Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $407.95/cwt -37.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 481 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $539.06/cwt -13.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,014/hd at 374 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $535.38/cwt +26.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,017/hd at 377 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	640	1,167	787
Feeder cattle	445	995	597
Slaughter cattle	130	107	105
Replacement cattle	65	65	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Supply of feeder cattle was light this week, consisting mostly of plainer-quality offerings. No trends were available due to the absence of a reported sale last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	9	550.00–615.00	$582.64	$1,876	-39.91
360–380 thin fleshed	369	4	550.00–570.00	$558.73	$2,062	-31.32
350–390	376	8	500.00–545.00	$529.22	$1,990	-12.63
400–445	428	6	480.00–535.00	$510.73	$2,186	-13.68
460–490	474	4	430.00–470.00	$455.70	$2,160	-6.73
480	480	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,920	-62.43
505 thin fleshed	505	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,424	—
520–535	526	5	425.00–450.00	$435.02	$2,288	+0.11
545	545	1	411.00	$411.00	$2,240	-23.91
550–585	571	4	415.00–435.00	$423.75	$2,420	-2.47
610–640	626	6	372.50–417.50	$394.29	$2,468	-10.15
770	770	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,656	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–415	405	7	540.00–545.00	$540.73	$2,190	-26.89
445	445	1	495.00	$495.00	$2,203	-72.62
450–490	465	8	480.00–525.00	$497.31	$2,312	-63.99
500–535	518	5	465.00–500.00	$479.71	$2,485	-21.34
555–592	568	4	440.00–445.00	$443.07	$2,517	-27.78
600–620	610	2	432.50–435.00	$433.77	$2,646	+7.23
700–730	709	5	350.00–377.50	$361.48	$2,563	-38.34
760–765	763	2	355.00–360.00	$357.51	$2,728	-23.07
905–920	913	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,967	—
955	955	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,793	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	10	500.00–527.50	$520.56	$1,671	+28.35
350–385	361	6	470.00–525.00	$499.26	$1,802	+64.26
420–445	430	8	445.00–470.00	$460.12	$1,979	-6.00
455–490 thin fleshed	477	3	415.00–430.00	$420.62	$2,006	-39.38
470–495	482	12	392.50–410.00	$404.78	$1,951	-32.91
500–525	514	8	375.00–402.50	$391.59	$2,013	-9.24
575–585	580	2	355.00–387.50	$371.11	$2,152	+6.11
600–630	619	8	360.00–375.00	$368.41	$2,280	-6.59
680	680	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,193	+7.50
725	725	1	312.50	$312.50	$2,266	—
750–795	773	2	305.00–315.00	$309.85	$2,395	—
805	805	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,536	—
860	860	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,408	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	322	3	530.00–565.00	$550.91	$1,774	-4.09
380	380	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,995	-1.22
400–445	420	4	480.00–495.00	$486.04	$2,041	-4.21
470	470	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,880	-63.64
460–495	479	4	420.00	$420.00	$2,012	-7.18
510–535	525	5	400.00–430.00	$412.93	$2,168	-25.19
550–580	567	3	400.00–402.50	$400.81	$2,273	+0.08
620–645	630	3	372.50–387.50	$378.45	$2,384	-22.28
645	645	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,322	-40.73
675–685	680	2	350.00–357.50	$353.78	$2,406	-7.46
705–720	713	2	340.00–345.00	$342.53	$2,442	-5.71
765	765	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,467	-16.09
890	890	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,692	-7.50
985	985	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,660	—
1020–1030	1028	5	255.00–275.00	$271.03	$2,786	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–381	377	9	512.50–517.50	$513.57	$1,936	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	575.00–580.00	$577.54	$1,935	+7.38
355–360 thin fleshed	358	2	575.00	$575.00	$2,058	+15.00
360–395	381	9	495.00–545.00	$526.58	$2,006	+25.69
405–430	420	4	460.00–510.00	$491.09	$2,063	+2.41
460–480	472	10	425.00–472.50	$459.58	$2,169	+8.68
515–545	530	2	390.00–420.00	$404.58	$2,144	-31.49
570–585	580	3	380.00–410.00	$396.64	$2,301	+13.73
625–635	630	2	385.00–392.50	$388.78	$2,449	+3.78
675	675	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,228	-22.50
780	780	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,340	—
895	895	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,551	—
1020	1020	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,397	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	4	590.00–625.00	$604.48	$1,959	-19.09
350–375	363	2	570.00	$570.00	$2,069	-1.43
405–440	422	3	475.00–485.00	$478.48	$2,019	-62.60
410–445	423	3	500.00–545.00	$522.78	$2,211	-18.30
455	455	1	475.00	$475.00	$2,161	+15.00
465–495	479	4	485.00–490.00	$488.79	$2,341	+28.79
525	525	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,310	-19.76
535	535	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,300	+2.09
550	550	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,365	-18.32
605	605	2	400.00–405.00	$402.50	$2,435	-13.72
655	655	1	372.50	$372.50	$2,440	-21.34
820	820	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,542	—
1020	1020	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,652	-20.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205	1205	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	6,100.00	$6,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	85-90%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,170	—
850–890	866	85-90%	4	151.00–155.00	$154.00	$1,334	—
785–1300	1020	85-90%	16	157.00–168.00	$161.63	$1,649	-1.93
1045–1150	1079	85-90%	4	170.00–179.00	$173.66	$1,874	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	80-85%	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,003	—
1040–1375	1225	80-85%	4	178.00–179.00	$178.49	$2,187	+4.20
1190–1485	1291	80-85%	6	181.00–194.00	$186.62	$2,409	+5.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1645	1493	75-80%	3	179.00–187.00	$182.26	$2,721	+10.04
1585	1585	75-80%	1	202.00	$202.00	$3,202	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1725	1488	3	204.00–207.00	$205.55	$3,059	—
1315–1960	1631	8	218.00–229.00	$223.65	$3,648	—
1665–1845	1755	2	230.00–240.00	$234.74	$4,120	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705 thin fleshed	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,186
900–1120	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	169.00–252.50	$206.20	$2,083
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	202.50	$202.50	$2,308

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1073	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	4,050.00	$4,050.00
1065–1120	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,524.37
1158	1158	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,700.00	$3,700.00
940–1400	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,650.00–3,350.00	$3,101.29
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	4,050.00	$4,050.00
1378	1378	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1065	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	168.00–182.50	$175.53	$1,799
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,821
915–1355	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	200.00–215.00	$206.05	$2,339

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
845	845	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1000	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	4,200.00–4,500.00	$4,403.39	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1000–1200	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,650.00–3,950.00	$3,887.93	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,850.00	$4,850.00	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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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.