Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

PRE-VAC SALE ON 1/7/25 ALONG WITH REGULAR SALE

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sold $6.00-$8.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $4.00-$5.00 higher. Mixed offerings of weaned and unweaned calves. Demand was strong on a moderate supply. Slaughter cattle sold $3.00-$4.00 higher on a stronger offering than the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.58/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −133.16 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$263.58

47 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs AR average

−21.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	267.75	1,420	27
Medium and Large 1-2	533	261.68	1,395	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	252.34	1,375	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.41/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $366.54, median $396.74 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

263.58

—

AR average9 barns · 523 hd

264.09

−0.51

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−21.37

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−133.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,562	139.81	2,184	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	119.27	1,817	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	116.81	1,486	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	97.33	982	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$2,023	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,012	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,821	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,191	$1,713	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,396	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

124 lots · USDA AMS · Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	255.44/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	279.47/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,238	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	264.65/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,339	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	300.33/cwt	285.00–310.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	374.70/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	321.78/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	264.18/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	362.44/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	255.85/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	257.53/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	334	340.17/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	309.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	222.41/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	274.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,423	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	313.49/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	255.36/cwt	242.50–266.00	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	298.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	381.18/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	331.27/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,415	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	306.07/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	313.51/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	282.71/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,365	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	275.03/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	251.15/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	270.00/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	358.69/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	413.02/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	264.05/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	429.22/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	378.92/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	378.53/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	381	379.85/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	333.29/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	296.13/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	84.00/cwt	80.00–88.00	811	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,132	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	119.78/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,552	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	121.41/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,411	12
Bulls	—	—	1,439	135.82/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	147.80/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,255	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,121.12/head	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,121	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,712.67/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,713	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,821.23/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,821	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,023.38/head	1,450.00–2,550.00	2,023	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	157.46/cwt	135.00–172.50	1,485	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	130.76/cwt	117.00–147.50	1,318	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	2,396.06/head	2,100.00–2,775.00	2,396	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	143.77/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,543	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	270.74/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	256.05/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,211	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	285.66/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	246.50/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	273.67/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	374	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,488	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	288.69/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	393	261.24/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	253.75/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	265.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	260.82/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	420.12/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	283.76/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	663	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	238.74/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	316.13/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	379.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	329.45/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	286.88/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	301.98/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	361.49/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,680	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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