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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 30
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
844 head
▲ 844 vs last sale 0▼ 496 vs year ago 1,340 · −37.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 173 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 150 · +15.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 12 · +108.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with strong buyer demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.49/cwt on 251 head.
Average price
$138.49
251 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491141.90696157
Medium and Large 1-2440134.5659217thin
Medium and Large 2410133.1254674
Medium and Large 3395114.504523thin
One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about $244 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 sale251 hd
138.49
—
AR average3 barns · 505 hd
138.30
+0.18
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—Average1,45469.721,01313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43754.037766thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27249.4762914
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08240.8844215

Every lot

123 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 2Thin Fleshed230172.50/cwt172.50–172.503971
Steers—Medium and Large 1262165.16/cwt160.00–170.004333
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed265158.04/cwt150.00–160.004198
Steers—Medium and Large 2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed324149.36/cwt147.00–150.004845
Steers—Medium and Large 1329182.20/cwt167.00–200.005999
Steers—Medium and Large 2329141.56/cwt132.50–150.004667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006302
Steers—Medium and Large 2360145.07/cwt140.00–155.005223
Steers—Medium and Large 1383178.16/cwt160.00–205.0068212
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 3410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1425161.25/cwt150.00–170.0068513
Steers—Medium and Large 2431150.21/cwt150.00–151.006475
Steers—Medium and Large 1469171.38/cwt155.00–182.5080411
Steers—Medium and Large 2474142.56/cwt135.00–155.006768
Steers—Medium and Large 1514164.75/cwt150.00–176.0084715
Steers—Medium and Large 2519140.58/cwt132.00–151.0073011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1567164.05/cwt155.00–184.0093019
Steers—Medium and Large 2578136.37/cwt130.00–142.507884
Steers—Medium and Large 3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1622153.49/cwt138.00–158.0095514
Steers—Medium and Large 2633128.06/cwt125.00–131.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 1665137.00/cwt137.00–137.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 2695127.00/cwt124.00–130.008832
Steers—Medium and Large 1725111.00/cwt111.00–111.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1800149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1921
Steers—Medium and Large 1885129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1421
Steers—Medium and Large 289087.00/cwt87.00–87.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 298086.00/cwt86.00–86.008431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245147.50/cwt147.50–147.503611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255128.75/cwt125.00–132.503282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275145.27/cwt142.50–150.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed277148.55/cwt140.00–152.504119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280117.50/cwt117.50–117.503291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315154.00/cwt154.00–154.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317132.36/cwt120.00–137.504208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325146.90/cwt136.00–160.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed364142.55/cwt139.00–150.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370128.36/cwt120.00–137.004759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375153.36/cwt143.00–170.0057523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375135.10/cwt133.00–140.005076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418139.82/cwt133.00–144.005847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422130.82/cwt124.00–135.0055211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424137.47/cwt137.00–138.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427145.05/cwt132.50–160.0061925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435116.00/cwt116.00–116.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450133.00/cwt133.00–133.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466130.94/cwt120.00–136.0061010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468143.55/cwt136.00–147.5067223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528141.76/cwt134.00–150.0074840
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540133.48/cwt131.00–136.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545132.00/cwt132.00–132.007194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571135.45/cwt128.00–142.507737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620133.43/cwt123.00–140.0082713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683129.99/cwt124.00–132.0088810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700128.00/cwt128.00–128.008961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750119.00/cwt119.00–119.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783122.51/cwt121.00–124.009592
Heifers—Medium and Large 280580.00/cwt80.00–80.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 290080.00/cwt80.00–80.007202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275164.33/cwt150.00–175.004523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2281144.64/cwt130.00–155.004065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312152.27/cwt140.00–175.004753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318172.86/cwt160.00–195.005508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330162.00/cwt162.00–162.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363137.31/cwt127.00–140.004986
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370179.07/cwt159.00–187.506638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422119.84/cwt110.00–125.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423156.38/cwt152.50–157.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428152.05/cwt124.00–165.006518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428141.00/cwt141.00–141.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429135.91/cwt125.00–145.005839
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473154.33/cwt131.00–171.0073015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478132.89/cwt120.00–138.0063513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516157.78/cwt140.00–170.008147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520128.13/cwt120.00–140.006665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568125.80/cwt122.00–135.007156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576137.50/cwt130.00–150.007927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600128.00/cwt128.00–128.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625134.87/cwt130.00–140.008435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675124.51/cwt124.00–125.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775122.00/cwt122.00–122.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 289590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Bulls—Large 1945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06854.85/cwt40.00–61.005867
Bulls——1,89281.84/cwt76.00–86.001,5483
Bulls——1,91592.29/cwt87.00–98.001,7673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79020.00/cwt20.00–20.001581
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84535.00/cwt35.00–35.002961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02533.18/cwt28.00–39.003402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14044.71/cwt40.00–51.0051011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27249.47/cwt45.00–57.0062914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38058.00/cwt58.00–58.008001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44853.23/cwt49.00–55.007715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985686.04/cwt600.00–800.006,7574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,121845.24/cwt750.00–985.009,4757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19546.00/cwt46.00–46.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,274871.67/cwt710.00–1,000.0011,1054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28050.00/cwt50.00–50.006401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,51555.00/cwt55.00–55.008331
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285875.83/cwt70.00–82.506512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0011,3402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,6381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,1201

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.