Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE 65 plus cows selling off one farm 30 plus of those will be pairs bred back to black angus bulls selling on 2/11/25 after feeder calves sale.

Compared to last week, despite some volatility in the market on Monday concerning the border and tariffs demand for feeders was strong, while selling slightly lower than last week. Feeder steers selling $10.00-$11.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold $12.00-$13.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.77/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −116.97 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$279.77

57 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$21.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.72

vs AR average

−19.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	290.00	1,494	2thin
Medium and Large 1	567	287.13	1,627	32
Medium and Large 2	532	268.63	1,430	23

One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale57 hd

279.77

—

AR average9 barns · 406 hd

289.49

−9.72

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−19.09

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−116.97

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	1,447	148.24	2,145	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	138.93	2,058	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	137.04	1,734	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	112.72	1,187	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,154	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,895	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,063	2thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2Fleshy	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	356.73/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,345	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	332.45/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	317.77/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	262.33/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	333.63/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	331.43/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,375	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	280.44/cwt	271.00–297.50	1,615	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	251.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	218.75/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	321.83/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,213	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	282.17/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,337	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	338.71/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	476	258.70/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	289.70/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	426.10/cwt	420.00–427.00	1,321	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	313.12/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	360.72/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	359.79/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,655	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	258.72/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	340.10/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	297.60/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	229.94/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	252.58/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	297.99/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,062.50/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,063	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,894.89/head	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,895	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,588	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,154.07/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,154	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,457	156.55/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,281	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,122	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	123.13/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,402	6
Bulls	—	—	1,442	144.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,078	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	105.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	976	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,395	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	136.09/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,032	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,724	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	143.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,800	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	92.91/cwt	90.00–96.00	901	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	115.02/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	279.95/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	325.07/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	286.59/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	401.60/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	363	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	428.18/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	427	359.30/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	263.10/cwt	258.00–270.00	2,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	407.50/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	291.83/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	364.81/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,364	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	276.25/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	313.21/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	302.74/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	409.62/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	272.21/cwt	271.00–274.00	2,093	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	301.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	270.06/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	341.18/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	281.69/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	312.61/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,497	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	307.31/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	299.60/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,282	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	271.43/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,414	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	316.13/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	359.93/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,307	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	350.92/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	519	314.29/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	318.51/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,522	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	360.90/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	369.91/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	256.83/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	265.83/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	329.37/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	291.68/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,989	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	365.29/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,724	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	384.39/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,245	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	455.64/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,001	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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