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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 23
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 688▲ 401 vs year ago 195 · +205.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 129▼ 9 vs year ago 87 · −10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 65▲ 16 vs year ago 15 · +106.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lb were mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Supply was moderate demand was strong for grass ready cattle . Noticed a few more new crop calves than last week that were discounted for being fleshy.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.76/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$135.76
189 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.69
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476140.9567119thin
Medium and Large 1485137.63667107
Medium and Large 2477132.8863557
Medium and Large 3417113.214726thin
One grade step is worth $27.74/cwt here — about $199 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 sale189 hd
135.76
—
AR average11 barns · 1,367 hd
135.07
+0.69
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—High1,65879.031,31013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41362.298805thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13060.5968511
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07849.6253515

Every lot

120 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2268164.35/cwt155.00–175.004402
Steers—Medium and Large 1278200.32/cwt195.00–205.005572
Steers—Medium and Large 1322195.43/cwt185.00–207.506296
Steers—Medium and Large 2322163.13/cwt157.50–172.505253
Steers—Medium and Large 1383172.91/cwt165.00–185.006625
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385168.00/cwt168.00–168.006471
Steers—Medium and Large 2385152.31/cwt145.00–160.005862
Steers—Medium and Large 1416176.28/cwt172.50–185.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426161.28/cwt155.00–165.006878
Steers—Medium and Large 3430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
Steers—Medium and Large 2431150.39/cwt150.00–152.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477157.50/cwt157.50–157.507513
Steers—Medium and Large 1488154.17/cwt150.00–160.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 2489134.90/cwt133.00–145.006606
Steers—Medium and Large 1516157.09/cwt150.00–164.008118
Steers—Medium and Large 2525140.15/cwt136.00–144.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed564147.00/cwt147.00–147.008297
Steers—Medium and Large 2580128.73/cwt127.50–130.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 1583149.00/cwt148.00–150.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1620139.82/cwt128.00–144.008675
Steers—Medium and Large 2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1680134.00/cwt134.00–134.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1705131.00/cwt131.00–131.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240167.50/cwt167.50–167.504021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265175.12/cwt170.00–183.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320143.67/cwt142.50–145.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328114.08/cwt100.00–122.003743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330154.25/cwt142.50–165.0050910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333137.02/cwt132.50–145.004565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355141.50/cwt140.00–143.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed364158.00/cwt158.00–158.005755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373149.94/cwt141.00–160.005598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379136.89/cwt129.00–151.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383150.00/cwt150.00–150.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed419154.01/cwt142.00–155.506459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419143.94/cwt138.00–153.0060312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy436136.20/cwt130.00–137.0059413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440132.30/cwt125.00–137.505825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453139.00/cwt139.00–139.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460123.00/cwt123.00–123.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470117.00/cwt117.00–117.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476141.82/cwt129.00–152.5067515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476124.92/cwt120.00–135.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503135.00/cwt135.00–135.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516133.76/cwt127.50–137.0069011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520127.25/cwt120.00–132.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563120.51/cwt120.00–121.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582128.42/cwt122.00–130.0074716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed604129.00/cwt129.00–129.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615110.49/cwt110.00–111.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625105.00/cwt105.00–105.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641124.71/cwt118.00–129.0079912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683113.00/cwt112.00–114.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710119.00/cwt119.00–119.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 276097.35/cwt92.00–105.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820103.00/cwt103.00–103.008452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324169.70/cwt155.00–190.005506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325176.94/cwt165.00–187.505752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330145.00/cwt145.00–145.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365137.68/cwt130.00–144.005035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371174.09/cwt162.00–185.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed409152.06/cwt147.50–153.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422134.38/cwt123.00–143.005677
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424156.92/cwt152.50–174.0066512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470154.78/cwt147.00–161.0072715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495124.00/cwt124.00–124.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517146.61/cwt140.00–151.007587
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537139.67/cwt139.00–140.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565142.08/cwt134.00–146.008035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585131.85/cwt123.00–141.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610133.00/cwt133.00–133.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670124.92/cwt120.00–129.008373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy755105.00/cwt105.00–105.007931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51563.30/cwt57.00–69.009592
Bulls——1,62680.96/cwt76.00–84.001,3168
Bulls——1,83784.38/cwt84.00–85.001,5503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70537.00/cwt37.00–37.002611
Cows—Lean 85-90%91030.00/cwt30.00–30.002731
Cows—Boner 80-85%97257.11/cwt55.00–58.005553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11357.12/cwt56.00–60.006366
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12249.43/cwt48.00–53.005556
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15038.00/cwt38.00–38.004371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18961.89/cwt60.00–64.007368
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36462.86/cwt61.00–65.008574
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61060.00/cwt60.00–60.009661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2983824.41/cwt685.00–910.008,1043
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,084.88/cwt1,050.00–1,125.0011,6622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,4551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965927.89/cwt850.00–1,000.008,9543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997727.26/cwt650.00–800.007,2513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140815.99/cwt660.00–950.009,3024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14556.00/cwt56.00–56.006411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,264951.49/cwt825.00–1,050.0012,0276
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40869.47/cwt69.00–70.009782
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297363.08/cwt60.00–67.006142
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08061.00/cwt61.00–61.006591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,3331

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.