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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 6
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,382 head
▲ 475 vs last sale 907▲ 236 vs year ago 1,146 · +20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 202▼ 16 vs year ago 192 · −8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 60▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under500 lb sold mixed from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. value added cattle were in demand and sold at a premium while plain and fleshy cattle sold at a discount. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.01/cwt on 387 head.
Average price
$142.01
387 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.91
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579143.85833331
Medium and Large 1-2570135.5677216thin
Medium and Large 2529132.5270134
Medium and Large 3499111.945596thin
One grade step is worth $31.91/cwt here — about $274 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 sale387 hd
142.01
—
AR average9 barns · 2,368 hd
141.10
+0.91
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—Average1,51267.721,02419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31848.006332thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08445.434927thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97541.394045thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 2293147.52/cwt145.00–150.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 1336168.44/cwt155.00–187.505667
Steers—Medium and Large 2355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 1377170.47/cwt160.00–187.5064311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added417168.41/cwt161.00–172.507023
Steers—Medium and Large 1425163.38/cwt150.00–175.0069422
Steers—Medium and Large 3425104.82/cwt100.00–110.004452
Steers—Medium and Large 2433139.45/cwt130.00–149.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1480152.37/cwt140.00–167.5073116
Steers—Medium and Large 3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485142.50/cwt142.50–142.506912
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 2493136.50/cwt136.00–137.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1514144.19/cwt138.00–150.0074142
Steers—Medium and Large 2525133.55/cwt128.00–139.0070118
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533155.50/cwt155.00–158.0082917
Steers—Medium and Large 3565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570135.00/cwt130.00–140.0077011
Steers—Medium and Large 1571139.37/cwt133.00–144.5079648
Steers—Medium and Large 2583125.96/cwt119.00–133.007344
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008426
Steers—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625133.00/cwt133.00–133.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 1628133.80/cwt120.00–138.0084033
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635139.71/cwt138.25–140.5088766
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added677137.78/cwt136.50–139.5093321
Steers—Medium and Large 1685134.63/cwt130.00–137.009223
Steers—Medium and Large 2695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1703131.01/cwt128.00–134.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1761125.00/cwt125.00–125.009514
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added768133.77/cwt132.00–135.001,02722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added802131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 2860116.00/cwt116.00–116.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy87590.00/cwt90.00–90.007881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280133.55/cwt130.00–137.503742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy295148.00/cwt148.00–148.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313126.04/cwt125.00–127.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363139.50/cwt130.00–145.005068
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368109.76/cwt100.00–119.004043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379130.63/cwt124.00–135.004956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400129.00/cwt129.00–129.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405114.00/cwt114.00–114.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added424144.49/cwt143.00–147.0061311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436122.32/cwt116.00–127.005336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467131.26/cwt126.00–140.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479121.99/cwt120.00–124.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486134.62/cwt130.50–139.0065410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2491133.00/cwt133.00–133.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added493137.61/cwt134.00–142.0067814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509120.40/cwt116.00–122.006135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513133.46/cwt125.00–141.0068524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added548132.00/cwt132.00–132.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562118.98/cwt110.00–125.0066914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563131.00/cwt131.00–131.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565107.00/cwt107.00–107.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576131.11/cwt130.00–133.007558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576124.21/cwt119.00–130.5071524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624121.17/cwt115.00–125.0075621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added632131.21/cwt124.00–138.0082933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy633107.94/cwt105.00–111.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660120.31/cwt115.00–124.0079410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685123.94/cwt121.50–126.0084919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685102.67/cwt100.00–104.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added708123.00/cwt123.00–123.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708106.47/cwt104.00–109.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717114.87/cwt109.00–121.008245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added763122.50/cwt122.50–122.509354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785113.00/cwt113.00–113.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 280091.00/cwt91.00–91.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1866108.56/cwt106.00–111.009405
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270141.23/cwt140.00–142.503812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329162.21/cwt137.50–177.505345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330127.50/cwt125.00–130.004212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380140.72/cwt130.00–155.005353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383174.06/cwt167.50–180.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428149.20/cwt141.00–156.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428128.23/cwt120.00–137.505493
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469125.32/cwt121.00–130.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478136.28/cwt131.00–145.006517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495112.50/cwt112.50–112.505571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518128.28/cwt125.00–135.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520134.84/cwt129.00–143.007018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523104.37/cwt95.00–110.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565105.09/cwt100.00–110.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571126.23/cwt121.00–132.007217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571115.10/cwt112.00–122.006578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613121.28/cwt118.00–125.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625112.52/cwt110.00–115.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660116.00/cwt116.00–116.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735105.00/cwt101.00–109.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765113.00/cwt113.00–113.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 387080.00/cwt80.00–80.006961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36362.14/cwt57.50–65.008478
Bulls——1,59770.95/cwt68.00–78.001,13310
Bulls——1,86080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86538.00/cwt38.00–38.003291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00342.24/cwt40.00–44.004244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08445.43/cwt42.00–48.004927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31848.00/cwt48.00–48.006332
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033477.00/cwt450.00–500.004,9272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052654.39/cwt630.00–675.006,8843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13557.00/cwt57.00–57.006471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158721.18/cwt635.00–810.008,3512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168827.18/cwt735.00–900.009,6614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,8451
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050805.00/cwt750.00–860.008,4532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,100875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,4603
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297851.62/cwt42.00–64.005052

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.