Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was a strong supply of feeders compared to last week, with a good attendance and strong demand. Feeders this week sold $20-$30 higher across the board on some quality offerings. Slaughter cattle sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.92/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −85.82 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$310.92

55 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$30.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.33

vs AR average

−10.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	321.69	1,713	35
Medium and Large 1-2	556	293.27	1,631	6thin
Medium and Large 2	528	291.56	1,538	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $174 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 sale55 hd

310.92

—

AR average9 barns · 276 hd

301.59

+9.33

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−10.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−85.82

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	1,608	150.59	2,421	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	140.29	2,044	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	137.83	1,693	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	111.66	1,113	20

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)	1,340	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,727	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,308	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$3,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$3,094	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	929	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,275	4thin

Every lot, as filed

141 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 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	324.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	284.15/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.74/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	374.88/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,316	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	311.88/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	363.36/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	294.74/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	410.13/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	297.79/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	271.61/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,825	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	288.15/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	306.63/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	408.60/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	388.19/cwt	372.50–405.00	1,456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	286.78/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	317.99/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	369.81/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,553	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	343.48/cwt	322.50–367.50	1,621	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	306.26/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	315.97/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	366.46/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	267.59/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	276.23/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	323.17/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,690	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	404.89/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	338.66/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,314	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	341.28/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	313.87/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	271.75/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	378.48/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	883	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	301.46/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,450	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	409.72/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	462.80/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	424.35/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	347.91/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	305.67/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,733	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	143.32/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,819	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	131.77/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,601	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	133.56/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,927	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	91.30/cwt	80.00–100.00	766	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	153.28/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,282	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	120.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,357	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	108.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,020	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	141.74/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,058	11
Bulls	—	—	1,915	160.72/cwt	157.00–165.00	3,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	143.83/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,018	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,249	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,749.02/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,749	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	929	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,368.21/head	1,925.00–2,700.00	2,368	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,726.87/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,727	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,552.86/head	3,450.00–3,600.00	3,553	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	930	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	437.21/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	425.77/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	356.47/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,850	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	240.82/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	284.44/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	301.57/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	278.45/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	467.08/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	367.05/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	384.39/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	438.83/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	344.16/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	382.27/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,827	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	398.14/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	377.94/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,410	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	334.83/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	403.85/cwt	377.50–430.00	1,878	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	371.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	330.63/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	365.01/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,913	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	326.21/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	400.01/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	492.45/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	291.33/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	428.30/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	279.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	303.66/cwt	298.00–308.00	2,080	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	479.95/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	322.37/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	360.39/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	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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