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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 16
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
754 head
▼ 482 vs last sale 1,236▼ 182 vs year ago 936 · −19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 172▲ 44 vs year ago 108 · +40.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 32▼ 14 vs year ago 30 · −46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 lower. Heavy supply with strong demand on weaned cattle, fleshy and plain 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 $129.66/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$129.66
218 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.56
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461133.89618120
Medium and Large 1-2482129.9462717thin
Medium and Large 2466126.7059167
Medium and Large 3426107.2145714thin
One grade step is worth $26.68/cwt here — about $161 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 sale218 hd
129.66
—
AR average9 barns · 2,666 hd
135.22
−5.56
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—Low1,61872.501,17316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43453.987749thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22651.2662810
CowsLean 85-90%High99836.833679thin

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 1279187.67/cwt165.00–197.505245
Steers—Medium and Large 2280148.33/cwt140.00–155.004153
Steers—Medium and Large 3295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
Steers—Medium and Large 3305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 2320138.16/cwt130.00–146.004426
Steers—Medium and Large 1324178.16/cwt164.00–204.005774
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328152.07/cwt149.00–155.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 3360125.00/cwt125.00–125.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 2368140.18/cwt131.00–150.005162
Steers—Medium and Large 1372167.40/cwt152.00–187.5062318
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full410137.00/cwt137.00–137.005621
Steers—Medium and Large 3410122.44/cwt120.00–125.005022
Steers—Medium and Large 2414143.17/cwt130.00–155.0059312
Steers—Medium and Large 1416165.14/cwt147.50–180.0068713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433158.00/cwt158.00–158.006844
Steers—Medium and Large 2471135.47/cwt125.00–140.006387
Steers—Medium and Large 1477152.09/cwt145.00–160.0072516
Steers—Medium and Large 2510134.51/cwt130.00–137.506865
Steers—Medium and Large 1527160.61/cwt150.00–163.0084628
Steers—Medium and Large 3550104.00/cwt104.00–104.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1576146.74/cwt141.00–154.0084512
Steers—Medium and Large 2580133.93/cwt130.00–137.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1625143.50/cwt143.50–143.508979
Steers—Medium and Large 2664132.51/cwt130.00–133.008806
Steers—Medium and Large 1675139.62/cwt139.00–141.009428
Steers—Medium and Large 1715137.00/cwt137.00–137.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 2740134.00/cwt134.00–134.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed835126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0521
Steers—Medium and Large 1915138.49/cwt136.00–141.001,2672
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2257128.38/cwt125.00–130.003303
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273116.59/cwt110.00–120.003183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277146.51/cwt140.00–160.004063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310112.90/cwt100.00–120.003503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318149.32/cwt141.00–170.004759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322129.30/cwt120.00–140.0041610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369126.96/cwt120.00–135.004689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376138.57/cwt130.00–148.0052125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415145.00/cwt145.00–145.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418126.55/cwt120.00–135.0052915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425106.03/cwt100.00–112.504512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432132.81/cwt130.00–140.0057413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450132.50/cwt132.50–132.505968
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460127.80/cwt121.00–135.005889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475132.00/cwt132.00–132.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478133.19/cwt128.00–139.0063723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513130.49/cwt130.00–131.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517130.88/cwt126.00–139.0067720
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528110.13/cwt100.00–115.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530117.55/cwt115.00–120.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550127.00/cwt127.00–127.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552126.50/cwt125.00–128.006986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569127.45/cwt123.00–134.0072513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620125.44/cwt120.00–128.007784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed623127.12/cwt125.00–128.507925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed659131.00/cwt131.00–131.008637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672122.67/cwt116.00–127.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed700124.00/cwt124.00–124.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 370570.00/cwt70.00–70.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 272090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740124.00/cwt124.00–124.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260157.50/cwt157.50–157.504101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260144.75/cwt137.00–152.503762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270141.57/cwt132.50–150.003822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317159.61/cwt145.00–174.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323135.29/cwt127.50–142.504372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330114.72/cwt100.00–125.003793
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376155.29/cwt140.00–167.5058411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382131.54/cwt125.00–135.005025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421149.48/cwt140.00–162.506299
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421133.52/cwt129.00–140.005625
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467144.98/cwt140.00–149.0067711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467130.17/cwt126.00–134.0060810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516126.93/cwt120.00–136.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517148.00/cwt148.00–148.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3543112.51/cwt110.00–115.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571122.19/cwt109.00–126.006985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573137.07/cwt129.00–144.0078510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615117.02/cwt115.00–120.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629129.53/cwt126.00–132.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Source/Aged700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770106.00/cwt106.00–106.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 383095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54261.25/cwt55.00–65.009445
Bulls——1,56775.98/cwt70.00–82.001,1919
Bulls——2,04085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85030.00/cwt30.00–30.002551
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90018.00/cwt18.00–18.001621
Cows—Lean 85-90%96028.00/cwt28.00–28.002691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03549.00/cwt49.00–49.005071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03542.87/cwt40.00–44.004444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09535.00/cwt35.00–35.003831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19550.56/cwt47.00–53.006048
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28556.85/cwt56.00–58.007312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35054.07/cwt53.00–55.007302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47653.16/cwt51.00–55.007857
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278570.05/cwt62.50–77.505502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286886.71/cwt80.00–92.007532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29381,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,6154
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118978.47/cwt925.00–1,025.0010,9392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230848.55/cwt735.00–985.0010,4373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,9751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,7502

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.