Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE: NEXT WEEK'S SALE ON DECEMBER 16TH WILL BE THE FINAL SALE OF THE YEAR*

Market Report:

Compared to last week, feeder receipts increased, and demand remained very active and strong throughout the sale. Feeder steers and bulls weighing 300-400 lbs sold $35.00 higher, while feeder heifers in the same weight class traded $35.00-$40.00 higher. Feeders over 500 lbs sold $10.00-$15.00 higher. Quality on feeders this week was very strong. Slaughter cattle also saw stronger demand this week, trading $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.51/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −30.22 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$366.51

66 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$35.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

vs AR average

−11.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	372.93	2,026	54
Medium and Large 2	550	337.66	1,856	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.27/cwt here — about $170 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 sale66 hd

366.51

—

AR average8 barns · 447 hd

364.27

+2.24

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−11.45

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−30.22

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	1,458	169.25	2,468	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	153.57	2,269	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	149.48	1,841	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	125.88	1,340	22
Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,578	202.63	3,198	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,664	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,455	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$2,379	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,306	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	368.62/cwt	357.50–387.50	2,131	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	389.23/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	433.19/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	454.30/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,922	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	337.60/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	421.44/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,044	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	317.47/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	339.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,941	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	505.11/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	404.12/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	405.47/cwt	390.00–465.00	1,910	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	349.29/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,354	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.90/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	370.24/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	307	448.26/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	473.82/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	422	417.24/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,761	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	381.50/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	342.70/cwt	332.50–346.00	1,967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	390.55/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,027	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	353.83/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	327.47/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	419.13/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	398.64/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	370.65/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	491.08/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	355.14/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,847	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	2,379.19/head	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,379	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,664.08/head	2,400.00–2,975.00	2,664	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,673.86/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,674	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,305.64/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,306	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,095	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	840	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	176.48/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,707	4
Bulls	—	—	1,591	195.47/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,110	4
Bulls	—	—	1,354	152.52/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,065	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	146.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,910	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	154.80/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,926	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	155.00/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,311	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,578	202.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	141.68/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	118.68/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,108	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	137.31/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,398	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	107.67/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	127.97/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,382	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	362.92/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	480.46/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,018	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	391.67/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	360.12/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	367.46/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,473	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	482.11/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	364	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	431.03/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	3,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	346.23/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	322.57/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	423.86/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	388.27/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	397	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	438.42/cwt	435.00–447.50	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	397.51/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	458.68/cwt	437.50–490.00	1,940	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	454.74/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,683	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	363.45/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,061	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	339.48/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	461.87/cwt	442.50–490.00	2,166	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	516.02/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	378.40/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,604	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	334.02/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	321.73/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	438.35/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	505.49/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,891	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	395.98/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,277	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	390.93/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	396.98/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,469	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	391.42/cwt	376.00–407.50	2,388	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	366.10/cwt	345.00–377.50	2,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	425.91/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,240	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	419.15/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,987	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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