Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was down. On a light test, feeder steers and heifers 400lb-600lb sold $10.00-$15.00 lower. Offerings this week were mostly un-weaned calves. Demand on feeders this week was moderate to good with higher demand on weaned, thinner-fleshed calves. There was a couple of herd sell-outs, drawing in a good attendance for the cow sale. Replacement cows sold on a good demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.57/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −99.17 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$297.57

31 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.43

vs AR average

−36.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	307.68	1,727	12thin
Medium and Large 2	550	291.18	1,601	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $127 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

297.57

—

AR average7 barns · 362 hd

320.99

−23.43

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−36.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−99.17

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	1,798	180.39	3,244	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	160.00	2,121	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	156.14	1,927	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	131.60	1,239	9thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$3,075	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,779	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,452	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$2,243	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$2,219	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	942	$1,970	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,825	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,585	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,703	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	614	$1,593	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	549	$1,395	7

Every lot, as filed

123 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 2Fleshy	500–550	515	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	435.16/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	411.53/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	269.26/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	314.42/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	391.64/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	395.13/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	388.30/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	364.05/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	339.62/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	268.10/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	273.07/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	367.72/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	253.32/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	308.94/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	302.67/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	268.74/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	312.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	390.51/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	292.56/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	318.68/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	303.74/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	266.78/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	252.47/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	318.29/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	326.58/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	376.85/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	278.35/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	334.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	353.26/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	314.36/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	337.30/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	350.86/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	301.30/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	446.67/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.19/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	311.28/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	543	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	388.03/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	374.67/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	338.90/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	571	317.41/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	322	451.55/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	488	312.31/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,524	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,214	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	160.97/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,046	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	152.58/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,889	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	151.09/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,549	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,443	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,940	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	98.94/cwt	97.50–100.00	782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	138.08/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,316	3
Bulls	—	—	1,806	170.68/cwt	155.00–175.00	3,082	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	182.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,179	4
Bulls	—	—	1,862	190.64/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,800.43/head	2,300.00–3,425.00	2,800	15
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,606.98/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,607	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	690	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	590	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,328.82/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,329	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	549	1,394.83/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,395	7
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	614	1,592.67/head	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,593	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	2,242.96/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,243	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,105	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	2,735.95/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,736	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,242.70/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	403.67/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	271.60/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	430.38/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	335.81/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	360.23/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,520	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	290.06/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	297.52/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	283.79/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	297.76/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	357.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	307.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	663	273.15/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,145	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	910	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,791	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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