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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 25
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
636 head
▼ 467 vs last sale 1,103▲ 18 vs year ago 618 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 244▼ 81 vs year ago 200 · −40.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 60▼ 52 vs year ago 97 · −53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 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 $193.83/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$193.83
221 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$948
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.64
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497199.58993143
Medium and Large 1-2465197.8692014thin
Medium and Large 2485183.9789352
Medium and Large 3433163.4570812thin
One grade step is worth $36.13/cwt here — about $285 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 sale221 hd
193.83
—
AR average10 barns · 1,990 hd
204.47
−10.64
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—Average1,649111.081,8329thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13290.101,02077
CowsLean 85-90%Low86375.1364818

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$1,0662thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$8851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$1,69011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,53210
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,3751thin

Every lot

112 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 2325219.10/cwt210.00–227.507123
Steers—Medium and Large 3325195.00/cwt195.00–195.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1327258.37/cwt241.00–300.008459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368230.00/cwt230.00–230.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 2371220.00/cwt210.00–230.008165
Steers—Medium and Large 1377247.02/cwt230.00–270.0093115
Steers—Medium and Large 3385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1418233.28/cwt220.00–245.009757
Steers—Medium and Large 2427213.54/cwt200.00–218.0091213
Steers—Medium and Large 3428184.88/cwt175.00–192.507914
Steers—Medium and Large 3470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1473236.06/cwt222.50–242.501,11715
Steers—Medium and Large 2493210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0355
Steers—Medium and Large 1510234.28/cwt222.50–240.001,1953
Steers—Medium and Large 2516198.63/cwt185.00–205.001,0257
Steers—Medium and Large 3528168.84/cwt165.00–172.508912
Steers—Medium and Large 1557217.49/cwt210.00–222.501,2113
Steers—Medium and Large 2570187.63/cwt182.50–195.001,0693
Steers—Medium and Large 1610203.91/cwt200.00–220.001,24415
Steers—Medium and Large 1665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1705183.78/cwt180.00–187.501,2962
Steers—Medium and Large 1760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Steers—Medium and Large 1864168.61/cwt163.00–170.001,4575
Steers—Medium and Large 1925165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5261
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5731
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323219.55/cwt200.00–235.0070913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325194.20/cwt185.00–210.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343171.30/cwt165.00–177.505882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2346215.00/cwt215.00–215.007444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368214.92/cwt200.00–235.0079123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369189.92/cwt185.00–195.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382205.00/cwt205.00–205.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412167.91/cwt150.00–180.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416218.71/cwt210.00–235.0091025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427200.38/cwt190.00–205.0085614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465160.01/cwt150.00–172.507444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469206.59/cwt197.50–215.0096917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472189.44/cwt182.50–195.008949
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515152.50/cwt147.50–157.507852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522197.50/cwt187.50–205.001,03117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522175.02/cwt165.00–182.5091410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576185.95/cwt177.50–195.001,07116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588172.49/cwt170.00–175.001,0142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623179.22/cwt172.50–187.501,11711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667173.25/cwt165.00–177.501,1567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715177.40/cwt170.00–185.001,2682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730150.05/cwt145.00–155.001,0953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765158.10/cwt150.00–162.501,2094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813147.40/cwt141.00–154.001,1982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1875136.76/cwt136.00–137.501,1972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314284.02/cwt270.00–290.008926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330228.77/cwt220.00–235.007555
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333182.48/cwt180.00–185.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340225.00/cwt225.00–225.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367207.74/cwt200.00–230.007629
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367188.18/cwt180.00–195.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375247.44/cwt225.00–275.0092820
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419210.97/cwt205.00–215.008845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420234.78/cwt225.00–250.009868
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464207.52/cwt200.00–210.009634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467231.44/cwt215.00–240.001,08110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476180.87/cwt170.00–187.508618
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521217.10/cwt205.00–225.001,1317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528182.56/cwt177.50–185.009643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560168.72/cwt165.00–172.509452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566184.28/cwt180.00–190.001,0436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572195.30/cwt190.00–212.501,1177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625176.31/cwt172.50–180.001,1022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2652166.68/cwt165.00–170.001,0873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1654192.39/cwt177.50–196.001,2589
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708147.49/cwt145.00–150.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720164.14/cwt150.00–172.501,1826
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765162.35/cwt155.00–170.001,2422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780146.65/cwt145.00–150.001,1443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800163.75/cwt160.00–167.501,3102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1893138.99/cwt137.00–141.001,2412
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,000139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445103.33/cwt102.50–104.001,4932
Bulls——1,627108.54/cwt105.00–110.001,7663
Bulls——1,768116.87/cwt115.00–118.002,0664
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81768.43/cwt64.00–70.005595
Cows—Lean 85-90%88077.71/cwt72.00–82.0068413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08086.84/cwt83.00–89.0093834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17091.96/cwt90.00–94.001,07635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18395.84/cwt95.00–97.001,1348
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,390145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840113.00/cwt113.00–113.009491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28931,065.76/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09493.09/cwt85.00–106.001,0187
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,698.45/head1,600.00–1,775.001,6989
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1961,486.18/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4867
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,639.26/head1,475.00–1,725.001,6393
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-264899.47/cwt85.00–106.006453

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.