Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply this week on feeders was mostly unweaned calves, with a lighter demand for new crop, as well as fleshier calves, given the hot weather in sight. No trends were determined due to the sale not being reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.02/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −82.72 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$314.02

87 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.81

vs AR average

−26.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	325.35	1,756	39
Medium and Large 1-2	558	310.33	1,731	23
Medium and Large 2	543	299.72	1,627	25

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $129 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 sale87 hd

314.02

—

AR average8 barns · 442 hd

323.82

−9.81

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−26.90

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−82.72

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	1,736	176.55	3,066	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	156.71	2,057	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	153.61	2,330	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	129.54	1,305	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)	1,020	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,654	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$2,226	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,136	$2,196	11
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$2,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,938	2thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1Fleshy	400–450	420	351.18/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	363.56/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,901	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	316.34/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	343.23/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	324.50/cwt	315.00–326.00	2,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	259.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	390.58/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	397.46/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.61/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	330.27/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	324.35/cwt	316.00–334.00	2,014	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	319.51/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	312.12/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	299.82/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	459.51/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	356.91/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	390.26/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,506	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	435.14/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	290.40/cwt	290.00–291.00	2,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	283.75/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	313.79/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	268.50/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	306.93/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,608	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	407.59/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	303.70/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	359.78/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	290.04/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	307.43/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	335.26/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,753	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	339.93/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	361.78/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	341.07/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	327.40/cwt	317.50–334.00	2,033	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	299.04/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,501	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,332	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	160.34/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,147	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	122.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,216	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	154.33/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,540	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,469	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	152.08/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,916	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	111.91/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,089	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	152.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,328	4
Bulls	—	—	1,403	159.04/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,231	2
Bulls	—	—	1,784	179.05/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,194	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,031	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	151.14/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,496	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,654.04/head	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,654	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,226.23/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,264.22/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,264	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	968	1,891.60/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,892	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	301.26/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	423.32/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	408.29/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	307.67/cwt	292.50–312.20	1,806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	315.20/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,784	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	374.24/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,602	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	311.23/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	321.96/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,516	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	376.84/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	330.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	288.61/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	330.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	303.69/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	405.49/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,298	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	279.32/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	335.80/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	387.74/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	374.27/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	266.06/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	319.04/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,685	8

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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