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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 7, 2026

536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $464.26/cwt -15.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,432/hd at 524 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.25/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,550/hd at 579 lb · 23 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $589.27/cwt ≈ $1,703/hd at 289 lb · 19 head
Searcy, AR 5-weight steers brought $453/cwt, down $17 from the late June peak of $459. Receipts totaled 536 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 536 381 566
Feeder cattle 415 343 459
Slaughter cattle 86 20 82
Replacement cattle 35 18 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, offerings were mixed, with both weaned and unweaned calves. Overall quality was good. Feeder steers weighing 300-500 lbs sold $9.00 lower, 600 lb steers sold $15.00 lower, and 700 lb steers sold steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold steady to $7.00 lower, while 400-600 lb heifers sold $12.00 higher, supported by stronger demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,842 -55.00
305–310 thin fleshed 308 2 665.00–680.00 $672.56 $2,071 —
325–330 328 2 620.00–645.00 $632.40 $2,074 +4.87
350 350 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,802 -80.00
350–393 373 4 547.50–570.00 $556.97 $2,077 -38.03
400–445 421 7 515.00–550.00 $528.47 $2,225 -1.53
450–495 482 10 485.00–520.00 $499.37 $2,407 -2.63
482–495 487 5 450.00–467.50 $456.60 $2,224 -45.40
505–543 522 21 450.00–485.00 $469.04 $2,448 -10.75
525 525 1 402.50 $402.50 $2,113 -77.29
543 543 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,416 -34.79
555–595 579 22 425.00–457.50 $441.28 $2,555 -10.86
585 585 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,442 ±0.00
615–638 631 6 402.50–410.00 $407.47 $2,571 -34.84
635 635 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,476 -52.31
650–695 674 7 380.00–407.50 $391.65 $2,640 -45.85
700–745 716 4 375.00–395.00 $387.94 $2,778 —
750 750 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,812 +0.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 308 4 575.00–590.00 $582.38 $1,794 —
375–395 388 5 500.00–540.00 $528.10 $2,049 -11.90
425 thin fleshed 425 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,189 -20.00
445 445 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,136 -11.99
450–495 468 10 420.00–465.00 $446.44 $2,089 +16.80
510 thin fleshed 510 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,295 —
510–520 515 2 400.00–420.00 $409.90 $2,111 -24.16
550–590 574 7 400.00–427.50 $412.14 $2,366 -5.21
615 615 2 390.00–400.00 $395.00 $2,429 +45.00
660 660 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,277 —
690 thin fleshed 690 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,674 —
745 thin fleshed 745 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,831 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 325 3 555.00–575.00 $566.41 $1,841 -3.45
365–390 377 10 500.00–545.00 $519.83 $1,960 -12.04
420 fancy 420 1 690.00 $690.00 $2,898 —
408–445 426 8 472.50–520.00 $488.83 $2,082 +66.33
415–435 428 4 450.00–465.00 $456.15 $1,952 +33.65
470 470 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,974 -18.01
460–495 483 9 445.00–470.00 $455.80 $2,202 +17.79
500–530 515 13 425.00–460.00 $445.84 $2,296 +5.97
515 fancy 515 2 492.50–520.00 $506.25 $2,607 —
530–545 537 3 390.00–407.50 $399.11 $2,143 -40.76
555–575 562 6 370.00–397.50 $383.71 $2,156 -44.58
560–580 570 4 400.00–445.00 $417.46 $2,380 +31.26
595 fancy 595 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,767 —
600–633 623 4 375.00–390.00 $384.51 $2,395 +24.51
675 675 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,261 —
705–710 707 3 342.50–375.00 $355.05 $2,510 —
775 775 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,461 —
915 915 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,585 —
975 975 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,681 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,736 -15.74
305–340 322 5 520.00–545.00 $529.83 $1,706 -6.75
350–395 371 16 450.00–495.00 $482.07 $1,788 +6.91
400–435 420 7 425.00–450.00 $435.51 $1,829 +7.80
435 435 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 -27.71
450 thin fleshed 450 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,092 —
450–485 466 5 405.00–445.00 $423.15 $1,972 +11.16
517–535 523 5 370.00–410.00 $400.34 $2,094 -3.78
595 595 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,202 -5.54
610 thin fleshed 610 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,440 —
605–635 619 4 345.00–355.00 $349.35 $2,162 -28.76
655–665 660 5 347.50–357.50 $350.49 $2,313 +13.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–295 289 19 580.00–600.00 $589.27 $1,703 —
325 325 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,788 —
428 428 3 462.50 $462.50 $1,980 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,682 —
305–315 310 2 600.00–605.00 $602.46 $1,868 -22.54
350–365 359 4 565.00–590.00 $581.18 $2,086 +21.16
395 395 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,094 +10.00
405–440 422 3 520.00–530.00 $526.52 $2,222 -1.71
450–490 466 5 450.00–500.00 $486.39 $2,267 +1.44
515–525 520 2 430.00–440.00 $435.05 $2,262 -39.95
555–580 565 7 410.00–435.00 $424.34 $2,398 -5.66
590 590 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,242 -50.00
620 620 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,511 -2.50
845 845 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,746 —
855 855 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 thin fleshed 315 3 570.00–595.00 $580.21 $1,828 -9.79
320–345 333 2 515.00–565.00 $539.06 $1,795 -0.94
355–395 371 5 500.00–530.00 $515.77 $1,914 +23.97
400–440 422 3 465.00–490.00 $479.62 $2,024 +7.44
475–495 485 3 420.00–460.00 $434.76 $2,109 +17.07
500–530 515 2 390.00–395.00 $392.43 $2,021 -24.50
565 565 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,260 -9.57
655–670 663 2 345.00–362.50 $353.65 $2,345 +23.65
750 750 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,569 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1470 1288 80-85% 5 163.00–173.00 $168.61 $2,172 -30.39
1180–1390 1297 80-85% 5 175.00–187.50 $182.58 $2,368 -16.42
1295–1400 1355 80-85% 3 190.00–198.00 $192.76 $2,612 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1200 1025 85-90% 6 161.00–173.00 $168.02 $1,722 +11.55
1045–1260 1155 85-90% 5 175.00–188.00 $178.99 $2,067 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 75-80% 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,940 —
1360 1360 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,394 —
1570–1580 1575 75-80% 3 185.00–195.00 $188.67 $2,972 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1250 1180 5 198.00–209.00 $201.28 $2,375 —
1570–1790 1680 3 230.00–239.00 $233.62 $3,925 +3.62

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–975 873 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 240.00–345.00 $286.33 $2,500

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1115 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,650.00 $2,340.26
1220 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00
1105–1520 1271 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,600.00–4,000.00 $3,378.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,957

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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.