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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 11
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
842 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 995▲ 456 vs year ago 386 · +118.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 167 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 107 · +56.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lb mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lb sold steady, heifers 400 to 500 lb sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower, over 500 lb were steady. Slaughter cattle were not reported previous week no trend available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.88/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$128.88
162 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.69
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526130.76687118
Medium and Large 2481124.9460235
Medium and Large 1-2596121.577247thin
Medium and Large 3400112.504502thin
One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale162 hd
128.88
—
AR average9 barns · 2,116 hd
133.58
−4.69
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,62085.071,37811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18161.1272225
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44858.678506thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05954.1257319

Every lot

120 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273175.00/cwt175.00–175.004784
Steers—Medium and Large 1278194.39/cwt185.00–210.005403
Steers—Medium and Large 2278170.05/cwt165.00–175.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 1324192.33/cwt185.00–205.006235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325172.50/cwt172.50–172.505615
Steers—Medium and Large 2335148.62/cwt140.00–157.504982
Steers—Medium and Large 1378170.55/cwt166.00–182.506456
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383170.00/cwt170.00–170.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 2390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 2425144.46/cwt139.00–155.006143
Steers—Medium and Large 1435158.31/cwt155.00–161.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 2464133.31/cwt132.00–140.006196
Steers—Medium and Large 1475155.06/cwt146.00–158.0073712
Steers—Medium and Large 1526149.19/cwt142.00–152.0078517
Steers—Medium and Large 2527136.66/cwt135.00–139.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 2573139.93/cwt126.00–155.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1578138.03/cwt131.00–146.0079813
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added592140.00/cwt140.00–140.008295
Steers—Medium and Large 2614130.49/cwt120.00–134.008014
Steers—Medium and Large 1616133.48/cwt120.00–138.0082211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637132.00/cwt132.00–132.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 1672129.48/cwt125.00–134.008706
Steers—Medium and Large 2677121.71/cwt120.00–125.008243
Steers—Medium and Large 2705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1718126.98/cwt126.00–128.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718124.00/cwt124.00–124.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 2765121.00/cwt121.00–121.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1951114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0845
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280159.15/cwt157.50–160.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283133.06/cwt125.00–145.003773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316153.49/cwt146.00–160.004857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed362154.00/cwt154.00–154.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371145.47/cwt140.00–155.005409
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426136.87/cwt133.00–147.0058314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426127.15/cwt120.00–133.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465123.41/cwt118.00–130.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475131.73/cwt128.00–136.0062620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521128.69/cwt121.00–135.0067024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522125.00/cwt125.00–125.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526120.64/cwt118.00–122.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570125.50/cwt124.00–129.007154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574117.95/cwt114.00–120.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622124.27/cwt120.00–132.0077311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2651119.00/cwt119.00–119.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663122.30/cwt120.00–125.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666113.24/cwt111.00–115.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added683125.12/cwt124.50–127.008558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added721119.02/cwt116.00–120.508586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769108.12/cwt107.50–110.008314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added773115.00/cwt115.00–115.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 192586.00/cwt86.00–86.007961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295156.00/cwt156.00–156.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315172.50/cwt172.50–172.505431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325154.04/cwt147.50–161.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373167.18/cwt155.00–188.006249
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383144.42/cwt140.00–147.505534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421151.85/cwt145.00–157.5063914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423136.29/cwt135.00–137.505772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440142.00/cwt142.00–142.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed463141.47/cwt136.00–147.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474146.19/cwt142.00–150.0069313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482135.72/cwt131.00–145.0065412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3503110.98/cwt106.00–116.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529132.72/cwt129.00–135.007028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1536134.82/cwt129.00–143.0072311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560128.63/cwt123.00–136.007206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562137.17/cwt131.00–140.0077111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563118.00/cwt118.00–118.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618130.21/cwt124.00–135.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653110.50/cwt110.00–111.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1664126.36/cwt121.00–129.008395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2712117.47/cwt111.00–122.008366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713123.32/cwt120.00–126.008793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775112.03/cwt108.00–116.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810107.00/cwt107.00–107.008671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19864.69/cwt60.00–68.007752
Bulls——1,59084.26/cwt82.00–89.001,3404
Bulls——1,81293.87/cwt91.00–97.001,7015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74525.00/cwt25.00–25.001861
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82048.00/cwt48.00–48.003941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08755.95/cwt50.00–60.0060816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15560.00/cwt60.00–60.006931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16664.34/cwt60.00–68.0075014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20057.03/cwt53.00–60.0068411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38562.44/cwt60.00–65.008652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48056.79/cwt54.00–59.008404
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287576.25/cwt71.00–82.006672
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291063.14/cwt55.00–71.005754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,4581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,1911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,9231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128852.20/cwt800.00–910.009,6132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138893.57/cwt885.00–900.0010,1692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,277851.14/cwt825.00–900.0010,8693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31859.46/cwt59.00–60.007842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40064.00/cwt64.00–64.008961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40563.00/cwt63.00–63.008851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.009,5951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0012,4851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0020,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0016,1001

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.