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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 31
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▼ 193 vs last sale 675▼ 193 vs year ago 675 · −28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 184▲ 31 vs year ago 70 · +44.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 66▼ 2 vs year ago 35 · −5.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Supply was moderate with good demand for quality, run of cattle was not as attractive as weeks past with new crop calves discounted for flesh.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.61/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$148.61
190 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.69
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463152.34706118
Medium and Large 1-2539146.7579112thin
Medium and Large 2420143.6360355
Medium and Large 3326120.003915thin
One grade step is worth $32.34/cwt here — about $315 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 sale190 hd
148.61
—
AR average6 barns · 1,390 hd
146.93
+1.69
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—Low1,60391.581,46814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44876.311,1059thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10873.8681816
CowsLean 85-90%High92667.0662117

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$9351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$9193thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$9615

Every lot

119 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1263196.58/cwt187.50–207.505173
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295172.50/cwt172.50–172.505091
Steers—Medium and Large 2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1320186.40/cwt180.00–192.505967
Steers—Medium and Large 3368135.50/cwt135.00–136.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 2378158.41/cwt150.00–167.505994
Steers—Medium and Large 1384180.77/cwt172.00–205.006947
Steers—Medium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 1426185.34/cwt173.00–195.007907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450167.50/cwt167.50–167.507542
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1467169.34/cwt162.50–182.507918
Steers—Medium and Large 2478163.34/cwt160.00–167.507813
Steers—Medium and Large 1519166.54/cwt162.50–175.0086424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522160.00/cwt160.00–160.008353
Steers—Medium and Large 2523155.82/cwt142.50–165.008154
Steers—Medium and Large 1576161.39/cwt150.00–163.0093020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576155.68/cwt154.00–160.008977
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed583150.00/cwt150.00–150.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 2590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2609146.40/cwt140.00–153.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 1613148.09/cwt140.00–152.509087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640140.00/cwt140.00–140.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 2665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 2771130.25/cwt129.00–132.001,0044
Steers—Medium and Large 1801139.66/cwt138.00–140.001,1196
Steers—Medium and Large 2923114.46/cwt109.00–120.001,0562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263160.00/cwt140.00–172.504214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263147.29/cwt140.00–155.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed288154.66/cwt140.00–168.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2307170.00/cwt170.00–170.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315138.35/cwt132.50–141.004364
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330165.52/cwt165.00–166.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331166.24/cwt152.50–175.0055010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed363165.50/cwt165.00–166.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371161.85/cwt150.00–171.0060022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373144.54/cwt140.00–150.0053910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423139.43/cwt135.00–147.505909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424151.71/cwt140.00–167.0064320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425154.90/cwt146.00–162.506588
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472137.68/cwt135.00–140.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482155.26/cwt140.00–162.0074825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490136.00/cwt136.00–136.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519142.74/cwt135.00–150.007418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521137.76/cwt128.00–143.007184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561143.01/cwt140.00–145.008025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563146.29/cwt137.50–150.0082414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617135.56/cwt135.00–136.008367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620121.03/cwt119.00–123.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680133.00/cwt133.00–133.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685134.00/cwt134.00–134.009184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740122.00/cwt122.00–122.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1756132.00/cwt132.00–132.009984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270142.50/cwt142.50–142.503851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288174.83/cwt160.00–182.505043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335168.00/cwt168.00–168.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335167.50/cwt167.50–167.505611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335167.01/cwt150.00–182.505596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371168.77/cwt132.50–185.0062612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385147.50/cwt145.00–150.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393156.00/cwt156.00–156.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425164.00/cwt164.00–164.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428172.04/cwt162.50–184.007368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428135.00/cwt135.00–135.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy435147.44/cwt145.00–150.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471161.12/cwt150.00–167.507599
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485142.45/cwt140.00–145.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515142.25/cwt142.00–142.507332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516142.11/cwt138.00–145.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518158.36/cwt155.00–160.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555159.00/cwt159.00–159.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622134.42/cwt128.00–142.0083613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy667135.00/cwt135.00–135.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667128.23/cwt121.00–132.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21564.00/cwt64.00–64.007781
Bulls——1,55691.70/cwt75.00–98.001,42710
Bulls——1,888100.35/cwt99.00–102.001,8953
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76353.67/cwt50.00–57.004102
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83565.06/cwt64.00–66.005432
Cows—Lean 85-90%93366.91/cwt60.00–70.006248
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01573.47/cwt70.00–76.007465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07171.67/cwt70.00–74.007687
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13675.57/cwt74.00–79.008589
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43276.85/cwt72.00–82.001,1008
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1341
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278572.20/cwt65.00–77.505674
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292364.41/cwt57.00–73.005952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-289575.00/cwt75.00–75.006711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-292077.70/cwt74.00–82.507152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294371.67/cwt65.00–80.006764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065919.07/head900.00–935.009193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13572.00/cwt72.00–72.008171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17079.00/cwt79.00–79.009241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22076.21/cwt73.00–79.009304
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900976.60/head725.00–1,150.009774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.