Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

PRE-VAC SALE NEXT TUESDAY ON 11/3/25 STARTS @ 11 AM

Compared to last week, cattle futures have continued to decline over the past few days, adding pressure to the cash market. Demand was light, with some uncertainty about where the bottom may settle. On a moderate supply of feeders, lightweight steers and heifers sold $40.00-$60.00 lower, while heavier feeders were $20.00-$40.00 lower.

Replacements and slaughter cattle were not reported, as no reporter was present

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.15/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −66.59 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$330.15

32 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$29.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.07

vs AR average

−44.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	335.66	1,814	26
Medium and Large 2	557	306.24	1,706	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $108 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 sale32 hd

330.15

—

AR average7 barns · 370 hd

338.22

−8.07

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−44.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−66.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

82 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	600–650	635	288.85/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	284.16/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	354.73/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,511	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	341.15/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,791	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	375.17/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,231	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	348.04/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,629	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	293.80/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	331.70/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	301.44/cwt	288.00–307.50	1,863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	337.66/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,286	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	460.80/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	373.33/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	880	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	342.60/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	364.59/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	376.86/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	333.50/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	365.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	452.79/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	333.86/cwt	292.50–367.50	1,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	404.73/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	318.80/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	449.29/cwt	437.50–475.00	1,865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	315.07/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	363.30/cwt	352.50–380.00	1,391	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	274.77/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	314.78/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	291.55/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	302.22/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	331.62/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	257.62/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	372.15/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	282.55/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	431.14/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	383	300.07/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	448.80/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	425.42/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,817	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	371.50/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,742	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	317.60/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	279.19/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	382.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	382	418.07/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	329.24/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,926	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	352.58/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	299.70/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	312.14/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	382.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	344.88/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	433.40/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	398.95/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	381.14/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	283.38/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	390.30/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	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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