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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 29
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
802 head
▲ 489 vs last sale 313▲ 252 vs year ago 550 · +45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 90▲ 81 vs year ago 169 · +47.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 33▼ 136 vs year ago 223 · −61.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established for Feeder Steers and Feeder heifers due to light test last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $235.59/cwt on 272 head.
Average price
$235.59
272 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.33
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507240.351,220202
Medium and Large 2459227.971,04655
Medium and Large 3448199.5289515thin
One grade step is worth $40.83/cwt here — about $325 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 sale272 hd
235.59
—
AR average9 barns · 874 hd
228.27
+7.33
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—High1,619121.891,97317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,372107.091,46959
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09599.371,08847
CowsLean 85-90%Average89777.976996thin

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)1,359$1,83318
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,081$1,8329
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)879$1,8238
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$1,5752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,3877
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$1,3755
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,3503thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,369$2,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,218$1,8656
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$1,73711

Every lot

128 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy342317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0863
Steers—Medium and Large 1343300.79/cwt280.00–310.001,03212
Steers—Medium and Large 2345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2368232.84/cwt225.00–247.508573
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy370305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 3375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1388272.88/cwt250.00–287.501,05911
Steers—Medium and Large 1419286.43/cwt270.00–305.001,20011
Steers—Medium and Large 3425219.88/cwt210.00–230.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 2435259.66/cwt250.00–265.001,1308
Steers—Medium and Large 1473278.80/cwt260.00–290.001,31919
Steers—Medium and Large 2474243.24/cwt230.00–255.001,1538
Steers—Medium and Large 3478222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 3508204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 2517246.00/cwt230.00–255.001,27212
Steers—Medium and Large 1521280.41/cwt267.50–290.001,46122
Steers—Medium and Large 1564268.28/cwt255.00–282.501,51323
Steers—Medium and Large 2571245.30/cwt230.00–252.501,40116
Steers—Medium and Large 3580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2471
Steers—Medium and Large 1617250.60/cwt235.00–260.001,54621
Steers—Medium and Large 2621228.39/cwt220.00–230.001,4186
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy628268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6833
Steers—Medium and Large 3640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy655262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7191
Steers—Medium and Large 1662232.53/cwt220.00–247.501,5398
Steers—Medium and Large 2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added703257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8105
Steers—Medium and Large 1709241.21/cwt225.00–252.501,7104
Steers—Medium and Large 2728214.91/cwt210.00–220.001,5652
Steers—Medium and Large 1778239.98/cwt232.50–247.501,8672
Steers—Medium and Large 1820225.06/cwt215.00–235.001,8452
Steers—Medium and Large 2880186.01/cwt185.00–187.001,6372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315273.49/cwt260.00–290.0086117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331247.63/cwt230.00–255.008206
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333222.41/cwt220.00–225.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379263.09/cwt255.00–280.0099716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379218.80/cwt207.50–225.008294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381242.57/cwt227.50–252.5092411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy421286.35/cwt282.50–290.001,2066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424201.05/cwt190.00–210.008525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425258.00/cwt245.00–272.501,09716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427231.82/cwt220.00–242.5099020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added467252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472230.15/cwt215.00–240.001,08644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518215.89/cwt205.00–220.001,1186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520237.06/cwt225.00–247.001,23330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540162.50/cwt162.50–162.508781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565213.75/cwt210.00–217.501,2082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576236.80/cwt220.00–245.001,36425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added612241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622211.66/cwt210.00–212.501,3173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623226.04/cwt215.00–240.001,4086
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1659218.82/cwt209.00–221.001,44212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open720215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721197.82/cwt190.00–210.001,4267
Heifers—Medium and Large 3745165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement973180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy305305.00/cwt305.00–305.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328278.68/cwt260.00–297.509146
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328207.45/cwt200.00–220.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335243.61/cwt225.00–255.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368238.59/cwt225.00–250.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373281.52/cwt265.00–300.001,0508
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373212.01/cwt200.00–220.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423284.38/cwt270.00–292.501,2039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426248.42/cwt235.00–260.001,0587
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432208.81/cwt200.00–220.009025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464277.21/cwt260.00–290.001,28613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477237.74/cwt227.50–255.001,13410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478220.00/cwt215.00–225.001,0524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524251.12/cwt240.00–267.501,3167
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533215.15/cwt200.00–225.001,1477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561204.55/cwt200.00–210.001,1486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy565252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1593235.00/cwt225.00–245.001,3945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy605232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621215.56/cwt200.00–225.001,3397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621189.09/cwt180.00–200.001,1746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678207.07/cwt200.00–215.001,4047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2800152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2860157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,229113.63/cwt110.00–115.001,3975
Bulls——1,635121.63/cwt117.00–125.001,9895
Bulls——1,886127.98/cwt125.00–133.002,4147
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67060.00/cwt60.00–60.004021
Cows—Lean 85-90%94281.56/cwt80.00–85.007685
Cows—Boner 80-85%99290.81/cwt86.00–94.009015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08796.82/cwt95.00–99.001,05219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123103.34/cwt100.00–105.001,16123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325108.47/cwt106.00–112.001,43740
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467101.80/cwt98.00–105.001,49316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,7403
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3692,500.00/head1,800.00–3,000.002,5004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28791,823.19/head1,750.00–1,850.001,8238
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0811,831.98/head1,550.00–2,025.001,8329
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158108.37/cwt100.00–115.001,2553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,167108.17/cwt106.00–110.001,2623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,387.19/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3877
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258115.63/cwt109.00–121.001,4552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,268110.92/cwt102.00–115.001,4068
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,339117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3591,832.83/head1,200.00–2,275.001,83318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,468113.76/cwt94.00–117.001,6708
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,864.50/head1,550.00–2,200.001,8656
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2271,821.97/head1,350.00–2,100.001,8229
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,353.94/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3542
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875100.00/cwt100.00–100.008751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5351

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.