Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE: This concludes 2025 sales. The next sale will be January 6, 2026, kicking off the new year with a Pre-Vac Sale.

The year wrapped up on a strong note. Although receipts were light on feeders, demand remained strong. Compared to last week, 300-500 lb feeder steers and bulls sold $20.00-$25.00 higher, while feeder heifers 300lb-500lb traded $15.00 higher. Feeders over 600lb were not well tested. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.52/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −20.22 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$376.52

43 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$45.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.41

vs AR average

−13.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	383.86	2,168	36
Medium and Large 2	541	338.77	1,831	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.09/cwt here — about $336 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale43 hd

376.52

—

AR average8 barns · 450 hd

359.11

+17.41

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−13.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−20.22

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	1,676	165.05	2,767	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	160.20	2,350	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	156.23	1,908	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	129.63	1,371	15

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,551	$3,371	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,311	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	813	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,496	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,350	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	800	$2,450	3thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	439.40/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,272	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	537.09/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	528.66/cwt	490.00–570.00	2,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	546.22/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	413.36/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,352	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	407.55/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	473.99/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	396.69/cwt	380.00–412.00	2,452	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	382.90/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	454.74/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,964	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	337	475.00/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	388.02/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	411.21/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	349.79/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	347.03/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	423.91/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,946	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	372.30/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,171	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	503.76/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	307.45/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	337.35/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	480.18/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,825	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	415.11/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	406.98/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,149	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	343.53/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	320.49/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	318.62/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	339.84/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	418.97/cwt	405.00–424.00	2,250	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	460.44/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,169	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	347.54/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,151	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	426.70/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	512.38/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	380.22/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	450.84/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	438.45/cwt	427.50–450.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	350.06/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	311.66/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,235	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	160.79/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,073	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	127.94/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,405	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	102.36/cwt	100.00–104.00	955	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,311	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	112.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	149.25/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,669	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	160.20/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,350	3
Bulls	—	—	1,824	175.87/cwt	172.50–181.00	3,208	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	157.84/cwt	141.00–168.00	2,491	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,551	3,371.24/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,371	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	2,661.46/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,661	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,310.88/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,311	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,165	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	416.26/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	527.30/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,935	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	482.58/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	383.71/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,179	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	375.49/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	436.50/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	349.07/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	439.73/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	432.98/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	508.49/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	324	513.58/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	308.74/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	495.91/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,007	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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