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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 1
● Final169 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,357 head
▲ 743 vs last sale 614▲ 1,357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 137▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 110▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stockers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeders over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Several consignments of quality pre/vac and weaned cattle were offered. Supply was heavy with strong demand for replacement bred heifers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.63/cwt on 429 head.
Average price
$148.63
429 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.66
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545151.63827327
Medium and Large 1-2504146.0973611thin
Medium and Large 2465140.2865283
Medium and Large 3431115.985008thin
One grade step is worth $35.65/cwt here — about $327 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 sale429 hd
148.63
—
AR average6 barns · 1,434 hd
149.28
−0.66
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—Low1,57186.331,35713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33276.291,0163thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17472.758548thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98462.1661212

Every lot

169 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 · Steers59 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed278160.20/cwt138.00–182.004452
Steers—Medium and Large 1285187.50/cwt187.50–187.505341
Steers—Medium and Large 2287150.94/cwt142.50–165.004333
Steers—Medium and Large 1310191.05/cwt185.00–197.505922
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328162.98/cwt150.00–175.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350183.83/cwt182.00–187.506433
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed358186.35/cwt172.50–200.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added380163.70/cwt162.50–165.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 2380145.20/cwt137.50–152.505522
Steers—Medium and Large 1381186.48/cwt179.00–200.007106
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full408162.44/cwt152.50–172.506632
Steers—Medium and Large 3410124.14/cwt117.50–130.005093
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416186.21/cwt184.00–190.007757
Steers—Medium and Large 1418191.42/cwt183.00–197.508007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424171.82/cwt160.00–177.0072910
Steers—Medium and Large 2427153.38/cwt145.00–162.506553
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added435156.01/cwt152.50–160.006795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440156.21/cwt152.50–160.006874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460156.00/cwt156.00–156.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465172.50/cwt172.50–172.508021
Steers—Medium and Large 3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1476181.07/cwt152.50–195.0086214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478190.63/cwt176.00–205.0091125
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added483158.41/cwt153.00–164.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 2488142.66/cwt135.00–147.506964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495170.00/cwt170.00–170.008423
Steers—Medium and Large 3505124.00/cwt124.00–124.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518190.59/cwt175.00–207.5098723
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed524147.89/cwt145.00–159.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added525162.38/cwt152.00–167.508523
Steers—Medium and Large 2525134.19/cwt130.00–146.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528177.50/cwt177.50–177.509375
Steers—Medium and Large 1537161.85/cwt152.50–172.508697
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added555156.00/cwt156.00–156.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560159.00/cwt159.00–159.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 2563141.56/cwt137.00–144.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 1568159.11/cwt157.50–161.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added571168.67/cwt161.00–172.5096325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586162.00/cwt162.00–162.009495
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618166.09/cwt150.00–171.001,02652
Steers—Medium and Large 1622155.65/cwt140.00–168.009687
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added660144.00/cwt144.00–144.009503
Steers—Medium and Large 1663156.21/cwt145.00–167.501,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added664159.45/cwt149.00–167.001,05920
Steers—Medium and Large 2670139.00/cwt139.00–139.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673144.00/cwt144.00–144.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed703116.00/cwt116.00–116.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added710145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added724152.30/cwt146.00–157.001,10337
Steers—Medium and Large 1740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Steers—Large 1Value Added773147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1363
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added796138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0984
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added825140.83/cwt135.00–145.001,16218
Steers—Medium and Large 1830134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added850127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added885140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2391
Steers—Large 1950120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 1960120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268135.41/cwt120.00–142.503634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273148.17/cwt145.00–152.504053
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300105.00/cwt105.00–105.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318157.61/cwt145.00–165.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320156.00/cwt156.00–156.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330140.80/cwt137.50–144.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added369166.20/cwt157.50–175.0061313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369156.87/cwt147.50–165.0057912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed371150.96/cwt145.00–167.505608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added378164.00/cwt164.00–164.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420166.56/cwt160.00–176.0070016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420139.07/cwt130.00–142.5058416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed420128.00/cwt128.00–128.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423167.35/cwt162.50–172.507082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423122.40/cwt120.00–125.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426153.01/cwt140.00–167.5065214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460142.50/cwt142.50–142.506561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469145.00/cwt145.00–145.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added472158.83/cwt151.00–165.0075025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473153.03/cwt140.00–167.5072414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477135.89/cwt120.00–147.5064816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added487143.00/cwt143.00–143.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full515137.50/cwt137.50–137.507081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515135.07/cwt125.00–140.006968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522154.38/cwt150.00–156.0080630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532146.68/cwt138.00–152.5078014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533147.00/cwt147.00–147.007846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added533139.60/cwt136.00–144.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558142.92/cwt140.00–145.0079713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560128.00/cwt128.00–128.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567132.25/cwt128.00–135.007505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added572151.91/cwt147.00–156.5086948
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610138.03/cwt134.00–140.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added616151.89/cwt145.00–155.5093656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added664146.60/cwt142.00–150.5097323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665136.37/cwt132.00–137.509075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added707140.27/cwt139.00–141.0099211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743132.49/cwt129.00–136.009842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760139.45/cwt132.00–142.501,06014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815108.00/cwt108.00–108.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 287090.00/cwt90.00–90.007831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1258160.85/cwt157.50–162.504153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263147.20/cwt132.50–157.503876
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed273163.92/cwt160.00–167.504482
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305127.50/cwt127.50–127.503891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310154.00/cwt154.00–154.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315166.66/cwt152.50–180.005257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363163.31/cwt142.50–182.005939
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed382175.92/cwt170.00–185.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388140.00/cwt140.00–140.005432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418137.67/cwt135.00–140.005754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431169.89/cwt156.00–176.007327
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed468157.93/cwt152.50–161.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470168.04/cwt150.00–182.0079014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490133.75/cwt125.00–142.506552
Bulls—Large 3495119.00/cwt119.00–119.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500143.00/cwt143.00–143.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526132.80/cwt122.50–142.506995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530154.99/cwt147.50–165.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540132.50/cwt132.50–132.507162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570127.00/cwt127.00–127.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573149.36/cwt138.00–155.008567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628136.63/cwt123.00–144.008588
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630129.76/cwt120.00–140.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673130.29/cwt119.00–140.008773
Bulls—Large 2675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
Bulls—Large 1695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760128.00/cwt128.00–128.009731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775122.00/cwt122.00–122.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008591
Bulls—Medium and Large 283590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42083.93/cwt80.00–88.001,1925
Bulls——1,49874.21/cwt72.00–77.001,1124
Bulls——1,834101.45/cwt96.00–109.001,8614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70545.00/cwt45.00–45.003171
Cows—Lean 85-90%87354.56/cwt51.00–57.004763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06167.16/cwt60.00–72.007138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17472.75/cwt67.00–75.008548
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33276.29/cwt75.00–77.001,0163
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840835.00/cwt835.00–835.007,0141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed92566.00/cwt66.00–66.006111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103895.18/cwt785.00–1,000.009,8742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,004.91/cwt825.00–1,225.0011,1144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18872.78/cwt64.00–77.008653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25575.17/cwt73.00–77.009433
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282568.00/cwt68.00–68.005611
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285081.00/cwt81.00–81.006891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0015,3604
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965837.80/cwt600.00–975.008,0855
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,391.07/cwt1,025.00–1,450.0014,25810
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0301,831.58/cwt1,800.00–1,875.0018,86520
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,555.25/cwt1,500.00–1,600.0016,33013

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.