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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 3
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
994 head
▲ 495 vs last sale 499▼ 1 vs year ago 995 · −0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 153▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 36▲ 22 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 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 higher. Supply was heavy with several pre-vac yearling cattle offered. Buyer demand was strong for quality cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.38/cwt on 418 head.
Average price
$143.38
418 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.64
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571145.1782984
Medium and Large 1536144.46774214
Medium and Large 2510141.77722114
Medium and Large 3572110.536326thin
One grade step is worth $34.64/cwt here — about $197 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 sale418 hd
143.38
—
AR average10 barns · 1,563 hd
139.74
+3.64
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—High1,62091.781,48715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24773.5391725
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44271.731,03414
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00462.0062222

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263175.47/cwt160.00–192.504615
Steers—Medium and Large 2275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1316181.80/cwt170.00–205.005747
Steers—Medium and Large 2318161.40/cwt155.00–167.505132
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325187.00/cwt187.00–187.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 2375159.91/cwt157.50–162.506003
Steers—Medium and Large 1376193.38/cwt180.00–205.0072711
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added390174.00/cwt174.00–174.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1424172.16/cwt161.00–200.0073018
Steers—Medium and Large 2425153.88/cwt145.00–160.006544
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added437189.03/cwt182.50–200.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1479166.10/cwt160.00–179.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485175.04/cwt165.00–187.5084911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513170.65/cwt160.00–175.0087522
Steers—Medium and Large 2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1522157.52/cwt147.00–162.508229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2548145.00/cwt145.00–145.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1569158.76/cwt152.00–166.009036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569143.00/cwt143.00–143.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575164.22/cwt158.00–171.0094424
Steers—Medium and Large 2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1619148.18/cwt145.00–153.009175
Steers—Medium and Large 2622140.74/cwt136.00–144.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623157.86/cwt157.00–159.0098316
Steers—Medium and Large 1650147.00/cwt147.00–147.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 2668126.54/cwt125.00–128.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670153.92/cwt142.50–159.001,03115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned715142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0153
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725149.52/cwt147.00–153.001,08417
Steers—Medium and Large 2725128.00/cwt128.00–128.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added767139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0663
Steers—Medium and Large 2788112.43/cwt105.00–120.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added825138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 1875119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2293133.49/cwt132.00–135.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314166.95/cwt147.50–175.0052410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325128.00/cwt128.00–128.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365144.79/cwt140.00–150.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372135.51/cwt130.00–140.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374160.62/cwt140.00–167.506019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added379161.37/cwt161.00–162.506124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423148.63/cwt140.00–155.0062914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426137.30/cwt130.00–145.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430148.96/cwt140.00–150.506417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added432156.70/cwt155.00–160.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467146.63/cwt140.00–154.0068512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471122.95/cwt120.00–130.005796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477141.37/cwt135.00–147.0067411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483156.24/cwt155.00–157.007555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495152.06/cwt132.00–154.0075340
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517138.38/cwt125.00–145.0071521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522143.00/cwt143.00–143.0074625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added529146.06/cwt140.00–157.5077320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540134.65/cwt125.00–137.007275
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562109.72/cwt100.00–119.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed563143.75/cwt143.75–143.7580922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571147.00/cwt147.00–147.0083911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577133.74/cwt125.00–138.007728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579143.81/cwt140.00–146.0083329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590132.83/cwt120.00–136.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606146.50/cwt146.50–146.5088838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added613125.00/cwt125.00–125.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618142.67/cwt132.50–146.0088247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625130.61/cwt128.00–135.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630117.48/cwt115.00–120.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added662138.94/cwt138.00–147.0092012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665127.98/cwt120.00–136.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678123.29/cwt117.00–126.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712128.00/cwt128.00–128.009113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270185.37/cwt180.00–190.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275157.38/cwt150.00–164.004332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365134.00/cwt134.00–134.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367136.86/cwt132.50–146.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374172.33/cwt150.00–182.506455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410162.44/cwt150.00–180.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410131.00/cwt128.00–135.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463134.72/cwt125.00–139.006244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475156.32/cwt145.00–167.007434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed488148.74/cwt147.50–150.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523127.93/cwt126.00–130.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524149.99/cwt144.00–155.0078611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564153.96/cwt147.50–160.008684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572134.45/cwt124.00–140.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573111.31/cwt110.00–114.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1637135.34/cwt134.00–136.008623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665136.53/cwt132.00–141.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665102.31/cwt94.00–111.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt115.00–125.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740134.00/cwt134.00–134.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2800104.00/cwt104.00–104.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2850106.00/cwt106.00–106.009011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39684.14/cwt75.00–90.001,1756
Bulls——1,76996.88/cwt91.00–100.001,7149
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74843.32/cwt35.00–53.003243
Cows—Lean 85-90%95560.58/cwt54.00–64.005795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06568.31/cwt64.00–72.0072813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22543.00/cwt43.00–43.005271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24773.53/cwt68.00–81.0091725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40266.63/cwt66.00–68.009343
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45373.12/cwt68.00–79.001,06211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2983882.20/cwt800.00–950.008,6723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2953928.10/cwt725.00–1,090.008,8452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983877.06/cwt825.00–935.008,6212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13370.37/cwt65.00–73.007973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135972.02/cwt820.00–1,040.0011,0324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,38069.00/cwt69.00–69.009521
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-270060.00/cwt60.00–60.004201
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279561.20/cwt53.00–65.004873

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.