Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was slightly down from a week ago. Feeder steers 300lb-400lb selling on a lighter demand than last week sold $10.00-$15.00 lower, while $500lb-$700lb steers with a stronger demand sold steady to $5.00 higher. 300lb-400lb heifers selling on a good demand sold steady to $6.00 higher and 500lb-700lb heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady on a good test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.63/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −89.11 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$307.63

47 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

vs AR average

−22.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	313.76	1,743	27
Medium and Large 1-2	534	308.45	1,647	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	296.31	1,600	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $143 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 sale47 hd

307.63

—

AR average9 barns · 351 hd

300.02

+7.61

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−22.32

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−89.11

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	1,614	159.48	2,574	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	146.62	1,846	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	141.00	2,151	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	121.95	1,207	8thin

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)	1,083	$2,586	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,399	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,013	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,872	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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 1Fleshy	800–850	820	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	310.29/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	383.72/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	348.59/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	307.48/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	256.24/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	301.64/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	308.19/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	335.06/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	286.34/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	356.14/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	313.53/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,887	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	344.47/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	419.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	341.17/cwt	327.50–362.50	1,907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	387.65/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	303.75/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	423.90/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	323.73/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	457.88/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,300	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	980	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	840	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	653	197.49/cwt	150.00–242.50	1,290	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	955	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,729	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	149.13/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,543	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	176.62/cwt	149.00–217.50	1,895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	147.58/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,398.93/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,399	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,407.31/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,407	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,871.83/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,585.80/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	166.00/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,877	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	149.71/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	149.44/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,865	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	149.53/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,128	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	132.38/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,059	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	140.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,181	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	131.66/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,328	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	142.12/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,811	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	124.47/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	228.72/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	324.90/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	459.20/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	421.21/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	429.39/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	287.54/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	325.56/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	397.18/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	362.21/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,032	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	395.17/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	337.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	398.22/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,852	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	326.76/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	312.43/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	471.00/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.66/cwt	402.50–432.50	1,788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	414.23/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	303.86/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	328.28/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	352.24/cwt	345.00–356.00	1,486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	408.04/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	303.37/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	269.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	339.38/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,585	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	374.45/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	257.76/cwt	257.50–258.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	252.54/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	286.85/cwt	283.00–290.00	2,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	281.40/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	265.81/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	244.26/cwt	241.00–247.50	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	365.88/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	314.08/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	436	394.44/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	371	385.05/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	406.14/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	443	346.27/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	254.30/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	291.73/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	362.76/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,904	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	433.50/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,660	12

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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