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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 6
● Final154 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▲ 156 vs last sale 550▼ 382 vs year ago 1,088 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 169▼ 78 vs year ago 154 · −50.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 173 vs last sale 223▲ 35 vs year ago 15 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, feeders over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers over 500 lb were mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with several consignments of pre-vac cattle that sold at a premium, a really nice set of replacement cows were also consigned.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.81/cwt on 255 head.
Average price
$165.81
255 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.68
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504170.40859158
Medium and Large 1-2560163.8991739
Medium and Large 2446157.2970249
Large 1641153.009805thin
Medium and Large 3510123.756314thin
One grade step is worth $46.65/cwt here — about $228 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 sale255 hd
165.81
—
AR average9 barns · 1,342 hd
160.14
+5.68
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—High1,648107.261,76811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37191.121,24911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13985.3897221
CowsLean 85-90%High98469.5068416

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)1,158$1,28617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$9822thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$9601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$8642thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,3513thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,0251thin

Every lot

154 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1268211.17/cwt210.00–212.505662
Steers—Medium and Large 1330217.13/cwt210.00–225.007177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380199.65/cwt182.50–208.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 1382208.19/cwt191.00–222.507957
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385222.00/cwt222.00–222.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 2395177.50/cwt177.50–177.507011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425216.00/cwt216.00–216.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1428196.01/cwt180.00–215.008396
Steers—Medium and Large 2441164.65/cwt155.00–175.007265
Steers—Medium and Large 2458163.47/cwt145.00–173.007493
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460194.00/cwt194.00–194.008921
Steers—Medium and Large 1470195.78/cwt180.00–212.0092014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added473208.72/cwt200.00–216.009875
Steers—Medium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513200.26/cwt185.00–214.001,0278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1063
Steers—Medium and Large 2522165.27/cwt157.00–177.5086313
Steers—Medium and Large 1527186.50/cwt170.00–200.0098312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555179.00/cwt179.00–179.009931
Steers—Medium and Large 1573176.53/cwt161.00–180.001,0129
Steers—Medium and Large 2573155.00/cwt147.50–166.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added584190.71/cwt190.00–193.001,1144
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585165.00/cwt165.00–165.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0562
Steers—Large 1600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added606184.34/cwt175.00–189.501,11710
Steers—Medium and Large 2615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Steers—Medium and Large 1626166.80/cwt163.00–175.001,0444
Steers—Medium and Large 1653163.35/cwt161.00–166.001,0673
Steers—Medium and Large 2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686158.13/cwt157.50–160.001,0854
Steers—Large 1690156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0762
Steers—Medium and Large 2710156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1081
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added728160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1750152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added810175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4181
Steers—Medium and Large 1823147.29/cwt140.00–155.001,2122
Steers—Medium and Large 1885148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers59 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245137.50/cwt137.50–137.503371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2256163.78/cwt160.00–167.504194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added280202.50/cwt202.50–202.505671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288180.69/cwt170.00–192.505203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326191.87/cwt182.00–205.0062511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340189.17/cwt182.50–192.506433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370184.48/cwt170.00–195.0068314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374187.25/cwt187.00–187.507004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378155.54/cwt147.50–162.505885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385179.00/cwt179.00–179.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added390167.50/cwt167.50–167.506531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420167.00/cwt167.00–167.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy423202.94/cwt197.50–205.008585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added426202.50/cwt202.50–202.508634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426185.34/cwt170.00–195.0079015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426157.96/cwt148.00–162.506736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439185.00/cwt185.00–185.008125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466169.56/cwt157.50–197.5079020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470170.27/cwt162.50–179.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470152.72/cwt145.00–167.507185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517152.81/cwt151.00–155.007905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518157.50/cwt157.50–157.508163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519164.76/cwt157.50–175.0085526
Heifers—Large 1520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563165.00/cwt165.00–165.009294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566158.35/cwt155.00–162.5089614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570146.48/cwt130.00–155.008355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585160.76/cwt160.00–162.009408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600159.00/cwt159.00–159.009545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy608140.89/cwt132.50–145.008573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617155.84/cwt150.00–160.0096211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637160.35/cwt157.50–162.501,0217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open657154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0123
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668145.00/cwt145.00–145.009692
Heifers—Large 1671155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676151.47/cwt145.00–156.001,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718127.45/cwt110.00–137.009153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added721163.76/cwt160.00–165.001,1814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open750146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy760144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272153.59/cwt145.00–165.004183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276192.30/cwt180.00–220.005314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331195.80/cwt170.00–212.506488
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379187.48/cwt180.00–195.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405142.50/cwt142.50–142.505771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419185.83/cwt168.00–207.507797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420168.02/cwt166.00–170.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466156.40/cwt141.00–165.007295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475182.50/cwt182.50–182.508671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478180.95/cwt170.00–192.508654
Bulls—Large 1480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520176.00/cwt157.50–197.009155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534156.73/cwt152.00–164.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558181.32/cwt165.00–202.501,0124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573155.58/cwt152.50–160.008915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608158.70/cwt155.00–165.009654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622151.68/cwt144.00–160.009436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650138.00/cwt138.00–138.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693141.99/cwt139.00–145.009842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed715150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2930125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,609105.41/cwt94.00–111.001,6969
Bulls——1,823115.58/cwt114.00–117.002,1072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83535.00/cwt35.00–35.002921
Cows—Lean 85-90%98553.87/cwt50.00–63.005313
Cows—Lean 85-90%99470.75/cwt68.00–74.007034
Cows—Lean 85-90%99879.04/cwt75.00–82.007898
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00579.35/cwt77.00–83.007976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19287.79/cwt84.00–93.001,04615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36391.93/cwt87.00–97.001,25310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2041
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283782.72/cwt77.00–93.006923
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298086.20/cwt80.00–91.008452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290884.00/cwt84.00–84.007634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920863.59/head560.00–1,050.008642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988981.71/head935.00–1,025.009822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299781.83/cwt77.00–90.008163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06680.42/cwt74.00–86.008578
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13082.00/cwt82.00–82.009271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,286.19/head825.00–1,550.001,28617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,514.52/head1,325.00–1,690.001,5152

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.