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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 9
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▼ 264 vs last sale 741▼ 186 vs year ago 663 · −28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 62▼ 31 vs year ago 158 · −19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 17▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly 2.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand on most classes of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.30/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$156.30
157 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.79
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456162.12740106
Medium and Large 1-2406161.336569thin
Medium and Large 2468144.3467635
Medium and Large 3385121.424687thin
One grade step is worth $40.70/cwt here — about $272 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 sale157 hd
156.30
—
AR average9 barns · 1,363 hd
154.51
+1.79
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—Low1,34789.381,2046thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30980.631,0558thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14178.4489526
CowsLean 85-90%Average95863.6360916

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$1,1252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$1,0737
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$9748
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$9288
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)967$1,2873thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,1905

Every lot

112 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250221.25/cwt220.00–222.505532
Steers—Medium and Large 3250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 2265164.72/cwt160.00–170.004372
Steers—Medium and Large 1313197.28/cwt187.50–207.5061710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315174.00/cwt174.00–174.005483
Steers—Medium and Large 2318165.83/cwt150.00–177.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1369189.44/cwt170.00–220.0069925
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 2410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1415190.88/cwt180.00–206.0079220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439176.03/cwt170.00–182.007738
Steers—Medium and Large 1466179.89/cwt170.00–192.508388
Steers—Medium and Large 2469158.93/cwt152.50–162.507455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477163.29/cwt160.00–165.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1516175.83/cwt165.00–190.0090711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545168.00/cwt168.00–168.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1578168.17/cwt160.00–177.509724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0206
Steers—Medium and Large 1625160.38/cwt150.00–170.001,0027
Steers—Medium and Large 1668157.99/cwt155.00–161.001,0552
Steers—Medium and Large 2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1710152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270148.26/cwt140.00–157.504002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280176.90/cwt172.50–180.004954
Heifers—Medium and Large 3288123.70/cwt117.50–130.003562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321168.96/cwt155.00–175.0054211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed322179.00/cwt179.00–179.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed333167.50/cwt167.50–167.505582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338142.44/cwt140.00–145.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372171.72/cwt155.00–190.0063925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373135.00/cwt135.00–135.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378157.50/cwt157.50–157.505952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed413137.80/cwt130.00–152.505693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417164.72/cwt150.00–172.5068718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428148.47/cwt145.00–150.006355
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463150.00/cwt150.00–150.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467161.50/cwt150.00–180.0075413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485141.50/cwt130.00–147.506865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495157.00/cwt157.00–157.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513121.28/cwt120.00–122.506222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522155.20/cwt150.00–160.0081014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528145.97/cwt145.00–147.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565140.12/cwt130.00–150.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574154.56/cwt145.00–161.008876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613153.46/cwt142.00–162.009419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632136.68/cwt135.00–140.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665143.98/cwt132.50–156.009572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688132.53/cwt125.00–140.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775128.00/cwt128.00–128.009921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1955120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1461
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,035107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250190.00/cwt190.00–190.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1309179.58/cwt171.00–187.505554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318185.00/cwt185.00–185.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340172.32/cwt160.00–185.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368174.78/cwt167.50–189.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370162.00/cwt162.00–162.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400153.00/cwt153.00–153.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430172.23/cwt160.00–182.507418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy435122.00/cwt122.00–122.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476172.07/cwt165.00–187.508197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478142.57/cwt140.00–150.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510157.50/cwt157.50–157.508031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513173.10/cwt160.00–185.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528147.90/cwt137.50–158.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568160.21/cwt150.00–165.009105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585140.60/cwt137.50–145.008234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615161.25/cwt157.50–165.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618145.61/cwt137.00–156.009004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675142.43/cwt140.00–145.009612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765121.00/cwt121.00–121.009261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00073.00/cwt73.00–73.007301
Bulls——1,19380.96/cwt75.00–86.009663
Bulls——1,750110.21/cwt106.00–114.001,9292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84349.80/cwt47.00–55.004203
Cows—Lean 85-90%97664.99/cwt60.00–70.0063411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02876.87/cwt72.00–82.007902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10874.45/cwt70.00–77.0082511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16681.37/cwt78.00–94.0094915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30980.63/cwt77.00–87.001,0558
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29671,286.72/head1,235.00–1,310.001,2873
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015928.35/head850.00–1,025.009288
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,073.35/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0737
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143974.44/head800.00–1,175.009748
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,37577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0591
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283585.00/cwt85.00–85.007101
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287080.00/cwt80.00–80.006961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.