Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 16, 2026

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $443.68/cwt +18.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 526 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $445.28/cwt +11.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,912/hd at 429 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $424.50/cwt +7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,199/hd at 518 lb · 12 head

Searcy, AR 4-weight steers drew $499/cwt, the highest of the 6 yards reporting the class and $27/cwt above the AR average ($472). AR 4-weight steers are down $42/cwt from their early May peak of $530. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	436	477	526
Feeder cattle	341	400	355
Slaughter cattle	60	40	71
Replacement cattle	35	37	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, supply on feeders was light as many producers were in the hay fields this week, and it is getting to that time of year when supply on feeders is becoming harder to come by. On a light test, feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. With the feeder board showing positive gains this week, demand was strong. Slaughter cattle also saw strong demand, selling $15.00 higher.

→ Feeder cattle: supply on feeders was light as many producers were in the hay fields this week
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher
→ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle also saw strong demand

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330 thin fleshed	318	5	575.00–645.00	$622.81	$1,981	—
300–345	326	4	520.00–560.00	$535.69	$1,746	-9.24
355–395	383	7	510.00–540.00	$530.05	$2,030	+25.14
375–390 thin fleshed	385	3	550.00–560.00	$554.94	$2,137	—
400–440 thin fleshed	421	7	510.00–530.00	$519.12	$2,185	+9.34
420–430	422	5	495.00–505.00	$502.96	$2,122	+21.35
450–480 thin fleshed	469	4	472.50–480.00	$475.60	$2,231	+11.72
475–495	483	6	450.00–465.00	$456.22	$2,204	+17.59
505–525 thin fleshed	515	2	460.00–485.00	$472.26	$2,432	—
500–545	528	12	426.00–448.00	$438.92	$2,317	+13.89
550–595	573	2	410.00	$410.00	$2,349	+6.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	670.00	$670.00	$1,742	—
305–345	329	5	580.00–645.00	$618.19	$2,034	+25.39
370–395	385	5	545.00–595.00	$561.14	$2,160	+61.14
400–435	418	2	490.00–505.00	$497.19	$2,078	-18.14
405–433	423	9	500.00–555.00	$523.03	$2,212	+7.70
455–490	470	5	475.00–515.00	$495.84	$2,330	+28.47
505–533	523	8	451.00–470.00	$457.35	$2,392	+22.35
555–590	574	6	430.00–460.00	$439.06	$2,520	+49.06
615	615	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,552	+10.00
700	700	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,345	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330 thin fleshed	319	4	545.00–575.00	$558.47	$1,782	—
305–345	328	5	500.00–520.00	$514.89	$1,689	+14.93
350–390	371	8	445.00–475.00	$463.65	$1,720	+11.29
380–385 thin fleshed	383	3	505.00–515.00	$509.98	$1,953	+25.01
385	385	1	412.50	$412.50	$1,588	-39.86
420–440 thin fleshed	427	3	460.00–475.00	$466.56	$1,992	+6.56
405–445	430	10	410.00–455.00	$438.89	$1,887	+7.57
455–465 thin fleshed	460	3	450.00–460.00	$454.98	$2,093	—
455–495	475	5	410.00–430.00	$417.85	$1,985	+10.72
515 thin fleshed	515	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,214	—
505–540	519	4	385.00–415.00	$400.96	$2,081	+17.99
555–595	570	3	370.00–375.00	$372.45	$2,123	+14.80
600–640	623	5	342.50–372.50	$360.08	$2,243	+6.73
675–690	680	3	315.00–325.00	$321.69	$2,187	-18.27
715 thin fleshed	715	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,502	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	570.00–575.00	$572.48	$1,649	—
300–340	323	3	525.00–550.00	$534.48	$1,726	-0.52
350–360	355	2	540.00–550.00	$545.07	$1,935	+47.83
400–425	415	4	465.00–475.00	$471.81	$1,958	+7.00
455–490	469	4	435.00–460.00	$443.59	$2,080	+19.23
465–490	476	4	410.00–428.00	$417.11	$1,985	-7.25
500–535	507	5	410.00–415.00	$413.94	$2,099	-3.32
500–540	526	7	420.00–455.00	$432.04	$2,273	+14.78
550–585	560	5	385.00–420.00	$404.78	$2,267	+27.28
590	590	1	378.00	$378.00	$2,230	+38.00
640	640	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,144	-34.00
650–690	670	2	342.50–347.50	$344.93	$2,311	-17.45
755	755	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,473	-37.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	605.00	$605.00	$1,966	+28.53
390	390	1	545.00	$545.00	$2,126	+7.65
410–440	425	3	475.00–500.00	$483.04	$2,053	+17.86
410–445	426	8	480.00–530.00	$513.28	$2,187	+48.10
450–490	477	6	460.00–500.00	$474.22	$2,262	+12.85
505–530	518	4	435.00–462.50	$446.89	$2,315	+1.89
535	535	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,247	+7.53
550–590	574	6	402.50–435.00	$422.58	$2,426	+25.12
575	575	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,300	+2.54
600–635	617	5	385.00–430.00	$400.67	$2,472	+5.67
720	720	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,556	—
900–910	905	2	275.00–287.50	$281.28	$2,546	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,925	+30.36
400	400	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,940	+24.27
470–475 thin fleshed	473	2	462.50	$462.50	$2,188	+3.36
450–495	474	9	420.00–455.00	$444.34	$2,106	+84.34
510–530	522	3	407.50–427.50	$418.35	$2,184	+7.58
560–590	581	7	380.00–410.00	$395.37	$2,297	+14.70
620–645	633	2	380.00–390.00	$384.90	$2,436	+36.14
665–680	675	4	343.00–365.00	$358.20	$2,418	+18.20
830	830	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,200	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1310	1164	80-85%	5	191.00–195.00	$193.40	$2,251	—
975–1345	1183	80-85%	16	170.00–185.00	$176.68	$2,090	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1020	877	85-90%	3	148.00–159.00	$154.26	$1,353	—
935	935	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,122	—
935–1180	1043	85-90%	6	163.00–169.00	$167.37	$1,746	+26.34
965–1410	1121	85-90%	7	170.00–182.00	$173.35	$1,943	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1595	1387	75-80%	6	179.00–186.00	$181.46	$2,517	—
1465	1465	75-80%	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,813	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1660	1598	3	207.00–211.00	$209.04	$3,340	+5.11
1970	1970	1	228.00	$228.00	$4,492	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
644	644	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	232.50	$232.50	$1,497

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	182.50	$182.50	$2,080

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,674
850–1285	1112	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	179.00–212.50	$191.98	$2,135
1440	1440	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	210.00	$210.00	$3,024

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	215.00	$215.00
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00

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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
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—

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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.