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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 2
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
658 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 636▼ 20 vs year ago 678 · −2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 119▲ 45 vs year ago 94 · +47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 45▲ 110 vs year ago 30 · +366.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls sold steady. Demand good for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $217.51/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$217.51
220 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,168
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.54
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542224.941,219141
Medium and Large 2531208.051,10467
Medium and Large 3515183.1494312thin
One grade step is worth $41.80/cwt here — about $277 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 sale220 hd
217.51
—
AR average10 barns · 1,133 hd
234.05
−16.54
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—Average1,505102.881,54911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10888.8298480
CowsLean 85-90%Low83376.2963522

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)1,078$1,3809
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)979$1,26717
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,009$1,20935
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$1,1753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)902$1,1067
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,09912
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)874$9188
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,305$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,3004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,2503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,18616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,6536
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)973$1,4904thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 3315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 1328257.45/cwt240.00–265.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 1376250.70/cwt235.00–275.0094315
Steers—Medium and Large 2388210.18/cwt200.00–225.008154
Steers—Medium and Large 3395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 3405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy410265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0872
Steers—Medium and Large 2416217.86/cwt210.00–220.009065
Steers—Medium and Large 1417235.78/cwt225.00–245.009839
Steers—Medium and Large 3470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 2473210.88/cwt200.00–220.0099713
Steers—Medium and Large 1474235.08/cwt225.00–250.001,11419
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1517232.84/cwt220.00–250.001,20419
Steers—Medium and Large 2525203.62/cwt200.00–217.501,06910
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added535228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,22013
Steers—Medium and Large 3537184.22/cwt175.00–190.009893
Steers—Medium and Large 1569227.88/cwt220.00–235.001,29720
Steers—Medium and Large 2572204.97/cwt200.00–210.001,1725
Steers—Medium and Large 3589181.25/cwt175.00–185.001,0684
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy600245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1610215.84/cwt214.00–230.001,31721
Steers—Medium and Large 2618194.27/cwt187.50–202.501,20110
Steers—Medium and Large 3625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Steers—Medium and Large 1660201.43/cwt200.00–217.501,32916
Steers—Medium and Large 2667185.80/cwt180.00–190.001,2393
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added724196.22/cwt192.50–200.001,4214
Steers—Medium and Large 2730170.03/cwt165.00–175.001,2412
Steers—Medium and Large 1733179.97/cwt175.00–182.501,3194
Steers—Medium and Large 2765172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1770181.83/cwt178.00–185.001,4003
Steers—Medium and Large 1810170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3771
Steers—Medium and Large 1940157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,4811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324207.08/cwt195.00–215.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325223.46/cwt215.00–235.0072613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368231.10/cwt220.00–245.0085011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368205.72/cwt200.00–215.007577
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378187.42/cwt185.00–190.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy400235.00/cwt235.00–235.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422198.59/cwt190.00–205.008387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424214.75/cwt210.00–225.0091130
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424152.12/cwt140.00–165.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470208.69/cwt200.00–220.0098120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475169.97/cwt167.50–172.508072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482184.47/cwt180.00–192.508894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,10915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523196.61/cwt187.50–202.501,02818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526175.67/cwt170.00–192.509244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568192.19/cwt185.00–200.001,0929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571174.75/cwt170.00–177.5099810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575142.83/cwt130.00–155.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585160.00/cwt155.00–165.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added603192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615147.50/cwt147.50–147.509071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622183.49/cwt182.50–187.501,1417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632161.66/cwt160.00–162.501,0223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement633205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3658146.70/cwt142.50–152.509653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666177.97/cwt170.00–185.001,1856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678164.33/cwt160.00–167.501,1144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full680155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732163.34/cwt162.50–165.001,1963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815156.27/cwt155.00–157.501,2742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870156.24/cwt155.00–157.501,3592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2303215.00/cwt210.00–220.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320280.23/cwt275.00–285.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366265.92/cwt255.00–280.009735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375215.53/cwt200.00–235.008088
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380179.80/cwt165.00–195.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423225.08/cwt220.00–235.009523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429240.46/cwt225.00–250.001,0329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478222.76/cwt210.00–235.001,0659
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482199.90/cwt190.00–210.009643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516217.07/cwt210.00–235.001,1207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545172.50/cwt172.50–172.509401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560198.33/cwt190.00–205.001,1113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605188.34/cwt185.00–192.501,1393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683182.77/cwt177.50–188.001,2482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728168.71/cwt165.00–172.501,2282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2840144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2870139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890153.75/cwt150.00–157.501,3682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2935108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34293.57/cwt83.00–99.001,2566
Bulls——1,583108.03/cwt107.00–109.001,7102
Bulls——1,780118.05/cwt116.00–119.002,1013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80565.12/cwt61.00–69.005244
Cows—Lean 85-90%83978.77/cwt72.50–82.0066118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08085.97/cwt83.00–88.0092837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09895.45/cwt95.00–96.001,0485
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13790.72/cwt89.00–94.001,03138
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,455109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5861
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,329.63/head925.00–1,600.001,3302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,583.70/head1,400.00–1,725.001,5842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,186.13/head1,650.00–2,325.002,18616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,916.67/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2874918.08/head700.00–1,075.009188
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,099.08/head700.00–1,375.001,09912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288077.00/cwt77.00–77.006781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29021,106.38/head725.00–1,475.001,1067
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29791,267.22/head900.00–1,375.001,26717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29831,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0011,190.99/head700.00–1,350.001,19131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04793.59/cwt91.00–97.009803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06587.00/cwt87.00–87.009271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0741,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,380.36/head1,100.00–1,500.001,3809
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09082.00/cwt82.00–82.008941
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283299.76/cwt94.00–110.008303

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.