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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 1
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
971 head
▲ 624 vs last sale 347▲ 438 vs year ago 533 · +82.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 79▲ 15 vs year ago 35 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 50▲ 10 vs year ago 15 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady. Stocker heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was heavy with several quality consignments of pre/vac cattle that sold at a premium. Very nice weather conditions brought buyers out today getting ready for spring grazing .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.45/cwt on 364 head.
Average price
$146.45
364 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$821
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$301
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1584148.06865276
Medium and Large 2461143.1966065
Medium and Large 1-2590141.6183617thin
Medium and Large 3464121.495646thin
One grade step is worth $26.56/cwt here — about $301 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 sale364 hd
146.45
—
AR average2 barns · 421 hd
146.96
−0.51
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—High1,44679.741,15313
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47880.981,1972thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12574.9484314
CowsLean 85-90%Average90950.004559thin

Every lot

141 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1290213.75/cwt202.50–225.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 2323157.85/cwt142.50–172.505102
Steers—Medium and Large 1334199.80/cwt172.00–220.006679
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340170.15/cwt160.00–180.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 3355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 2374161.64/cwt159.00–165.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 1375194.03/cwt177.50–200.007288
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380160.57/cwt152.00–167.006105
Steers—Medium and Large 1418189.82/cwt172.50–197.5079315
Steers—Medium and Large 2430166.62/cwt161.00–172.507162
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added440156.00/cwt156.00–156.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465188.00/cwt188.00–188.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465162.50/cwt162.50–162.507562
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1470183.66/cwt172.50–200.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476204.84/cwt192.50–215.009758
Steers—Medium and Large 2485150.31/cwt135.00–165.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1517174.58/cwt164.00–195.0090313
Steers—Medium and Large 2517155.40/cwt147.50–162.0080311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added524202.35/cwt182.00–210.001,0607
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530176.00/cwt176.00–176.009333
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535149.00/cwt149.00–149.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added553159.98/cwt157.50–162.508853
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563185.43/cwt171.00–190.001,04434
Steers—Medium and Large 2574147.29/cwt139.00–155.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 1575153.90/cwt148.00–158.008856
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed583148.99/cwt148.00–150.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added593147.00/cwt147.00–147.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added605146.00/cwt146.00–146.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1630145.13/cwt138.00–153.009143
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added631163.25/cwt150.00–169.001,03028
Steers—Medium and Large 1658148.53/cwt140.00–157.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 2660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added692155.29/cwt154.00–158.501,07514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added723155.51/cwt147.00–160.001,12424
Steers—Medium and Large 1731153.43/cwt141.00–158.001,12211
Steers—Medium and Large 2745138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0281
Steers—Medium and Large 1755148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added763150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1452
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added808143.19/cwt141.00–145.001,15710
Steers—Medium and Large 1870144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275156.09/cwt140.00–170.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315150.53/cwt142.00–155.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327166.40/cwt147.50–184.0054410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328160.48/cwt155.00–175.005265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375161.94/cwt142.50–185.0060713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378141.85/cwt137.50–145.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395128.00/cwt128.00–128.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410167.00/cwt167.00–167.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410133.69/cwt130.00–135.005484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420115.45/cwt111.00–120.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422165.90/cwt150.00–180.0070018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424145.01/cwt130.00–155.0061513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added441182.10/cwt170.00–192.5080311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added445153.00/cwt153.00–153.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465149.00/cwt149.00–149.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468168.24/cwt159.00–182.5078713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470138.86/cwt130.00–150.0065312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475149.47/cwt142.50–160.0071012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed509145.35/cwt135.00–157.507404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy512187.50/cwt187.50–187.509603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517123.35/cwt120.00–125.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522150.99/cwt141.00–165.0078821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523137.26/cwt130.00–145.007186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545159.00/cwt159.00–159.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563134.41/cwt128.00–140.007575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573140.97/cwt135.00–145.0080821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584146.00/cwt146.00–146.008535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added586152.73/cwt149.00–168.0089543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611134.40/cwt134.00–135.008215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616135.53/cwt132.00–138.0083511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626141.32/cwt139.00–143.008856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635136.71/cwt130.00–139.008689
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added669140.74/cwt140.00–141.009424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673133.77/cwt128.00–139.0090011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700124.00/cwt124.00–124.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added738130.00/cwt130.00–130.009593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765131.94/cwt128.00–132.001,00968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1960116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1292203.35/cwt165.00–216.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350177.50/cwt177.50–177.506211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374176.87/cwt160.00–202.506619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395172.50/cwt172.50–172.506811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed413168.06/cwt166.00–170.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418154.29/cwt135.00–162.506455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421182.24/cwt176.00–185.0076713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463181.81/cwt162.50–192.508428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470158.00/cwt158.00–158.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519144.28/cwt133.00–157.507494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523175.04/cwt167.50–181.009157
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573137.32/cwt135.00–142.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580145.00/cwt145.00–145.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600134.00/cwt134.00–134.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630126.67/cwt120.00–130.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635116.00/cwt116.00–116.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663125.61/cwt116.00–135.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730137.28/cwt134.00–143.001,0023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2915116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945114.50/cwt110.00–119.001,0822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight93067.00/cwt67.00–67.006231
Bulls——1,33982.59/cwt74.00–95.001,1066
Bulls——1,55365.42/cwt50.00–75.001,0164
Bulls——1,813106.18/cwt103.00–110.001,9252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight67530.00/cwt30.00–30.002031
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77530.00/cwt30.00–30.002331
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85548.00/cwt48.00–48.004101
Cows—Lean 85-90%89538.00/cwt38.00–38.003401
Cows—Lean 85-90%97363.96/cwt60.00–66.006223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03356.07/cwt55.00–57.005792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06570.10/cwt67.00–74.007475
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15977.63/cwt74.00–82.009009
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47880.98/cwt80.00–82.001,1972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288364.96/cwt55.00–74.005742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963785.18/cwt685.00–875.007,5612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,1261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00578.00/cwt78.00–78.007841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02071.00/cwt71.00–71.007241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04573.00/cwt73.00–73.007631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,8791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13277.31/cwt72.00–84.008753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20878.93/cwt78.00–80.009532
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285561.00/cwt61.00–61.005221
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04571.00/cwt71.00–71.007421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,0205
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,0001

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.