Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, offerings on feeders was a touch plainer with fewer weaned calves this week, with a light supply on calves over 600lb. Feeder steers under 600lb sold $15.00-$20.00 lower, while heifers under 600lb sold $10.00-$15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00-$10.00 higher. Stronger offerings on replacement cows this week, with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.39/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −80.35 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$316.39

39 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs AR average

−17.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	320.47	1,705	29
Medium and Large 1-2	525	310.00	1,628	4thin
Medium and Large 2	521	300.97	1,568	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

316.39

—

AR average7 barns · 331 hd

319.66

−3.27

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−17.87

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−80.35

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	1,855	175.81	3,261	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	161.86	2,336	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	152.02	1,912	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	127.30	1,323	15

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)	1,239	$2,675	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$2,540	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,302	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$2,287	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$1,787	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,705	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$3,071	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,025	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,814	6

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	873	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	161.86/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	351.72/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	319.09/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,535	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	368.69/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	324.31/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,388	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	386.27/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	343.62/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,598	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	429	364.84/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	309.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	342.12/cwt	338.00–352.50	1,468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	300.06/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	326.81/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	371.12/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	419.26/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	300.97/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	393.18/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	217.52/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	337.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	343.75/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	447.18/cwt	436.00–485.00	1,489	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	340.74/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	337.51/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,907	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	372.12/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	320.25/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	429.15/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	427.39/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	471.94/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	285.89/cwt	272.50–300.00	2,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	354.61/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	357.19/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	392.37/cwt	375.00–417.50	1,675	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	404.20/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.19/cwt	303.00–317.50	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	333.72/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	404.54/cwt	377.50–420.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	439.19/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	521	348.07/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	418.75/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,235	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	122.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,167	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	132.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,433	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	138.07/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,729	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,930	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	140.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,675	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	162.41/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,041	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	170.22/cwt	169.00–173.00	3,069	4
Bulls	—	—	1,958	186.99/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,287.07/head	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,287	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,227	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,539.85/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,540	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	3,071.43/head	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,071	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	2,301.95/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,302	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,892.04/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,892	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	2,675.37/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,675	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,943.57/head	2,700.00–3,325.00	2,944	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,787.22/head	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,787	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	3,072.78/head	2,750.00–3,400.00	3,073	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,704.88/head	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	344.84/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	715	259.98/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	555	308.69/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	317.49/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	380.68/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	346.18/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	385.74/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	434.17/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	407.04/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	487.26/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	361.47/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	302.47/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	425.39/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	322.02/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	289.96/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	279.97/cwt	277.50–282.50	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	350.27/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	288.38/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	256.31/cwt	250.00–262.50	2,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	397.46/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	322.86/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	321	414.71/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	243.12/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	212.01/cwt	210.00–214.00	2,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	437	336.65/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,471	3

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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