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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 22
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 584▲ 173 vs year ago 174 · +99.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 125▲ 47 vs year ago 32 · +146.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 82▲ 46 vs year ago 4 · +1,150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Supply was light due heavy rainfall in the area ,consignments was not as attractive as weeks previous.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.46/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$153.46
112 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$54.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2391169.176626thin
Medium and Large 1443161.3271567
Medium and Large 2433141.6661433
Medium and Large 3348115.014006thin
One grade step is worth $54.16/cwt here — about $262 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 sale112 hd
153.46
—
AR average10 barns · 1,204 hd
154.45
−0.98
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—Low1,32789.141,1835thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44380.271,1597thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16178.3591012
CowsLean 85-90%High97763.2461813

Every lot

116 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed257222.50/cwt222.50–222.505723
Steers—Medium and Large 1275197.23/cwt190.00–205.005422
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320172.50/cwt172.50–172.505522
Steers—Medium and Large 1327186.66/cwt185.00–190.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1363203.57/cwt200.00–210.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 2383138.77/cwt130.00–162.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 3395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400194.00/cwt194.00–194.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 1422185.48/cwt177.50–203.007837
Steers—Medium and Large 2426156.92/cwt150.00–162.506684
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added428200.00/cwt200.00–200.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1473175.44/cwt157.50–185.008308
Steers—Medium and Large 2475157.72/cwt147.50–165.007495
Steers—Medium and Large 3515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1520179.90/cwt172.50–185.009353
Steers—Medium and Large 2528151.70/cwt143.00–161.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1560178.67/cwt170.00–187.501,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 2585146.00/cwt146.00–146.008541
Steers—Medium and Large 2600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1610157.54/cwt155.00–160.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 2650142.00/cwt142.00–142.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 1675165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1141
Steers—Medium and Large 1700158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 1770147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245100.00/cwt100.00–100.002451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2264142.71/cwt125.00–162.503774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270117.50/cwt117.50–117.503171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282160.24/cwt155.00–165.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed317158.21/cwt133.00–175.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324167.33/cwt157.50–182.505428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328182.50/cwt182.50–182.505994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362163.22/cwt157.50–174.0059110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367116.68/cwt110.00–120.004283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370139.00/cwt139.00–139.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added380192.50/cwt192.50–192.507321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380138.73/cwt137.50–140.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2402136.68/cwt130.00–140.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement417163.00/cwt163.00–163.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427170.21/cwt155.00–180.0072710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465171.00/cwt171.00–171.007958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469160.99/cwt150.00–170.0075510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470122.50/cwt122.50–122.505761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477140.73/cwt120.00–152.506716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518142.50/cwt142.50–142.507382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523150.80/cwt145.00–162.507898
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525136.26/cwt128.00–145.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550157.00/cwt157.00–157.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567136.66/cwt135.00–140.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610139.00/cwt139.00–139.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615141.44/cwt138.00–145.008702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615126.39/cwt120.00–133.007772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652138.34/cwt138.00–139.009023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285160.94/cwt152.50–170.004592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313116.40/cwt110.00–122.503642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315125.24/cwt120.00–130.003952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322180.57/cwt160.00–192.505813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370157.16/cwt154.00–160.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380132.50/cwt132.50–132.505041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381181.84/cwt170.00–190.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413130.09/cwt125.00–135.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420174.48/cwt131.00–202.507335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423162.60/cwt160.00–165.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465175.00/cwt175.00–175.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1491160.99/cwt156.00–168.007904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512149.21/cwt135.00–160.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523156.54/cwt150.00–162.508194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558152.41/cwt146.00–159.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690137.00/cwt137.00–137.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760129.00/cwt129.00–129.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1863120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00569.00/cwt69.00–69.006931
Bulls——1,30883.99/cwt82.00–86.001,0992
Bulls——1,508104.36/cwt100.00–107.001,5742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78060.00/cwt60.00–60.004681
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86532.00/cwt32.00–32.002771
Cows—Lean 85-90%86859.73/cwt57.00–65.005183
Cows—Lean 85-90%96048.00/cwt48.00–48.004611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07071.84/cwt68.00–77.007697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16178.35/cwt72.00–83.0091012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42880.48/cwt80.00–81.001,1496
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930738.90/cwt685.00–850.006,8723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,4481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05071.00/cwt71.00–71.007461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0016,0231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12080.00/cwt80.00–80.008961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0018,5123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1661,234.99/cwt825.00–1,450.0014,40010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18579.67/cwt77.00–82.009442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,314.88/cwt1,050.00–1,400.0016,2914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,29582.58/cwt77.00–86.001,0693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1933
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,156.25/cwt1,025.00–1,250.0012,1414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,100975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,277.08/cwt925.00–1,575.0015,3252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290087.00/cwt87.00–87.007831
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298569.00/cwt69.00–69.006801

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.