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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 3
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,083 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 1,059▲ 62 vs year ago 1,021 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 176▲ 77 vs year ago 141 · +54.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 42▲ 22 vs year ago 13 · +169.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 weights sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 weights sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $213.43/cwt on 349 head.
Average price
$213.43
349 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.51
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516222.301,146216
Medium and Large 1-2544217.411,18213thin
Medium and Large 2502200.771,00895
Medium and Large 3506182.8392625
One grade step is worth $39.47/cwt here — about $221 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 sale349 hd
213.43
—
AR average9 barns · 1,888 hd
221.94
−8.51
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—Average1,540100.821,55213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34287.971,1808thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15183.5396132
CowsLean 85-90%Low93671.1066510

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,4366
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,1001thin

Every lot

126 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 1332305.28/cwt290.00–317.501,0148
Steers—Medium and Large 3335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 2340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy350320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 2362230.65/cwt222.50–240.008353
Steers—Medium and Large 1370291.25/cwt272.50–310.001,07811
Steers—Medium and Large 3380192.50/cwt192.50–192.507322
Steers—Medium and Large 1428297.08/cwt280.00–307.501,27225
Steers—Medium and Large 2431264.38/cwt250.00–275.001,1398
Steers—Medium and Large 3433225.46/cwt210.00–240.009764
Steers—Medium and Large 1464289.50/cwt277.50–305.001,34317
Steers—Medium and Large 3473229.93/cwt220.00–240.001,0883
Steers—Medium and Large 2485266.89/cwt250.00–275.001,29415
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514282.57/cwt275.00–286.001,45224
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3781
Steers—Medium and Large 1525256.81/cwt245.00–272.501,34823
Steers—Medium and Large 2530226.34/cwt215.00–237.501,2004
Steers—Medium and Large 3540203.35/cwt195.00–210.001,0983
Steers—Medium and Large 2570200.89/cwt192.50–212.501,1453
Steers—Medium and Large 1581237.81/cwt232.00–250.001,38210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582257.59/cwt252.50–265.001,49937
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added613257.80/cwt252.50–261.001,58014
Steers—Medium and Large 1616237.22/cwt222.50–247.501,46111
Steers—Medium and Large 2635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1661227.46/cwt215.00–240.001,5047
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added662245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6226
Steers—Medium and Large 2665213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added713236.86/cwt235.00–238.001,68928
Steers—Medium and Large 2715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5371
Steers—Medium and Large 1724223.22/cwt215.00–230.001,6167
Steers—Medium and Large 1763231.10/cwt228.00–235.001,7637
Steers—Medium and Large 2765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 1814229.34/cwt229.00–230.001,8676
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added831234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,9459
Steers—Medium and Large 2910182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6611
Steers—Medium and Large 1920212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9551
Steers—Medium and Large 11,085195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318196.96/cwt185.00–205.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322230.04/cwt220.00–242.5074121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3357180.00/cwt180.00–180.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373200.01/cwt190.00–212.507468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379229.56/cwt217.50–240.0087025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added408252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417228.51/cwt217.50–240.0095323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420205.11/cwt195.00–215.0086115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424188.58/cwt182.50–192.5080010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450177.50/cwt177.50–177.507991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471199.32/cwt185.00–207.5093919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472221.07/cwt210.00–232.501,04322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy495252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515187.50/cwt187.50–187.509661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520207.62/cwt200.00–212.501,08020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523226.15/cwt215.00–237.501,18338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569199.20/cwt195.00–202.501,1339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570221.63/cwt210.00–233.001,26325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580217.11/cwt216.00–220.001,2597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added581235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3588182.47/cwt180.00–185.001,0732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620197.24/cwt190.00–205.001,22316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621223.25/cwt207.50–231.001,38624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623184.00/cwt180.00–185.001,1465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added668221.97/cwt218.00–228.001,4835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672185.09/cwt172.50–192.501,2443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677207.31/cwt200.00–217.001,4033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3693165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715173.43/cwt170.00–180.001,2403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added773200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open974135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3156
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy310320.00/cwt320.00–320.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323251.73/cwt235.00–265.008136
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325210.00/cwt200.00–220.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327282.33/cwt270.00–302.5092312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360202.40/cwt195.00–210.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368292.25/cwt270.00–312.501,0759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381249.21/cwt235.00–260.009498
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415293.34/cwt280.00–300.001,2178
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416253.99/cwt240.00–267.501,05710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420233.93/cwt230.00–237.509832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy450295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464237.74/cwt227.50–245.001,1037
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465265.19/cwt255.00–282.501,2339
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471195.99/cwt190.00–200.009235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518175.76/cwt167.50–185.009103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523232.51/cwt222.50–242.501,21614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527208.31/cwt200.00–217.501,0986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569201.51/cwt190.00–207.501,1479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572226.46/cwt217.50–240.001,2959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623219.32/cwt210.00–230.001,36610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628198.90/cwt192.50–205.001,2497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668206.47/cwt195.00–215.001,3793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730161.66/cwt155.00–170.001,1803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37387.68/cwt84.00–95.001,2044
Bulls——1,614106.66/cwt104.00–110.001,7219
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93273.88/cwt70.00–78.006898
Cows—Lean 85-90%95060.00/cwt60.00–60.005702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10187.37/cwt87.00–88.009628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15380.29/cwt79.00–82.0092613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18484.57/cwt83.00–86.001,00111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28990.76/cwt89.00–93.001,1704
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39485.18/cwt83.00–88.001,1874
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-268590.00/cwt90.00–90.006171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07290.65/cwt85.00–101.009726
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08890.48/cwt86.00–97.009844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09394.66/cwt85.00–113.001,0353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18895.94/cwt89.00–110.001,1403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,37590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,625.00/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,341.67/head1,100.00–1,450.001,3424

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.