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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 12
● Final175 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,391 head
▲ 705 vs last sale 686▲ 579 vs year ago 812 · +71.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
381 head
▲ 213 vs last sale 168▲ 237 vs year ago 144 · +164.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb were 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Pre/vac cattle sold at a premium while fleshy plain cattle were discounted as well as badhaired cattle. Supply was heavy with good demand for quality . No trend on slaughter cattle due to time constraints.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.63/cwt on 346 head.
Average price
$141.63
346 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$337
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.26
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560147.8782760
Medium and Large 1478146.78702158
Medium and Large 2500136.00680106
Medium and Large 3428114.7249122
One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $337 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 sale346 hd
141.63
—
AR average8 barns · 1,905 hd
145.88
−4.26
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—Average1,53987.321,34423

Every lot

175 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 · Steers65 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2283144.96/cwt135.00–155.004104
Steers—Medium and Large 1292204.08/cwt190.00–207.005967
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310156.62/cwt150.00–160.004863
Steers—Medium and Large 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Steers—Medium and Large 2323146.24/cwt135.00–155.004723
Steers—Medium and Large 1325179.31/cwt165.00–202.505836
Steers—Medium and Large 3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367179.00/cwt179.00–179.006576
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy368132.59/cwt130.00–135.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 1369174.99/cwt160.00–187.5064611
Steers—Medium and Large 2369143.66/cwt130.00–152.505307
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370184.00/cwt184.00–184.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386162.00/cwt162.00–162.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 3400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408170.00/cwt170.00–170.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1413172.76/cwt160.00–180.0071311
Steers—Medium and Large 2419143.96/cwt135.00–155.006038
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433155.00/cwt155.00–155.006716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457171.00/cwt171.00–171.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 2463146.50/cwt125.00–155.006787
Steers—Medium and Large 1476163.15/cwt152.50–172.5077721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478153.99/cwt148.00–161.0073623
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed479156.28/cwt155.00–158.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515168.00/cwt168.00–168.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1518159.18/cwt150.00–162.5082515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526150.40/cwt146.00–157.5079113
Steers—Medium and Large 2532145.05/cwt135.00–155.0077213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 2563139.73/cwt132.50–149.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568162.27/cwt155.00–170.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 1570151.61/cwt144.00–165.0086418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570145.30/cwt140.00–155.008288
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed578151.27/cwt150.00–152.508742
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added585145.00/cwt145.00–145.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 3590101.00/cwt101.00–101.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added601158.88/cwt157.00–160.009558
Steers—Medium and Large 1613146.92/cwt145.00–151.0090111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.50/cwt142.50–142.508883
Steers—Medium and Large 2623128.22/cwt120.00–135.007993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626158.81/cwt158.00–160.009945
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned626132.79/cwt125.00–139.008315
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655152.50/cwt152.50–152.509991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660149.00/cwt149.00–149.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 2662131.91/cwt125.00–142.508736
Steers—Medium and Large 1666152.29/cwt139.00–158.001,0149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added680161.55/cwt152.00–167.001,09917
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0646
Steers—Medium and Large 2720148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 1730145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned745139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1724
Steers—Medium and Large 2775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added797156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2281
Steers—Medium and Large 1845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1850134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 2945120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 11,005129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers72 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245132.50/cwt132.50–132.503251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272140.61/cwt125.00–147.503823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1277146.57/cwt140.00–150.004063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285120.00/cwt120.00–120.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313115.66/cwt100.00–127.503624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319155.32/cwt150.00–160.004958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy323132.56/cwt125.00–140.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328142.86/cwt130.00–150.004694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added333158.15/cwt154.00–162.505276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355151.00/cwt151.00–151.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365142.50/cwt142.50–142.505201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369152.63/cwt142.50–160.0056312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372136.76/cwt125.00–152.505098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy373127.85/cwt120.00–135.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373115.48/cwt100.00–125.004317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added385146.00/cwt146.00–146.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added413158.58/cwt157.00–163.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy423130.41/cwt120.00–140.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424149.28/cwt140.00–165.0063319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425136.88/cwt130.00–144.0058215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430162.50/cwt162.50–162.506993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433143.00/cwt143.00–143.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434111.22/cwt100.00–120.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed437142.57/cwt132.50–145.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455149.00/cwt149.00–149.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457143.11/cwt135.00–157.0065410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465135.31/cwt120.00–145.0062911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467150.06/cwt142.50–175.0070113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478112.49/cwt110.00–115.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy486137.63/cwt120.00–142.0066910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490155.00/cwt155.00–155.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507144.59/cwt144.00–145.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517148.02/cwt140.00–156.0076514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518145.00/cwt144.00–150.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524140.17/cwt135.00–144.007348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added538156.78/cwt150.00–159.008438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563145.27/cwt140.00–152.5081816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed565156.00/cwt156.00–156.0088110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565147.46/cwt145.00–150.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy565132.00/cwt132.00–132.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567154.85/cwt150.00–157.508784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570152.50/cwt152.50–152.508691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575119.02/cwt117.00–121.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576134.53/cwt128.00–142.5077514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580132.50/cwt132.50–132.507691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608144.31/cwt140.00–147.008776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed618150.00/cwt150.00–150.009274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added621151.65/cwt151.00–153.009426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621118.65/cwt38.00–139.007376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy622128.39/cwt125.00–131.007995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670130.45/cwt115.00–138.008746
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713135.99/cwt134.00–138.009702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720123.70/cwt120.00–129.008914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement738129.00/cwt129.00–129.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742143.87/cwt141.00–145.001,0687
Heifers—Medium and Large 3750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added795139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825117.50/cwt117.50–117.509691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2865108.00/cwt108.00–108.009341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285150.63/cwt135.00–162.504293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290162.50/cwt162.50–162.504711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325134.19/cwt130.00–137.504363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325112.31/cwt100.00–125.003652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330170.00/cwt160.00–180.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364172.14/cwt152.50–190.006275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378141.01/cwt135.00–150.005338
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy395142.50/cwt142.50–142.505631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415122.50/cwt122.50–122.505081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418153.97/cwt147.50–172.506446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy428134.98/cwt125.00–140.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429142.54/cwt132.50–150.006119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466141.86/cwt127.50–147.506618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470160.08/cwt157.50–162.507522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474157.66/cwt150.00–172.507475
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481115.05/cwt100.00–125.005534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy483132.44/cwt130.00–135.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy517128.13/cwt120.00–140.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1536151.11/cwt149.00–162.508108
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536144.58/cwt140.00–147.507755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567137.99/cwt135.00–144.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574145.05/cwt139.00–155.008337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580131.20/cwt125.00–137.507612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623131.35/cwt126.00–138.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned630123.00/cwt123.00–123.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned678124.00/cwt124.00–124.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy683110.00/cwt110.00–110.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760113.00/cwt113.00–113.008591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21761.56/cwt50.00–71.007493
Bulls——1,55189.86/cwt75.00–101.001,39418
Bulls——1,913103.09/cwt101.00–105.001,9722

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.