Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 2026

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $415.25/cwt -28.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,989/hd at 479 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $370.97/cwt -33.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 471 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	212	485	392
Feeder cattle	185	398	305
Slaughter cattle	10	62	47
Replacement cattle	17	25	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

With temperatures reaching the triple digits today, supply and demand for feeder cattle were light. Significant losses in the feeder cattle futures market over the past two weeks negatively impacted both buyer demand and producer offerings as well. Slaughter cattle were lightly tested, but demand was good. No market trends were established due to the absence of a reported sale last week.

→ Feeder cattle: supply and demand for feeder cattle were light
→ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle were lightly tested

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	450.00–515.00	$483.53	$1,523	—
405–440	423	2	405.00–425.00	$414.59	$1,754	-48.52
458–495	479	11	387.50–427.50	$415.25	$1,989	-29.12
510	510	1	367.50	$367.50	$1,874	-54.79
550	550	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,008	-44.90
600–640	620	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,170	-17.70
735	735	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,334	-42.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,723	-69.46
390	390	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,970	-54.90
405–445	424	4	450.00–475.00	$462.14	$1,959	-61.74
450–460	455	2	447.50–460.00	$453.68	$2,064	-32.85
520–530	526	4	400.00–420.00	$404.99	$2,130	-48.48
580–585	583	3	370.00–380.00	$374.99	$2,186	-42.51
630	630	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,331	-38.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 thin fleshed	300	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,530	-83.09
310–340	325	2	440.00–470.00	$455.69	$1,481	-69.05
350–365 thin fleshed	357	6	480.00–500.00	$491.25	$1,754	-48.75
390	390	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,736	-37.02
400 thin fleshed	400	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,760	—
410–448	433	6	390.00–417.50	$405.17	$1,754	-40.54
450–495	471	10	357.50–387.50	$370.97	$1,747	-33.88
515–530	523	2	350.00–365.00	$357.61	$1,870	-18.06
550–555	553	3	320.00–340.00	$326.69	$1,807	-44.58
670–675	673	2	290.00–307.50	$298.72	$2,010	-27.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	495.00–500.00	$497.40	$1,607	-51.95
350–390	369	4	475.00–515.00	$490.78	$1,811	-29.03
405–435	417	6	420.00–450.00	$433.24	$1,807	-45.95
455–470	465	6	385.00–397.50	$391.65	$1,821	-61.86
480 fancy	480	1	435.00	$435.00	$2,088	—
515	515	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,008	-31.69
550	550	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,788	-73.40
560	560	1	367.50	$367.50	$2,058	-30.90
600–640	620	2	330.00–337.00	$333.39	$2,067	-59.67
685	685	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,226	-52.50
705	705	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,274	-7.50
750	750	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,288	—
778 fancy	778	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,762	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 thin fleshed	315	1	575.00	$575.00	$1,811	-75.00
310–345	331	4	500.00–535.00	$509.11	$1,685	-41.25
350–395	380	4	425.00–445.00	$431.48	$1,640	-93.67
415–440	421	6	417.50–432.50	$426.70	$1,796	-55.35
465–495	478	6	360.00–385.00	$374.45	$1,790	-52.00
505–525	513	3	350.00–357.50	$353.29	$1,812	-30.14
550	550	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,842	-33.45
650–660	658	4	300.00–330.00	$316.83	$2,085	-15.67
800	800	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,240	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,665	-72.54
350–390	370	6	450.00–495.00	$475.96	$1,761	-62.38
405–420	413	2	440.00–445.00	$442.45	$1,827	-71.42
450–485	466	4	400.00–432.50	$409.75	$1,909	-54.57
510	510	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,785	-77.68
505–530	519	4	361.00–385.00	$370.96	$1,925	-56.72
555–575	566	5	350.00–375.00	$359.95	$2,037	-50.91

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	80-85%	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,742	—
1075–1275	1160	80-85%	3	183.00–184.00	$183.32	$2,127	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1275	1200	75-80%	2	180.00–185.00	$182.34	$2,188	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	85-90%	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,744	+29.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1405	1132	3	200.00–204.00	$201.66	$2,283	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	4,050.00	$4,050.00
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00
1200–1400	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,400.00–3,675.00	$3,613.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	230.00	$230.00	$3,048

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050 thin fleshed	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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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.