Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, WET! WET! is the conditions over much of Arkansas right now. With muddy conditions and coming right off the holiday, feeder supply was on the light side. But, the quality of offerings on weaned calves was stronger this week. On a light test, feeder steers and bulls sold $15.00-$20.00 higher with a strong demand. Feeder heifers this week seemed to be on lighter demand selling unevenly $5.00 lower to $10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.51/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −83.23 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$313.51

31 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$8.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.72

vs AR average

−19.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	318.20	1,713	13thin
Medium and Large 2	530	310.13	1,644	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.07/cwt here — about $69 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 sale31 hd

313.51

—

AR average6 barns · 499 hd

329.23

−15.72

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−19.18

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−83.23

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	—	High	1,729	178.05	3,078	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	145.31	2,205	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	140.59	1,863	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,005	118.99	1,196	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,422	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$1,770	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$3,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$3,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,273	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,943	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1	550–600	572	311.70/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	405.03/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	379.14/cwt	370.00–381.00	2,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	368.88/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	349.50/cwt	342.50–357.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	482	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	377.04/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,203	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	309.60/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	329.61/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	358.74/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	237.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	366.24/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	304.62/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	319.92/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	276.13/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	407.35/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	340.68/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	348.75/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	395.20/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	421.12/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	422.04/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	445	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	358.81/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	357.38/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	395.21/cwt	377.50–401.00	2,055	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	389.63/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	429.91/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	296.72/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	101.04/cwt	90.00–112.00	943	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	138.95/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,473	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	130.14/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,383	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,146	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	145.28/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,227	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,251	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	138.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,269	1
Bulls	—	—	1,876	191.48/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	178.99/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,084	10
Bulls	—	—	1,595	162.25/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,588	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,989.58/head	2,625.00–3,250.00	2,990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,750.17/head	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,750	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	3,417.19/head	3,125.00–3,550.00	3,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,421.69/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,422	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	518	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	329.04/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	340.30/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	363.23/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	333.51/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	392.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	381.80/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.14/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	323.67/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	427.60/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	392.08/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	381.32/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,800	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,272.73/head	3,150.00–3,375.00	3,273	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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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