Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*PRE-VAC SALE NEXT TUESDAY ON 5-1-25 SALE STARTS AT 11:00AM

Compared to last week, supply on feeders this week was good, with quality offerings but mostly unweanded calves. Feeder steers sold steady to $10.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold steady $5.00 higher. Demand was good especially on weaned calves. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00-$10.00 higher with a good offering of high dressing cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.79/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −84.95 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$311.79

55 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$25.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs AR average

−17.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	318.19	1,755	32
Medium and Large 1-2	546	309.40	1,689	14thin
Medium and Large 2	543	292.73	1,590	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.46/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

311.79

—

AR average9 barns · 311 hd

310.71

+1.08

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−17.55

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−84.95

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	1,645	161.96	2,664	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	150.81	1,842	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	146.15	2,049	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	127.23	1,340	12

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)	1,070	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$2,286	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$2,377	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	430.98/cwt	420.00–452.50	1,793	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	439	343.59/cwt	342.50–344.00	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	316.03/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,795	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	242.17/cwt	242.00–242.50	2,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,047	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	264.95/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	305.75/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	393.05/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,442	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	326.25/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	293.28/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	356.51/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,726	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	296.68/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	408.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	342.74/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,457	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	235.03/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	361.25/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	313.30/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	305.49/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	286.77/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	266.69/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	342	391.91/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	437.74/cwt	422.50–450.00	1,812	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	319.35/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	274.01/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	271.23/cwt	270.00–272.50	2,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	359.02/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	347.11/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	318.59/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	354.63/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,014	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	335.91/cwt	326.00–342.50	2,086	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	360.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	444.13/cwt	437.50–460.00	1,630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	308.80/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	313.36/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	284.01/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	314.51/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	461.55/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	309.51/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	366.33/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	353.79/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,868	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	397.79/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,890	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	396.27/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	346.78/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	362.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,247	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	160.77/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,235	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	153.84/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,877	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	116.24/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,102	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	122.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	137.89/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,564	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	144.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,052	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	144.15/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,764	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,081	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	153.31/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,488	2
Bulls	—	—	1,656	166.28/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,754	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,905	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,286.08/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,286	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	393.61/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,842	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	2,377.09/head	2,125.00–2,575.00	2,377	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	340.34/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	327.72/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	434.47/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	456.69/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	311.65/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	340.15/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	253.42/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	403.08/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	313.26/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	338.34/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	273.72/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	354.97/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	367.30/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,532	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	367.92/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	327.89/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,597	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	308	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	325.24/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,695	11

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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