Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, improved quality offerings and firm support from the feeder futures contributed to stronger demand across the board. Feeder steers and bulls traded $10.00 to $20.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $10.00 to $15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded mostly steady. Replacement cows with quality characteristics were met with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.23/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −30.51 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$366.23

53 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

vs AR average

−31.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	368.60	2,039	42
Medium and Large 2	540	357.17	1,930	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale53 hd

366.23

—

AR average9 barns · 451 hd

358.95

+7.28

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−31.63

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−30.51

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	1,558	176.24	2,746	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	159.58	2,151	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	158.50	2,271	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	132.72	1,404	7thin

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)	1,478	$3,505	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$3,155	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$3,053	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 2Fleshy	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	422.11/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,794	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	354.47/cwt	342.50–367.50	2,191	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	353.63/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	362.55/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	498.76/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,930	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	373.88/cwt	362.50–400.00	2,505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	640	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	400.58/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	343.04/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	292.94/cwt	262.50–325.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	397.41/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	424.65/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	370.12/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,106	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	380.24/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	388.71/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,850	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	367.34/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	371.82/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	490.05/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	386.27/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	351.39/cwt	325.00–367.50	2,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	439.27/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	484.56/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,088	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	436.22/cwt	422.50–470.00	2,281	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	3,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	549.82/cwt	510.00–595.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	451.34/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,144	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	350.01/cwt	345.00–355.00	3,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	3,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	420.77/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	340.91/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	377.85/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	421.10/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	448.29/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	364.87/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	399.40/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,289	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	388.27/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	384.83/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,843	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	385.49/cwt	362.50–405.00	1,808	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	373.32/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	155.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,169	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	144.53/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,240	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,559	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	135.46/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,393	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	164.02/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,129	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	181.48/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,534	174.15/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,671	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	3,155.30/head	2,950.00–3,375.00	3,155	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	3,052.50/head	2,400.00–3,450.00	3,053	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	3,504.91/head	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	483.20/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	322.47/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	479.34/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,821	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	482.86/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,999	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	431.35/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	427.35/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	422.30/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	409.93/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,111	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	321.24/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	383.52/cwt	360.00–402.50	2,190	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	368.97/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	553	356.24/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	356.90/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	351.89/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	298.37/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	331.10/cwt	320.00–357.50	2,265	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	342.96/cwt	317.50–357.50	1,938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	315.33/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	430.58/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,597	7

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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