Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

REMINDER: PRE-VAC SALE NEXT WEEK - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025 - SALE BEGINS AT 11:00 AM

This week's feeder offering consisted primarily of unweaned calves, along with a few plainer-type cattle. Compared to last week, feeder steers traded $10.00 to $15.00 lower, while feeder heifers were $5.00 to $10.00 lower. As is typical for this time of year, demand for unweaned calves was lighter. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.37/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −55.37 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$341.37

50 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs AR average

−27.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	347.13	1,913	26
Medium and Large 2	545	335.13	1,828	24

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale50 hd

341.37

—

AR average8 barns · 269 hd

340.95

+0.42

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−27.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−55.37

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	1,745	177.26	3,093	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	164.80	2,370	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	154.44	1,808	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	130.53	1,375	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,433	$3,374	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$2,917	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	962	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$290	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 2	350–400	376	367.16/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	348.22/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,992	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	392.69/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,657	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	396.71/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	398.54/cwt	355.00–440.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	313.49/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	416.95/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	336.68/cwt	315.00–357.50	1,757	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	353.09/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	367.16/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	389	387.51/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	369.36/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	324.98/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	338.51/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	471.36/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	434.44/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	384.17/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	403.13/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	359.52/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	423.14/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	420.87/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	411.65/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	455.96/cwt	447.50–465.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	455.45/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	375.55/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	418.14/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	348.68/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	393.45/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	357.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,062	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	534	372.46/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	431.53/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	162.70/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,206	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	145.43/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,505	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	104.90/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,002	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	151.07/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,308	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	158.55/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,893	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	124.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,292	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	146.92/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,626	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	176.76/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,630	3
Bulls	—	—	1,869	182.89/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,418	8
Bulls	—	—	1,546	168.24/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,601	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	290.00/head	290.00–290.00	290	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	158.72/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,987	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	144.97/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,672	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	980	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	2,916.80/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,917	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	3,373.66/head	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,374	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	189.63/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,276	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	394.87/cwt	377.50–417.50	1,860	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	329.93/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	328.56/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	339.08/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,611	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	333.30/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	353.09/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	348.33/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	878	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	343.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	416.61/cwt	400.00–442.50	1,791	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	447.75/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	598	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	343.77/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	344.90/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	315.11/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	406.48/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	328.29/cwt	317.50–347.50	2,052	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	349.15/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	371	424.75/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	392.67/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,304	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	373.10/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	396.82/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,528	5

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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