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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 28

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Nov 21Nov 28Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,003 head

▲ 720 vs last sale 283▼ 81 vs year ago 1,084 · −7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 72▼ 46 vs year ago 162 · −28.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers lightly tested last week, no trend established. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Facility will have a special replacement cow and bull sale December 2nd, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.99/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$224.99

314 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	235.32	1,133	184
Medium and Large 2	461	216.85	999	89
Medium and Large 3	452	196.27	888	41

One grade step is worth $39.05/cwt here — about $245 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 sale314 hd

224.99

—

AR average1 barns · 314 hd

224.99

+0.00

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,606	110.02	1,767	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	93.24	1,271	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	84.19	953	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	63.00	576	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,229	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,010	1thin

Every lot

108 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	261.21/cwt	245.00–270.00	833	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	234.07/cwt	220.00–240.00	754	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	301.41/cwt	292.50–310.00	986	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	218.52/cwt	175.00–237.50	811	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	298.13/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,112	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	262.42/cwt	250.00–275.00	995	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	251.65/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,047	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	321.56/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,341	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	280.81/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,191	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	221.45/cwt	210.00–232.50	948	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,449	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	255.10/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,219	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	284.03/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,361	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	481	226.01/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,087	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	215.76/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,122	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	281.66/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,467	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	246.11/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,302	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	242.40/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,384	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	224.38/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,304	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	601	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,442	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	192.59/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,190	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	226.45/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,422	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	222.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,462	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	195.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,327	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	204.54/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,475	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	207.38/cwt	190.00–220.00	666	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	267.29/cwt	257.50–280.00	874	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	244.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	799	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	341	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	980	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	208.52/cwt	200.00–215.00	780	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	259.61/cwt	247.50–270.00	976	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	233.56/cwt	222.50–240.00	883	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,092	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	235.37/cwt	222.50–247.50	989	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	260.17/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,119	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	213.80/cwt	200.00–220.00	924	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	191.26/cwt	190.00–192.50	838	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	225.65/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,054	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	207.57/cwt	200.00–215.00	971	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	185.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	874	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	208.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,086	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	234.05/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,224	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	189.34/cwt	175.00–197.50	994	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	236.06/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,324	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	212.75/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,221	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	576	188.10/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,083	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,037	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	198.93/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,215	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,347	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,247	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	891	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,408	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	295.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	957	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	266.53/cwt	255.00–272.50	869	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	208.97/cwt	192.50–225.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	251.63/cwt	240.00–260.00	926	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	283.42/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,057	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	284.39/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,186	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	256.86/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,081	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	227.07/cwt	215.00–235.00	963	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	261.54/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,229	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	197.43/cwt	180.00–210.00	936	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	228.36/cwt	215.00–242.50	1,085	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,352	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	244.02/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,271	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	220.52/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,151	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,054	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	198.51/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,126	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	221.15/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,267	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,077	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,344	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	182.56/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,141	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	171.51/cwt	155.00–187.50	1,081	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	188.99/cwt	182.50–197.50	1,259	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	719	157.14/cwt	152.50–167.50	1,130	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	97.36/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	107.31/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,636	9
Bulls	—	—	1,854	118.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,205	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	576	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	83.05/cwt	80.00–84.00	894	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	88.04/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,020	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	75.47/cwt	75.00–76.00	900	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,170	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	92.10/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,244	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	96.79/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,352	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,092	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	95.29/cwt	72.00–110.00	696	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	1,013.23/head	875.00–1,135.00	1,013	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	855	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,229.47/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,229	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	89.30/cwt	82.00–93.00	978	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Tue Nov 28, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 283Year ago 1,084

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 72Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	420	222.50–247.50	235.37
15	—	611	190.00–210.00	198.93
3	—	665	200.00–205.00	202.52
16	—	561	222.50–242.50	236.06
11	—	376	247.50–270.00	259.61
26	—	467	220.00–240.00	225.65
13	—	327	257.50–280.00	267.29
31	—	523	222.50–245.00	234.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	182.00	182.00
1	—	830	167.50	167.50
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
14	—	378	222.50–240.00	233.56
11	—	522	200.00–220.00	208.09
12	—	574	205.00–217.50	212.75
11	—	432	200.00–220.00	213.80
22	—	468	200.00–215.00	207.57
2	—	610	165.00–175.00	170.00
14	—	327	240.00–250.00	244.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	155.00	155.00
2	—	438	190.00–192.50	191.26
10	—	525	175.00–197.50	189.34
10	—	374	200.00–215.00	208.52
8	—	321	190.00–220.00	207.38
7	—	576	170.00–197.50	188.10
3	—	472	180.00–190.00	185.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	730	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	341	287.50	287.50
1	—	605	215.00	215.00
4	—	383	285.00	285.00
2	—	430	255.00–265.00	260.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	270.00	270.00
3	—	417	315.00–325.00	321.56
4	—	601	240.00	240.00
1	—	305	320.00	320.00
2	—	460	310.00–320.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	195.00–215.00	204.54
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
7	—	658	220.00–235.00	222.13
26	—	479	267.50–295.00	284.03
8	—	327	292.50–310.00	301.41
26	—	571	230.00–250.00	242.40
10	—	424	270.00–295.00	280.81
19	—	628	210.00–232.50	226.45
22	—	373	280.00–315.00	298.13
26	—	521	260.00–287.50	281.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	235.00–257.50	246.11
2	—	680	190.00–200.00	195.11
2	—	618	185.00–200.00	192.59
5	—	319	245.00–270.00	261.21
5	—	416	240.00–260.00	251.65
5	—	379	250.00–275.00	262.42
4	—	581	212.50–235.00	224.38
10	—	478	240.00–265.00	255.10
1	—	710	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	175.00–237.50	218.52
6	—	322	220.00–240.00	234.07
10	—	520	190.00–230.00	215.76
2	—	428	210.00–232.50	221.45
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
7	—	481	200.00–235.00	226.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	324	280.00–310.00	295.25
17	—	521	230.00–255.00	244.02
11	—	417	270.00–297.50	284.39
2	—	755	170.00	170.00
13	—	470	245.00–272.50	261.54
7	—	618	210.00–225.00	217.50
10	—	573	212.50–235.00	221.15
16	—	373	272.50–302.50	283.42
5	—	666	182.50–197.50	188.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	310.00	310.00
1	—	515	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	215.00–235.00	227.07
2	—	630	155.00–187.50	171.51
2	—	590	180.00–185.00	182.50
2	—	365	192.50–225.00	208.97
2	—	340	210.00–220.00	215.00
6	—	474	180.00–210.00	197.43
3	—	527	200.00	200.00
1	—	750	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	210.00–227.50	220.52
4	—	719	152.50–167.50	157.14
3	—	567	190.00–210.00	198.51
14	—	475	215.00–242.50	228.36
3	—	625	175.00–190.00	182.56
15	—	421	240.00–267.50	256.86
5	—	326	255.00–272.50	266.53
3	—	368	240.00–260.00	251.63
1	—	795	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	86.00–89.00	88.04
5	—	1,076	80.00–84.00	83.05
2	—	1,193	75.00–76.00	75.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	88.00	88.00
5	—	1,397	96.00–99.00	96.79
11	—	1,351	90.00–95.00	92.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,854	115.00–123.00	118.93
9	—	1,525	103.00–113.00	107.31
3	—	1,270	90.00–100.00	97.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	72.00–110.00	95.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,095	82.00–93.00	89.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,229.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	91.00	91.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	790	875.00–1,135.00	1,013.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	96.00	96.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	103.00	103.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.