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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 13
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
847 head
▼ 535 vs last sale 1,382▼ 95 vs year ago 942 · −10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 176▼ 36 vs year ago 137 · −26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 25 vs year ago 60 · −41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower, over 500 lb 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower,over 500 lb 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Fleshy and plain non attractive cattle sold at a heavy discount. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.40/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$120.40
156 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$30.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.13
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2455131.2059710thin
Medium and Large 1510121.4161976
Medium and Large 2431120.2651861
Medium and Large 3448100.924529thin
One grade step is worth $30.28/cwt here — about $146 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 sale156 hd
120.40
—
AR average8 barns · 2,219 hd
124.54
−4.13
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—Low1,54168.911,06218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24049.9862010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46746.666845thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07143.3946518

Every lot

118 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293135.00/cwt135.00–135.003962
Steers—Medium and Large 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 1330151.00/cwt151.00–151.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 1368161.38/cwt146.00–174.005945
Steers—Medium and Large 2369128.67/cwt128.00–130.004753
Steers—Medium and Large 3415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 1423141.20/cwt132.00–152.5059714
Steers—Medium and Large 2425127.03/cwt120.00–135.005408
Steers—Medium and Large 2463122.48/cwt121.00–127.005674
Steers—Medium and Large 1468142.96/cwt140.00–150.0066914
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed468137.50/cwt137.50–137.506443
Steers—Medium and Large 1525136.36/cwt134.00–151.0071610
Steers—Medium and Large 2526123.60/cwt118.00–127.006508
Steers—Medium and Large 1555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2564121.06/cwt115.00–126.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full585109.00/cwt109.00–109.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623120.00/cwt120.00–120.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 1626119.73/cwt114.00–123.0075010
Steers—Medium and Large 2665109.71/cwt90.00–122.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1695123.00/cwt123.00–123.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 2775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1835116.00/cwt116.00–116.009691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273121.51/cwt120.00–126.003324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275105.00/cwt105.00–105.002891
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300105.00/cwt105.00–105.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2303124.52/cwt122.50–126.003773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320137.00/cwt137.00–137.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed344140.00/cwt140.00–140.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365134.00/cwt134.00–134.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370126.27/cwt119.00–130.004678
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375112.50/cwt112.50–112.504221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed381131.00/cwt131.00–131.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388121.22/cwt115.00–126.004707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413123.33/cwt120.00–128.0050915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed416117.74/cwt117.00–120.004904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420119.66/cwt108.00–124.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433104.43/cwt100.00–109.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy453115.51/cwt114.00–117.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466113.69/cwt105.00–118.0053016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468125.52/cwt122.00–130.005879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494130.00/cwt130.00–130.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy507115.00/cwt115.00–115.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516127.63/cwt124.00–132.0065911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535111.62/cwt105.00–118.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added564129.00/cwt129.00–129.007284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568119.91/cwt116.00–124.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570111.95/cwt109.00–115.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 359082.50/cwt82.50–82.504871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634117.15/cwt100.00–124.0074312
Heifers—Medium and Large 364590.00/cwt90.00–90.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675106.13/cwt100.00–112.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683110.95/cwt108.00–115.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760108.00/cwt108.00–108.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2788107.50/cwt107.50–107.508471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3281119.51/cwt110.00–128.003362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed316150.00/cwt150.00–150.004744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy360125.00/cwt125.00–125.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369136.04/cwt130.00–140.005024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378122.07/cwt117.50–126.004614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed393135.00/cwt135.00–135.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy415122.00/cwt122.00–122.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423112.95/cwt112.00–114.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425127.50/cwt127.50–127.505421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428107.82/cwt100.00–113.004613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480129.59/cwt124.00–135.006228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480122.16/cwt116.00–127.005865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed487133.00/cwt133.00–133.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518106.91/cwt97.00–113.005544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520124.38/cwt120.00–132.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528117.53/cwt110.00–124.006218
Bulls—Medium and Large 356894.62/cwt85.00–106.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy578115.49/cwt114.00–117.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580103.00/cwt103.00–103.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582118.39/cwt112.00–123.006897
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612110.13/cwt100.00–115.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619114.50/cwt111.00–118.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 371396.46/cwt93.00–100.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 375099.50/cwt86.00–113.007462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19162.05/cwt34.00–68.007399
Bulls——1,85173.70/cwt71.00–77.001,3647
Bulls——2,03383.02/cwt82.00–84.001,6882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94336.07/cwt35.00–37.003402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07543.23/cwt37.00–48.0046514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17051.81/cwt49.00–54.006062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19052.01/cwt51.00–53.006194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27448.63/cwt46.00–52.006206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35051.39/cwt50.00–53.006942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54543.50/cwt40.00–45.006723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,9851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050726.19/cwt700.00–750.007,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,137.50/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0012,5132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175800.11/cwt780.00–825.009,4012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2921768.84/cwt725.00–850.007,0814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063719.14/cwt640.00–775.007,6445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,082601.64/cwt550.00–690.006,5103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090680.00/cwt680.00–680.007,4121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17562.00/cwt62.00–62.007291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25052.16/cwt49.00–56.006523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280682.75/cwt620.00–730.008,7393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,63056.00/cwt56.00–56.009131
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01564.00/cwt64.00–64.006501

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.