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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 15
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 675▼ 195 vs year ago 712 · −27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 70▼ 25 vs year ago 115 · −21.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 35▲ 14 vs year ago 20 · +70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks previous: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly steady, over 500 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand on quality feeders and stockers. Replacement cows were very attractive today to buyers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.38/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$131.38
124 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.16
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2445139.506206thin
Medium and Large 1503133.2067076
Medium and Large 2493129.5063838
Medium and Large 3496102.505094thin
One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $111 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 sale124 hd
131.38
—
AR average7 barns · 2,240 hd
132.54
−1.16
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—High1,52086.941,32111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13669.0978519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38368.329459thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98159.365828thin

Every lot

124 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 1273190.81/cwt190.00–192.505213
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1330189.55/cwt180.00–200.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 2335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 2370153.50/cwt152.00–155.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1378167.26/cwt162.50–182.506326
Steers—Medium and Large 1418168.09/cwt160.00–175.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418155.00/cwt155.00–155.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425158.00/cwt158.00–158.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 2440141.53/cwt139.00–144.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465151.00/cwt151.00–151.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1476152.84/cwt148.00–160.0072815
Steers—Medium and Large 2488130.99/cwt130.00–132.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520150.55/cwt145.00–152.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 1529152.59/cwt147.00–157.5080711
Steers—Medium and Large 2540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 2565143.82/cwt140.00–147.508132
Steers—Medium and Large 1585139.89/cwt138.00–147.0081817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1628138.75/cwt135.00–140.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 2635123.95/cwt118.00–130.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1671134.92/cwt130.00–140.0090511
Steers—Medium and Large 2675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680136.00/cwt136.00–136.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 1710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 3750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1768131.93/cwt129.00–135.001,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 1815132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285156.05/cwt145.00–167.504452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295147.50/cwt147.50–147.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325130.52/cwt130.00–131.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364146.86/cwt141.00–157.505356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380150.32/cwt144.00–158.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395129.00/cwt129.00–129.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395100.00/cwt100.00–100.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410126.34/cwt120.00–133.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417143.00/cwt143.00–143.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421142.09/cwt138.00–144.005988
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425117.50/cwt117.50–117.504991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469125.37/cwt115.00–133.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472136.00/cwt136.00–136.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473134.65/cwt130.00–141.0063719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed493129.00/cwt129.00–129.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed503140.00/cwt140.00–140.007047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510131.67/cwt128.00–141.0067218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519121.01/cwt120.00–124.006284
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573127.60/cwt122.00–132.0073110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620119.37/cwt108.00–128.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633122.56/cwt118.00–128.007765
Heifers—Medium and Large 363592.50/cwt92.50–92.505871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655120.04/cwt115.00–125.007862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683123.64/cwt120.00–126.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710114.00/cwt114.00–114.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1793105.49/cwt103.00–108.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1266172.86/cwt162.50–185.004605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280171.57/cwt160.00–184.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337141.01/cwt135.00–150.004753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350162.00/cwt162.00–162.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369160.36/cwt150.00–182.505928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373144.48/cwt142.50–146.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed408147.05/cwt138.00–155.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415156.45/cwt145.00–163.006497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420138.51/cwt130.00–145.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473147.71/cwt140.00–155.0069916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482134.17/cwt126.00–142.506473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485148.00/cwt148.00–148.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522132.25/cwt125.00–141.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524145.97/cwt140.00–149.0076515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571130.68/cwt118.00–150.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580140.22/cwt131.00–147.5081311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595129.00/cwt129.00–129.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621128.48/cwt126.00–131.007987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675129.28/cwt125.00–133.008733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690121.00/cwt121.00–121.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700129.00/cwt129.00–129.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 371585.00/cwt85.00–85.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2737125.00/cwt125.00–125.009213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1783122.31/cwt118.00–126.009583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2815118.00/cwt118.00–118.009621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1900104.00/cwt104.00–104.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 199080.00/cwt80.00–80.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,010106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40582.69/cwt74.00–88.001,1628
Bulls——1,82598.27/cwt97.00–101.001,7933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91048.00/cwt48.00–48.004371
Cows—Lean 85-90%91357.28/cwt55.00–59.005234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09565.91/cwt64.00–68.007223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13065.00/cwt65.00–65.007353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13769.86/cwt65.00–73.0079416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38368.32/cwt66.00–72.009459
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,7131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,500.00/cwt1,425.00–1,650.0017,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,049.49/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0012,9934
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,434.42/cwt1,400.00–1,475.0018,4046
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070915.95/cwt850.00–1,025.009,8016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078852.20/cwt800.00–900.009,1872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,0883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0018,5851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,36872.54/cwt70.00–75.009922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,1231
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278583.00/cwt83.00–83.006521
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02073.00/cwt73.00–73.007451

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.