Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

PRE-VAC SALE NEXT WEEK ON 3/4/25 STARTING @11:00AM

Compared to two weeks ago: The sale was canceled last week, due to the winter storm we had move through on last Tuesday, but the weather has cleared with much warmer temperatures this week and green grass in sight, demand was strong on feeders this week, on a good supply, feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00-$6.00 higher. Supply of replacement cattle this week was strong, selling on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.34/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −109.40 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$287.34

57 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs AR average

−19.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	294.67	1,581	35
Medium and Large 1-2	548	281.00	1,540	6thin
Medium and Large 2	534	273.68	1,462	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $118 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

287.34

—

AR average2 barns · 82 hd

283.98

+3.36

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−19.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−109.40

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	1,671	159.72	2,669	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	145.29	2,163	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	141.79	1,778	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	118.68	1,229	23

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,975	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,527	28
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,497	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,308	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,153	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$2,071	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,068	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,719	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	852	$1,600	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$2,366	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$2,048	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,743	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,683	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,617	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,011	$2,484	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,069	$2,451	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	4thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	432	347.17/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	299.72/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	310.84/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,470	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	256.46/cwt	235.00–272.50	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	271.63/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	275.42/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,330	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	266.07/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	360.19/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,387	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	257.48/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	281.00/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	305.87/cwt	290.00–330.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	395.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	400	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	338.46/cwt	323.00–355.00	1,432	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	301.92/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,573	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	275.91/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,553	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	268.96/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	318	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	293.37/cwt	287.50–296.00	1,784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	382.88/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	312.31/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	315.17/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,204	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	302.40/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	376.24/cwt	362.50–381.00	1,576	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	498	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	317.95/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	290.75/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	297.29/cwt	287.50–301.00	1,864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	346.26/cwt	322.50–360.00	1,835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	279.46/cwt	252.50–297.50	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	263.72/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	414.37/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	319.99/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	430.95/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	409.70/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	369.47/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	274.88/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	409.79/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,496	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	142.81/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,272	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	95.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,039	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	110.19/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,049	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	135.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,551	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	120.25/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,213	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	147.28/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,072	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	147.80/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,840	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	139.48/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,805	12
Bulls	—	—	1,421	149.50/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,124	5
Bulls	—	—	1,975	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,397	1
Bulls	—	—	1,806	165.26/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,985	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,495.31/head	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,495	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,742.71/head	2,675.00–2,800.00	2,743	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,526.50/head	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,527	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,658	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	142.73/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,878	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	148.31/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	935	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	2,071.29/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,071	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,719.35/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,719	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,497.21/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,497	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,308.05/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	2,374.11/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,374	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,137.67/head	2,125.00–2,150.00	2,138	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	166.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,689	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	2,048.33/head	1,950.00–2,125.00	2,048	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	2,366.20/head	2,225.00–2,450.00	2,366	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,341.86/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,342	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,739.17/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,739	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	2,241.67/head	2,075.00–2,425.00	2,242	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	330.34/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,685	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	257.51/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	641	273.78/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	354.12/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	307.75/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,751	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	412.64/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	326.54/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	391.81/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	305.86/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	356.14/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	281.06/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	374.15/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	384.98/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	348	425.19/cwt	390.00–429.00	1,480	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	813	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	361.38/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,388	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	343.88/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,479	6

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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