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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 30
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 425▼ 91 vs year ago 641 · −14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 116▲ 34 vs year ago 135 · +25.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 70▲ 198 vs year ago 25 · +792.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold mixed from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lb sold steady to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with quality of calves and yearlings being average. A larger number of replacements cows were offered today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.78/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$165.78
151 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$63.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.30
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469171.34804104
Medium and Large 1-2490164.508058thin
Medium and Large 2375153.5857637
Medium and Large 3403107.504332thin
One grade step is worth $63.84/cwt here — about $371 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 sale151 hd
165.78
—
AR average8 barns · 1,327 hd
162.49
+3.30
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—High1,58697.031,5397thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33291.111,2138thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11583.1292740
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03373.1675631

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)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,22913
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,2116
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,20460
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)838$1,1876
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,064$1,13017
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,2002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)829$1,1004thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)903$1,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)930$1,2105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)996$1,16413
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)875$9382thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,057$1,0003thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)809$99637
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$90117
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)881$86520

Every lot

127 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed228222.64/cwt210.00–235.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 3260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1290222.81/cwt205.00–232.5064610
Steers—Medium and Large 2295205.00/cwt205.00–205.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2300177.50/cwt177.50–177.505331
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323220.52/cwt212.50–227.507122
Steers—Medium and Large 1334213.65/cwt195.00–227.507144
Steers—Medium and Large 2355163.80/cwt160.00–167.505812
Steers—Medium and Large 1370208.07/cwt187.50–222.5077015
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395194.00/cwt194.00–194.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 2408167.34/cwt165.00–170.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1431205.54/cwt180.00–227.5088619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450185.00/cwt185.00–185.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 2450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 1456198.20/cwt185.00–205.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475207.50/cwt207.50–207.509864
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added507207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0521
Steers—Medium and Large 2523165.67/cwt155.00–175.008666
Steers—Medium and Large 1526188.28/cwt180.00–200.0099010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535180.00/cwt180.00–180.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 2565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1569188.13/cwt177.50–200.001,07014
Steers—Medium and Large 1628182.94/cwt179.00–192.501,1499
Steers—Medium and Large 1676172.11/cwt167.50–179.001,1639
Steers—Medium and Large 1700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1922
Steers—Medium and Large 1757162.68/cwt160.00–164.001,2313
Steers—Medium and Large 2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 1823158.51/cwt157.00–160.001,3052
Steers—Medium and Large 2885140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2391
Steers—Medium and Large 1895154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215171.74/cwt145.00–202.503692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235172.23/cwt160.00–185.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed245195.00/cwt195.00–195.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2261153.75/cwt140.00–170.004015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2266175.00/cwt175.00–175.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed266172.79/cwt155.00–182.504607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280171.53/cwt160.00–185.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315152.86/cwt145.00–160.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316184.75/cwt160.00–195.0058414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365147.50/cwt140.00–157.505384
Heifers—Medium and Large 337090.00/cwt90.00–90.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373178.85/cwt160.00–187.5066710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375192.50/cwt192.50–192.507221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414144.04/cwt130.00–150.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419172.63/cwt163.00–180.0072312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455136.33/cwt130.00–144.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473171.36/cwt160.00–176.0081111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483185.00/cwt185.00–185.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520141.47/cwt135.00–150.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521167.49/cwt157.50–177.0087317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577160.79/cwt155.00–165.0092813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624163.73/cwt157.50–171.001,0227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630132.50/cwt132.50–132.508351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669161.27/cwt150.00–165.001,0794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725146.64/cwt145.00–150.001,0633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735124.00/cwt124.00–124.009111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245205.00/cwt205.00–205.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260207.81/cwt190.00–235.005405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315219.92/cwt217.50–222.506932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333190.00/cwt190.00–190.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370172.50/cwt172.50–172.506381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374204.67/cwt175.00–217.507659
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374153.98/cwt140.00–170.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2402192.50/cwt192.50–192.507742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420160.31/cwt152.50–165.006735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422190.03/cwt179.00–204.0080210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467162.75/cwt157.50–172.507603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471179.08/cwt170.00–185.008434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518166.13/cwt157.50–172.508613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518156.16/cwt152.50–160.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566166.05/cwt157.50–182.509404
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611164.14/cwt152.50–175.001,0035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660136.71/cwt131.00–142.509022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50599.64/cwt96.00–104.001,5005
Bulls——1,68070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1761
Bulls——1,895111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,1031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80853.52/cwt45.00–61.004322
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85069.00/cwt69.00–69.005871
Cows—Lean 85-90%95667.08/cwt60.00–72.006418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09081.30/cwt74.00–84.0088631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09577.76/cwt73.00–88.0085120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20389.39/cwt85.00–93.001,0759
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32292.12/cwt89.00–94.001,2187
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1761
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,156.25/head975.00–1,225.001,1564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29861,170.97/head1,025.00–1,350.001,17111
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28381,187.31/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1876
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28981,229.29/head1,175.00–1,325.001,22913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01081.00/cwt81.00–81.008181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,203.62/head875.00–1,325.001,20460
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0641,130.08/head875.00–1,225.001,13017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,211.13/head1,075.00–1,300.001,2116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08087.00/cwt87.00–87.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08083.00/cwt83.00–83.008961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10083.00/cwt83.00–83.009131
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2809996.38/head700.00–1,250.0099637
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2881864.92/head800.00–925.0086520
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890901.00/head825.00–1,050.0090117
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291090.41/cwt79.00–105.008233
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298879.75/cwt70.00–86.007888
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09580.00/cwt80.00–80.008761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28291,099.53/head900.00–1,175.001,1004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29031,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252

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.