Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

300 PLUS PRE-VAC CALVES SALE NEXT TUESDAY ON 8-5-2025 SALE STARTS @11:00AM

Hot!! is the only way to describe today, while receipts were very light on feeders, prices were not! This week's offerings were a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Demand was good despite the hot weather. There was a moderate supply of slaughter cattle and replacement cows, both of which sold on a strong demand. 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 $338.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −57.75 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$338.99

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$24.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs AR average

−8.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	348.80	1,873	17thin
Medium and Large 2	536	323.82	1,735	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.98/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale28 hd

338.99

—

AR average7 barns · 207 hd

336.88

+2.11

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−8.51

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−57.75

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	1,624	175.38	2,848	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	165.13	2,334	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	161.18	1,970	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	139.32	1,347	19

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)	1,185	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,937	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,670	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,328	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$2,208	4thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	900–950	905	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	405.55/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	327.53/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	350.47/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	294.49/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	402.80/cwt	377.50–425.00	2,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	393.58/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	375.40/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	334.79/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	406.71/cwt	387.50–440.00	1,501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	354.28/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,842	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	315.80/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	337.14/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	349.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	357.01/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	459.76/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	352.83/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	431.01/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	339.64/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	390.07/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	444.41/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	427.26/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	377.40/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	385.96/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	408.20/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	332.20/cwt	332.20–332.20	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	481.29/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	463.35/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	372.91/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	169.50/cwt	166.00–172.50	2,359	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	158.58/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	136.11/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,284	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	127.24/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,171	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	146.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,464	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	168.24/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,142	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	157.14/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,875	7
Bulls	—	—	1,405	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,353	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	180.66/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,198	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,670.15/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,670	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,208.19/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,208	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,937.20/head	2,350.00–3,400.00	2,937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,327.81/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,328	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	435.64/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	371.51/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,921	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	399.26/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	338.46/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	419.47/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	420.52/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	401.47/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	555.76/cwt	530.00–605.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	315.77/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	310.18/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	472.54/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	312.48/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	311.25/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	441.71/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	338.76/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	438.53/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	389.24/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,978	2

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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