Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

PRE-VAC SALE NEXT TUESDAY ON 9-2-25 300-400 HEAD EXPECTED SALE STARTS @11AM

This week's cattle receipts were up compared to last week, indicating increased movement and interest in the market. Feeder Steers and Bulls traded steady on good demand, with consistent buyer interest. Feeder Heifers saw stronger demand this week, trading $10.00-$15.00 higher. The uptick in heifer prices appears to be driven by two key factors: Producers are actively working to rebuild cow herds, boosting demand for quality replacement heifers, and Limited supply on steers has tightened, shifting buyer focus toward heifers. Slaughter Cattle traded steady on a light test, with relatively few head offered. Replacement-quality cows were in very short supply, limiting overall activity in that segment of the market. Market tone remains strong, with continued interest in quality feeder cattle and growing attention toward rebuilding herds.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.89/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −59.19 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$385.89

55 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$21.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.97

vs AR average

−23.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	393.19	2,167	32
Medium and Large 1-2	561	381.35	2,139	9thin
Medium and Large 2	574	372.12	2,135	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $32 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

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 sale55 hd

385.89

—

AR average8 barns · 290 hd

393.86

−7.97

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−23.41

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

−59.19

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	1,670	187.83	3,138	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	166.59	2,322	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	162.91	1,968	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	134.93	1,403	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,550	175.00	2,713	1thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,825	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,520	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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	450–500	466	418.05/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,948	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	402.28/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	389.03/cwt	377.50–397.00	2,256	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	366.37/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	522.84/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	382.83/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,299	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Steers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	790	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	411.23/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	387.48/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	398.56/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	332.51/cwt	312.50–353.00	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	374.43/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	342.97/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	384.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	420.61/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	271.23/cwt	270.00–272.50	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	323.75/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	443.32/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	344.17/cwt	327.50–360.00	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	353.06/cwt	330.00–367.50	2,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	574.20/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	497.85/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	356.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	366.59/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	381.35/cwt	381.00–382.50	2,139	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	349.02/cwt	335.00–354.00	2,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Steers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	425.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	420.97/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	373.64/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	653	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	383.44/cwt	380.00–384.00	2,281	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,748	1
Steers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	808	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,666	2
Steers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	728	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	486.74/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	137.88/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,437	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	147.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,628	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	171.85/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,414	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	163.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,276	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	164.30/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,093	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	153.57/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	175.54/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,134	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	187.81/cwt	180.00–195.00	3,112	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,989	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,969	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,520.29/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,520	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	515	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	405.06/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	431.78/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	346.39/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	348.14/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	417.54/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	347.39/cwt	335.00–356.00	2,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	406.88/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,953	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	375.20/cwt	362.50–382.50	2,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	387.27/cwt	370.00–409.00	2,022	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	476.75/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	434.51/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	369.81/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	358.47/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	369.29/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	382.72/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	888	249.87/cwt	235.00–265.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	344.57/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	387	388.34/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	468.05/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	399.41/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,725	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	365.69/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,106	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	383.90/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,962	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	500.87/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	398.55/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,909	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	365.06/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,249	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	326.23/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	347.14/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,298	9

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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