
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626423.02/cwt400.00–445.002,6488
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy648385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4959
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,6811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705368.33/cwt367.50–370.002,5973
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763354.07/cwt350.00–358.002,7022
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5411
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1853337.51/cwt335.00–340.002,8792
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325506.88/cwt460.00–545.001,6477
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331569.20/cwt545.00–595.001,88410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368480.98/cwt460.00–505.001,7706
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed377560.45/cwt555.00–575.002,1136
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378538.45/cwt510.00–580.002,03517
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9071
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3102
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,2471
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423518.56/cwt485.00–545.002,19420
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460445.11/cwt440.00–450.002,0482
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465471.62/cwt440.00–505.002,19315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476397.22/cwt375.00–430.001,8917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524438.79/cwt437.00–445.002,29911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527384.21/cwt375.00–400.002,0253
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568402.73/cwt380.00–425.002,2886
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568359.87/cwt345.00–375.002,0443
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618344.12/cwt337.50–355.002,1273
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full630365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,3482
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663333.49/cwt320.00–347.502,2112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,4411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2991
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,7401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy320588.85/cwt570.00–600.001,8845
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328679.32/cwt630.00–685.002,2289
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373517.54/cwt500.00–537.501,9303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384595.67/cwt572.50–635.002,28712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed406600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4365
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415561.10/cwt540.00–595.002,3293
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,3011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy443512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,2709
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465530.77/cwt510.00–560.002,4687
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,5891
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512489.29/cwt460.00–525.002,5056
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560467.50/cwt450.00–480.002,6183
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6041
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,4631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5991
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5031
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,565170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6611
Bulls——1,628191.56/cwt185.00–196.003,1192
Bulls——1,743209.54/cwt201.00–217.003,6523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93095.00/cwt95.00–95.008841
Cows—Lean 85-90%963119.73/cwt115.00–125.001,1532
Cows—Lean 85-90%999145.41/cwt142.00–150.001,4536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039136.18/cwt130.00–140.001,4157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259160.47/cwt153.00–164.002,0209
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348168.50/cwt168.00–169.002,2712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed875183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,6011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,065147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,5711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,7201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138205.85/cwt171.00–225.002,3436
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,235174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1491
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed805172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3891
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,2911
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29503,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29453,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001

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.