Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, The supply of feeders was lighter than last week, but that was expected given the weather we had over the weekend. Some snow still lingers in places, making it difficult to get cattle to the market. Feeder steers and bulls 400lb-600lb sold $5.00-$7.00 higher, while feeder heifers 400lb-600lb sold $2.00-$11.00 higher with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned thinner fleshed more common type cattle. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.61/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −122.13 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$274.61

59 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$10.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs AR average

−29.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	280.33	1,527	23
Medium and Large 1-2	544	272.06	1,479	16thin
Medium and Large 2	541	270.07	1,460	20

One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale59 hd

274.61

—

AR average7 barns · 685 hd

285.14

−10.53

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−29.42

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−122.13

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	—	Average	1,612	142.31	2,295	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	126.51	1,927	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	124.45	1,656	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	98.95	962	9thin

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)	988	$1,809	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,783	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,729	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,701	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1	500–550	526	288.92/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	331.21/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	274.32/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	298.58/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	333.19/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,389	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	341.26/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	313.83/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	336.23/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	258.59/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	248.87/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	280.34/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	310.04/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	279.17/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	262.91/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	307.77/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,299	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	234.18/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	253.96/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	274.00/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	319.70/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	427	310.85/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	288.38/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	698	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	328.94/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	288.34/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	733	228.27/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	249.96/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	288.46/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	326.16/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	348.75/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	259.51/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	230.90/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	278.09/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	276.67/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	331.45/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	259.96/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	313.70/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	313.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,355	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	271.23/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,808.73/head	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,809	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,701.16/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,728.96/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,729	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,783.26/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,783	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	146.13/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	159.48/cwt	157.00–163.00	3,062	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	130.86/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,908	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	127.44/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,705	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	104.06/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,026	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	83.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	753	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	340.04/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	382.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	436	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	341.61/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	296.65/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	254.00/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	326.54/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	493	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	308.53/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	273.78/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	296.67/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	414	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	722	254.06/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	283.72/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	351.30/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	313.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	265.48/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	316.24/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	297.19/cwt	288.00–314.00	1,843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	345.57/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	326.64/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,230	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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