Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts were up sharply from last week, with a good offering of weaned calves on hand. Lightweight steer calves (300-500 lbs) saw reduced demand, trading $5.00-$10.00 lower. In contrast, steer calves weighing 500-600 lbs were met with a stronger demand, selling $10.00-$15.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded on a more consistent demand throughout. Heifers weighing 300-500 lbs were $5.00-$10.00 higher, while 500-600 lb heifers sold $10.00-$15.00 higher, with a few spots up to $20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle held steady. Trends based on limited comparable sales from the prior week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.69/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −55.40 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$389.69

82 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$35.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs AR average

−0.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	392.78	2,123	53
Medium and Large 1-2	527	390.97	2,061	23
Medium and Large 2	529	357.49	1,891	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.29/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.83, low $392.00, median $445.09 across 26 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 sale82 hd

389.69

—

AR average8 barns · 303 hd

384.84

+4.85

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−0.33

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

−55.40

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	1,672	178.83	2,990	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	160.60	2,208	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	158.81	1,828	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	126.81	1,287	24

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,433	$3,373	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$3,198	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,983	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,956	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,546	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$3,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$2,238	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,004	$3,374	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$2,813	4thin

Every lot, as filed

153 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 1Value Added	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	439.93/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	385.44/cwt	367.50–392.50	2,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	339.38/cwt	329.00–350.00	2,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	367.39/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	393.71/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	373.21/cwt	367.50–379.00	2,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	352.51/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	629	359.32/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	321.64/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	403.78/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,316	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	429.72/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	320.98/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	433.81/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	352.93/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	353.94/cwt	330.00–357.00	2,265	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	391.78/cwt	375.00–402.50	2,069	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	382.02/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	375.17/cwt	367.00–395.00	1,399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	364.39/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,891	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	355.95/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,011	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	411.00/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,919	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	367.26/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,582	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	389.87/cwt	377.50–402.50	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	453.89/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	434.05/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	377.97/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	419.58/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	398.93/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	432.56/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	394	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	358.08/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	426.12/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,148	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	378.02/cwt	367.50–387.50	2,552	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	370.13/cwt	352.50–376.00	2,658	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	398.18/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,067	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	395.67/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,232	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	397.90/cwt	392.50–399.00	2,423	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	368.76/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	200	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	308	423.46/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,304	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,911	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	159.96/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,286	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	145.47/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,375	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,284	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	138.14/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,460	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	111.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,137	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	121.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,198	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	149.95/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,732	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	159.28/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,821	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	167.19/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,933	7
Bulls	—	—	1,392	171.27/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,384	5
Bulls	—	—	2,140	195.35/cwt	192.00–199.00	4,180	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	179.51/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,120	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,546.24/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,546	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	3,443.75/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,444	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,798	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	878	219.90/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,931	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	930	200.83/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,868	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	2,284.53/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,285	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	840	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,245.71/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,246	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	3,040.52/head	2,500.00–3,350.00	3,041	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,198.03/head	2,625.00–3,650.00	3,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,983.02/head	2,650.00–3,250.00	2,983	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	3,372.55/head	3,100.00–3,675.00	3,373	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	392.35/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,848	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	427.44/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	402.85/cwt	380.00–416.00	1,676	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	322.04/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	313.67/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	363.74/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	415.92/cwt	397.50–425.00	1,564	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	376.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,782	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	351.27/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	440.07/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	388.49/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	339.90/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	417.85/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,759	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	437.14/cwt	432.50–440.00	1,635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	510.37/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	452.10/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	416.43/cwt	370.00–435.00	1,532	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	464.61/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,505	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	370.91/cwt	352.50–385.00	1,951	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	350.86/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	426.73/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,801	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	336.52/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,942	3

How this sale compares

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