Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hay season is here. Lots of cattle producers are in the hay fields this week holding supply back compared to last week. Mostly plainer offerings this week, with demand moderate to good. However, due to the light test, no trends were determined on feeders. 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 $302.30/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −94.44 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$302.30

32 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

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

$13.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.43

vs AR average

−33.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	313.04	1,618	6thin
Medium and Large 2	553	300.25	1,661	12thin
Medium and Large 1	555	299.45	1,663	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale32 hd

302.30

—

AR average6 barns · 242 hd

311.73

−9.43

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−33.61

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−94.44

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	1,549	162.08	2,510	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	160.33	2,077	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	158.42	1,933	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	128.82	1,241	14

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)	1,233	$2,728	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,480	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,439	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,026	$1,904	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,019	$2,329	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,450	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	343.72/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	289.22/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	340.75/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	569	287.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	298.23/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	338.58/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	304.39/cwt	292.50–313.00	1,735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	372.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	313.04/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	330.71/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	302.16/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	356.98/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	578	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	315.88/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	503	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	238.86/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	329.92/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	364.53/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	359.05/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	364.16/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	277.56/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	314.56/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	341.33/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	468.29/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	315.51/cwt	314.00–317.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	357.37/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	408.67/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	377.49/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	268.35/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	336.30/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	384.59/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	322.42/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,240.52/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,241	5
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,940	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,533	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,479.98/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,727.69/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,544.13/head	2,175.00–2,900.00	2,544	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	2,329.42/head	1,925.00–2,600.00	2,329	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	690	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	643	1,343.39/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,343	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,359	156.71/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,130	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	134.36/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,323	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	123.16/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,172	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	114.82/cwt	110.00–119.00	989	4
Bulls	—	—	2,118	178.17/cwt	173.00–183.00	3,774	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	155.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,941	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	163.63/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,914	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	158.77/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,027	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	145.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,579	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	700	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	317.32/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	296.26/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	348.82/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	375.18/cwt	350.00–462.50	1,775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	253.80/cwt	245.00–262.50	2,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	329.98/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	325.42/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	366.63/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	338	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	398.49/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	349.38/cwt	332.50–357.50	2,009	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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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