Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold unevenly, selling $3.00 lower to $4.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold steady to $5.00 higher. Offerings this week were plainer than the previous week, except a few drafts of pre-vac calves, with the largest draft being 39 head of 782lb heifers that brought 239.00cwt. Demand was moderate, improving throughout the sale. Slaughter cattle sold steady this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.36/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −108.38 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$288.36

39 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$34.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.94

vs AR average

−16.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	299.93	1,590	26
Medium and Large 2	549	265.22	1,456	13thin

One grade step is worth $34.70/cwt here — about $134 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 sale39 hd

288.36

—

AR average10 barns · 713 hd

301.30

−12.94

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−16.66

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−108.38

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	—	High	1,637	158.14	2,589	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	143.79	2,051	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	143.03	1,766	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	116.96	1,281	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$2,661	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,273	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,244	$2,261	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,987	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	848	$2,023	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,994	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$3,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,540	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,260	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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 1Value Added	500–550	525	307.70/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	322.90/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,844	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	334.74/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	343.84/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	360.90/cwt	359.00–367.50	1,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	283.92/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	312.43/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	239.02/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,867	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	267.11/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	348.87/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	301.38/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,293	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	300.01/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	373.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	360.27/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	349.56/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	260.90/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	232.25/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	233.07/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	309.35/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,160	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	245.19/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	267.11/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	247.58/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	274.04/cwt	257.50–287.50	1,285	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	327.62/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	261.71/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	260.21/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	347.30/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	273.17/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	369.73/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	251.23/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	313.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	258.28/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	373.51/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	404.91/cwt	382.50–435.00	1,745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	292.10/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	350.06/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	304.93/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	337.58/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	339.96/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	760	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	301.50/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	382.11/cwt	365.00–389.00	1,953	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	369	462.24/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	423.09/cwt	410.00–447.50	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	311.10/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	364.36/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	413.40/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	416.74/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,575	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	147.05/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,198	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	132.36/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,513	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	119.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,333	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	149.38/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,946	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	140.68/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,699	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	95.11/cwt	85.00–100.00	973	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	108.56/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,152	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	131.06/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	176.13/cwt	174.00–178.00	3,408	2
Bulls	—	—	1,651	159.02/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	148.27/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,187	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	2,260.88/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,261	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,660.67/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,661	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,986.54/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,272.83/head	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,273	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,085	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,994.24/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,994	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	2,023.23/head	1,625.00–2,375.00	2,023	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,260.00/head	2,260.00–2,260.00	2,260	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	402.58/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,494	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	336.56/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	376.67/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	297.44/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	350.07/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	336.05/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,438	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	240.05/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	348.30/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	251.33/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	306.42/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	307.07/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	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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