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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 11
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,057 head
▲ 432 vs last sale 625▲ 211 vs year ago 846 · +24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 110▲ 8 vs year ago 94 · +8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 32▼ 10 vs year ago 40 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lb were 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with strong demand for quality, several 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 $173.22/cwt on 395 head.
Average price
$173.22
395 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$58.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.69
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498178.4388814thin
Medium and Large 1563175.23987309
Medium and Large 2430167.3672058
Large 1700150.311,05213thin
Medium and Large 3545120.006541thin
One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about $234 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 sale395 hd
173.22
—
AR average8 barns · 1,928 hd
170.54
+2.69
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—Average1,48780.941,20415
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42264.7192010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15462.177178thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97746.0145021

Every lot

138 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed283191.47/cwt170.00–196.005426
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2329162.14/cwt145.00–170.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 1330196.47/cwt186.00–210.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added335203.90/cwt192.50–216.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed359192.11/cwt170.00–198.0069019
Steers—Medium and Large 2365158.59/cwt152.00–165.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370206.96/cwt204.00–210.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1371189.74/cwt180.00–200.007046
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390157.00/cwt157.00–157.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410174.00/cwt174.00–174.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 2420154.76/cwt145.00–165.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added429194.43/cwt187.50–199.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 1429177.63/cwt170.00–185.0076214
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440159.51/cwt159.00–160.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1459177.10/cwt165.00–182.008137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463197.50/cwt197.50–197.509145
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476197.42/cwt185.00–206.0094024
Steers—Medium and Large 2478151.67/cwt145.00–157.507254
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added480174.29/cwt160.00–188.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494175.00/cwt175.00–175.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514194.60/cwt183.00–207.001,00024
Steers—Medium and Large 2523139.45/cwt130.00–155.007296
Steers—Medium and Large 1525167.63/cwt160.00–172.508805
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1568163.62/cwt150.00–175.009299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008842
Steers—Large 1570151.00/cwt151.00–151.008614
Steers—Medium and Large 2571132.56/cwt125.00–135.007575
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580175.88/cwt162.00–184.001,020130
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623163.03/cwt157.00–169.001,01632
Steers—Medium and Large 1630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added656159.68/cwt155.00–165.001,04810
Steers—Medium and Large 2660131.00/cwt131.00–131.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1665146.90/cwt135.00–154.009774
Steers—Medium and Large 1708145.00/cwt137.00–152.001,0277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added722151.30/cwt142.00–159.001,09211
Steers—Medium and Large 2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009792
Steers—Medium and Large 1757147.80/cwt146.00–150.001,1195
Steers—Large 1Value Added758150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1379
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added775149.68/cwt149.00–150.001,1603
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260123.46/cwt120.00–127.503213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed267148.96/cwt148.00–151.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288157.94/cwt150.00–169.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320112.00/cwt112.00–112.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added335153.00/cwt153.00–153.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335152.00/cwt152.00–152.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338159.92/cwt153.00–171.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345135.00/cwt130.00–140.004662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed357175.23/cwt169.00–176.006269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370162.49/cwt152.50–172.5060117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added373166.76/cwt163.00–171.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376139.14/cwt135.00–147.505234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382121.18/cwt112.50–126.004633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410137.50/cwt137.50–137.505641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411161.11/cwt152.50–164.0066215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417137.55/cwt126.00–148.005749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420145.46/cwt140.00–150.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added428158.66/cwt158.00–160.006796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added437154.18/cwt152.50–155.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438123.37/cwt120.00–125.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed441163.00/cwt163.00–163.007197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455174.00/cwt174.00–174.007926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed463160.00/cwt160.00–160.0074117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469157.84/cwt150.00–170.0074020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added482167.45/cwt161.00–171.0080713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489136.99/cwt125.00–148.006708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524134.92/cwt130.00–140.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526152.45/cwt145.00–166.0080214
Heifers—Large 1530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534140.00/cwt140.00–140.007489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added536151.92/cwt147.00–161.0081432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575135.20/cwt132.50–138.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576164.66/cwt162.00–182.509488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581143.58/cwt139.00–148.008348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608139.00/cwt139.00–139.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615143.05/cwt140.00–146.0088022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626137.79/cwt135.00–141.0086316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665149.85/cwt140.00–160.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668123.28/cwt120.00–125.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675136.99/cwt130.00–140.009257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693130.00/cwt130.00–130.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705133.00/cwt133.00–133.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715132.86/cwt120.00–135.009507
Heifers—Medium and Large 2763110.51/cwt110.00–111.008432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270132.50/cwt132.50–132.503581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290154.00/cwt154.00–154.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305182.50/cwt182.50–182.505571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313172.92/cwt171.00–175.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335142.50/cwt142.50–142.504771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380176.00/cwt176.00–176.006691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418134.46/cwt128.00–141.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423162.50/cwt162.50–162.506872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450177.50/cwt177.50–177.507991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525181.00/cwt181.00–181.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535140.55/cwt137.50–147.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565146.08/cwt140.00–152.508252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625133.00/cwt133.00–133.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660132.00/cwt132.00–132.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775120.50/cwt120.00–121.009342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2870116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1935112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28860.14/cwt50.00–73.007753
Bulls——1,52385.33/cwt80.00–89.001,30011
Bulls——1,69595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77035.78/cwt30.00–40.002763
Cows—Lean 85-90%90038.00/cwt38.00–38.003421
Cows—Boner 80-85%95555.23/cwt51.00–59.005272
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00347.26/cwt42.00–53.0047415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13356.00/cwt56.00–56.006342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22064.48/cwt61.00–67.007876
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42264.71/cwt62.00–70.0092010
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285556.32/cwt52.00–60.004825
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01559.12/cwt58.00–60.006002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01753.67/cwt50.00–57.005463
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998931.58/cwt700.00–1,100.009,2972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,055600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,3301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09362.69/cwt62.00–64.006853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135854.65/cwt710.00–930.009,7004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0013,4555
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,8631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,5001

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.