Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder supply this week was heavy, with a good offering of weaned calves, good attendance, and strong demand. The largest draft this week on steers was a group of 56 weighing 463lb with lots of condition, selling for $422.00 /CWT, and the largest draft on heifers was a group of 40 weighing 567lb with lots of condition, selling for $312.00 /CWT. No trends were determined on feeders, selling unevenly with last week's light supply due to the cold weather we had. On a good test slaughter, cattle sold Steady to $5.00 higher with a strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.13/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −101.60 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$295.13

115 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$32.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.87

vs AR average

−9.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	305.71	1,697	74
Medium and Large 1-2	540	297.80	1,609	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	273.02	1,485	36

One grade step is worth $32.69/cwt here — about $212 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 sale115 hd

295.13

—

AR average10 barns · 416 hd

284.26

+10.87

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−9.51

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−101.60

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	1,562	153.26	2,393	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	137.67	2,192	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	135.07	1,751	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	122.82	1,345	29

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,381	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,299	$2,342	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,711	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,685	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$1,525	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,085	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

161 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	323.77/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	398.58/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	479	336.34/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	301.25/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	349.37/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,006	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	348.98/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,776	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	343.75/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	379	405.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	365.21/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	554	333.09/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	310.72/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,895	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	435.15/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	371	478.80/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,956	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	442	320.84/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	820	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	248.04/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	329.70/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	305.78/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	291.33/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	512	286.00/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	275.81/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	416.31/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.53/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	371.19/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	331.77/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	316.48/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,794	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	335.05/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,729	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	267.58/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	350.35/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	368.53/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	274.73/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	324.95/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,534	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	383	339.24/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	371.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	236.27/cwt	230.00–242.50	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	296.39/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	244.41/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	249.33/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	422.02/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	306.19/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	242.64/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	429	361.26/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	945	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,798.38/head	1,500.00–2,325.00	1,798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	139.17/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,773	11
Bulls	—	—	1,639	159.66/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,617	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	130.48/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,507	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	94.93/cwt	94.00–96.00	976	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,290	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,143	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,748	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	118.56/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,224	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	107.96/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,026	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	130.47/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,697	5
Bulls	—	—	1,376	137.90/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,898	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	165.45/cwt	150.00–187.50	1,676	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,381.12/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,381	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	2,342.25/head	1,875.00–2,700.00	2,342	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,210	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,685.37/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	462.72/cwt	447.50–480.00	1,536	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,260	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	310.07/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	311.19/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	254.24/cwt	251.00–257.50	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	436.25/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	454.57/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,777	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	284.25/cwt	279.00–292.00	2,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	307.13/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	296.76/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,709	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	367.81/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	339.93/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	316.30/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,623	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	384.13/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	322.33/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	269.49/cwt	261.00–275.00	2,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	379.50/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,397	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	258.88/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	264.08/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	324	490.86/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,590	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	391.39/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,241	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	382.59/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	417.77/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	287.55/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	360.31/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	343.69/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	366	413.70/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	288.24/cwt	276.00–301.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	329.85/cwt	320.00–342.20	1,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	330.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	302.05/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	364	359.08/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	346	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,393	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	311.18/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,634	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	537	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	231.03/cwt	220.00–238.00	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	341.96/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,426	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	400.11/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	232.48/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	243.84/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	407	392.08/cwt	392.00–392.50	1,596	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	379.20/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,388	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	324.05/cwt	310.00–330.50	1,549	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	253.19/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	272.97/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	275.23/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,431	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	308.17/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,747	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	251.18/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	268.35/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	274.94/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	254.08/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	301.00/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,297	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	319.70/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,199	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	265.50/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,516	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	269.42/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	288.37/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,344	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	232.32/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,687	5

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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