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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 27
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
609 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 660▼ 61 vs year ago 670 · −9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 98▼ 22 vs year ago 145 · −15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 31▲ 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 3.00 to 10.00 lower, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate. October market is here with fleshy and plain cattle carrying a heavy discount while weaned cattle sold at a premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.19/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$140.19
183 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.01
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2440145.4063910thin
Medium and Large 1511142.98730122
Medium and Large 2469136.8464243
Medium and Large 3397109.174338thin
One grade step is worth $36.23/cwt here — about $206 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 sale183 hd
140.19
—
AR average7 barns · 953 hd
148.20
−8.01
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—High1,65398.551,62915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22473.0789510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36670.349618thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02661.9463631

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$9125
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$8851thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$8565
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$7851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,0917
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$8002thin

Every lot

137 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323196.01/cwt187.50–200.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 3327111.30/cwt100.00–120.003643
Steers—Medium and Large 2330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338165.00/cwt165.00–165.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340163.75/cwt150.00–177.505572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360167.50/cwt167.50–167.506032
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 3375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy380156.00/cwt156.00–156.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1381187.64/cwt175.00–200.007159
Steers—Medium and Large 2385138.46/cwt130.00–150.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 1417187.96/cwt185.00–190.007847
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420150.00/cwt150.00–150.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425162.41/cwt160.00–165.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 2470139.15/cwt130.00–151.006545
Steers—Medium and Large 1475180.06/cwt160.00–187.5085513
Steers—Medium and Large 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495146.00/cwt146.00–146.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 2516148.07/cwt135.00–157.007644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524156.78/cwt155.00–159.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 1525173.21/cwt155.00–187.5090914
Steers—Medium and Large 3525124.81/cwt120.00–130.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy528150.00/cwt150.00–150.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550152.50/cwt152.50–152.508391
Steers—Medium and Large 1564161.44/cwt157.50–167.509118
Steers—Medium and Large 2565137.61/cwt125.00–144.007776
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1619149.47/cwt140.00–155.009255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 2645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1666149.40/cwt142.00–157.509954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1713152.59/cwt141.00–162.501,0883
Steers—Medium and Large 1780139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0841
Steers—Medium and Large 2795133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 2975117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250142.50/cwt142.50–142.503561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280137.50/cwt137.50–137.503851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2303134.96/cwt130.00–140.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed307156.68/cwt152.50–160.004817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318110.24/cwt100.00–120.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323149.86/cwt147.50–152.504842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369156.72/cwt145.00–170.0057816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed372152.74/cwt130.00–168.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388150.00/cwt150.00–150.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3403106.26/cwt100.00–110.004284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420124.00/cwt124.00–124.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423148.75/cwt142.50–157.0062916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428141.29/cwt130.00–152.506056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement458157.50/cwt157.50–157.507212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463113.92/cwt107.50–120.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465140.67/cwt140.00–142.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471150.11/cwt142.50–155.0070718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472135.36/cwt130.00–142.506396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy473138.85/cwt135.00–142.506572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518142.47/cwt135.00–148.0073815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518128.45/cwt120.00–134.006657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy523134.71/cwt122.50–145.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565129.96/cwt125.00–135.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572139.13/cwt135.00–149.0079612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy578132.51/cwt130.00–135.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615137.43/cwt130.00–142.0084513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620124.00/cwt124.00–124.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628125.70/cwt115.00–132.507893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667132.16/cwt128.00–139.008829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720126.00/cwt126.00–126.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733114.04/cwt110.00–118.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810115.57/cwt110.00–121.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320132.50/cwt132.50–132.504241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328171.09/cwt160.00–187.505613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy345157.50/cwt157.50–157.505431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365132.53/cwt130.00–135.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367163.61/cwt152.50–172.506005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400106.00/cwt106.00–106.004241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419140.75/cwt130.00–155.005908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426173.42/cwt162.50–185.007394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468128.24/cwt125.00–130.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479161.96/cwt149.00–175.007768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515143.79/cwt142.50–145.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524157.63/cwt145.00–171.0082611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy524137.66/cwt135.00–143.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564150.45/cwt140.00–160.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569137.85/cwt135.00–142.507844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585129.08/cwt120.00–138.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614138.38/cwt132.00–142.008509
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615131.69/cwt130.00–135.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy621126.58/cwt120.00–130.007865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670127.00/cwt121.00–130.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678128.66/cwt126.00–130.008723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760121.00/cwt121.00–121.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09570.00/cwt70.00–70.007671
Bulls——1,62797.27/cwt80.00–103.001,58310
Bulls——1,858108.88/cwt105.00–114.002,0234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81840.11/cwt35.00–45.003282
Cows—Lean 85-90%91955.22/cwt45.00–61.005079
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,00060.00/cwt60.00–60.006001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09466.84/cwt60.00–71.0073119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11573.00/cwt73.00–73.008141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21671.98/cwt70.00–74.008758
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25877.42/cwt75.00–80.009742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31575.90/cwt74.00–78.009982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46070.18/cwt65.00–73.001,0255
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,158.89/head900.00–1,325.001,1594
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905911.50/head850.00–1,010.009125
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087856.00/head775.00–910.008565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20571.00/cwt71.00–71.008561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,29070.00/cwt70.00–70.009031
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292187.36/cwt69.00–103.008058
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294075.50/cwt65.00–85.0071016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950785.00/head785.00–785.007851

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.