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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 30, 2026

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $480.46/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 373 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $439.87/cwt +27.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,349/hd at 534 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $479.79/cwt +16.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,490/hd at 519 lb · 12 head
Searcy, AR 3-weight heifers sold at $512/cwt. The class is down $18 from its mid-May peak of $521. Receipts were 381 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 381 526 460
Feeder cattle 343 380 385
Slaughter cattle 20 75 55
Replacement cattle 18 71 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, with the hot weather and the upcoming Holiday weekend, feeders were in light supply. Demand was stronger for lightweight calves carrying extra condition. Market trends were not well established because of the limited receipts. Slaughter cattle were also in light supply, with insufficient numbers to establish a market trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 690.00 $690.00 $1,898 -2.55
300–315 309 4 610.00–650.00 $627.53 $1,939 —
358 358 4 595.00 $595.00 $2,130 +45.24
410 410 4 530.00 $530.00 $2,173 +7.75
453 453 5 502.00 $502.00 $2,274 +22.96
505–545 519 12 460.00–502.50 $479.79 $2,490 +6.10
555–595 574 8 447.50–465.00 $452.14 $2,595 +4.70
595 595 2 417.50 $417.50 $2,484 -29.94
600–635 606 11 440.00–445.00 $442.31 $2,680 +2.47
650 650 2 437.50 $437.50 $2,844 —
760–770 763 3 365.00–380.00 $374.96 $2,861 —
820–825 823 2 347.50–360.00 $353.77 $2,912 -21.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 thin fleshed 295 2 650.00 $650.00 $1,918 —
314–320 thin fleshed 315 5 660.00–700.00 $691.88 $2,179 —
345 345 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,966 +65.00
360 360 2 530.00–550.00 $540.00 $1,944 +22.03
428 thin fleshed 428 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,290 —
420–445 433 2 475.00–510.00 $491.99 $2,130 +46.99
470–495 480 3 410.00–455.00 $429.64 $2,062 +17.19
488 thin fleshed 488 2 497.00 $497.00 $2,425 —
500–545 520 5 410.00–450.00 $434.06 $2,257 +5.46
580–590 585 2 400.00–435.00 $417.35 $2,441 +4.92
610 610 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,135 -60.00
705–710 708 2 375.00–377.50 $376.25 $2,664 —
760–790 775 2 342.50–350.00 $346.18 $2,683 —
840 840 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,835 —
915 915 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,836 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 565.00 $565.00 $1,638 —
300–310 thin fleshed 305 6 560.00–620.00 $575.74 $1,756 +25.74
300–340 325 5 525.00–555.00 $536.58 $1,744 +16.89
350–355 thin fleshed 353 2 515.00–520.00 $517.52 $1,827 —
350–395 376 14 455.00–500.00 $475.16 $1,787 +1.18
400–440 420 5 405.00–440.00 $427.71 $1,796 -17.26
450–495 474 7 400.00–435.00 $411.99 $1,953 -3.67
513–535 521 5 390.00–420.00 $404.12 $2,105 +24.90
560–585 575 5 370.00–380.00 $375.54 $2,159 +15.51
605–630 619 4 375.00–380.00 $378.11 $2,341 +33.11
675–680 677 3 320.00–350.00 $336.70 $2,279 +9.14
700–740 719 5 315.00–340.00 $329.93 $2,372 —
815 815 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,241 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 580.00–610.00 $600.23 $1,723 +21.94
300–313 309 3 565.00–580.00 $569.86 $1,761 +14.86
350–363 359 3 515.00–540.00 $531.87 $1,909 +30.16
405–425 415 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,909 -18.72
435 435 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,838 -56.22
455–495 474 8 430.00–445.00 $438.01 $2,076 +0.84
508–545 534 14 430.00–452.50 $439.87 $2,349 +21.98
550–555 552 3 415.00–450.00 $428.29 $2,364 +19.26
565–580 573 2 382.50–390.00 $386.20 $2,213 -22.83
635 635 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,286 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,902 —
658 658 5 359.00 $359.00 $2,362 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 thin fleshed 315 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,858 —
340 340 2 500.00–580.00 $540.00 $1,836 —
360–385 thin fleshed 377 3 570.00–580.00 $576.81 $2,175 +56.81
380–395 389 5 460.00–520.00 $491.80 $1,913 +5.08
405–440 423 8 440.00–500.00 $472.18 $1,997 +25.67
455–495 472 6 375.00–470.00 $417.69 $1,971 -2.43
505–545 526 7 370.00–440.00 $416.93 $2,193 +0.94
550–575 566 5 400.00–417.50 $409.57 $2,318 +23.42
610 thin fleshed 610 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,501 —
610–645 628 4 350.00–390.00 $361.09 $2,268 —
680 680 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,244 -28.51
710 710 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,414 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 625.00 $625.00 $1,969 +10.00
335 335 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,893 -50.00
355–390 375 4 550.00–575.00 $560.02 $2,100 +17.96
395 395 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,054 -22.06
400–415 405 3 520.00–540.00 $528.23 $2,139 +26.62
405 405 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,025 -1.61
455–470 463 3 480.00–490.00 $484.95 $2,245 +9.15
520 520 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,470 +33.25
565 565 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,430 -7.80
610 610 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,486 -27.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 5,100.00 $5,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,550 +5.95
965–990 978 85-90% 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,760 +32.33
955–1150 1034 85-90% 4 154.00–159.00 $156.47 $1,618 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1300 1102 80-85% 3 173.00–184.00 $176.77 $1,948 —
1295 1295 80-85% 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,577 +35.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,808 +15.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 1 209.00 $209.00 $3,041 —
1685 1685 1 230.00 $230.00 $3,876 —
1565–1850 1693 3 216.00–219.00 $217.35 $3,680 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–890 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 255.00–335.00 $288.91 $2,355

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–850 815 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,650.00–2,950.00 $2,806.44
888 888 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,574
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,942
1370 1370 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,672

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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.