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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 16

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▼ 235 vs last sale 700▲ 8 vs year ago 457 · +1.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 71▼ 18 vs year ago 68 · −26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 30▲ 2 vs year ago 51 · +3.9%

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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 — 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 $376.52/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −13.11 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median30 sales

389.63

−13.11

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	1,676	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

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. 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	546.22/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,710	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	439.73/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,605	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	537.09/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,014	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	377	508.49/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,917	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	405	490.00/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,985	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	528.66/cwt	490.00–570.00	2,194	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	436.50/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,842	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	473.99/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,218	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	432.98/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,061	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	439.40/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,272	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,543	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	382.90/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,991	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	407.55/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,160	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	413.36/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,352	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	375.49/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,200	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,160	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	613	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,237	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	396.69/cwt	380.00–412.00	2,452	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	349.07/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,374	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	503.76/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,567	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	415.11/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,345	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	337	475.00/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,601	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	411.21/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,517	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	480.18/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,825	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	388.02/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,630	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	428	426.70/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,826	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	454.74/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,964	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	423.91/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,946	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	349.79/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,662	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	478	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,888	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	339.84/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,767	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	406.98/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,149	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	337.35/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,916	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	372.30/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,171	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	347.03/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,124	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	318.62/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,103	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	307.45/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,229	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,217	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	512.38/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,640	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	324	513.58/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,664	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	450.84/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,479	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	495.91/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,810	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	527.30/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,935	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	438.45/cwt	427.50–450.00	1,666	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	416.26/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,773	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	482.58/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,094	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	380.22/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,749	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	460.44/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,169	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	475	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,007	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	350.06/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,820	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	418.97/cwt	405.00–424.00	2,250	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	383.71/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,179	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	343.53/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,951	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,912	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	347.54/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,151	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	308.74/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,093	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	320.49/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,192	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	311.66/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,235	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	157.84/cwt	141.00–168.00	2,491	6
Bulls	—	—	1,824	175.87/cwt	172.50–181.00	3,208	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	112.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,025	2
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%	1,098	127.94/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,405	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	149.25/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,669	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	160.79/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,073	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	160.20/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,350	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
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	960	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
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	1,042	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
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 1-2	1,160	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,165	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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	1,551	3,371.24/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,371	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 700Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 71Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 30Year ago 51

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	313	525.00–560.00	546.22
9	350–400	375	520.00–565.00	537.09
4	400–450	415	490.00–570.00	528.66
6	450–500	468	450.00–500.00	473.99
10	500–550	517	420.00–465.00	439.40
12	550–600	569	395.00–445.00	413.36
11	600–650	618	380.00–412.00	396.69
4	700–750	700	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	420.00–460.00	439.73
3	400–450	422	420.00–445.00	436.50
5	450–500	476	420.00–445.00	432.98
3	500–550	520	370.00–405.00	382.90
5	550–600	586	360.00–390.00	375.49
2	600–650	600	350.00–370.00	360.00
3	650–700	680	340.00–357.50	349.07
1	700–750	705	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	530	405.00–410.00	407.55
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	613	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	505.00–515.00	508.49
2	400–450	405	485.00–495.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	460.00–490.00	475.00
3	450–500	478	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	311	490.00–515.00	503.76
14	350–400	380	440.00–510.00	480.18
9	400–450	432	445.00–485.00	454.74
16	450–500	459	400.00–445.00	423.91
12	500–550	528	400.00–408.00	406.98
24	550–600	583	350.00–385.00	372.30
5	600–650	612	340.00–355.00	347.03
2	700–750	725	300.00–315.00	307.45
1	850–900	850	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	910	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	400.00–425.00	415.11
11	350–400	369	385.00–425.00	411.21
5	400–450	420	365.00–405.00	388.02
2	450–500	475	340.00–360.00	349.79
4	500–550	520	330.00–345.00	339.84
3	550–600	568	315.00–352.50	337.35
2	650–700	660	310.00–327.50	318.62
2	750–800	778	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	428	420.00–435.00	426.70
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
5	300–350	328	430.00–465.00	450.84
2	350–400	380	427.50–450.00	438.45
6	400–450	426	390.00–440.00	416.26
2	450–500	460	370.00–390.00	380.22
3	500–550	520	340.00–360.00	350.06
5	550–600	568	320.00–360.00	343.53
3	600–650	607	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	678	307.50–310.00	308.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	505.00–520.00	512.38
15	350–400	367	500.00–550.00	527.30
6	400–450	434	475.00–505.00	482.58
8	450–500	471	440.00–475.00	460.44
16	500–550	537	405.00–424.00	418.97
8	550–600	568	375.00–405.00	383.71
8	600–650	619	332.50–355.00	347.54
4	650–700	684	315.00–335.00	320.49
3	700–750	717	310.00–315.00	311.66
2	750–800	755	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
6	300–350	324	495.00–535.00	513.58
4	350–400	365	480.00–515.00	495.91
1	450–500	475	422.50	422.50
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	157.00–165.00	160.79
1	—	950	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	122.00–135.00	127.94
2	—	933	100.00–104.00	102.36
2	—	908	110.00–116.00	112.91
5	—	1,118	141.00–156.00	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	156.00–165.00	160.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	172.50–181.00	175.87
6	—	1,578	141.00–168.00	157.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,551	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,371.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,042	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,018	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,661.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	960	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	813	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,080	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,310.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.