Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls weighing 400-500 lbs traded sharply higher on stronger demand and improved quality, selling $15.00-$20.00 higher. Heifers in the same weight range were $5.00-$10.00 higher. Feeder cattle weighing 500-700 lbs sold mostly steady to $5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded mostly steady."

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.20/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −38.54 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$358.20

65 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$24.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs AR average

−32.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	365.63	1,998	34
Medium and Large 1-2	566	362.78	2,052	13thin
Medium and Large 2	539	340.84	1,836	18thin

One grade step is worth $24.79/cwt here — about $162 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

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 sale65 hd

358.20

—

AR average7 barns · 352 hd

365.94

−7.74

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−32.62

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−38.54

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	1,640	172.09	2,823	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	159.50	1,876	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	156.76	2,330	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	118.56	1,138	16

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)	1,488	$3,521	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$3,466	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$2,853	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$2,809	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,137	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	817	$2,479	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

139 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	250–300	270	427.04/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	340.62/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	337.21/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	411.11/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	355.62/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,052	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	378.73/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,394	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	355.83/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	381.50/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	408.77/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	428.33/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	382.59/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,001	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	350.31/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	405.72/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,923	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	331.65/cwt	310.00–347.50	2,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	388.49/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	940	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	318.80/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	384.82/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	447.74/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	365.16/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	363.94/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	328.61/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	820	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	373.70/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	417.31/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	397.73/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,307	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	567	394.04/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	524.03/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,918	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	370.03/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	122.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,259	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	105.78/cwt	100.00–112.00	948	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,054	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	154.68/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,597	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	155.64/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,868	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	134.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,296	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	167.40/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,979	6
Bulls	—	—	1,477	162.51/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,400	7
Bulls	—	—	1,783	180.48/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,218	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,971	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	2,809.29/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,809	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	169.61/cwt	154.00–191.00	2,030	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	201.77/cwt	155.00–305.00	1,614	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,136.62/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,137	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,852.97/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,853	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,466.28/head	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,466	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,222	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,294.12/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,294	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,488	3,521.26/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,521	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	630	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	317.57/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	391.44/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,255	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	278.90/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	406.43/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,134	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	347.24/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,993	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	488.27/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,851	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	501.16/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,085	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	357.21/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,400	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	427.21/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,042	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	438.44/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	423.16/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,782	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	537.25/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	479.02/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	372.97/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	370.05/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	317.44/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	495.39/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,095	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	484.64/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	434.90/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	430.83/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	356.84/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	658	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	452.97/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	390.21/cwt	360.00–407.50	2,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	356.61/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	343	478.70/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	401.64/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	473.75/cwt	467.50–485.00	1,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	472.48/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	490.40/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	392.56/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1

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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