Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were higher, supported by improved offerings of weaned calves and a modest uptick in cattle futures. Feeder steers traded $15.00 to $20.00 higher, while feeder heifers, on a lighter test, sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher. Demand was very strong for calves weaned over 45 days, whereas demand was lighter for light-weight and unweaned calves overall. Slaughter cattle traded steady to $5.00 lower on the week. Attendance was good, with an increase in buyer attendance as well

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.54/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −49.55 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$395.54

80 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$41.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

vs AR average

−50.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	410.95	2,216	50
Medium and Large 2	540	369.86	1,997	30

One grade step is worth $41.09/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale80 hd

395.54

—

AR average5 barns · 202 hd

390.40

+5.14

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−50.31

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

−49.55

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	1,749	183.49	3,210	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	158.40	2,113	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	155.51	1,874	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	137.63	1,385	15

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$2,660	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,610	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$2,503	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,043	$2,095	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$2,063	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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	500–550	520	337.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	334.85/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,919	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	313.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	349.44/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	264.97/cwt	262.50–267.50	2,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	437.50/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	386.40/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	399.43/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	363.98/cwt	363.00–365.00	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	600	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	653	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	449	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	312	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	338.77/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	364.68/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	448.01/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	482.31/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	370.46/cwt	355.00–381.00	2,664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	362.16/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,046	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	389.45/cwt	382.50–407.50	2,235	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	409.03/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,143	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	430.48/cwt	415.00–447.50	1,997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	389.88/cwt	376.00–400.00	2,456	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	487.04/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	350.92/cwt	330.00–367.50	2,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	429.99/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	366.33/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	377.57/cwt	369.00–392.50	2,613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	369.12/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,916	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	307	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	422.91/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	465.07/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	352.36/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	421.24/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	632	378.28/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	468.73/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	392.07/cwt	387.50–393.00	2,686	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	395.33/cwt	367.50–415.00	1,688	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	318.32/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	407.34/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	147.21/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,699	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	157.85/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,151	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	124.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,251	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	154.57/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,870	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	162.66/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,988	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	145.62/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,491	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	136.09/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,347	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,287	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	187.32/cwt	182.00–191.00	3,390	8
Bulls	—	—	1,652	177.35/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,541	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	188.29/cwt	182.00–192.50	1,939	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,062.99/head	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,063	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	2,660.17/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,660	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,610.32/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,610	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,095.44/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,095	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	2,502.54/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,503	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,821	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	432.12/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,811	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	411.49/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,955	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	338.33/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	355.92/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,822	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	424.05/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,404	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	355.71/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	452.37/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	393.62/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	326.25/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	391.25/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	374.54/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	342.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	418.49/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,590	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	307.28/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	358.17/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	362.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	321.55/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	332.76/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	371.67/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,762	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	323.75/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	458.05/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,498	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	348.73/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	374.92/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	339.06/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	462.88/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	558	343.70/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	345.38/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,159	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	318.09/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	354.37/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	384.98/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,037	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	314.96/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,724	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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