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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 2

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

352 head

▼ 576 vs last sale 928▲ 352 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 106▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 75▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Notice: A Special Replacement Cow Sale is scheduled for Saturday, December 6th, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Over 500 head are expected, including bred cows, bred heifers, open heifers, and bulls.

Market Summary:

Receipts were light on feeder cattle today due to recent cold, wet weather conditions. Despite the reduced supply, demand was very strong across all classes. The offering consisted of both weaned and unweaned calves, with an increased supply of lightweight calves noted. Calves carrying extra condition sold on very strong demand. Slaughter cattle also saw strong demand throughout the day.

The sale was not reported last week; therefore, no comparison is available. However, buyers seemed to be gaining stronger confidence in the market, with some good gains in the feeder futures.

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 $357.88/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −31.76 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$357.88

34 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$36.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.92

vs AR average

−12.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	367.46	2,014	25
Medium and Large 2	551	331.26	1,824	9thin

One grade step is worth $36.20/cwt here — about $189 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

357.88

—

AR average2 barns · 59 hd

348.96

+8.92

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−12.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−31.76

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	—	Average	1,563	161.25	2,520	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	145.40	1,694	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,302	145.18	1,890	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	122.35	1,222	31

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)	1,250	$3,050	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,680	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	236	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,404	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	288	530.53/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,528	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	432.66/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,385	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,499	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	356	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,825	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	413.50/cwt	395.00–427.50	1,567	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,936	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,814	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	420	425.00/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,785	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	393.20/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,824	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	438.19/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,051	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	359.04/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,874	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,175	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	355.04/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,020	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	387.50/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,228	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	358.75/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,170	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	380.67/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,356	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	356.16/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,611	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	333.24/cwt	322.50–347.50	2,566	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	289	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,423	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,314	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	312	431.84/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,347	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	442.54/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,443	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	384.09/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,302	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	366.80/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,353	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	416.22/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,565	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	402.85/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,688	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	348.57/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,461	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	347.99/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,660	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	390.02/cwt	362.50–400.00	1,876	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	344.49/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,771	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	376.50/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,018	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	359.55/cwt	342.50–385.00	2,035	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	320.68/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,860	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	299.80/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,838	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	348.92/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,219	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	331.35/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,233	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	364.17/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,158	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	476.36/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,767	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,648	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	407.32/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,601	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	465.74/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,979	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	386.74/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,671	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	371.18/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,756	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	389.87/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,996	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	347.20/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,851	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,325	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,488	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,883	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,220	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	806	93.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	757	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	915	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,135	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	142.06/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,436	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	116.95/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,220	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	128.80/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,350	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,430	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	139.93/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,571	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	153.35/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,860	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	143.13/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,796	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	150.24/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,100	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,491	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	200.09/cwt	177.50–230.00	2,011	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,680.36/head	1,850.00–3,100.00	2,680	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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.

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