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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 29
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,084 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 920▲ 240 vs year ago 844 · +28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 170▼ 11 vs year ago 173 · −6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was heavy with a mixed run of quality. Weaned and pre-conditioned cattle selling with a premium while plain cattle were discounted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.58/cwt on 324 head.
Average price
$139.58
324 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.45
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500150.16751139
Medium and Large 1-2451141.3263716thin
Medium and Large 2437137.52601127
Medium and Large 3406110.1744742
One grade step is worth $39.99/cwt here — about $304 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 sale324 hd
139.58
—
AR average2 barns · 507 hd
141.03
−1.45
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—High1,60985.951,38314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43871.121,0229thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21069.8784520
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09060.2465725

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$8955
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$7476
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)833$7132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,2355

Every lot

148 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250205.00/cwt205.00–205.005132
Steers—Medium and Large 3250110.00/cwt110.00–110.002753
Steers—Medium and Large 2258136.05/cwt132.50–142.503513
Steers—Medium and Large 1268201.82/cwt192.50–210.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 2310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325166.14/cwt140.00–192.5054010
Steers—Medium and Large 1326208.99/cwt192.50–227.506814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368181.41/cwt160.00–195.0066810
Steers—Medium and Large 3374166.22/cwt110.00–177.506226
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed376180.58/cwt170.00–207.5067920
Steers—Medium and Large 1379215.85/cwt205.00–237.508189
Steers—Medium and Large 2379139.51/cwt130.00–143.005295
Steers—Medium and Large 3405116.33/cwt110.00–122.504712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0004
Steers—Medium and Large 1415203.04/cwt180.00–225.0084314
Steers—Medium and Large 2425149.42/cwt140.00–162.506354
Steers—Medium and Large 2464156.60/cwt152.50–160.007278
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465167.00/cwt167.00–167.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 3465116.00/cwt116.00–116.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1469188.80/cwt167.50–207.5088524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 2503145.86/cwt135.00–150.0073420
Steers—Medium and Large 1519184.66/cwt165.00–202.509587
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added524210.09/cwt200.00–215.001,10116
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540165.00/cwt165.00–165.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558167.50/cwt167.50–167.509354
Steers—Medium and Large 2571152.14/cwt145.00–162.508699
Steers—Medium and Large 1572171.83/cwt160.00–180.009839
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0574
Steers—Medium and Large 3588120.00/cwt120.00–120.007067
Steers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added602180.91/cwt165.00–184.001,08924
Steers—Medium and Large 1610154.51/cwt150.00–160.009434
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added656164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0765
Steers—Medium and Large 2668144.44/cwt139.00–150.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 1675159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1710152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260137.50/cwt137.50–137.503583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3262108.75/cwt100.00–112.502858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263140.24/cwt135.00–145.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy263138.93/cwt132.50–145.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy300125.00/cwt125.00–125.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3307123.88/cwt120.00–125.003807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed313139.04/cwt130.00–150.0043511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317157.64/cwt150.00–162.505003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327139.69/cwt125.00–165.004578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355139.42/cwt130.00–145.0049514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed362160.99/cwt155.00–162.505835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363152.12/cwt140.00–157.5055212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy370129.86/cwt125.00–135.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added378165.00/cwt165.00–165.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379114.29/cwt110.00–122.504336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3411102.55/cwt100.00–110.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy415137.50/cwt137.50–137.505711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420155.00/cwt155.00–155.0065110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422134.88/cwt120.00–145.0056917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434153.12/cwt145.00–160.0066510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added437150.00/cwt150.00–150.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440145.22/cwt142.50–148.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461142.02/cwt139.00–143.006558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467145.99/cwt140.00–155.0068216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469110.31/cwt80.00–132.505178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added474159.56/cwt151.00–164.0075614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475126.86/cwt115.00–138.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478132.08/cwt118.00–142.5063119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513133.79/cwt120.00–147.5068614
Heifers—Medium and Large 351397.34/cwt80.00–105.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed514135.56/cwt133.00–147.506976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515142.00/cwt142.00–142.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519148.57/cwt140.00–152.5077110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added547156.99/cwt155.00–165.0085910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550163.00/cwt163.00–163.0089713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy558135.00/cwt135.00–135.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572144.88/cwt135.00–155.008297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572137.74/cwt125.00–145.007887
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575107.46/cwt105.00–110.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618126.83/cwt116.00–135.007847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621140.57/cwt133.00–150.0087314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635155.34/cwt151.00–157.509866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670144.56/cwt140.00–152.509693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705104.96/cwt100.00–110.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715127.00/cwt127.00–127.009081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770127.00/cwt127.00–127.009781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260110.00/cwt110.00–110.002861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268190.02/cwt172.50–210.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy323139.65/cwt135.00–145.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327116.63/cwt110.00–120.003813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331162.55/cwt140.00–175.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345141.00/cwt141.00–141.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370142.50/cwt142.50–142.505275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376176.48/cwt165.00–200.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381136.01/cwt120.00–143.0051810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416133.20/cwt130.00–140.0055411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417110.00/cwt110.00–110.004594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420176.59/cwt150.00–212.5074210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456140.00/cwt140.00–140.006384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468171.45/cwt150.00–192.5080214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479114.77/cwt85.00–125.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509142.97/cwt135.00–145.007287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524169.03/cwt157.50–177.508868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564124.81/cwt120.00–131.007047
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568157.49/cwt150.00–172.508959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619130.91/cwt120.00–145.0081010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3619108.15/cwt100.00–116.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633155.95/cwt148.00–170.009873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663149.68/cwt148.00–152.009923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708113.03/cwt110.00–130.0080010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy758115.00/cwt115.00–115.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 382080.00/cwt80.00–80.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 288592.47/cwt90.00–95.008182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12068.26/cwt63.00–73.007653
Bulls——1,72087.81/cwt82.00–98.001,5109
Bulls——1,843104.13/cwt103.00–105.001,9192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96828.02/cwt27.00–29.002712
Cows—Lean 85-90%98555.06/cwt53.00–57.005422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00260.05/cwt52.00–64.0060211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14965.59/cwt63.00–68.007545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23071.30/cwt68.00–77.0087715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23267.92/cwt65.00–73.0083710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36369.00/cwt69.00–69.009402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45971.72/cwt71.00–72.001,0467
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2833712.54/head700.00–725.007132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008747.42/head450.00–1,025.007476
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08666.55/cwt61.00–72.007234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12073.00/cwt73.00–73.008181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,204895.06/head750.00–1,050.008955
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,235.37/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2355
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292574.35/cwt69.00–80.006882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.