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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 6
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▲ 219 vs last sale 624▲ 140 vs year ago 703 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 97▲ 12 vs year ago 91 · +13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 30▲ 38 vs year ago 22 · +172.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over were mostly 3.00 higher instances 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Several quality consignments of value added cattle that sold at a premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.99/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$142.99
203 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$419
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$63.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.90
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2380163.006194thin
Medium and Large 1513143.62737162
Medium and Large 2465141.8366033
Medium and Large 3563114.506442thin
Large 11,038100.001,0382thin
One grade step is worth $63.00/cwt here — about −$419 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 sale203 hd
142.99
—
AR average10 barns · 1,593 hd
139.09
+3.90
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—Low1,43080.811,15510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13066.8575521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42166.789495thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92252.4048314

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 1250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 2265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310197.50/cwt197.50–197.506121
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added312217.50/cwt217.50–217.506795
Steers—Medium and Large 1325201.12/cwt195.00–215.006546
Steers—Medium and Large 2355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360177.50/cwt177.50–177.506391
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added376192.58/cwt185.00–205.0072415
Steers—Medium and Large 1376191.28/cwt170.00–207.507197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423191.00/cwt191.00–191.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 1423178.32/cwt165.00–190.0075413
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433182.78/cwt179.00–198.0079116
Steers—Medium and Large 2433156.13/cwt140.00–165.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2465152.26/cwt145.00–160.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1476165.69/cwt157.50–177.507898
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481166.80/cwt160.00–169.008024
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added488178.12/cwt170.00–185.008695
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515176.51/cwt175.00–177.009096
Steers—Medium and Large 1515164.65/cwt160.00–169.008485
Steers—Medium and Large 3515124.00/cwt124.00–124.006391
Steers—Medium and Large 2545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553167.00/cwt167.00–167.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 2562139.08/cwt135.00–142.507823
Steers—Medium and Large 3575105.37/cwt91.00–120.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1576162.59/cwt161.00–166.009377
Steers—Medium and Large 1613143.00/cwt143.00–143.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added636145.01/cwt143.00–150.0092227
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658144.47/cwt144.00–144.5095115
Steers—Medium and Large 2666124.80/cwt124.00–125.008315
Steers—Medium and Large 1675139.96/cwt138.00–145.009454
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680124.00/cwt124.00–124.008431
Steers—Medium and Large 1712133.01/cwt132.50–134.009473
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added719140.27/cwt136.00–141.001,0097
Steers—Medium and Large 2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1768130.00/cwt130.00–130.009984
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added780126.00/cwt126.00–126.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added845130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 2895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 1935118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323173.41/cwt167.50–180.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335142.50/cwt142.50–142.504772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339163.61/cwt150.00–170.0055512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365162.00/cwt162.00–162.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373157.15/cwt140.00–165.005869
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed374161.98/cwt159.00–164.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380163.00/cwt163.00–163.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385142.75/cwt142.50–143.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400161.00/cwt161.00–161.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416154.57/cwt150.00–157.5064313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418157.76/cwt155.00–164.0065915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425142.62/cwt135.00–151.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460135.00/cwt135.00–135.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465131.72/cwt128.00–137.506123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added471150.80/cwt145.00–158.0071011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472147.79/cwt140.00–158.0069810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495152.50/cwt152.50–152.507551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512146.25/cwt145.00–150.007496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515139.00/cwt139.00–139.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528137.47/cwt132.00–145.0072615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528132.49/cwt124.00–137.5070011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570139.53/cwt134.00–145.007959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580129.91/cwt122.00–137.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622126.55/cwt122.50–130.007878
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625109.00/cwt109.00–109.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added631139.10/cwt130.00–147.508786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added657128.97/cwt122.00–130.008478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662126.31/cwt124.00–128.008366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678115.00/cwt115.00–115.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement703126.00/cwt126.00–126.008866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008915
Heifers—Large 11,038100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285212.50/cwt212.50–212.506061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318140.14/cwt135.00–142.504463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367185.76/cwt180.00–195.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414180.47/cwt169.00–190.007476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422153.68/cwt150.00–156.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475160.32/cwt155.00–173.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475147.50/cwt147.50–147.507011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521152.18/cwt140.00–165.007939
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526136.79/cwt130.00–140.007206
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568141.66/cwt133.00–148.008056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610141.47/cwt136.00–145.008635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820119.00/cwt119.00–119.009761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy82090.00/cwt90.00–90.007381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05071.00/cwt71.00–71.007461
Bulls——1,40678.83/cwt73.00–81.001,1086
Bulls——1,60388.03/cwt85.00–90.001,4113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78839.23/cwt36.00–44.003093
Cows—Lean 85-90%87045.00/cwt45.00–45.003921
Cows—Lean 85-90%89051.86/cwt45.00–57.004626
Cows—Boner 80-85%99763.50/cwt61.00–65.006335
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08564.93/cwt62.00–68.007044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17167.90/cwt64.00–72.0079516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35868.30/cwt68.00–69.009283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51564.49/cwt64.00–65.009772
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0011,3931
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0015,6753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,091.30/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0012,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1741,491.26/cwt1,450.00–1,525.0017,50719
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08068.00/cwt68.00–68.007341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,4032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113960.06/cwt800.00–1,075.0010,6852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,271.33/cwt1,175.00–1,335.0015,1428
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,131.54/cwt875.00–1,325.0013,73713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21571.00/cwt71.00–71.008631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245850.40/cwt800.00–900.0010,5872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,2851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290567.00/cwt67.00–67.006061

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.