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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 6
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 526▲ 174 vs year ago 440 · +39.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 87▲ 63 vs year ago 67 · +94.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 44▲ 25 vs year ago 15 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand. Several quality consignments of value added cattle that sold at a premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.41/cwt on 195 head.
Average price
$161.41
195 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$345
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.75
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513166.43854156
Medium and Large 1-2492157.577767thin
Medium and Large 2515141.5472927
Medium and Large 3433117.505095thin
One grade step is worth $48.92/cwt here — about $345 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 sale195 hd
161.41
—
AR average5 barns · 758 hd
148.66
+12.75
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—Low1,63185.721,39847
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46769.451,0199thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21567.7482317
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05560.2863615

Every lot

125 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1274191.64/cwt183.00–210.005257
Steers—Medium and Large 3308118.76/cwt117.50–120.003662
Steers—Medium and Large 1315201.28/cwt187.50–210.006345
Steers—Medium and Large 2320134.92/cwt132.50–137.504322
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added371198.77/cwt192.50–200.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 2373147.65/cwt145.00–150.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 1376176.96/cwt160.00–200.006657
Steers—Medium and Large 1419172.92/cwt160.00–187.507257
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed419164.26/cwt164.00–165.006884
Steers—Medium and Large 2430137.59/cwt135.00–140.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added443172.01/cwt171.00–173.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445147.50/cwt147.50–147.506562
Steers—Medium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 3455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465161.00/cwt161.00–161.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1475163.10/cwt152.00–172.507756
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475158.00/cwt158.00–158.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476167.39/cwt163.00–170.007976
Steers—Medium and Large 2495149.00/cwt149.00–149.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 2520138.79/cwt132.00–143.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1523159.62/cwt147.00–167.5083520
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528165.34/cwt155.00–170.0087336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542162.00/cwt162.00–162.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 2565128.43/cwt125.00–132.007263
Steers—Medium and Large 1566154.68/cwt146.00–165.0087514
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582161.28/cwt161.00–163.009397
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added604162.51/cwt159.00–163.5098214
Steers—Medium and Large 2623136.43/cwt130.00–138.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 1625150.57/cwt144.00–153.009417
Steers—Medium and Large 3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added653159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0388
Steers—Medium and Large 1659151.36/cwt138.00–159.009974
Steers—Medium and Large 2661133.32/cwt123.00–138.008814
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255165.53/cwt165.00–167.004224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement315162.50/cwt162.50–162.505121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316162.43/cwt147.50–177.505139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320134.00/cwt134.00–134.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355161.93/cwt156.00–170.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370156.55/cwt144.00–167.5057910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415146.42/cwt143.00–150.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429134.35/cwt130.00–139.005766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435149.42/cwt142.00–159.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458148.17/cwt146.00–152.0067915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470143.00/cwt143.00–143.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478143.02/cwt138.00–157.0068418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485128.15/cwt125.00–132.506223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520138.01/cwt131.00–146.007189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528127.41/cwt125.00–131.006735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531144.49/cwt144.00–145.007676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added561135.34/cwt134.00–138.007596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement565143.00/cwt143.00–143.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573128.31/cwt121.00–137.007356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580132.00/cwt132.00–132.007661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583120.99/cwt120.00–122.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added595126.00/cwt126.00–126.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2604124.44/cwt120.00–125.007529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added613133.00/cwt132.00–134.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618130.43/cwt126.00–133.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy670124.00/cwt124.00–124.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682123.60/cwt115.00–130.008433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009061
Heifers—Medium and Large 372580.00/cwt80.00–80.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Heifers—Medium and Large 193480.00/cwt80.00–80.007474
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365100.00/cwt100.00–100.003651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370141.00/cwt141.00–141.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373133.44/cwt120.00–146.004982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375174.42/cwt165.00–182.506544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405115.00/cwt115.00–115.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429156.59/cwt151.00–163.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465154.36/cwt150.00–162.507188
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478116.45/cwt115.00–118.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480133.45/cwt128.00–137.506413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed483153.43/cwt149.00–158.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516150.73/cwt146.00–157.007787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528129.88/cwt125.00–135.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563150.50/cwt150.00–151.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568130.02/cwt125.00–135.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615132.90/cwt121.00–145.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640131.50/cwt131.00–132.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48865.50/cwt50.00–74.009755
Bulls——1,61185.08/cwt75.00–91.001,37129
Bulls——1,73294.93/cwt90.00–100.001,64413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81847.02/cwt46.00–48.003852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05958.99/cwt54.00–63.006258
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14367.65/cwt64.00–72.007735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20668.51/cwt65.00–76.0082615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28562.00/cwt62.00–62.007972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38065.00/cwt65.00–65.008971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47870.01/cwt67.00–75.001,0358
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed73551.00/cwt51.00–51.003751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915839.46/cwt675.00–1,060.007,6815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294060.34/cwt58.00–63.005672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2977790.39/cwt690.00–1,000.007,7223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,042.19/cwt1,035.00–1,050.0010,6092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04064.00/cwt64.00–64.006661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,019.75/cwt925.00–1,150.0010,8403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15869.04/cwt60.00–75.007992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23067.00/cwt67.00–67.008241
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280867.34/cwt60.00–75.005442
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291098.00/cwt98.00–98.008921
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298866.07/cwt57.00–72.006533
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800690.00/cwt690.00–690.005,5201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,3651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,000700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,110.23/cwt750.00–1,550.0012,2134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0018,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,2631

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.