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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 13
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 843▲ 673 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 103▲ 205 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 60▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 higher, over 500 lb were steady. Feeder heifers under 400 sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 400 lb were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand for grass cattle. Fleshy new crop calves were discounted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.00/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$141.00
179 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.65
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492144.37710106
Medium and Large 2496137.2468063
Medium and Large 1-2643131.758478thin
Medium and Large 3380118.004482thin
One grade step is worth $26.37/cwt here — about $262 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 sale179 hd
141.00
—
AR average10 barns · 1,827 hd
143.65
−2.65
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—High1,54483.111,28324
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44168.4498612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16466.5677532
CowsLean 85-90%High97557.6456221

Every lot

128 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275205.04/cwt195.00–212.505647
Steers—Medium and Large 2288164.74/cwt155.00–175.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 1318201.80/cwt190.00–215.006426
Steers—Medium and Large 2323161.49/cwt145.00–177.505223
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365187.50/cwt187.50–187.506841
Steers—Medium and Large 1373187.02/cwt178.00–195.006987
Steers—Medium and Large 2393160.00/cwt160.00–160.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1422188.41/cwt180.00–206.0079510
Steers—Medium and Large 2440156.56/cwt145.00–170.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450157.50/cwt157.50–157.507091
Steers—Medium and Large 2468146.81/cwt140.00–152.506873
Steers—Medium and Large 1482163.90/cwt160.00–176.0079014
Steers—Medium and Large 3482129.91/cwt120.00–135.006263
Steers—Medium and Large 1520166.37/cwt160.00–175.008656
Steers—Medium and Large 2533145.31/cwt140.00–150.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added538174.00/cwt174.00–174.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582156.94/cwt154.00–160.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1582149.59/cwt145.00–155.008717
Steers—Medium and Large 2615130.44/cwt125.00–134.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 1625142.92/cwt136.00–146.0089311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665136.00/cwt136.00–136.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1681139.42/cwt138.00–140.009497
Steers—Medium and Large 2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 2705126.00/cwt126.00–126.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1755135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 2770122.47/cwt120.00–125.009432
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed805118.00/cwt118.00–118.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1960112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245177.50/cwt177.50–177.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278173.66/cwt150.00–195.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed317162.60/cwt156.00–167.505157
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326171.89/cwt161.00–205.0056010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355182.54/cwt180.00–185.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355151.35/cwt148.00–155.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed361156.16/cwt141.00–162.505645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420139.48/cwt135.00–142.505863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424153.51/cwt146.00–159.0065116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435116.00/cwt116.00–116.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467145.53/cwt140.50–150.0068017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed486144.43/cwt142.50–146.007028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489133.54/cwt125.00–136.006539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525123.21/cwt120.00–130.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526135.17/cwt129.00–144.0071113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527126.60/cwt120.00–133.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570127.35/cwt120.00–135.0072611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576134.00/cwt134.00–134.007728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added583135.61/cwt135.50–136.007919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595128.00/cwt128.00–128.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614122.74/cwt120.00–127.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622127.20/cwt121.00–133.007919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed645125.50/cwt125.00–126.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678131.00/cwt131.00–131.008885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685118.38/cwt110.00–127.008112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690133.00/cwt133.00–133.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added693125.00/cwt125.00–125.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733121.53/cwt120.00–123.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755121.00/cwt121.00–121.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810113.00/cwt113.00–113.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy810105.00/cwt105.00–105.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 291094.00/cwt94.00–94.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1267190.00/cwt180.00–200.005073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315171.31/cwt170.00–172.505402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330183.16/cwt170.00–197.506047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340176.34/cwt170.00–182.506002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed373171.10/cwt161.00–182.506382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373156.17/cwt142.50–163.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381179.38/cwt170.00–185.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427166.71/cwt165.00–173.007126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430165.06/cwt160.00–170.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437149.01/cwt140.00–160.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455174.02/cwt168.00–181.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517156.57/cwt153.00–162.508094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567141.63/cwt140.00–145.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580147.66/cwt145.00–150.008563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608130.66/cwt126.00–135.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623128.71/cwt125.00–136.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665130.08/cwt125.00–135.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed74590.00/cwt90.00–90.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed76090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 380070.00/cwt70.00–70.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed83378.94/cwt75.00–83.006582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17366.86/cwt60.00–74.007845
Bulls——1,58284.35/cwt68.00–90.001,33413
Bulls——1,77193.95/cwt92.00–97.001,6646
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84055.49/cwt55.00–56.004662
Cows—Lean 85-90%94253.59/cwt49.00–58.005059
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03261.71/cwt58.00–66.0063710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16067.51/cwt63.00–74.0078327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18561.46/cwt59.00–63.007285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44168.44/cwt65.00–74.0098612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,193.86/cwt1,125.00–1,435.0012,77410
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,083959.23/cwt700.00–1,250.0010,3883
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,3631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02777.65/cwt67.00–84.007973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,101941.26/cwt675.00–1,200.0010,36316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,4781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,2321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,9101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16966.80/cwt66.00–68.007816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17364.90/cwt62.50–69.007613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,088.34/cwt1,000.00–1,225.0012,97314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0013,4311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28064.00/cwt64.00–64.008191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,29972.32/cwt71.00–73.009396
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283064.00/cwt64.00–64.005311
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292165.97/cwt60.00–70.006084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880825.57/cwt800.00–850.007,2652
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,2881

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.