Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded on an uneven trend this week compared to last. Supply was a mix of weaned and new-crop unweaned calves. Demand was strong for weaned calves. However, demand for unweaned calves was lighter, as the changing fall weather raised concerns about health and stress on fresh calves. Slaughter cattle sold steady with no major price movement from the previous week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $363.18/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −53.44 against this barn's trailing median of $416.62.

Average price

$363.18

53 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$29.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	369.87	1,991	41
Medium and Large 2	552	340.33	1,878	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.54/cwt here — about $113 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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $359.18, median $416.62 across 29 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 sale53 hd

363.18

—

AR average7 barns · 226 hd

361.01

+2.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

416.62

−53.44

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	1,454	172.85	2,513	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	170.42	2,571	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	160.23	1,953	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	131.13	1,353	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$3,235	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,056	$2,304	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1Full	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	334.37/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	306.30/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	492.33/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	740	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	3,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	346.62/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	458.11/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	409.67/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	407.72/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	351.85/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	578	355.75/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	421.62/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	339.66/cwt	338.00–341.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	281.29/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	401.32/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,477	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	372.27/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	273.25/cwt	260.00–287.50	2,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	360.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	455.76/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	397.47/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	326.98/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	503.24/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	404.75/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	444	410.93/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	343	440.04/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	605	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	378.57/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	414.87/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	385.44/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	389.04/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	463.88/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	479.69/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	410.97/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	451.22/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	379.97/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	455.27/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	479	424.14/cwt	390.00–465.00	2,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	359.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	431.24/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	425.46/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,753	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	292.43/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	618	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	412.28/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,765	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	106.79/cwt	100.00–117.50	950	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	125.98/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,322	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	146.36/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	168.39/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,184	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	161.87/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,899	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	147.22/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,594	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	174.28/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,686	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,381	170.06/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,349	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,211	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,698	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	3,234.62/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,235	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	2,304.33/head	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,304	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,974	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	374.92/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,953	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	360.45/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	344.64/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,992	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	443.31/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	448.16/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,846	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	364.85/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,934	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	349.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	342.40/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	370.96/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	301.12/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	361.21/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	350.04/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	343.49/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	359.82/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	338.07/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,930	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	327.66/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	375.64/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	338.84/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,087	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	429.48/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,563	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	422.23/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,756	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	505.71/cwt	450.00–535.00	1,416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	396.98/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	489.92/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	363.20/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	463.16/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,714	12

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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