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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 11
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
808 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 898▲ 435 vs year ago 373 · +116.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 177▲ 16 vs year ago 130 · +12.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 75▼ 42 vs year ago 160 · −26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy with several good condition cattle offered today as well as several new crop fleshy calves that sold discounted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.57/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$129.57
149 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.50
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505131.02662101
Medium and Large 2434129.4556236
Medium and Large 1-2618122.507568thin
Medium and Large 3434108.004684thin
One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $193 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 sale149 hd
129.57
—
AR average8 barns · 1,177 hd
129.07
+0.50
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—High1,62283.751,3588thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44667.8898211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18164.4676120
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92151.4847419

Every lot

127 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263184.29/cwt170.00–200.004852
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed308160.00/cwt160.00–160.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1325181.59/cwt165.00–200.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360172.47/cwt170.00–175.006214
Steers—Medium and Large 2370131.99/cwt120.00–145.004884
Steers—Medium and Large 1373167.74/cwt160.00–172.506265
Steers—Medium and Large 3375100.00/cwt100.00–100.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 1416164.56/cwt155.00–177.0068512
Steers—Medium and Large 2430137.93/cwt132.50–143.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 1469166.52/cwt159.00–175.0078116
Steers—Medium and Large 2469141.25/cwt130.00–150.006625
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478150.00/cwt150.00–150.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1511154.89/cwt152.50–160.0079111
Steers—Medium and Large 2533140.00/cwt140.00–140.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 354590.00/cwt90.00–90.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 2558130.99/cwt120.00–143.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 1583144.30/cwt137.00–146.0084113
Steers—Medium and Large 1618138.13/cwt135.00–146.0085417
Steers—Medium and Large 2618131.43/cwt129.00–134.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned665129.00/cwt129.00–129.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 2670124.49/cwt124.00–125.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1690130.09/cwt122.00–138.008989
Steers—Medium and Large 1707136.01/cwt132.00–138.009627
Steers—Medium and Large 2763125.02/cwt124.00–126.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 1775125.01/cwt122.00–128.009693
Steers—Medium and Large 1810114.00/cwt114.00–114.009231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy250125.00/cwt125.00–125.003131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270159.00/cwt159.00–159.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300157.50/cwt157.50–157.504731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328140.00/cwt140.00–140.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345102.00/cwt102.00–102.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373135.00/cwt135.00–135.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380143.64/cwt137.00–145.0054613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390136.00/cwt136.00–136.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423128.63/cwt125.00–132.505449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428138.46/cwt133.00–143.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429137.34/cwt134.00–150.0058916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454134.78/cwt132.00–137.5061212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467127.35/cwt123.00–130.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy468124.53/cwt122.50–126.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement480147.50/cwt147.50–147.507081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521121.19/cwt120.00–123.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531127.62/cwt123.00–132.0067815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy537120.97/cwt120.00–123.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570122.70/cwt119.00–128.0069917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585118.00/cwt118.00–118.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624119.46/cwt116.00–123.007456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661119.75/cwt115.00–121.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned680113.00/cwt113.00–113.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2697118.00/cwt118.00–118.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780111.00/cwt111.00–111.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250152.50/cwt152.50–152.503811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282145.00/cwt135.00–160.004093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305157.50/cwt157.50–157.504801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318136.60/cwt135.00–140.004343
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330151.00/cwt151.00–151.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed358162.55/cwt155.00–170.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372155.75/cwt142.50–175.005796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381131.34/cwt122.50–135.005004
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395108.00/cwt108.00–108.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412163.99/cwt157.50–179.006765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416139.27/cwt130.00–150.005794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed463155.03/cwt150.00–160.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468137.10/cwt130.00–142.506425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476152.71/cwt142.50–160.0072713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510144.55/cwt142.00–147.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513138.31/cwt132.50–145.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545137.00/cwt137.00–137.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555133.00/cwt133.00–133.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559151.00/cwt151.00–151.008449
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627131.26/cwt126.00–133.008237
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720117.47/cwt115.00–120.008462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755113.00/cwt113.00–113.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned835103.00/cwt103.00–103.008601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58082.29/cwt68.00–91.001,3007
Bulls——1,91594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,8001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight61039.93/cwt33.00–45.002442
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75034.00/cwt34.00–34.002551
Cows—Lean 85-90%79343.54/cwt40.00–46.003454
Cows—Lean 85-90%98362.12/cwt58.00–65.006114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05355.20/cwt51.00–59.005818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11660.72/cwt60.00–61.006784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19765.40/cwt60.00–69.0078316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44667.88/cwt63.00–73.0098211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27881,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,2742
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29181,076.06/cwt925.00–1,200.009,87814
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,073.87/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0011,5554
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2925800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995856.25/cwt710.00–985.008,5205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030935.00/cwt935.00–935.009,6311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1741,094.19/cwt875.00–1,210.0012,84624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,208.06/cwt1,010.00–1,275.0014,49718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26563.02/cwt58.00–67.007972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,4311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,214.29/cwt1,100.00–1,375.0016,0297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40069.00/cwt69.00–69.009663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,55064.00/cwt64.00–64.009921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed900890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,0103
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,8754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29391,144.23/cwt850.00–1,250.0010,74420
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290060.00/cwt60.00–60.005403
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07058.00/cwt58.00–58.006211

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.