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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 18
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,103 head
▲ 256 vs last sale 847▲ 556 vs year ago 547 · +101.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 287▲ 75 vs year ago 169 · +44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 65▼ 30 vs year ago 90 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $191.84/cwt on 433 head.
Average price
$191.84
433 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$947
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.79
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480202.24971268
Medium and Large 2523179.41938127
Medium and Large 3494160.0179138
One grade step is worth $42.23/cwt here — about $180 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 sale433 hd
191.84
—
AR average10 barns · 2,060 hd
202.63
−10.79
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—Low1,577105.991,67117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,700101.001,7171thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14390.761,03766
CowsLean 85-90%Low96176.4773516

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)886$1,47612
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,5379
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)987$1,3026
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,1751thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full315215.00/cwt215.00–215.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1324289.89/cwt270.00–310.009398
Steers—Medium and Large 2345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1376275.30/cwt255.00–285.001,03511
Steers—Medium and Large 2388231.74/cwt210.00–245.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 3410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1418262.43/cwt250.00–280.001,09712
Steers—Medium and Large 2429233.98/cwt220.00–245.001,00419
Steers—Medium and Large 1469240.83/cwt225.00–250.001,12924
Steers—Medium and Large 2475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0453
Steers—Medium and Large 1520243.38/cwt227.50–252.501,26616
Steers—Medium and Large 3520160.00/cwt160.00–160.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 2543210.05/cwt200.00–220.001,1412
Steers—Medium and Large 1570225.98/cwt217.50–245.001,28816
Steers—Medium and Large 2570205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Steers—Medium and Large 2613183.93/cwt175.00–192.501,1272
Steers—Medium and Large 1626206.39/cwt200.00–212.501,2927
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added633195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2341
Steers—Medium and Large 1675191.71/cwt182.50–200.001,29410
Steers—Medium and Large 2703165.00/cwt160.00–170.001,1603
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added706201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4196
Steers—Medium and Large 1735182.47/cwt175.00–190.001,3414
Steers—Medium and Large 1778188.50/cwt187.00–189.001,4674
Steers—Medium and Large 1930160.50/cwt156.00–165.001,4932
Steers—Medium and Large 11,155110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321193.12/cwt185.00–197.506208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323214.21/cwt200.00–240.0069244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323175.00/cwt175.00–175.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360194.34/cwt190.00–197.507004
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363166.23/cwt150.00–175.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371218.31/cwt200.00–235.0081032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420210.07/cwt200.00–225.0088241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423187.13/cwt180.00–195.0079213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428165.75/cwt157.50–175.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467208.99/cwt200.00–220.0097637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471186.97/cwt175.00–195.0088126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476160.64/cwt150.00–172.507658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525197.32/cwt190.00–210.001,03645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525158.22/cwt150.00–167.508314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531182.00/cwt170.00–187.5096634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568186.48/cwt180.00–195.001,05925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570173.27/cwt170.00–177.5098815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580153.92/cwt150.00–160.0089312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615153.97/cwt150.00–157.009473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620185.55/cwt180.00–192.501,1508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added622207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added625173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627163.87/cwt157.50–170.001,0278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670179.46/cwt170.00–187.001,20212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680162.03/cwt150.00–167.501,10211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720173.41/cwt168.50–182.501,2494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2728162.48/cwt157.50–167.501,1832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765154.90/cwt150.00–160.001,1853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2830132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy840125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1881144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2694
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full305175.00/cwt175.00–175.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322277.16/cwt250.00–290.0089216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333229.61/cwt220.00–245.0076510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370220.63/cwt200.00–245.0081620
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370187.86/cwt180.00–195.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371271.05/cwt255.00–290.001,00624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415260.04/cwt245.00–285.001,0798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421227.31/cwt210.00–240.0095731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429195.98/cwt185.00–205.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462214.20/cwt200.00–222.5099011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470184.40/cwt175.00–195.008675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474231.27/cwt220.00–245.001,09637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy510245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522224.91/cwt210.00–235.001,17411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524192.53/cwt185.00–205.001,00911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524174.50/cwt165.00–180.009145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full530185.00/cwt185.00–185.009811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564214.64/cwt202.50–222.501,2117
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567161.50/cwt150.00–170.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572187.11/cwt177.00–197.501,0708
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full615175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624190.34/cwt180.00–198.001,1887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634170.00/cwt165.00–175.001,0784
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667182.33/cwt170.00–190.001,2165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672188.51/cwt182.50–196.001,2676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723169.20/cwt162.50–175.001,2233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723151.70/cwt142.50–157.501,0973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815145.95/cwt142.00–150.001,1892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820133.77/cwt130.00–137.501,0972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2865121.05/cwt110.00–132.501,0472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2910145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1912137.64/cwt135.00–140.001,2553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24395.65/cwt93.00–99.001,1894
Bulls——1,537106.68/cwt104.00–111.001,6409
Bulls——2,001114.77/cwt114.00–116.002,2974
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67058.28/cwt57.00–60.003902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00279.07/cwt74.00–82.0079214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09686.53/cwt83.00–89.0094825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15092.69/cwt90.00–95.001,06634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27496.48/cwt96.00–98.001,2297
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,7171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28861,476.25/head1,350.00–1,575.001,47612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11497.18/cwt90.00–115.001,0836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12795.81/cwt78.00–107.001,08013
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,267.57/head1,125.00–1,400.001,2682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,319.04/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,422.55/head1,300.00–1,525.001,4232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,594.52/head1,450.00–1,675.001,5956
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297083.00/cwt83.00–83.008051

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.