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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 26, 2026

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $423.56/cwt -36.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 467 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 640 432
Feeder cattle 232 445 316
Slaughter cattle 70 130 60
Replacement cattle 57 65 56

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, losses on the feeder cattle board and much-needed rainfall across the region likely contributed to lighter feeder supply this week. On a very light test, feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded steady to $5.00 lower. Replacement bulls included some quality offerings and sold with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 615.00 $615.00 $1,937 —
360–395 375 4 500.00–545.00 $523.28 $1,962 —
410–430 418 3 500.00–540.00 $519.76 $2,173 -20.97
440–445 442 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,077 -25.00
470–490 482 5 445.00–460.00 $450.93 $2,173 -46.38
480–485 483 2 430.00–435.00 $432.51 $2,089 -64.80
505 505 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,172 -49.71
505–525 514 4 440.00–470.00 $454.84 $2,338 -24.87
625 625 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,500 -33.77
820 820 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,013 -25.73
450–490 469 4 392.50–425.00 $411.69 $1,931 -44.01
600 thin fleshed 600 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,550 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 thin fleshed 327 3 525.00–550.00 $533.16 $1,743 —
335–345 340 3 475.00–500.00 $489.98 $1,666 -30.58
380–395 387 3 440.00–475.00 $453.13 $1,754 -46.13
405–440 420 4 415.00–445.00 $433.39 $1,820 -26.73
420 thin fleshed 420 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,974 —
450–490 470 6 375.00–410.00 $395.47 $1,859 -9.31
500–540 520 6 355.00–380.00 $371.06 $1,930 -20.53
550–590 566 5 350.00–375.00 $363.84 $2,059 -7.27
605–625 615 2 330.00–350.00 $340.16 $2,092 -28.25
655–695 680 3 300.00–330.00 $314.71 $2,140 -7.79
700 thin fleshed 700 2 330.00–337.50 $333.75 $2,336 —
760 760 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 -14.85
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 8 530.00–560.00 $542.21 $1,768 -8.70
375 375 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,819 -40.00
400–445 424 9 445.00–475.00 $456.00 $1,933 -30.04
465–485 477 3 400.00–410.00 $403.25 $1,924 -16.75
515 515 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,008 -22.93
520 fancy 520 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,600 —
580 580 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,074 -43.31
585–590 588 2 370.00–380.00 $375.02 $2,205 -25.79
600–640 620 4 360.00–390.00 $371.01 $2,300 -7.44
675–680 677 3 340.00–357.50 $349.17 $2,364 -4.61
755–795 775 2 300.00–320.00 $309.74 $2,400 -12.76
1100–1135 1118 2 235.00–247.00 $241.09 $2,695 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,658 -82.54
365 365 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,862 -16.58
415–420 thin fleshed 418 2 485.00–495.00 $489.97 $2,048 —
415–445 432 3 440.00–470.00 $454.65 $1,964 -36.44
450–495 467 13 400.00–447.50 $423.56 $1,978 -36.02
500–540 525 3 400.00–415.00 $404.76 $2,125 +0.18
550–585 565 6 375.00–415.00 $395.79 $2,236 -0.85
645 645 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,354 -23.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 320 3 570.00–600.00 $590.16 $1,889 -14.32
365–380 373 3 535.00–545.00 $538.39 $2,008 -31.61
405–425 415 2 475.00–490.00 $482.32 $2,002 +3.84
450–480 462 6 440.00–465.00 $450.77 $2,083 -24.23
510–535 523 3 420.00–425.00 $421.70 $2,205 -18.30
570 570 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,394 -10.00
635 635 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,445 -17.50
695 695 2 350.00–357.50 $353.75 $2,459 —
740 740 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,516 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130–1300 1215 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 4,600.00–5,300.00 $4,974.49 -1,125.51
1238–1500 1369 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 3,300.00–5,600.00 $4,560.04 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1800 1800 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 6,500.00 $6,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–920 898 85-90% 2 159.00–162.00 $160.46 $1,441 +6.46
880–960 920 85-90% 2 142.00–143.00 $142.52 $1,311 —
920–1370 1069 85-90% 10 165.00–174.00 $169.60 $1,813 -4.06
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1330 1224 80-85% 9 173.00–179.00 $175.91 $2,153 -2.58
1225–1245 1235 80-85% 2 165.00 $165.00 $2,038 -13.49
1340 1340 80-85% 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,425 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1475 1398 75-80% 2 182.00–185.00 $183.58 $2,566 —
1055–1640 1445 75-80% 7 172.00–179.00 $175.83 $2,541 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1665 1213 5 206.00–214.00 $209.20 $2,538 —
1595 1595 1 246.00 $246.00 $3,924 —
1060–1890 1698 9 218.00–228.00 $223.00 $3,787 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1150 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 205.00–255.00 $229.71 $2,332

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 194.00 $194.00 $2,144
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 248.00 $248.00 $3,038
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,331
1415–1525 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 187.00–198.00 $192.29 $2,827
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1370 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,891.81
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 thin fleshed 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,850.00 $3,850.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.