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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 13
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
▼ 702 vs last sale 1,304▼ 319 vs year ago 921 · −34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 145▼ 142 vs year ago 258 · −55.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 55 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeders steers over 500 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to8.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand for the better kind with plain cattle discounted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.80/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$186.80
191 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$863
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$72.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.38
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2443194.7186328
Medium and Large 1460193.70892126
Medium and Large 2454165.6275330
Medium and Large 3590121.867197thin
One grade step is worth $72.86/cwt here — about $144 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 sale191 hd
186.80
—
AR average7 barns · 1,461 hd
179.42
+7.38
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—Low1,50386.911,30715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49274.661,1143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11669.9378017
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04062.666528thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,1904thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$9627
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$9254thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,232$9142thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$1,24012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,0435
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,0001thin

Every lot

122 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 2Thin Fleshed258220.07/cwt217.50–222.505682
Steers—Medium and Large 2272186.60/cwt160.00–202.505083
Steers—Medium and Large 1274206.21/cwt195.00–222.505657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 1320202.81/cwt187.50–218.006498
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330202.50/cwt202.50–202.506681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1370202.41/cwt190.00–215.0074913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374218.00/cwt218.00–218.008159
Steers—Medium and Large 2383134.92/cwt132.50–137.505172
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed393163.81/cwt155.00–172.506442
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added408207.95/cwt200.00–214.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 1422200.43/cwt182.50–210.0084617
Steers—Medium and Large 2423166.23/cwt162.50–170.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2450155.00/cwt140.00–170.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1468196.86/cwt187.50–205.0092136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009797
Steers—Medium and Large 1516188.34/cwt172.50–200.0097218
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added520182.50/cwt182.50–182.509491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525167.50/cwt167.50–167.508791
Steers—Medium and Large 2529158.98/cwt152.00–165.008415
Steers—Medium and Large 1557179.23/cwt167.50–188.0099815
Steers—Medium and Large 2572155.55/cwt142.50–165.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573166.00/cwt166.00–166.009515
Steers—Medium and Large 3595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 3600127.50/cwt120.00–135.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 2605159.22/cwt156.00–162.509632
Steers—Medium and Large 1613171.64/cwt162.50–177.501,0526
Steers—Medium and Large 1655165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 2655150.58/cwt140.00–161.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 3658109.00/cwt108.00–110.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1735157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1770160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed288157.43/cwt150.00–165.004532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290112.50/cwt112.50–112.503261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322135.96/cwt132.50–140.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325173.09/cwt165.00–185.005635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335159.10/cwt150.00–170.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed348173.00/cwt173.00–173.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366165.92/cwt157.50–177.506078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373148.90/cwt140.00–170.005556
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378112.70/cwt102.50–122.504262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed379162.14/cwt152.50–172.506154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418165.55/cwt147.50–207.5069225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425142.19/cwt130.00–151.006047
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435112.00/cwt112.00–112.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement470167.50/cwt167.50–167.507871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470143.78/cwt140.00–146.006764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474157.52/cwt149.00–170.0074716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520147.50/cwt147.50–147.507671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524151.93/cwt145.00–157.507969
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525139.48/cwt130.00–150.007326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy545172.50/cwt172.50–172.509401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement563160.00/cwt160.00–160.009012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567141.93/cwt130.00–150.008056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571150.77/cwt147.50–160.008614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy580165.00/cwt165.00–165.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement625162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630143.65/cwt137.50–150.009052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660139.00/cwt139.00–139.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 276090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy830101.00/cwt101.00–101.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed333197.39/cwt192.50–202.506572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385179.52/cwt165.00–193.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414175.24/cwt150.00–192.507255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425187.50/cwt187.50–187.507971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445137.50/cwt137.50–137.506121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465143.26/cwt135.00–151.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481171.40/cwt155.00–182.508244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515166.01/cwt160.00–174.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518160.34/cwt154.00–165.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570164.42/cwt157.50–167.509374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600152.75/cwt147.50–158.009172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665144.00/cwt144.00–144.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16260.33/cwt50.00–68.007013
Bulls——1,45589.35/cwt80.00–96.001,3007
Bulls——1,77699.44/cwt98.00–103.001,7665
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93558.00/cwt58.00–58.005421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03461.66/cwt60.00–64.006385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07867.51/cwt64.00–69.007288
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10867.51/cwt66.00–69.007482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14972.08/cwt69.00–75.008289
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49274.66/cwt74.00–75.001,1143
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12770.49/cwt65.00–73.007943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,166961.83/head875.00–1,025.009627
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18573.00/cwt73.00–73.008651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232914.01/head870.00–950.009142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300925.00/head925.00–925.009254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31075.00/cwt75.00–75.009831
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03869.69/cwt60.00–94.007237
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,232.67/head925.00–1,425.001,23310
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,043.35/head985.00–1,175.001,0435
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.