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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 26
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,059 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 1,065▲ 450 vs year ago 609 · +73.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 249▲ 53 vs year ago 123 · +43.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 65▼ 8 vs year ago 50 · −16.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 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 $222.43/cwt on 344 head.
Average price
$222.43
344 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$392
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.61
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544229.991,251216
Medium and Large 2476214.341,01993
Medium and Large 3435197.2185935
One grade step is worth $32.78/cwt here — about $392 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 sale344 hd
222.43
—
AR average7 barns · 1,648 hd
233.04
−10.61
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—Average1,644102.321,68215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45490.831,32014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13485.4896935
CowsLean 85-90%Low97268.0966213

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 (2-4 yrs)1,146$1,7504thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,1101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$9101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$8882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,142$1,6746
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$1,51410

Every lot

129 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330243.97/cwt230.00–255.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1347293.07/cwt280.00–310.001,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 2373260.42/cwt250.00–267.509715
Steers—Medium and Large 1374300.80/cwt270.00–310.001,12514
Steers—Medium and Large 3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1423287.24/cwt270.00–302.501,21521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy434310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3457
Steers—Medium and Large 3435215.17/cwt200.00–230.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 2437255.29/cwt230.00–265.001,1169
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy470287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3511
Steers—Medium and Large 1475268.31/cwt252.50–277.501,27410
Steers—Medium and Large 2478229.70/cwt220.00–247.501,09811
Steers—Medium and Large 3483201.22/cwt200.00–202.509722
Steers—Medium and Large 1523253.38/cwt245.00–270.001,32522
Steers—Medium and Large 2526232.03/cwt220.00–242.501,22010
Steers—Medium and Large 3538210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1703
Steers—Medium and Large 2570205.13/cwt197.50–212.501,1694
Steers—Medium and Large 1579238.86/cwt230.00–245.001,3838
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4882
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added607259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5725
Steers—Medium and Large 1624224.21/cwt215.00–230.001,3996
Steers—Medium and Large 2635190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2071
Steers—Medium and Large 1668227.55/cwt225.00–230.001,5202
Steers—Medium and Large 2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5843
Steers—Medium and Large 1721213.91/cwt202.50–220.001,5427
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7045
Steers—Medium and Large 2725175.07/cwt170.00–180.001,2692
Steers—Medium and Large 1759211.80/cwt205.00–227.501,6087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6805
Steers—Medium and Large 1820190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5581
Steers—Medium and Large 1883200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7662
Steers—Medium and Large 2930180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6741
Steers—Medium and Large 1960175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6801
Steers—Medium and Large 31,045125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3061
Steers—Medium and Large 21,050147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,5491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy323281.69/cwt275.00–287.509102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330254.05/cwt242.50–267.5083812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330224.35/cwt215.00–230.007404
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376265.24/cwt252.50–280.0099719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378240.28/cwt227.50–250.0090815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380200.15/cwt180.00–220.0076113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416249.15/cwt240.00–267.501,03627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425230.63/cwt215.00–237.5098025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434199.62/cwt190.00–210.008667
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Replacement450282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468233.99/cwt222.50–247.501,09536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475209.71/cwt200.00–220.0099615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480188.03/cwt180.00–192.5090310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520199.08/cwt190.00–210.001,03518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527223.74/cwt212.50–237.501,17929
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540180.00/cwt180.00–180.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open543240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3036
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570180.13/cwt175.00–185.001,0272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open573235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3479
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579197.17/cwt185.00–200.001,1428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581216.95/cwt205.00–227.501,26017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612185.10/cwt175.00–190.001,1333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616211.55/cwt200.00–222.501,3039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667168.30/cwt160.00–175.001,1233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683188.91/cwt180.00–200.001,2909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added727202.51/cwt200.00–205.001,4724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement772197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added783217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,70327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2860150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added905180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6295
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313219.97/cwt210.00–225.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324298.34/cwt272.50–315.0096711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324260.12/cwt250.00–267.508439
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374290.97/cwt272.50–312.501,08819
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376218.30/cwt202.50–237.508215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383250.96/cwt240.00–267.509618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416218.63/cwt200.00–227.5091010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422280.52/cwt270.00–297.501,18414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424250.18/cwt237.50–262.501,06117
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466206.91/cwt177.50–222.5096411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467267.58/cwt255.00–282.501,25020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473236.53/cwt225.00–250.001,11915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514245.67/cwt235.00–260.001,26315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517203.10/cwt190.00–210.001,0507
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520220.25/cwt210.00–237.501,14520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565229.43/cwt217.50–240.001,29620
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573206.62/cwt200.00–215.001,1846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy575247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624226.03/cwt212.50–235.001,41015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630188.85/cwt180.00–195.001,1906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675173.49/cwt165.00–182.501,1712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678195.07/cwt190.00–205.001,3235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full680182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718212.42/cwt205.00–220.001,5252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730166.70/cwt165.00–170.001,2173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740183.75/cwt175.00–192.501,3602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778162.52/cwt160.00–165.001,2642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32087.85/cwt85.00–95.001,1605
Bulls——1,738108.51/cwt104.00–110.001,8867
Bulls——1,853115.48/cwt115.00–116.002,1402
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,190105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,3001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90260.43/cwt55.00–65.005456
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03274.65/cwt70.00–77.007707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11087.67/cwt86.00–89.0097310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12682.25/cwt80.00–85.0092618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18790.67/cwt90.00–92.001,0767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31594.42/cwt93.00–96.001,2425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39289.59/cwt86.00–92.001,2476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,68590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,87086.00/cwt85.00–87.001,6082
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,495110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,510124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905888.19/head875.00–900.008882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297097.94/cwt80.00–112.009504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03096.94/cwt92.00–104.009984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,445105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5171
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,586.93/head1,200.00–1,775.001,5874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,450.36/head1,300.00–1,635.001,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,848.98/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8492
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2411,541.97/head1,025.00–1,900.001,5427

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.