Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL COW SALE ON MARCH 29TH STARTING @12PM BULLS!! PAIRS!! BRED COWS!! AND OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS!!

Compared to last week, warmer temperatures, and green grass starting to grow. Demand was strong on a moderate supply of feeders this week. Steers under 500lb sold $15.00-$25.00 higher, and over 500lb sold $6.00-$10.00 higher. Heifers under 500lb sold steady to $10.00 higher, and over 500lb sold $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.68/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −107.06 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$289.68

53 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$28.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.01

vs AR average

−25.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	299.14	1,640	32
Medium and Large 1-2	546	287.11	1,568	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	270.53	1,472	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.62/cwt here — about $168 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 sale53 hd

289.68

—

AR average11 barns · 383 hd

297.70

−8.01

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−25.28

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−107.06

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	1,737	160.46	2,787	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	138.61	1,802	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	138.25	2,174	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	121.33	1,327	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,716	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	922	$2,164	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,039	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$1,773	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,699	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,179	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,800	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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 1Fleshy	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	413.16/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,293	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	349.20/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	298.70/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	429	387.59/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	321.27/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	330.05/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	367.41/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	343.83/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	301.75/cwt	297.35–310.00	1,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	312.44/cwt	296.00–325.00	1,628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	296.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	290.08/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	367.75/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,166	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	292.58/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	367	336.45/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	236.70/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	293.16/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	242.45/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	325.41/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	280.88/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	263.18/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	277.98/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	257.84/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	296.96/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	276.66/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	339.39/cwt	327.50–357.50	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	289.65/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	293.37/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	282.88/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	312.40/cwt	302.00–327.50	1,512	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	324.92/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	283.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	348.24/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,480	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	275.78/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	350.77/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,291	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	329.46/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	365.43/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	348.02/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	413.43/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	417.59/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	400.25/cwt	372.50–430.00	1,901	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	333.39/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,924	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	445.75/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	352.83/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	318.58/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	487.42/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	320.61/cwt	307.50–338.00	1,991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	407.97/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	381.56/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	377.58/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,423	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	461.91/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	132.00/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,198	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	127.79/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,879	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	101.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,075	3
Bulls	—	—	1,532	147.17/cwt	139.00–155.00	2,255	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	173.24/cwt	171.00–175.00	3,080	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	147.72/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,148	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	88.89/cwt	88.00–90.00	702	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	138.17/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	421.52/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,370	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	144.73/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,777	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	138.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,791	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	133.18/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,553	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	120.40/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,302	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	162.25/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,925	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,184.72/head	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,038.97/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,772.94/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	138.00/head	138.00–138.00	138	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	748	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,055	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	689	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,667	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	817	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,699.04/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,716.26/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,716	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	312.99/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	366.04/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	407.38/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	292.34/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	253.29/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	348.43/cwt	327.50–357.50	1,801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	395.49/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,309	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	267.48/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	374.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	279.94/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	329.44/cwt	302.50–342.50	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	344.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	409.40/cwt	387.50–430.00	1,711	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,958	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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