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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 25
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
818 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 760▲ 108 vs year ago 710 · +15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 140▲ 36 vs year ago 133 · +27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 60▲ 42 vs year ago 33 · +127.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb were steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Pre -vac cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.31/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$128.31
205 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.60
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559129.48723156
Medium and Large 2461125.3357839
Medium and Large 1-2575125.007197thin
Medium and Large 3360114.184113thin
One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $312 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 sale205 hd
128.31
—
AR average8 barns · 1,653 hd
134.91
−6.60
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—Average1,61083.031,33717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41860.328557thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18758.7069724
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00249.8650015

Every lot

127 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 1267185.92/cwt170.00–197.504965
Steers—Medium and Large 3270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 2274150.95/cwt142.50–162.504144
Steers—Medium and Large 2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 1338175.04/cwt170.00–180.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 1375179.23/cwt170.00–192.506726
Steers—Medium and Large 3385115.00/cwt115.00–115.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1430166.53/cwt157.50–176.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 2430144.43/cwt140.00–154.006214
Steers—Medium and Large 2466134.63/cwt128.00–140.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 1480153.79/cwt148.00–173.007387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2496139.62/cwt139.00–140.006938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518146.27/cwt140.00–150.007588
Steers—Medium and Large 1519151.71/cwt140.00–158.0078712
Steers—Medium and Large 2519134.46/cwt129.00–139.006987
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1566143.61/cwt132.00–155.008139
Steers—Medium and Large 2585124.00/cwt124.00–124.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 2624127.84/cwt124.00–134.007989
Steers—Medium and Large 1627135.70/cwt132.00–143.0085115
Steers—Medium and Large 3640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1671127.48/cwt124.00–137.008559
Steers—Medium and Large 2673120.23/cwt120.00–122.5080911
Steers—Medium and Large 2720119.50/cwt117.00–121.008604
Steers—Medium and Large 1725128.00/cwt128.00–128.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1751128.60/cwt128.00–131.009665
Steers—Medium and Large 2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added788126.50/cwt126.50–126.509974
Steers—Medium and Large 1820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1865119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273140.57/cwt135.00–145.003844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288146.76/cwt143.00–152.504233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310118.77/cwt117.50–120.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323142.19/cwt132.50–147.004596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325130.39/cwt120.00–139.004243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335142.50/cwt142.50–142.504771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375132.41/cwt130.00–134.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377138.93/cwt135.00–145.0052410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415128.61/cwt120.00–137.505349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431142.52/cwt137.00–145.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2453127.25/cwt124.00–130.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460105.00/cwt105.00–105.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477130.63/cwt122.00–138.0062318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement510172.50/cwt172.50–172.508801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517119.51/cwt110.00–124.006186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518132.00/cwt132.00–132.006847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523127.02/cwt125.00–133.0066417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2547126.00/cwt126.00–126.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555126.49/cwt125.00–128.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563125.00/cwt125.00–125.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574127.00/cwt120.00–134.0072920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608124.00/cwt124.00–124.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615118.19/cwt114.00–123.0072712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623134.28/cwt134.00–134.508377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630111.70/cwt103.00–116.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added652135.00/cwt135.00–135.0088034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668108.96/cwt105.00–113.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735109.00/cwt109.00–109.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 277595.00/cwt95.00–95.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777105.77/cwt105.00–109.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 185888.48/cwt82.00–95.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 193386.00/cwt86.00–86.008023
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250162.50/cwt162.50–162.504061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285151.12/cwt147.50–155.004312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332142.89/cwt130.00–155.004745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345167.50/cwt167.50–167.505781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364132.30/cwt120.00–150.004824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365117.60/cwt115.00–120.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376160.48/cwt151.00–170.0060310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423120.00/cwt120.00–120.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428132.26/cwt120.00–141.005668
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429149.59/cwt142.00–162.506427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462148.56/cwt144.00–151.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484129.24/cwt120.00–141.0062610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513125.26/cwt120.00–132.006436
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523114.25/cwt114.00–115.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542137.00/cwt137.00–137.007437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564140.03/cwt136.00–142.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566124.51/cwt123.00–126.007054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2609111.29/cwt107.00–116.006787
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620108.85/cwt100.00–118.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625122.02/cwt120.00–124.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650104.00/cwt104.00–104.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673120.94/cwt115.00–124.008146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680115.31/cwt114.00–118.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740114.00/cwt114.00–114.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2743108.98/cwt104.00–114.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778118.00/cwt118.00–118.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823108.89/cwt104.00–114.008962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2860100.00/cwt100.00–100.008601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13072.00/cwt72.00–72.008141
Bulls——1,61282.97/cwt72.00–88.001,33714
Bulls——1,84089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,6382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82639.34/cwt34.00–47.003256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07955.32/cwt52.00–59.005976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15561.26/cwt60.00–63.007087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20057.65/cwt53.00–60.0069217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20260.00/cwt60.00–60.007213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37856.49/cwt56.00–57.007782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43461.85/cwt60.00–65.008875
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-273873.05/cwt70.00–76.005392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282671.42/cwt55.00–100.005908
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2788777.08/cwt770.00–800.006,1235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-286059.66/cwt55.00–64.005132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287586.00/cwt86.00–86.007531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-293266.69/cwt60.00–83.006227
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01881.00/cwt81.00–81.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,076977.60/cwt875.00–1,110.0010,5199
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,022.40/cwt975.00–1,075.0011,3282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,9381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,3361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24265.30/cwt64.00–67.008113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27060.53/cwt55.00–66.007695
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,8381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900985.00/cwt985.00–985.008,8651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000880.50/cwt875.00–885.008,8052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,163.89/cwt1,025.00–1,225.0013,9673

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.