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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 20
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
791 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 847▼ 265 vs year ago 1,056 · −25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 101▼ 8 vs year ago 141 · −5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 35▼ 50 vs year ago 100 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.03/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$115.03
183 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.82
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547122.5067018thin
Medium and Large 1525117.09615101
Medium and Large 2464111.7151854
Medium and Large 344798.7044110thin
One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about $230 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 sale183 hd
115.03
—
AR average9 barns · 1,650 hd
120.85
−5.82
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—Average1,64173.461,2057thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22252.5564214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44251.357419thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06145.9648812

Every lot

117 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003771
Steers—Medium and Large 2263130.00/cwt130.00–130.003422
Steers—Medium and Large 1275172.50/cwt165.00–180.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 1330159.21/cwt140.00–175.005254
Steers—Medium and Large 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340132.00/cwt132.00–132.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 2365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1366161.06/cwt150.00–175.005898
Steers—Medium and Large 1421153.53/cwt143.00–160.006467
Steers—Medium and Large 2455129.00/cwt129.00–129.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1473136.24/cwt130.00–142.506449
Steers—Medium and Large 2510127.16/cwt119.00–135.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1516131.74/cwt130.00–139.006809
Steers—Medium and Large 2555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1578119.63/cwt117.00–125.006919
Steers—Medium and Large 1622121.38/cwt119.00–125.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641129.50/cwt129.50–129.508309
Steers—Medium and Large 2657105.97/cwt102.00–113.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 1665120.21/cwt115.00–123.007996
Steers—Medium and Large 2720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1723119.01/cwt118.00–120.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1758117.00/cwt117.00–117.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 2785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1873107.00/cwt107.00–107.009347
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy87590.00/cwt90.00–90.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1975102.00/cwt102.00–102.009951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310104.00/cwt104.00–104.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320122.50/cwt122.50–122.503921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329118.42/cwt113.00–130.003906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334129.27/cwt127.00–132.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364125.45/cwt120.00–131.004579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377113.90/cwt109.00–118.004298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy378110.48/cwt110.00–111.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378106.08/cwt102.00–110.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2403125.00/cwt125.00–125.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1404122.32/cwt120.00–127.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420101.90/cwt100.00–104.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422115.90/cwt109.00–123.0048911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy435112.00/cwt112.00–112.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470122.02/cwt115.00–131.0057320
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473100.68/cwt91.00–111.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474108.23/cwt98.00–117.005137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515111.00/cwt111.00–111.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521124.03/cwt119.00–132.0064614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523109.78/cwt102.00–116.0057416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530106.00/cwt106.00–106.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2556125.00/cwt125.00–125.0069512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562115.65/cwt110.00–120.0065011
Heifers—Medium and Large 357082.50/cwt82.00–83.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy57897.75/cwt97.00–100.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615105.96/cwt102.00–112.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626110.67/cwt108.00–119.0069310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full63096.00/cwt96.00–96.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657110.00/cwt110.00–110.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673110.79/cwt108.00–113.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 267896.36/cwt91.00–102.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718110.98/cwt110.00–112.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy73590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770109.00/cwt109.00–109.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810102.48/cwt100.00–105.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 186594.50/cwt94.50–94.508173
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205142.00/cwt142.00–142.002911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270155.19/cwt150.00–160.004192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283117.19/cwt110.00–124.003322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325140.70/cwt139.00–142.504572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383139.22/cwt130.00–150.005336
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385118.00/cwt118.00–118.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410152.50/cwt152.50–152.506251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423144.13/cwt135.00–153.0061015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435123.28/cwt107.00–130.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445105.00/cwt105.00–105.004671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475124.48/cwt120.00–127.005919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478132.56/cwt128.00–145.0063418
Bulls—Medium and Large 348087.00/cwt87.00–87.004181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515106.69/cwt100.00–113.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516127.95/cwt121.00–131.006608
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523113.65/cwt111.00–119.005948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571106.22/cwt95.00–116.0060714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577119.77/cwt113.00–126.006916
Bulls—Medium and Large 359090.55/cwt85.00–96.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615110.48/cwt108.00–112.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy61596.00/cwt96.00–96.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 261798.35/cwt90.00–113.006076
Bulls—Medium and Large 362595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 165596.00/cwt96.00–96.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 365580.00/cwt80.00–80.005241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy67089.49/cwt87.00–91.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 267898.45/cwt96.00–101.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1732110.62/cwt106.00–116.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 274886.00/cwt86.00–86.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 294078.00/cwt78.00–78.007331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59071.95/cwt69.00–75.001,1446
Bulls——1,94582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,6051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80530.00/cwt30.00–30.002421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03042.36/cwt38.00–45.004365
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12951.62/cwt50.00–54.005836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14848.26/cwt47.00–49.005544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25154.27/cwt52.00–57.0067910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44049.24/cwt49.00–50.007094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44453.04/cwt52.00–55.007665
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,0941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093926.60/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,1283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,0481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230730.00/cwt730.00–730.008,9791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,1881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3971,092.61/cwt700.00–1,250.0015,2649
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,59551.00/cwt51.00–51.008131
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3111,347.97/cwt840.00–1,460.0017,6729
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280066.00/cwt66.00–66.005282
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280870.19/cwt57.00–80.005673
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00050.00/cwt50.00–50.005001

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.