Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders selling unevenly this week, with mixed offerings of pre-vac value-added calves selling on a strong demand, along with some plainer, unweaned, fleshier calves selling on a lighter demand. Comparables from last week were too light to determine a good trend on feeders. Slaughter cattle sold on a strong demand, selling $5.00-$15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.95/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −79.79 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$316.95

42 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$29.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.63

vs AR average

−26.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	325.44	1,766	30
Medium and Large 2	556	295.74	1,643	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.70/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd

316.95

—

AR average4 barns · 104 hd

328.59

−11.63

National average21 barns · 2,053 hd

342.96

−26.01

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−79.79

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	—	Average	1,682	169.51	2,850	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	166.24	1,965	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	161.25	2,293	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	145.20	1,512	18

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,025	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,510	$3,343	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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 1	550–600	565	357.10/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	325	366.65/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	355.39/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,175	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	334.46/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,110	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	299.56/cwt	295.00–304.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	360.97/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	638	296.25/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	352.78/cwt	327.50–370.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	403.33/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	412.42/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	322.05/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	350.45/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	341.49/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,793	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	318.42/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	299.42/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	347.33/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	392.40/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	287.82/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	395.81/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	334.99/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	406.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1600–1650	1,600	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	669	322.48/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	361.61/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	332.91/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	290.83/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	513	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	158.15/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,798	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	145.87/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,497	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,393	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	170.48/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,003	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	138.09/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,355	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	171.40/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,545	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	159.44/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,172	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	160.62/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,976	5
Bulls	—	—	1,980	188.92/cwt	188.00–190.00	3,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	150.09/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,076	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,442	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,809	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,015	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,995	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,343.38/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	357.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	303.34/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	345.66/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	364.67/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	155	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	339.91/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	404.82/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	368.13/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	352.73/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	392.64/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	622	282.63/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	316.80/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	327.25/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	331.26/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	688	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	313.83/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	471	319.90/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	352.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	303.72/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	318.99/cwt	309.00–324.00	1,981	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	288.16/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	299.96/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	319.83/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	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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