Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold $20.00 to $30.00 higher on a strong demand with a larger offering of quality weaned calves. Despite the feeder cattle futures closing $7.60 lower today, buyer demand remained active throughout the sale."

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.17/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −55.91 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$389.17

92 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$56.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.59

vs AR average

−29.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	397.78	2,204	78
Medium and Large 2	553	341.25	1,887	14thin

One grade step is worth $56.52/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale92 hd

389.17

—

AR average8 barns · 319 hd

379.59

+9.59

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−29.93

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

−55.91

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	1,529	164.34	2,513	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	151.07	2,283	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	149.09	1,851	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	125.35	1,383	29

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)	1,543	$3,290	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,568	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,525	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$2,297	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,066	$2,084	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$2,012	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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	374	348.13/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,302	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	374.77/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,199	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	195.99/cwt	175.00–242.50	2,083	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,148.87/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,149	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,636.38/head	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,636	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	263.84/cwt	255.00–280.00	2,190	3
Bulls	—	—	1,649	172.67/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,847	7
Bulls	—	—	1,389	154.62/cwt	145.00–161.00	2,148	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	142.05/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,680	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,786	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	148.24/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	150.06/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,267	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	132.47/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,564	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	146.77/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,732	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	119.64/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,261	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	105.38/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,065	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	157.03/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,016	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	157.62/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	378.33/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,430	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	350.67/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,027	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	371.78/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	323.28/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	329.05/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,708	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	334.50/cwt	275.00–360.00	1,589	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	375.53/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	351.18/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,840	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	234.94/cwt	170.00–292.50	2,281	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	153.97/cwt	142.00–170.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	338.60/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,439	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	521	377.35/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	377	436.88/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	350.35/cwt	349.00–352.50	2,211	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	417.54/cwt	392.50–432.50	2,209	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	364.55/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	444	422.99/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	382.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	502.35/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	426.11/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,003	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	318.71/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	359.63/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,715	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	402.74/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	333.46/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	303.38/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	315.23/cwt	313.00–317.50	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	334.08/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	339.87/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	442.67/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	424.65/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	321.27/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	342.04/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,134	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	378.40/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,975	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	423.39/cwt	347.50–552.50	2,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	322.22/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	312.20/cwt	292.50–327.00	1,970	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	398.68/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,455	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	452.12/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	281.27/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	299.92/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	327.70/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	354.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	400.44/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,854	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	888	2,011.97/head	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,012	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,260	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543	3,289.95/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,290	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	2,296.90/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	351.39/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	396.57/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,721	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	353.35/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,668	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	584	397.83/cwt	395.00–399.00	2,323	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	335.59/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	454.93/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	606	355.91/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,157	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	355.69/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	334.84/cwt	315.00–348.00	2,093	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	359.39/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	395.64/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	348.80/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	504.51/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	467.87/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	441.26/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,880	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	371.24/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	328.72/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	363.13/cwt	347.00–375.00	2,437	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	384.59/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,204	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	993	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	367.51/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,323	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	356.62/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,582	18

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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