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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*HEARD SELL-OUT 30 PLUS HEAD OF COWS SELL NEXT TUESDAY ON 11/18/25*

Compared to last week: Supply of feeder cattle was lighter, consisting of a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Demand was good, especially on feeder steers and bulls weighing 300-500 lbs, trading $10.00-$20.00 higher. Heifer calves in the same weight range sold steady to $5.00 higher. Following last week's pre-vac sale, which featured a larger supply of weaned calves, feeders over 500 lbs sold $5.00-$15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle traded $5.00-$10.00 lower on the week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.48/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −60.26 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$336.48

32 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$23.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs AR average

−27.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	344.45	1,841	21
Medium and Large 2	538	321.25	1,728	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.21/cwt here — about $112 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 sale32 hd

336.48

—

AR average9 barns · 459 hd

332.46

+4.02

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−27.48

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−60.26

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	1,488	159.16	2,368	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	147.24	1,980	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	143.14	1,766	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,030	108.55	1,118	25

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$3,375	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$2,825	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,778	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,540	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,178	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$2,175	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,101	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,696	2thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	166.87/cwt	140.00–187.50	1,807	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	2,174.58/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	140.46/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,177.91/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,178	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	449.81/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,745	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	342.54/cwt	339.00–347.50	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	340.29/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	394.12/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,466	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	327.41/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	318.67/cwt	307.50–326.00	2,141	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	311.42/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	336.07/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,566	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	355.98/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	355.65/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	359.40/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	413	422.36/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	363.24/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,722	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	373.52/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,584	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	394.92/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	352.43/cwt	342.00–357.50	2,231	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	333	466.60/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	324.93/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	315.44/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,268	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	335.95/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	349.76/cwt	337.00–367.50	2,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	497.96/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	399.44/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	329.32/cwt	310.00–347.50	2,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	370.07/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	358.82/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	341.16/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,088	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	407.10/cwt	382.50–427.50	2,121	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	451.72/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	428.17/cwt	390.00–447.50	2,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	318.39/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	357.21/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	396.17/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	468.41/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	421.67/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	245	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	584.75/cwt	575.00–595.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	297.08/cwt	282.50–312.50	2,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	87.21/cwt	80.00–92.00	822	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	149.12/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,962	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	142.42/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,722	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	103.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,025	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	149.65/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,910	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	136.24/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,522	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	122.03/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,363	6
Bulls	—	—	1,360	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,975	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	170.33/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,708	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,100.76/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,101	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	227.82/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,918	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,777.90/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	201.65/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,855	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,539.62/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,540	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	162.97/cwt	152.50–172.50	1,643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,186	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,695.65/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	704	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	402.10/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	422	408.30/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	377.78/cwt	340.00–415.00	1,564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	381.71/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	278.67/cwt	270.00–287.50	2,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	496.87/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	315.76/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	355.69/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	309.90/cwt	302.50–317.50	2,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	433.34/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	327	434.82/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	370.02/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	341.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,153	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	320.06/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	418.14/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,928	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	353.21/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	534	318.24/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	325.23/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	401.08/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	467.71/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,684	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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