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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 15
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
▲ 348 vs last sale 236▲ 584 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 42▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 20▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand on all classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.71/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$155.71
178 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.74
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492159.64786130
Medium and Large 2513146.2575145
Medium and Large 3433127.195513thin
One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about $235 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 sale178 hd
155.71
—
AR average9 barns · 2,218 hd
156.45
−0.74
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—Low1,72392.861,60011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53577.661,1925thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18975.0389213
CowsLean 85-90%Average96063.1360619

Every lot

122 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 Fleshed245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1319207.79/cwt185.00–225.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325187.50/cwt185.00–190.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1373208.68/cwt202.50–215.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 3410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 1422192.49/cwt180.00–200.008125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445172.50/cwt172.50–172.507682
Steers—Medium and Large 1466205.29/cwt177.50–224.0095710
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed478161.77/cwt161.00–162.507732
Steers—Medium and Large 2484152.03/cwt142.50–177.007367
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505149.00/cwt149.00–149.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1510196.50/cwt174.00–217.501,0029
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513219.43/cwt215.00–224.001,1262
Steers—Medium and Large 2525155.52/cwt146.00–161.008165
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1283
Steers—Medium and Large 1570169.25/cwt155.00–183.009653
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 2580136.81/cwt130.00–150.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1620158.72/cwt148.00–165.009849
Steers—Medium and Large 2637138.65/cwt137.00–142.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0171
Steers—Medium and Large 2670138.80/cwt130.00–148.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 1685152.99/cwt151.00–155.001,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 1717147.19/cwt144.00–150.001,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 2725127.12/cwt110.00–144.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 2750144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1755148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1171
Steers—Large 1803140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1242
Steers—Medium and Large 1945129.50/cwt119.00–140.001,2242
Steers—Medium and Large 1950140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274165.45/cwt157.50–180.004538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338178.14/cwt175.00–182.506024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369167.55/cwt157.50–186.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380172.37/cwt160.00–185.0065512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385171.75/cwt165.00–175.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420166.16/cwt145.00–175.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424151.89/cwt140.00–172.506445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427172.38/cwt160.00–182.5073622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433127.19/cwt120.00–135.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460126.55/cwt117.50–136.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465165.51/cwt147.50–180.0077019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465138.71/cwt135.00–142.506452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510136.00/cwt136.00–136.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521159.44/cwt147.50–173.0083120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527139.65/cwt134.00–145.0073611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560133.78/cwt130.00–137.507492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563153.04/cwt145.00–157.5086214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585137.00/cwt137.00–137.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600136.00/cwt136.00–136.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619144.92/cwt135.00–148.0089715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676143.12/cwt137.00–148.009674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695133.00/cwt133.00–133.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1703146.01/cwt145.00–148.001,0263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715122.53/cwt120.00–125.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement763137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810134.99/cwt130.00–140.001,0933
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1262177.32/cwt170.00–182.504653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335182.50/cwt182.50–182.506111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369176.27/cwt160.00–185.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390197.50/cwt197.50–197.507701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425189.98/cwt180.00–200.008077
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440117.50/cwt117.50–117.505171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462180.03/cwt152.50–188.008329
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463144.19/cwt140.00–147.506683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516169.26/cwt165.00–172.508737
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528146.21/cwt145.00–147.507722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568142.47/cwt135.00–145.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574159.74/cwt155.00–175.0091711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615148.36/cwt140.00–158.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653127.49/cwt120.00–135.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678142.79/cwt132.50–153.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710136.77/cwt132.50–139.009713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38573.42/cwt71.00–76.001,0172
Bulls——1,67894.67/cwt87.00–100.001,5892
Bulls——1,83397.89/cwt93.00–102.501,7947
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71045.00/cwt45.00–45.003201
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84058.46/cwt57.00–60.004912
Cows—Lean 85-90%86155.26/cwt51.00–58.004764
Cows—Lean 85-90%93760.96/cwt59.00–64.005713
Cows—Boner 80-85%95865.99/cwt65.00–67.006322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06670.41/cwt67.00–73.007519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23176.67/cwt70.00–82.0094411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53577.66/cwt76.00–79.001,1925
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed710475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,3731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29081,022.66/cwt975.00–1,075.009,2866
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925843.38/cwt600.00–975.007,8016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,6601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08373.10/cwt70.00–77.007923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,6884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12574.00/cwt74.00–74.008332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,3636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16277.65/cwt76.00–79.009023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,314.55/cwt1,150.00–1,400.0015,6176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,1881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30578.46/cwt78.00–79.001,0242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28901,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.008,9891
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,286.04/cwt1,250.00–1,300.0013,8257
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,230.00/cwt1,150.00–1,300.0013,8382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29631,377.27/cwt1,050.00–1,650.0013,2634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,012.50/cwt950.00–1,200.0010,1254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,210.90/cwt1,150.00–1,400.0014,1685
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,273.70/cwt935.00–1,550.0015,19510
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03073.00/cwt73.00–73.007521
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09077.00/cwt77.00–77.008391

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.