Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle offerings increased compared to last week, with a larger supply of high-quality, weaned calves available. Buyer turnout was strong, and demand remained robust throughout the sale. Feeder steers traded $15.00 to $25.00 higher, while feeder heifers saw steady to $15.00 higher prices. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.83/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −26.25 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$418.83

74 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$23.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.06

vs AR average

+2.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	426.13	2,338	51
Medium and Large 2	548	402.65	2,205	23

One grade step is worth $23.49/cwt here — about $133 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

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 sale74 hd

418.83

—

AR average8 barns · 380 hd

407.78

+11.06

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

+2.30

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

−26.25

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	—	High	1,597	181.52	2,899	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	163.69	1,929	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,364	159.53	2,175	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	137.62	1,417	26

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)	1,275	$3,254	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$3,175	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,626	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,610	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

147 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 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	436.64/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,257	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	385.13/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	462.08/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,978	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	360.96/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	413.21/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	363.49/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,232	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	370.13/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	479.28/cwt	470.00–507.50	1,572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	387.59/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,039	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	345.64/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,482	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	451.27/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	466.63/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	392.18/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	389.31/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	346.90/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	332.03/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,218	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	361.62/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	445.10/cwt	420.00–467.50	1,638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	413.23/cwt	390.00–427.00	1,930	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	431.25/cwt	410.00–447.50	1,880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	347.92/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	408.02/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	494.93/cwt	475.00–512.50	1,826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	393.52/cwt	380.00–424.00	2,652	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	845	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	434.59/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	424.58/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	367.68/cwt	345.00–371.00	2,864	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	410.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	444.51/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,098	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	480.22/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	425.55/cwt	402.50–445.00	2,417	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	382.59/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	432.69/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	526	420.01/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	583	408.30/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	396.63/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	225	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	535.31/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	145.41/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,549	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	158.13/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,839	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	154.94/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,092	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	165.96/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,998	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	133.50/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,379	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,762	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,056	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	163.66/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,241	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	121.03/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,109	9
Bulls	—	—	1,835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	187.47/cwt	182.50–193.00	3,052	8
Bulls	—	—	1,536	173.26/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,661	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,609.60/head	2,425.00–2,800.00	2,610	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,626.14/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,626	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	985	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,245	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,254.31/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,254	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	3,269.77/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,270	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,774	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,175	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	401.73/cwt	392.50–412.50	1,896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	347.06/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	413.26/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	425.02/cwt	400.00–447.50	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	410.86/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,947	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	415.16/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	339.50/cwt	322.50–344.00	2,668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	376.04/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,155	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	800	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	695	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	462.50/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	455.31/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	333.31/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	387.04/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	469.39/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	347.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	377.03/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	501.33/cwt	500.00–502.50	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	351.22/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	366.32/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	450.50/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	374.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	457.49/cwt	452.50–470.00	1,770	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	287.55/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	376.68/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	339.40/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	406.04/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	412.53/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	343.00/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,195	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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