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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, July 14, 2026

485 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (251)

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $506.18/cwt +24.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 376 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $547.07/cwt +18.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 372 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $555.81/cwt +20.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 329 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 485 536 0
Feeder cattle 398 415 0
Slaughter cattle 62 86 0
Replacement cattle 25 35 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder supply was moderate, with calves weighing over 500 lb being lightly tested. Lightweight 300 lb steers sold steady to $3.00 higher, while steers weighing over 300 lb sold $7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold $8.00 lower. Demand remained good; however, with the feeder cattle futures board posting additional losses today, buyers were more cautious. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00 to $10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,995 +65.00
323–338 328 6 618.00–665.00 $634.46 $2,081 +2.06
375–390 383 2 555.00–565.00 $559.90 $2,144 +2.93
400–430 417 6 500.00–545.00 $523.88 $2,185 -4.59
450–495 473 11 460.00–500.00 $486.53 $2,301 -12.84
500–545 514 7 445.00–470.00 $453.47 $2,331 -15.57
590 590 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,463 ±0.00
600–640 617 8 397.50–420.00 $408.97 $2,523 +1.50
655–660 658 3 392.50–400.00 $397.51 $2,616 +5.86
680–695 688 2 350.00–365.00 $357.58 $2,460 -34.07
710–735 723 2 370.00–380.00 $374.91 $2,711 -13.03
770 770 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,926 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–293 thin fleshed 286 6 695.00–700.00 $696.71 $1,993 —
338 thin fleshed 338 3 635.00 $635.00 $2,146 —
350 thin fleshed 350 2 550.00–615.00 $582.50 $2,039 —
370–395 377 10 510.00–550.00 $539.99 $2,036 +11.89
400–420 407 3 450.00–475.00 $463.11 $1,885 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,156 -25.00
450 thin fleshed 450 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,182 —
455–495 475 2 430.00–460.00 $444.37 $2,111 -2.07
490 490 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 -46.44
520–545 534 6 405.00–440.00 $422.29 $2,255 +12.39
550–595 577 5 385.00–425.00 $409.90 $2,365 -2.24
620–645 628 3 360.00–382.50 $367.70 $2,309 -27.30
660 660 2 375.00–380.00 $377.50 $2,492 +32.50
745 745 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,682 —
770 770 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,849 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 thin fleshed 325 5 590.00–595.00 $593.09 $1,928 +33.09
315–337 333 6 510.00–527.50 $524.74 $1,747 -5.09
355–385 371 7 475.00–495.00 $482.02 $1,788 -0.05
383 thin fleshed 383 5 540.00 $540.00 $2,068 —
415–440 428 7 430.00–455.00 $445.71 $1,908 +45.71
450–485 462 11 380.00–430.00 $404.85 $1,870 -18.30
505–545 527 11 350.00–390.00 $375.67 $1,980 -24.67
560–575 566 4 345.00–380.00 $371.27 $2,101 +1.27
605–648 631 6 345.00–365.00 $355.38 $2,242 +6.03
655–675 666 4 315.00–337.50 $326.20 $2,172 -24.29
755 755 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,208 —
818 818 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,270 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 332 3 535.00–575.00 $549.35 $1,824 -17.06
355–380 366 4 500.00–535.00 $519.81 $1,903 -0.02
405–435 418 4 465.00–510.00 $479.19 $2,003 -9.64
425 thin fleshed 425 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,338 —
445 445 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,002 -6.15
455 thin fleshed 455 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,207 —
450–495 462 8 430.00–470.00 $453.51 $2,095 +33.51
500–535 513 3 405.00–440.00 $421.69 $2,163 -24.15
545 fancy 545 1 497.50 $497.50 $2,711 -8.75
560–585 573 2 382.50–415.00 $398.40 $2,283 -19.06
600–620 611 9 380.00–410.00 $393.06 $2,402 +8.55
655 655 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,473 +42.50
725 725 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,392 -25.05
920 920 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,622 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,408 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 3 600.00–650.00 $627.54 $2,083 +25.08
380–385 382 3 530.00–545.00 $538.34 $2,056 +8.34
400–411 406 7 510.00–520.00 $513.87 $2,086 -12.65
445 445 1 487.50 $487.50 $2,169 -39.02
455–480 465 9 450.00–485.00 $464.32 $2,159 -22.07
500–541 522 8 417.50–447.50 $427.68 $2,232 -7.37
530 530 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,146 -30.05
550–593 574 10 405.00–422.20 $410.86 $2,358 -13.48
715 715 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,413 —
780 780 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,535 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 thin fleshed 320 1 650.00 $650.00 $2,080 +69.79
315–330 322 3 530.00–580.00 $550.36 $1,772 +11.30
355–380 370 4 510.00–535.00 $525.15 $1,943 +9.38
410–430 420 5 465.00–500.00 $482.05 $2,025 +2.43
450–490 475 7 420.00–430.00 $426.45 $2,026 -8.31
535–545 540 3 360.00–400.00 $383.43 $2,071 -9.00
565–595 577 8 350.00–387.50 $368.45 $2,126 -31.55
625–630 628 2 350.00–372.50 $361.21 $2,268 —
665 665 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,211 -21.15
710–730 725 5 315.00–335.00 $325.45 $2,360 —
765–790 780 3 290.00–322.50 $307.44 $2,398 -35.06

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1195 984 85-90% 8 140.00–153.00 $148.72 $1,463 —
910–1375 1131 85-90% 8 154.00–164.00 $158.10 $1,788 —
1085–1425 1204 85-90% 4 166.00–167.00 $166.75 $2,008 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1515 1334 80-85% 10 164.00–177.00 $171.04 $2,282 —
1335 1335 80-85% 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,016 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1475 1413 75-80% 2 166.00–168.00 $166.96 $2,359 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1765 1493 4 190.00–204.00 $194.83 $2,909 —
1385–1885 1653 3 209.00–219.00 $214.31 $3,543 -19.31
1690–1875 1763 5 225.00–239.00 $230.95 $4,072 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
885–925 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,402.21
920 thin fleshed 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
820–1305 1067 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,650.00–3,200.00 $2,924.69
1050–1110 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,700.00–2,800.00 $2,751.39
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1190 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 187.50–235.00 $209.99 $2,373

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00

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Price trend

high 516.75 low 389.42 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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