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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 1
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,340 head
▲ 404 vs last sale 936▲ 238 vs year ago 1,102 · +21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 108▲ 32 vs year ago 118 · +27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 30▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. over 500 lb were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Several quality consignments of pre/vac cattle sold at a premium while plain cattle were discounted. Demand for quality was strong .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.98/cwt on 451 head.
Average price
$147.98
451 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$808
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$42.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.69
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2433158.4768743
Medium and Large 1568148.01841376
Medium and Large 2425143.8961220
Medium and Large 3468116.4354512thin
One grade step is worth $42.05/cwt here — about $142 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 sale451 hd
147.98
—
AR average4 barns · 629 hd
145.30
+2.69
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—Low1,27460.047659thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62053.008591thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24948.306036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01837.3738022

Every lot

123 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2273156.08/cwt140.00–167.504263
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1288165.07/cwt162.50–167.504752
Steers—Medium and Large 1310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added313169.47/cwt167.50–170.005309
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355172.50/cwt172.50–172.506123
Steers—Medium and Large 2365146.00/cwt146.00–146.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 3373122.42/cwt120.00–125.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 1374161.68/cwt160.00–169.006057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added386170.00/cwt170.00–170.006568
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added388180.00/cwt180.00–180.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 3406119.46/cwt110.00–122.004855
Steers—Medium and Large 1422157.04/cwt145.00–172.5066315
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added429164.40/cwt160.00–168.0070518
Steers—Medium and Large 2438134.26/cwt126.00–141.005884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444131.00/cwt131.00–131.005824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459165.35/cwt150.00–170.007599
Steers—Medium and Large 2465137.10/cwt135.50–140.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1470156.38/cwt140.00–166.0073527
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added473164.52/cwt160.00–170.0077829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added498155.00/cwt155.00–155.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 2500139.00/cwt139.00–139.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1521152.32/cwt142.50–154.0079419
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533162.36/cwt156.00–166.0086513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2547141.00/cwt141.00–141.007717
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added554159.60/cwt133.00–160.5088484
Steers—Medium and Large 1565142.17/cwt132.50–150.5080329
Steers—Medium and Large 3568111.00/cwt111.00–111.006305
Steers—Medium and Large 2573126.22/cwt121.00–130.007233
Steers—Medium and Large 1613128.98/cwt121.00–135.0079114
Steers—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620136.52/cwt132.50–140.0084635
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added667130.29/cwt130.00–131.0086914
Steers—Medium and Large 1669130.54/cwt129.00–135.0087323
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1710126.15/cwt121.00–128.008967
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy775126.00/cwt126.00–126.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 1785126.05/cwt121.00–128.5098913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy814119.60/cwt118.00–120.0097410
Steers—Medium and Large 1818115.71/cwt114.00–116.009477
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy903106.00/cwt106.00–106.009572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed269150.81/cwt142.50–155.004063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275147.00/cwt147.00–147.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325123.52/cwt120.00–127.504012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327144.15/cwt140.00–150.004719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345100.00/cwt100.00–100.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364146.60/cwt145.00–150.005346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385132.00/cwt132.00–132.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added392152.35/cwt147.00–154.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed403123.31/cwt120.00–124.004976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added421146.04/cwt138.00–156.0061518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424126.77/cwt120.00–136.005387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428142.19/cwt135.00–150.0060917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445122.00/cwt122.00–122.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470131.99/cwt131.99–131.996201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476139.75/cwt136.00–144.0066541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477135.01/cwt128.00–138.0064415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480130.67/cwt126.00–133.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515133.00/cwt133.00–133.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517134.05/cwt133.00–136.0069314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519130.37/cwt120.00–135.0067729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555112.52/cwt110.00–115.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557119.00/cwt119.00–119.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570123.52/cwt120.00–131.0070419
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578108.88/cwt100.00–118.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed582123.00/cwt123.00–123.007166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added584130.46/cwt122.00–136.0076210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590106.00/cwt106.00–106.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614113.49/cwt113.00–115.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617118.95/cwt115.00–124.0073429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added638124.00/cwt124.00–124.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660106.00/cwt106.00–106.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661117.37/cwt115.00–121.007765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy673110.00/cwt110.00–110.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added684120.83/cwt119.00–121.508269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700104.00/cwt104.00–104.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added721118.00/cwt118.00–118.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722112.78/cwt109.00–117.0081420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788108.06/cwt105.00–114.008528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815107.52/cwt105.00–110.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885105.00/cwt105.00–105.009291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1923100.00/cwt100.00–100.009232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330143.33/cwt132.00–155.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382139.26/cwt130.00–142.505324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383168.71/cwt167.50–170.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435131.53/cwt120.00–137.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438147.54/cwt140.00–155.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458146.54/cwt145.00–149.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480124.00/cwt124.00–124.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503125.13/cwt120.00–131.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540153.00/cwt153.00–153.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566121.00/cwt121.00–121.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 358590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590122.17/cwt119.00–130.007216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626127.74/cwt119.00–131.0080011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22358.05/cwt48.00–65.007108
Bulls——1,68076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83029.95/cwt29.00–31.002492
Cows—Lean 85-90%97525.00/cwt25.00–25.002441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03935.54/cwt30.00–39.003699
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04141.73/cwt39.00–45.0043410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21146.44/cwt43.00–52.005624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32552.03/cwt51.00–53.006892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62053.00/cwt53.00–53.008591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0010,6561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910639.29/cwt530.00–710.005,8182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,7701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20057.00/cwt57.00–57.006841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215693.99/cwt650.00–750.008,4323
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277067.00/cwt67.00–67.005161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,7751

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.