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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 19
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 605▼ 104 vs year ago 602 · −17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 153▼ 55 vs year ago 116 · −47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 51▲ 24 vs year ago 60 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. No trend established. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Facility will NOT have a sale December 26th, 2023. Closed for Christmas Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.10/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −178.53 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$211.10
22 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,134
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs AR average
−22.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535222.001,18815thin
Medium and Large 2536191.951,0306thin
Medium and Large 3575162.509341thin
One grade step is worth $59.50/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale22 hd
211.10
—
AR average1 barns · 22 hd
211.10
+0.00
National average131 barns · 7,625 hd
233.89
−22.79
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−178.53
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
441398355312median 389.6303/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $325.96, median $389.63 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,642106.481,74910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33189.621,19317
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,09881.6389613
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09365.867208thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,516$1,7675
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,415$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,4948
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,4662thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)904$1,32410
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,353$1,8852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$2,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,063$2,35612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,31718

Every lot

105 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324314.36/cwt305.00–322.501,0198
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360283.91/cwt275.00–297.501,0223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367265.74/cwt260.00–270.009753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415222.50/cwt222.50–222.509231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435289.33/cwt285.00–295.001,2594
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470273.68/cwt260.00–287.501,28611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518259.04/cwt247.50–265.001,3426
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565197.61/cwt185.00–210.001,1162
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582235.44/cwt232.50–242.501,37010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2303
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616218.27/cwt205.00–225.001,3456
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682217.28/cwt205.00–222.501,4829
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710210.17/cwt209.00–212.501,4923
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773209.73/cwt190.00–215.001,6218
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1874200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7483
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5581
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318248.05/cwt235.00–260.0078912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325225.90/cwt220.00–230.007343
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365221.89/cwt215.00–230.008103
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372252.10/cwt240.00–262.509389
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0461
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421209.49/cwt200.00–220.0088210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422233.11/cwt222.50–245.009847
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472186.68/cwt175.00–195.008813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482237.46/cwt227.50–247.501,14514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484220.63/cwt217.50–225.001,0684
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518188.61/cwt180.00–200.009774
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526221.60/cwt215.00–227.501,16611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561223.11/cwt220.00–225.001,2524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573198.64/cwt190.00–207.501,1382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575162.50/cwt162.50–162.509341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617212.10/cwt200.00–222.501,3099
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630186.69/cwt175.00–195.001,1769
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675173.35/cwt167.50–185.001,1706
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy703200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4066
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714184.16/cwt170.00–192.501,3156
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy757213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6123
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775161.24/cwt160.00–162.501,2502
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4782
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818155.02/cwt150.00–160.001,2682
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy832180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4983
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3351
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open935135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316307.76/cwt290.00–322.509734
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320220.47/cwt210.00–230.007062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335287.50/cwt287.50–287.509632
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361295.48/cwt282.50–310.001,0679
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370259.05/cwt245.00–272.509586
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373229.13/cwt222.50–235.008552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421271.95/cwt262.50–285.001,1457
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425228.34/cwt210.00–242.509706
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470261.80/cwt250.00–272.501,2307
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy475292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3891
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485236.21/cwt232.50–240.001,1462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517255.98/cwt245.00–267.501,3237
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556241.33/cwt227.50–255.001,3426
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565196.28/cwt195.00–197.501,1092
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,3012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614226.51/cwt217.50–230.001,3915
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623197.55/cwt192.50–200.001,2313
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668193.32/cwt190.00–195.001,2913
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675211.00/cwt200.00–222.501,4242
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708180.04/cwt170.00–190.001,2752
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823173.93/cwt169.00–180.001,4313
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825150.72/cwt149.00–152.501,2432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,513100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5132
Bulls——1,643117.20/cwt114.00–120.001,9262
Bulls——1,685105.06/cwt103.00–107.001,7706
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05062.98/cwt60.00–68.006615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08475.25/cwt75.00–76.008164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09087.55/cwt86.00–89.009544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11681.99/cwt80.00–85.009155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16570.66/cwt70.00–72.008233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31586.73/cwt85.00–89.001,1408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34692.19/cwt90.00–95.001,2419
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,885.03/head1,700.00–2,025.001,8852
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2866108.43/cwt90.00–126.0093910
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292890.30/cwt82.00–105.008386
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29041,324.06/head1,075.00–1,475.001,32410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,466.47/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,493.86/head1,000.00–2,075.001,4948
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31384.66/cwt80.00–88.001,1122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5161,766.62/head1,525.00–1,950.001,7675
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,356.27/head2,075.00–2,600.002,35612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1912,337.93/head1,750.00–2,600.002,33816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,152.94/head1,675.00–2,650.002,1532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003

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.