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Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 19

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

346 head

▼ 636 vs last sale 982▼ 363 vs year ago 709 · −51.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 100▼ 64 vs year ago 101 · −63.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 84▼ 50 vs year ago 60 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts were limited this week due to continued hot weather conditions, which held back livestock movement. With no sale reported last week, market trends are difficult to determine for comparison. However, demand was noticeably strong on feeder cattle, supported by a record-high feeder cattle board. This resulted in an upward price trend for feeders across the board. The offering included a mixed run of both weaned and unweaned calves, with buyers showing a clear preference for quality weaned calves. Slaughter cattle were not well tested this week due to very light offerings, making it difficult to establish a reliable market trend. Overall, despite limited receipts, the tone of the market remains firm-particularly in the feeder segment-thanks to strong futures support and continued demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.45/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −22.18 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$367.45

28 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.33

vs AR average

+7.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	371.35	1,944	23
Medium and Large 2	534	349.54	1,866	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $78 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

367.45

—

AR average7 barns · 361 hd

351.12

+16.33

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+7.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−22.18

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $325.96, median $389.63 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,747	178.59	3,120	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	168.96	2,201	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,250	160.50	2,006	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	137.90	1,420	11

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)	940	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

85 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	483.32/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,774	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	414.45/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,521	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	400.72/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,675	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	436.34/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,863	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	429.88/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,020	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	394.22/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,869	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	369.34/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,921	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	410.93/cwt	387.50–430.00	2,157	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,043	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	365.85/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,074	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	391.37/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,426	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,373	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,312	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,116	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	373.73/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,859	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,739	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	432.64/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,601	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	389.15/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,444	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	382.39/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,618	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	406.82/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,737	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	395.37/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,870	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	362.30/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,714	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	473	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,561	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	373.21/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,918	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	346.74/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,831	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,911	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	362.49/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,063	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,126	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	316.15/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,973	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	339.15/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,266	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	303.63/cwt	275.00–317.50	2,043	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	276.53/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,985	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,244	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,662	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	464.79/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,673	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	398.14/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,461	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	404.89/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,721	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	402.51/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,868	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	384.82/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,828	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	366.22/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,769	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	384.90/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,963	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	353.53/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,860	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,943	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	367.39/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,120	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	603	338.73/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,043	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	615	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,291	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	332.10/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,076	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,363	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	269.03/cwt	250.00–287.50	2,214	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	835	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,359	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,061	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,233	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,747	178.59/cwt	171.00–184.00	3,120	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	129.60/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,275	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	140.69/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,432	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,115	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,728	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	148.93/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,665	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	173.58/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,236	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	164.33/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,166	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,299	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,309	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	161.61/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,114	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,449	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Tue Aug 19, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 982Year ago 709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 100Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 84Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	367	400.00–425.00	414.45
5	400–450	418	385.00–420.00	400.72
7	450–500	474	380.00–410.00	394.22
4	500–550	520	365.00–375.00	369.34
3	550–600	567	360.00–372.50	365.85
1	650–700	685	337.50	337.50
4	700–750	703	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	545.00	545.00
5	350–400	367	450.00–505.00	483.32
7	400–450	427	430.00–440.00	436.34
4	450–500	470	422.50–435.00	429.88
13	500–550	525	387.50–430.00	410.93
3	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
5	600–650	620	375.00–400.00	391.37
2	650–700	678	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	765	370.00–377.50	373.73
2	800–850	830	320.00–340.00	330.00
1	900–950	915	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	528	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	370	415.00–440.00	432.64
11	400–450	427	390.00–425.00	406.82
13	450–500	473	380.00–415.00	395.37
19	500–550	514	360.00–387.50	373.21
4	550–600	569	350.00–372.50	362.49
2	600–650	603	350.00–355.00	352.51
3	650–700	668	337.50–340.00	339.15
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	371	370.00–410.00	389.15
9	400–450	423	365.00–400.00	382.39
6	450–500	473	350.00–370.00	362.30
3	500–550	528	342.50–352.50	346.74
5	600–650	624	300.00–337.50	316.15
4	650–700	673	275.00–317.50	303.63
3	700–750	718	257.50–290.00	276.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	793	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	380.00–415.00	398.14
9	400–450	425	395.00–415.00	404.89
5	450–500	475	375.00–400.00	384.82
6	500–550	526	340.00–370.00	353.53
2	550–600	555	340.00–360.00	350.00
2	600–650	625	320.00–345.00	332.10
2	800–850	823	250.00–287.50	269.03
1	850–900	850	242.50	242.50
1	950–1000	950	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	360.00–372.50	366.22
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	603	335.00–342.50	338.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	360	450.00–480.00	464.79
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	464	400.00–410.00	402.51
2	500–550	510	380.00–390.00	384.90
3	550–600	577	355.00–380.00	367.39
1	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	680	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	140.00–142.00	140.69
5	—	984	126.00–132.50	129.60
3	—	1,118	145.00–153.00	148.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,385	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	161.00–168.00	164.33
2	—	1,288	172.00–175.00	173.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,747	171.00–184.00	178.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	202.50	202.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,590	154.00	154.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	157.00–166.00	161.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.