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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 21
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 535▼ 31 vs year ago 425 · −7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 145▲ 165 vs year ago 73 · +226.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 51▲ 40 vs year ago 20 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeders steers over 500 lb were mostly steady. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand on average quality.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.79/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$147.79
135 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.16
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464153.8871461
Medium and Large 2422145.2061267
Medium and Large 3428119.435117thin
One grade step is worth $34.45/cwt here — about $202 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 sale135 hd
147.79
—
AR average7 barns · 1,144 hd
149.94
−2.16
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—Low1,32489.201,18119
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31484.381,10919
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11178.7887518
CowsLean 85-90%Average99471.2370821

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$1,12221
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)929$7885
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$7793thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$1,2499
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$8751thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1240217.50/cwt217.50–217.505221
Steers—Medium and Large 1274200.98/cwt180.00–217.505515
Steers—Medium and Large 1326198.97/cwt172.50–212.506499
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340167.50/cwt167.50–167.505701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345175.00/cwt175.00–175.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 2345167.50/cwt167.50–167.505781
Steers—Medium and Large 1368197.59/cwt192.50–200.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 2370166.10/cwt162.50–170.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 2410141.27/cwt140.00–142.505792
Steers—Medium and Large 1416183.69/cwt175.00–192.507649
Steers—Medium and Large 2463153.35/cwt150.00–155.007103
Steers—Medium and Large 1464166.37/cwt130.00–182.507728
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1516172.51/cwt165.00–190.008904
Steers—Medium and Large 2516150.39/cwt140.00–160.007766
Steers—Medium and Large 1563187.99/cwt186.00–190.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 2565154.98/cwt145.00–160.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 2635142.50/cwt140.00–145.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 1637154.03/cwt151.00–158.009813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714144.60/cwt140.00–147.001,0323
Steers—Medium and Large 2745128.00/cwt128.00–128.009541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2226150.49/cwt135.00–170.003407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266136.01/cwt130.00–150.003624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275162.50/cwt162.50–162.504472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276163.75/cwt150.00–180.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed317165.23/cwt162.50–168.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327162.54/cwt155.00–170.005326
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374145.81/cwt137.00–155.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378167.10/cwt161.00–172.506328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378125.00/cwt125.00–125.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380157.10/cwt149.00–167.005979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415159.44/cwt152.50–167.506629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418156.86/cwt155.00–160.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433142.36/cwt130.00–150.006165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465149.42/cwt142.00–153.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471152.86/cwt140.00–162.5072012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478135.25/cwt135.00–136.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480132.50/cwt132.50–132.506361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505152.50/cwt152.50–152.507701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524152.89/cwt150.00–155.008017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527137.30/cwt125.00–147.007248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570142.00/cwt142.00–142.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578143.80/cwt140.00–150.0083111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579127.80/cwt120.00–130.007405
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590116.00/cwt116.00–116.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630130.49/cwt130.00–131.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690132.50/cwt132.50–132.509141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800124.00/cwt124.00–124.009921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1875114.00/cwt114.00–114.009981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220159.15/cwt150.00–167.503504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1243183.89/cwt170.00–197.504472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263167.57/cwt160.00–175.004412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed273195.41/cwt180.00–210.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280182.50/cwt182.50–182.505111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318152.68/cwt145.00–160.004862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331177.82/cwt165.00–190.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360166.25/cwt162.50–170.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363179.11/cwt167.50–192.506505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373153.00/cwt145.00–157.505715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416166.03/cwt160.00–170.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423115.96/cwt110.00–122.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433140.21/cwt133.00–147.506072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465152.00/cwt152.00–152.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473144.51/cwt135.00–155.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510130.98/cwt130.00–132.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520164.71/cwt157.50–172.508562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560162.50/cwt162.50–162.509101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578135.24/cwt132.50–138.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610142.50/cwt142.50–142.508691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2716111.00/cwt111.00–111.007954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00769.90/cwt66.00–75.007043
Bulls——1,36492.01/cwt85.00–103.001,25515
Bulls——1,675105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74051.00/cwt51.00–51.003771
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight85070.00/cwt70.00–70.005951
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89064.00/cwt64.00–64.005701
Cows—Lean 85-90%99171.17/cwt67.00–75.0070514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07576.91/cwt75.00–82.008275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12580.71/cwt78.00–87.5090813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13074.68/cwt73.00–76.008444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30685.52/cwt81.00–91.001,11716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35778.29/cwt75.00–80.001,0623
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,157.72/head950.00–1,400.001,1586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,432.03/head1,425.00–1,435.001,4323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800779.23/head750.00–825.007793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2929788.26/head685.00–850.007885
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07878.23/cwt75.00–82.008433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08592.00/cwt92.00–92.009981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14084.58/cwt81.00–88.009645
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2061,121.60/head1,050.00–1,200.001,12221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24088.46/cwt87.00–90.001,0975
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284073.00/cwt73.00–73.006131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285379.66/cwt74.00–84.006793
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292172.71/cwt69.00–77.006704

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.