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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 23

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 341▲ 88 vs year ago 292 · +30.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 60▲ 30 vs year ago 45 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 35▲ 24 vs year ago 47 · +51.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply on feeders this week was limited, with overall quality remaining good. Demand was strong throughout the sale. Feeder steers sold steady to $2.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold steady to $7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to $3.00 lower. Several consignments of quality replacement cattle were offered and met with strong demand. Slaughter cattle also sold on strong demand, selling steady to $5.00 higher.

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 $396.61/cwt on 42 head, down $12.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +6.98 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$396.61

▼ 12.89 vs prior sale

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$37.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs AR average

−19.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	410.14	2,251	27
Medium and Large 2	550	372.26	2,046	15thin

One grade step is worth $37.88/cwt here — about $205 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 sale42 hd

396.61

—

AR average7 barns · 244 hd

397.90

−1.29

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−19.22

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

+6.98

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	—	Average	1,477	222.42	3,284	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	182.57	2,289	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	179.61	2,599	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	165.67	1,714	29

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,696	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,309	7
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,415	$7,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,630	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,517	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,400	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$4,300	2thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	692.55/cwt	690.00–695.00	1,801	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	549.76/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,985	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	517.97/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,942	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	378	507.35/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,918	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	522.25/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,188	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	479.04/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,266	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	412.45/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,000	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	473.69/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,416	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	428.60/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,259	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	530	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,518	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	563	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,505	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	447.44/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,524	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	412.43/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,330	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	439.84/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,736	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,636	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,169	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	578.29/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,637	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,748	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	519.69/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,757	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	473.98/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,749	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	501.71/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,871	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	478.72/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,982	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,904	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,035	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	415.66/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,979	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	437.17/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,098	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	398.34/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,063	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	417.89/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,206	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	379.22/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,025	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	409.03/cwt	375.00–430.00	2,303	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	360.03/cwt	347.50–375.00	2,049	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,174	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	327.56/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,146	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,271	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,907	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	542.06/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,957	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	486.72/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,801	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	418	495.92/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,073	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	446.51/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,916	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	501.61/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,157	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	475.80/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,208	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	420.12/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,033	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	415.99/cwt	400.00–428.00	2,147	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	441.75/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,306	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,379	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	437.80/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,434	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	386.15/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,232	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	434.94/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,623	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	407.53/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,661	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	358.51/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,398	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	373.27/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,699	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	349.27/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,675	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,822	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,809	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,436	222.38/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,193	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	4,265	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	158.05/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,467	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	147.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,409	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	171.08/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,885	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	183.91/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,032	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	194.97/cwt	191.00–204.00	2,427	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	181.33/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,270	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,096	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	179.61/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,599	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	7,100.00/head	7,100.00–7,100.00	7,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,059	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	203.29/cwt	166.00–230.00	2,307	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,309.15/head	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,309	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,696.15/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,696	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	236.45/cwt	200.00–260.00	3,083	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,590	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	4,516.67/head	3,500.00–5,025.00	4,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,630.00/head	4,525.00–4,700.00	4,630	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 341Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 60Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 35Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	615.00	615.00
5	350–400	361	540.00–545.00	542.06
3	400–450	430	500.00–505.00	501.61
5	450–500	464	460.00–490.00	475.80
9	500–550	522	430.00–450.00	441.75
7	550–600	556	425.00–450.00	437.80
5	600–650	603	415.00–440.00	434.94
2	650–700	653	400.00–415.00	407.53
3	700–750	723	365.00–380.00	373.27
4	750–800	766	337.50–365.00	349.27
1	800–850	840	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	855	330.00	330.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	455.00	455.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	418	487.50–500.00	495.92
1	450–500	465	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	550	430.00–435.00	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	370	460.00–510.00	486.72
13	400–450	429	425.00–460.00	446.51
9	450–500	484	400.00–445.00	420.12
6	500–550	516	400.00–428.00	415.99
4	550–600	578	380.00–395.00	386.15
5	650–700	669	340.00–375.00	358.51
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	575.00–580.00	578.29
1	300–350	315	555.00	555.00
6	350–400	373	495.00–510.00	501.71
10	400–450	414	460.00–500.00	478.72
13	450–500	480	430.00–450.00	437.17
7	500–550	528	410.00–450.00	417.89
17	550–600	563	375.00–430.00	409.03
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	663	340.00–345.00	342.47
1	700–750	710	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	780	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	925	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	395.00–405.00	398.34
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	500.00–540.00	519.69
5	350–400	369	460.00–490.00	473.98
2	400–450	428	440.00–450.00	444.97
7	450–500	476	400.00–430.00	415.66
8	500–550	534	365.00–400.00	379.22
6	550–600	569	347.50–375.00	360.03
2	600–650	630	340.00–350.00	345.00
2	650–700	655	320.00–335.00	327.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
2	450–500	460	440.00–445.00	442.45
1	550–600	560	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	690.00–695.00	692.55
4	350–400	361	520.00–570.00	549.76
5	400–450	419	500.00–535.00	522.25
10	450–500	473	465.00–500.00	479.04
4	500–550	510	455.00–500.00	473.69
7	550–600	564	430.00–460.00	447.44
5	600–650	622	430.00–450.00	439.84
3	800–850	845	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	500.00–515.00	507.35
1	400–450	430	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	495	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	375	500.00–535.00	517.97
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	485	410.00–415.00	412.45
8	500–550	527	412.50–445.00	428.60
2	550–600	565	405.00–420.00	412.43
2	600–650	643	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	680	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	563	445.00	445.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,304	200.00–260.00	236.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,165	2,850.00–3,850.00	3,309.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	235.00	235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	194.00	194.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,300	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,696.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	188.00	188.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,135	166.00–230.00	203.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	4,300.00	4,300.00

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	3	—	1,000	3,500.00–5,025.00	4,516.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	4,525.00–4,700.00	4,630.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	7,100.00	7,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,447	173.00–186.00	179.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	191.00–204.00	194.97
10	—	1,252	175.00–186.00	181.33
2	—	1,278	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,102	166.00–177.00	171.08
7	—	928	156.00–162.00	158.05
5	—	954	145.00–149.00	147.67
4	—	1,105	181.00–189.00	183.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	217.00–227.00	222.38
1	—	1,300	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,815	235.00	235.00

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.