Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2023-03-28

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 28
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
662 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 621▼ 207 vs year ago 869 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 127▼ 15 vs year ago 177 · −8.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 80▼ 14 vs year ago 50 · −28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers traded 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder Heifers traded steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.40/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$197.40
211 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.20
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490203.881,000151
Medium and Large 2476184.9187948
Medium and Large 3459165.8076212thin
One grade step is worth $38.09/cwt here — about $238 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 sale211 hd
197.40
—
AR average10 barns · 1,311 hd
193.20
+4.20
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—High1,631108.531,77121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,268106.781,35414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13594.691,07587
CowsLean 85-90%Low92078.0171815

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,1985
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$1,1482thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)873$1,1439
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,1252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,0562thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,440$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,1815
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,0456

Every lot

117 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 3323165.00/cwt165.00–165.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 1329257.11/cwt235.00–265.008465
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0055
Steers—Medium and Large 2343214.98/cwt200.00–225.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 3369184.47/cwt175.00–200.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 1378261.62/cwt245.00–280.009899
Steers—Medium and Large 2384228.53/cwt220.00–240.008787
Steers—Medium and Large 1424259.45/cwt250.00–265.001,10010
Steers—Medium and Large 3425191.80/cwt180.00–200.008156
Steers—Medium and Large 2426221.21/cwt210.00–230.009429
Steers—Medium and Large 3461188.60/cwt170.00–200.008698
Steers—Medium and Large 2469220.96/cwt205.00–234.001,0365
Steers—Medium and Large 1479242.92/cwt237.50–265.001,16432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492205.71/cwt190.00–230.001,0125
Steers—Medium and Large 2520197.61/cwt190.00–207.501,0283
Steers—Medium and Large 3523159.87/cwt150.00–175.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1537225.29/cwt220.00–240.001,21015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1574211.15/cwt200.00–220.001,2128
Steers—Medium and Large 2578198.29/cwt197.50–200.001,1463
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595167.50/cwt167.50–167.509971
Steers—Medium and Large 3600152.50/cwt152.50–152.509151
Steers—Medium and Large 1618203.15/cwt200.00–217.501,25522
Steers—Medium and Large 2633198.40/cwt192.50–215.001,2565
Steers—Medium and Large 1668198.48/cwt195.00–207.501,3265
Steers—Medium and Large 2672182.50/cwt172.00–187.501,2263
Steers—Medium and Large 3675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1717192.44/cwt185.00–197.501,3803
Steers—Medium and Large 1765182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3961
Steers—Medium and Large 1835165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3783
Steers—Medium and Large 1885165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4601
Steers—Medium and Large 2895140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2531
Steers—Medium and Large 11,065150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315198.90/cwt190.00–205.006275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331225.89/cwt207.50–250.0074810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367216.79/cwt210.00–230.0079621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370177.50/cwt177.50–177.506571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380202.15/cwt195.00–205.007687
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413172.32/cwt165.00–180.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy425227.00/cwt227.00–227.0096514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425208.44/cwt200.00–217.5088615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431194.73/cwt185.00–205.008396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450162.50/cwt160.00–165.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470202.37/cwt195.00–215.0095119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472177.72/cwt170.00–182.5083910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513207.79/cwt195.00–212.001,06637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520160.00/cwt160.00–160.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529181.56/cwt170.00–190.009608
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545152.50/cwt152.50–152.508311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568176.63/cwt172.50–187.501,0038
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568155.15/cwt150.00–160.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573199.33/cwt195.00–207.501,1424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620190.42/cwt182.50–197.501,1815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628163.77/cwt160.00–170.001,0284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy633156.24/cwt155.00–157.509892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665173.15/cwt162.50–177.001,1518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737161.68/cwt150.00–167.501,1923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy765155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1803155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326257.49/cwt250.00–265.008396
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328167.52/cwt165.00–170.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330219.70/cwt200.00–240.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy335290.00/cwt290.00–290.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368220.36/cwt195.00–235.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373271.92/cwt265.00–280.001,0143
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full385175.00/cwt175.00–175.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414265.03/cwt255.00–275.001,0977
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425227.87/cwt220.00–235.009687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469234.48/cwt225.00–240.001,10016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469211.08/cwt200.00–220.009905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3493195.00/cwt195.00–195.009612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523220.61/cwt217.50–230.001,1547
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530166.25/cwt160.00–172.508812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy590215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2602174.17/cwt162.50–185.001,0493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy623215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632185.57/cwt180.00–197.501,1735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665191.05/cwt177.50–197.001,2704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723178.14/cwt170.00–186.001,2882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775167.42/cwt165.00–175.001,2984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30889.19/cwt82.00–102.001,1677
Bulls——1,536109.01/cwt107.00–113.001,6744
Bulls——1,896121.87/cwt117.00–131.002,31110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81065.00/cwt65.00–65.005272
Cows—Lean 85-90%93780.01/cwt74.00–84.0075013
Cows—Boner 80-85%99088.26/cwt85.00–92.0087426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16495.84/cwt93.00–98.001,11642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,268106.78/cwt105.00–112.001,35414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269100.93/cwt99.00–104.001,28119
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,055.68/head900.00–1,175.001,0562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28731,143.24/head910.00–1,375.001,1439
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29831,147.52/head875.00–1,325.001,1482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,198.49/head900.00–1,400.001,1985
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06094.00/cwt94.00–94.009961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1621
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2675109.00/cwt109.00–109.007361
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285085.00/cwt85.00–85.007231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0341,004.01/head925.00–1,050.001,0045
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,180.53/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1815
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.