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Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 26

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 445▼ 84 vs year ago 316 · −26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 130▲ 10 vs year ago 60 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 65▲ 1 vs year ago 56 · +1.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, losses on the feeder cattle board and much-needed rainfall across the region likely contributed to lighter feeder supply this week. On a very light test, feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady to $5.00 lower. Replacement bulls included some quality offerings and sold with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.69/cwt on 16 head, down $19.09 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −11.94 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$377.69

▼ 19.09 vs prior sale

16 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$31.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.15

vs AR average

−29.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	399.51	2,230	5thin
Medium and Large 2	541	367.78	1,989	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.73/cwt here — about $241 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

377.69

—

AR average8 barns · 294 hd

398.85

−21.15

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−29.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−11.94

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,529	219.93	3,364	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	177.55	2,547	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	174.52	2,156	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	164.43	1,683	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,892	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	720	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,513	$5,207	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,215	$4,974	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,050	2thin

Every lot

79 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,937	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	523.28/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,962	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	519.76/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,173	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	442	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,077	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	411.69/cwt	392.50–425.00	1,931	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	450.93/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,173	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	432.51/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,089	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	454.84/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,338	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,550	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,788	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	542.21/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,768	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	327	533.16/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,743	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	489.98/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,666	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	375	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,819	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	453.13/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,754	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	433.39/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,820	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	456.00/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,933	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	395.47/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,859	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	403.25/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,924	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,600	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	371.06/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,930	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	363.84/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,059	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,074	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,205	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	340.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,092	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	371.01/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,300	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	349.17/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,364	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	314.71/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,140	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700	333.75/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,336	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	309.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,400	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,118	241.09/cwt	235.00–247.00	2,695	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	590.16/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,889	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	538.39/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,008	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	482.32/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,002	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	418	489.97/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,048	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	454.65/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,964	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	450.77/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,083	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	423.56/cwt	400.00–447.50	1,978	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	523	421.70/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,205	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	404.76/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,125	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	395.79/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,236	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,394	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,354	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	353.75/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,459	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,213	209.20/cwt	206.00–214.00	2,538	5
Bulls	—	—	1,595	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	223.00/cwt	218.00–228.00	3,787	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	160.46/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,441	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	142.52/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,311	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	169.60/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,813	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	175.91/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,153	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,038	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,425	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	183.58/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,566	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	175.83/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,541	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	4,974.49/head	4,600.00–5,300.00	4,974	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	4,560.04/head	3,300.00–5,600.00	4,560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,800	6,500.00/head	6,500.00–6,500.00	6,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	720	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,144	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,891.81/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,892	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	3,038	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,331	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	192.29/cwt	187.00–198.00	2,827	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	229.71/cwt	205.00–255.00	2,332	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Tue May 26, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 445Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 130Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 65Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	530.00–560.00	542.21
9	400–450	424	445.00–475.00	456.00
3	450–500	477	400.00–410.00	403.25
1	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	588	370.00–380.00	375.02
4	600–650	620	360.00–390.00	371.01
3	650–700	677	340.00–357.50	349.17
2	750–800	775	300.00–320.00	309.74
2	1100–1150	1,118	235.00–247.00	241.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	485.00	485.00
1	550–600	580	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	475.00–500.00	489.98
3	350–400	387	440.00–475.00	453.13
4	400–450	420	415.00–445.00	433.39
6	450–500	470	375.00–410.00	395.47
6	500–550	520	355.00–380.00	371.06
5	550–600	566	350.00–375.00	363.84
2	600–650	615	330.00–350.00	340.16
3	650–700	680	300.00–330.00	314.71
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	525.00–550.00	533.16
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
2	700–750	700	330.00–337.50	333.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	615.00	615.00
4	350–400	375	500.00–545.00	523.28
3	400–450	418	500.00–540.00	519.76
5	450–500	482	445.00–460.00	450.93
4	500–550	514	440.00–470.00	454.84
1	800–850	820	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	483	430.00–435.00	432.51
1	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	625	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	485.00	485.00
4	450–500	469	392.50–425.00	411.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	420.00–425.00	421.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	570.00–600.00	590.16
3	350–400	373	535.00–545.00	538.39
2	400–450	415	475.00–490.00	482.32
6	450–500	462	440.00–465.00	450.77
1	550–600	570	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	635	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	695	350.00–357.50	353.75
1	700–750	740	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00
3	400–450	432	440.00–470.00	454.65
13	450–500	467	400.00–447.50	423.56
3	500–550	525	400.00–415.00	404.76
6	550–600	565	375.00–415.00	395.79
1	600–650	645	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	485.00–495.00	489.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	3,850.00	3,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	188.00	188.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	194.00	194.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	248.00	248.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,175	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,891.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,470	187.00–198.00	192.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	205.00–255.00	229.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,369	3,300.00–5,600.00	4,560.04
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,215	4,600.00–5,300.00	4,974.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,800	6,500.00	6,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	206.00–214.00	209.20
9	—	1,698	218.00–228.00	223.00
1	—	1,595	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,069	165.00–174.00	169.60
2	—	920	142.00–143.00	142.52
2	—	898	159.00–162.00	160.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	182.00–185.00	183.58
7	—	1,445	172.00–179.00	175.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,340	181.00	181.00
9	—	1,224	173.00–179.00	175.91

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.