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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 11

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▼ 344 vs last sale 677▲ 333 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 45▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 53▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were lower, with the offering consisting primarily of unweaned calves. Quality offerings were available, with strong demand noted for replacement-type heifers. Feeder steers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher, with fewer weaned calves offered than last week. Feeder heifers also sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $15.00 higher, with stronger demand noted for the 400-500 lb. weight range. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00 lower.

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 $383.35/cwt on 31 head, down $23.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits −6.28 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$383.35

▼ 23.25 vs prior sale

31 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$42.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.75

vs AR average

+16.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	394.38	2,135	23
Medium and Large 2	549	351.64	1,929	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.75/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd

383.35

—

AR average9 barns · 276 hd

372.61

+10.75

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+16.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−6.28

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	1,536	204.74	3,146	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	172.99	2,526	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	172.47	2,294	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	159.56	1,586	8thin

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)	1,212	$2,850	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,625	2thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,710	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	527.92/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,969	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	485.07/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,809	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	488.11/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,089	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	439.85/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,900	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	406.66/cwt	387.50–427.50	1,932	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	442.83/cwt	437.50–460.00	2,112	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	400.38/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,046	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	427.41/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,278	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	374.85/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,118	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	392.91/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,251	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,160	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,542	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	470.17/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,589	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,864	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	435.58/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,673	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	460.59/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,773	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	464.00/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,940	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	424.09/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,798	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	459	493.77/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,266	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	466	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,899	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	377.98/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,803	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	431.61/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,102	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	357.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,855	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	407.67/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,120	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	522	421.94/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,203	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	368.39/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,118	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	345.86/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,999	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	603	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,306	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,163	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,143	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,259	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	686	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,490	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	743	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,786	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,561	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	318	587.44/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,868	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	482.50/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,665	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	504.70/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,883	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	433.40/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,651	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	395	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,778	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	464.64/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,942	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	425.36/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,825	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,001	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	398.36/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,880	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	363.76/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,855	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	395.10/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,062	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	348.70/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,988	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	345.14/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,988	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,124	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	313.86/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,940	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,446	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,013	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	320.79/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,326	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,564	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,726	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,396	195.53/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,730	5
Bulls	—	—	1,632	207.96/cwt	204.00–211.00	3,394	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	219.74/cwt	216.00–225.00	3,621	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	160.30/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,505	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	142.08/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,357	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	175.55/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,007	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,113	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	174.29/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,356	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	172.99/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,526	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,139	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,291	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,180	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	2,850.48/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,688	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,884	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,396	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 677Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	490.00–525.00	504.70
2	400–450	418	445.00–485.00	464.64
1	450–500	460	435.00	435.00
13	500–550	522	375.00–410.00	395.10
2	550–600	578	365.00–370.00	367.51
2	600–650	648	377.50	377.50
3	700–750	725	317.50–327.50	320.79
2	750–800	795	322.50	322.50
1	900–950	940	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	580.00–595.00	587.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	445.00–455.00	450.00
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	570	340.00–357.50	348.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	475.00–490.00	482.50
6	350–400	381	425.00–440.00	433.40
5	400–450	429	400.00–440.00	425.36
5	450–500	472	380.00–410.00	398.36
4	500–550	510	360.00–370.00	363.76
4	550–600	576	325.00–360.00	345.14
4	600–650	618	300.00–330.00	313.86
2	650–700	660	300.00–310.00	304.96
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	527.92
3	400–450	428	460.00–515.00	488.11
6	450–500	477	437.50–460.00	442.83
11	500–550	533	400.00–435.00	427.41
5	550–600	573	385.00–402.50	392.91
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	687	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	640	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	480.00–490.00	485.07
3	400–450	432	425.00–450.00	439.85
2	450–500	475	387.50–427.50	406.66
6	500–550	511	395.00–407.50	400.38
3	550–600	565	365.00–387.50	374.85
1	650–700	670	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	490.00–495.00	493.77
5	500–550	522	420.00–425.00	421.94
2	600–650	603	382.50	382.50
4	650–700	686	363.00	363.00
2	700–750	743	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	450.00–470.00	460.59
4	400–450	418	450.00–480.00	464.00
3	450–500	487	430.00–435.00	431.61
9	500–550	520	390.00–417.50	407.67
8	550–600	575	360.00–390.00	368.39
1	600–650	605	357.50	357.50
1	650–700	650	347.50	347.50
2	850–900	868	290.00–300.00	295.04
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	466	407.50	407.50
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	635	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	450.00–495.00	470.17
9	350–400	384	425.00–445.00	435.58
6	400–450	424	410.00–430.00	424.09
11	450–500	477	365.00–397.50	377.98
4	500–550	519	350.00–365.00	357.41
4	550–600	578	330.00–360.00	345.86
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,212	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,850.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	228.00	228.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	201.00	201.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	215.00	215.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	191.00	191.00

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	1	—	1,065	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	173.00–175.00	174.29
1	—	1,265	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	141.00–143.00	142.08
2	—	1,143	169.00–180.00	175.55
4	—	939	155.00–166.00	160.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	172.00–174.00	172.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,632	204.00–211.00	207.96
5	—	1,396	190.00–199.00	195.53
2	—	1,648	216.00–225.00	219.74

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.