Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $416.88/cwt +25.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,589/hd at 621 lb · 71 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.67/cwt +37.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,377/hd at 623 lb · 58 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $521.17/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 429 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	922	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	283	7	660.00–705.00	$683.37	$1,934	+83.37
310–340	328	8	560.00–675.00	$597.06	$1,958	+50.84
350–395	377	18	525.00–585.00	$552.65	$2,083	+15.56
400–446	429	38	495.00–575.00	$521.17	$2,236	-7.49
450–498	476	20	450.00–520.00	$483.72	$2,303	+9.73
500–548	522	31	440.00–505.00	$462.05	$2,412	+22.65
550–590	563	18	410.00–430.00	$421.06	$2,371	+7.70
600–645	621	71	380.00–440.00	$416.88	$2,589	+20.19
652–685	669	27	367.50–400.00	$389.32	$2,605	—
700–748	718	10	360.00–392.50	$369.64	$2,654	+4.64
763–798	793	38	341.00–353.00	$351.94	$2,791	—
810	810	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,794	—
865–895	881	8	315.00–332.50	$326.54	$2,877	—
915	915	2	319.00	$319.00	$2,919	—
969	969	10	316.00	$316.00	$3,062	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335 thin fleshed	328	2	540.00–555.00	$547.33	$1,795	—
340	340	3	502.50–530.00	$520.83	$1,771	—
360–390	378	8	430.00–515.00	$480.91	$1,818	+41.18
410–444	429	15	422.50–482.50	$450.53	$1,933	+14.03
480–495	488	9	400.00–440.00	$422.12	$2,060	-10.86
510–547	531	11	375.00–415.00	$400.13	$2,125	+17.23
560 thin fleshed	560	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,352	—
550–590	571	13	375.00–425.00	$401.04	$2,290	+25.55
600–640	621	8	350.00–390.00	$366.22	$2,274	+6.22
700 thin fleshed	700	1	357.50	$357.50	$2,502	—
705–735	722	10	315.00–352.50	$339.09	$2,448	+6.59
785	785	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,590	—
815–820	818	2	310.00–320.00	$314.98	$2,577	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534–548	539	11	422.50–432.50	$429.99	$2,318	—
629	629	8	389.00	$389.00	$2,447	—
660	660	4	378.00	$378.00	$2,495	—
709–745	724	10	340.00–359.00	$352.60	$2,553	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	275	3	525.00–535.00	$529.97	$1,457	+44.97
320–345	329	9	450.00–520.00	$473.23	$1,557	-30.53
355	355	2	435.00–440.00	$437.50	$1,553	+7.50
350–395	373	23	455.00–500.00	$480.39	$1,792	+50.39
400–445	418	29	430.00–485.00	$463.05	$1,936	+36.35
415–430	423	3	390.00–415.00	$401.73	$1,699	-24.97
455–483	473	29	410.00–437.50	$421.26	$1,993	+31.26
480–495	488	2	367.50–375.00	$371.31	$1,812	-18.69
500–542	526	30	380.00–432.50	$403.76	$2,124	-3.22
550–593	578	28	360.00–415.00	$394.20	$2,278	+21.90
605–645	614	39	340.00–382.50	$364.94	$2,241	+17.91
641	641	19	416.00	$416.00	$2,667	+86.00
650–676	669	9	335.00–362.50	$341.85	$2,287	—
669 fancy	669	4	377.50	$377.50	$2,525	—
685	685	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,124	—
715–748	729	6	320.00–341.00	$332.05	$2,421	+24.60
755–795	771	8	310.00–331.00	$318.23	$2,454	—
850	850	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,422	+20.00
904	904	4	318.00	$318.00	$2,875	+68.00
993	993	3	265.00	$265.00	$2,631	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	2	405.00–425.00	$415.53	$1,363	+0.42
325–335 thin fleshed	330	2	480.00–485.00	$482.46	$1,592	+7.46
360–395	381	13	390.00–425.00	$408.87	$1,558	-2.34
405–440	426	9	380.00–425.00	$403.64	$1,720	+15.62
450–495	471	6	360.00–400.00	$386.26	$1,819	+36.47
490 thin fleshed	490	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,984	+10.00
505–545	527	11	335.00–375.00	$350.85	$1,849	+11.01
585–595	592	3	340.00–350.00	$345.87	$2,048	+8.52
600–640	627	3	315.00–340.00	$324.36	$2,034	—
655–675	665	2	317.50–325.00	$321.19	$2,136	+2.57
730	730	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,263	—
755	755	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,925	-30.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584–596	590	8	348.00–364.00	$356.08	$2,101	—
685	685	6	338.00	$338.00	$2,315	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	336	5	565.00–655.00	$595.89	$2,002	+83.51
365–390	375	9	490.00–555.00	$524.20	$1,966	-3.10
400–445	412	12	470.00–540.00	$503.86	$2,076	+21.28
450–495	478	18	425.00–495.00	$445.35	$2,129	-15.09
480	480	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,920	-60.44
505–545	529	13	400.00–445.00	$425.35	$2,250	+6.38
535–540	538	2	380.00–390.00	$385.02	$2,071	-33.95
558–580	566	6	372.50–425.00	$403.58	$2,284	+19.87
615	615	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,306	+27.46
675	675	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,295	+19.51
705–740	723	2	330.00–332.50	$331.28	$2,395	+19.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	313	4	440.00–540.00	$490.74	$1,536	+39.90
365–390	378	4	440.00–470.00	$458.87	$1,735	+20.42
420–445	433	2	400.00–425.00	$412.14	$1,785	-4.12
465–480	475	3	375.00–425.00	$398.05	$1,891	+17.83
505–540	528	7	365.00–400.00	$387.03	$2,044	+36.97
600–640	616	5	330.00–357.50	$344.56	$2,122	+29.56
860	860	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,236	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1020	871	85-90%	5	90.00–106.00	$99.10	$863	—
775–1030	924	85-90%	8	112.50–123.00	$117.59	$1,087	+15.23
895–1065	977	85-90%	9	124.00–137.00	$128.40	$1,254	—
1025–1305	1104	85-90%	7	140.00–152.00	$144.68	$1,597	-4.57

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1310	1216	80-85%	4	137.50–145.00	$142.76	$1,736	—
1010–1355	1248	80-85%	5	153.00–156.00	$154.41	$1,927	—
1145–1450	1285	80-85%	3	158.00–163.00	$159.81	$2,054	-0.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515	1515	75-80%	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,545	—
1620–1850	1697	75-80%	3	150.00–155.00	$151.91	$2,578	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1760	1530	2	160.00	$160.00	$2,448	—
1360–2175	1809	9	170.00–185.00	$177.83	$3,217	+1.96

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840 thin fleshed	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,394
810–1080 thin fleshed	907	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	185.00–275.00	$226.33	$2,053
1040 thin fleshed	1040	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,758

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905 thin fleshed	905	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
955	955	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1015 thin fleshed	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1030–1050	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,950.00–3,500.00	$3,222.36
930–1455	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,961.61
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1295–1380	1338	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,850.00	$2,728.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,048
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,071
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,030

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1080	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,800.00–3,400.00	$3,124.00
1320	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00

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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.