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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 8

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

332 head

▼ 392 vs last sale 724▼ 566 vs year ago 898 · −63.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 110 vs year ago 155 · −71.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 25▼ 24 vs year ago 85 · −28.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, following the Labor Day weekend, feeder cattle receipts were lower, with offerings consisting mostly of plainer-quality cattle. With a slight rebound in feeder cattle futures, feeder steers and bulls sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00 to $10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.15/cwt on 22 head, up $1.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −61.64 against this barn's trailing median of $403.79.

Average price

$342.15

▲ 1.74 vs prior sale

22 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	356.23	1,908	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	339.00	1,929	4thin
Medium and Large 2	586	321.82	1,886	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $22 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale22 hd

342.15

—

AR average7 barns · 109 hd

343.34

−1.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

403.79

−61.64

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

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $340.41, median $403.79 across 31 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	1,395	176.19	2,458	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	152.92	2,436	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	145.07	1,687	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	131.48	1,312	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$4,125	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,314	$3,936	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$3,673	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$3,124	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,544	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$3,988	23
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,232	2thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	433.01/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,602	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	424.84/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,750	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	390.58/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,719	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	400.14/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,917	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	358.34/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,731	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	350.46/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,798	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	387.84/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,997	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	353.34/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,958	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	364.37/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,081	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	335.26/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,928	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	337.15/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,087	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	351.22/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,188	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	327.41/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,203	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	318.27/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,282	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,410	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	388.45/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,251	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	409.96/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,345	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	411.26/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,452	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	396.22/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,494	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	360.31/cwt	350.00–375.50	1,373	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	371.23/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,522	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	375.39/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,580	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	359.35/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,538	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	344.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,633	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	379.60/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,811	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	328.80/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,700	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	349.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,851	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,939	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	313.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,779	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,405	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	298.73/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,837	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	327.36/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,023	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,270	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	392.09/cwt	360.00–412.50	1,282	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	387.86/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,462	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	423.36/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,621	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	388.85/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,641	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	404.28/cwt	404.00–405.00	1,746	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	389.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,814	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	358.69/cwt	342.20–375.00	1,736	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	356.36/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,842	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,022	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,929	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	321.82/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,886	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	320.49/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,009	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,068	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,122	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,246	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,284	175.11/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,248	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	163.88/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,262	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	196.82/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,228	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	123.46/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,131	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	133.53/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,323	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	145.07/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,687	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	144.72/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,747	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	161.33/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,530	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,338	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	3,124.14/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,124	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	4,125.00/head	4,125.00–4,125.00	4,125	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,544.16/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,544	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,314	3,935.89/head	3,225.00–4,100.00	3,936	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,393	3,672.53/head	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,673	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	3,987.69/head	3,500.00–4,175.00	3,988	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,231.82/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,232	2

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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 724Year ago 898

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 40Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 25Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	405.00–415.00	409.96
2	350–400	353	410.00–412.50	411.26
4	400–450	421	370.00–387.50	375.39
17	450–500	477	355.00–395.00	379.60
4	500–550	529	345.00–355.00	349.96
1	550–600	550	352.50	352.50
2	600–650	618	322.50–332.50	327.36
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	715	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	370.00–372.50	371.23
3	500–550	513	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	605	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	385.00–390.00	388.45
4	350–400	381	350.00–375.50	360.31
5	400–450	428	352.50–365.00	359.35
10	450–500	474	335.00–350.00	344.52
10	500–550	517	310.00–342.50	328.80
6	550–600	568	300.00–330.00	313.26
2	600–650	615	297.50–300.00	298.73
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	377	390.00–400.00	396.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	420.00–445.00	433.01
3	400–450	412	415.00–430.00	424.84
10	450–500	479	385.00–415.00	400.14
2	500–550	515	370.00–405.00	387.84
5	550–600	571	355.00–377.50	364.37
10	600–650	623	348.00–352.00	351.22
2	750–800	753	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	440	380.00–400.00	390.58
6	450–500	483	345.00–370.00	358.34
5	500–550	513	342.50–357.50	350.46
8	550–600	575	317.50–347.50	335.26
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
5	650–700	673	317.50–335.00	327.41
3	700–750	717	310.00–325.00	318.27
3	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	554	352.50–355.00	353.34
7	600–650	619	330.00–339.00	337.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	410.00–442.50	423.36
7	400–450	432	404.00–405.00	404.28
7	450–500	466	380.00–400.00	389.23
7	500–550	517	350.00–365.00	356.36
4	550–600	568	356.00	356.00
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	795	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	569	339.00	339.00
3	650–700	680	312.00	312.00
3	700–750	745	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	360.00–412.50	392.09
14	350–400	377	360.00–410.00	387.86
9	400–450	422	365.00–400.00	388.85
9	450–500	484	342.20–375.00	358.69
7	550–600	586	315.00–330.00	321.82
5	600–650	627	310.00–328.00	320.49
3	650–700	678	300.00–310.00	305.02
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	870	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,314	3,225.00–4,100.00	3,935.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,544.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,273	4,125.00	4,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,213	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,124.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,393	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,672.53

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,103	3,500.00–4,175.00	3,987.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,231.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	172.00–183.00	175.11
3	—	1,380	156.00–168.00	163.88
2	—	1,640	195.00–199.00	196.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	132.00–136.00	133.53
7	—	916	119.00–129.00	123.46
3	—	1,207	144.00–145.00	144.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	144.00–145.00	144.50
2	—	1,568	158.00–165.00	161.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,163	141.00–149.00	145.07

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.