Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2023-12-05

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 5
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,493 head
▲ 490 vs last sale 1,003▲ 189 vs year ago 1,304 · +14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 116▼ 36 vs year ago 145 · −24.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 25▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 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 $247.89/cwt on 530 head.
Average price
$247.89
530 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,366
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.88
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516257.021,32753
Medium and Large 1571252.061,439353
Medium and Large 2538237.191,27686
Medium and Large 3444220.6598038
One grade step is worth $36.37/cwt here — about $347 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 sale530 hd
247.89
—
AR average9 barns · 2,180 hd
249.77
−1.88
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—Average1,34497.731,3148thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34186.381,15915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10082.8291119
CowsLean 85-90%Average96770.1167811

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)955$9901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$8512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$1,0701thin

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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325282.15/cwt275.00–290.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 3325200.92/cwt180.00–220.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1329311.46/cwt300.00–335.001,02516
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy335345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1561
Steers—Medium and Large 1370317.06/cwt300.00–340.001,17318
Steers—Medium and Large 2380283.38/cwt270.00–290.001,07711
Steers—Medium and Large 3386225.98/cwt210.00–240.0087211
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Steers—Medium and Large 1414304.62/cwt290.00–315.001,26116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,18410
Steers—Medium and Large 2425262.07/cwt250.00–277.501,11413
Steers—Medium and Large 3430227.49/cwt210.00–245.0097811
Steers—Medium and Large 1469282.82/cwt270.00–297.501,32641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1787
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 3477221.17/cwt210.00–225.001,0556
Steers—Medium and Large 2487254.88/cwt227.50–265.001,24110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy505290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,33918
Steers—Medium and Large 3521215.50/cwt210.00–220.001,1235
Steers—Medium and Large 1525268.42/cwt252.50–277.501,40935
Steers—Medium and Large 2526238.45/cwt222.50–247.501,25419
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5173
Steers—Medium and Large 1564244.65/cwt235.00–260.001,38054
Steers—Medium and Large 2576225.41/cwt212.50–232.501,29817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,43118
Steers—Medium and Large 3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1802
Steers—Medium and Large 3600190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 2622210.79/cwt205.00–215.001,3113
Steers—Medium and Large 1625233.06/cwt217.50–242.501,45781
Steers—Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Steers—Medium and Large 1678222.57/cwt205.00–228.001,50940
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added712230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6383
Steers—Medium and Large 1717213.92/cwt200.00–222.501,53430
Steers—Medium and Large 2723192.48/cwt187.50–197.501,3922
Steers—Medium and Large 1769208.16/cwt202.50–210.001,6017
Steers—Medium and Large 2805167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3481
Steers—Medium and Large 1830187.53/cwt185.00–190.001,5563
Steers—Medium and Large 1870181.19/cwt177.50–185.001,5762
Steers—Medium and Large 2870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3921
Steers—Medium and Large 2925149.39/cwt139.00–160.001,3822
Steers—Medium and Large 1945175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6541
Steers—Medium and Large 21,015120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2182
Steers—Medium and Large 21,280100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315202.50/cwt202.50–202.506382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331260.58/cwt245.00–270.0086317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332232.56/cwt220.00–235.0077210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Replacement340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy355272.50/cwt272.50–272.509671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370251.96/cwt240.00–267.5093222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377226.34/cwt220.00–237.5085313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380207.59/cwt200.00–217.507893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417227.50/cwt227.50–227.509497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419240.56/cwt230.00–255.001,00818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431217.62/cwt205.00–227.5093830
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432192.36/cwt187.50–200.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471207.11/cwt200.00–215.0097518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472226.69/cwt217.50–241.001,07067
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Replacement473220.09/cwt210.00–225.001,0413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473181.30/cwt180.00–182.508582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Replacement510227.50/cwt225.00–230.001,1602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517201.98/cwt200.00–202.501,0445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528214.27/cwt205.00–220.001,13134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532230.14/cwt222.50–245.001,22476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0303
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555186.26/cwt185.00–187.501,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569206.54/cwt200.00–210.001,17511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577222.33/cwt212.50–235.001,28332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623206.21/cwt190.00–210.001,28532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624221.97/cwt212.50–235.001,38552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3629175.79/cwt165.00–180.001,1064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664178.98/cwt175.00–180.001,1885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677204.52/cwt190.00–212.501,38519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Replacement725185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729187.43/cwt179.00–190.001,3668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added736203.67/cwt200.00–212.501,49910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785162.40/cwt155.00–170.001,2752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added818192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320273.91/cwt260.00–295.008774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328317.35/cwt302.50–340.001,0417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340235.00/cwt235.00–235.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3364216.21/cwt180.00–250.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy365340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371313.83/cwt300.00–330.001,1647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378282.52/cwt270.00–295.001,0684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423295.58/cwt280.00–310.001,2509
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424217.30/cwt200.00–240.009217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429261.48/cwt255.00–270.001,12212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472268.53/cwt255.00–280.001,26717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474240.34/cwt225.00–250.001,1399
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482206.12/cwt195.00–225.009939
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513229.03/cwt220.00–257.501,1759
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515256.40/cwt247.50–270.001,32010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy550260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560177.50/cwt177.50–177.509941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570202.54/cwt200.00–205.001,1542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575219.92/cwt215.00–235.001,2658
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625203.66/cwt200.00–207.501,2732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635181.68/cwt175.00–187.501,1543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy660217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663172.44/cwt167.50–180.001,1433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669199.99/cwt195.00–205.001,3384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2727166.18/cwt161.00–172.501,2083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2772166.61/cwt160.00–170.001,2863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04383.02/cwt80.00–89.008663
Bulls——1,525106.56/cwt102.00–110.001,6255
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95863.80/cwt60.00–66.006113
Cows—Lean 85-90%97172.47/cwt70.00–75.007048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01376.99/cwt76.00–78.007802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09181.98/cwt80.00–84.0089410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13985.68/cwt85.00–87.009767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33782.89/cwt80.00–88.001,1089
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34891.61/cwt90.00–94.001,2356
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,715116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810851.17/head750.00–970.008512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0711
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284078.00/cwt78.00–78.006551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701

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.