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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 19
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 680▲ 96 vs year ago 621 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 76▼ 43 vs year ago 127 · −33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 50 vs year ago 80 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steers over 600 lbs were not well tested but were trending as much as 20.00 higher on comparable cattle from last week. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs were as much as 30.00 higher and heifers over 400 lbs were mostly 5.00 higher with some exceptions of a few offerings of weaned calves that brought a premium. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 15.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong with good buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.98/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −132.65 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$256.98
53 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,406
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.88
vs AR average
−20.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547275.111,50426
Medium and Large 2547239.531,31127
One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale53 hd
256.98
—
AR average9 barns · 646 hd
266.87
−9.88
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−20.24
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−132.65
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—Low1,654139.822,31210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,472124.971,83910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,157120.611,39519
CowsLean 85-90%Low93192.0885722

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,5114thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)919$1,2484thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)740$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)810$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$1,4482thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1267417.39/cwt415.00–420.001,1144
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335374.81/cwt352.50–395.001,2566
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added338396.75/cwt390.00–405.001,3413
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added362383.28/cwt370.00–390.001,38712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371354.53/cwt340.00–375.001,3156
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374329.39/cwt317.50–335.001,2324
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413386.61/cwt385.00–390.001,5973
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424358.09/cwt330.00–380.001,51822
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added428322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429307.25/cwt280.00–320.001,3187
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463283.77/cwt280.00–287.501,3142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468348.11/cwt340.00–360.001,6293
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474324.51/cwt310.00–337.501,53815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added480287.92/cwt286.00–300.001,3828
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full508275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3973
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514305.99/cwt287.50–327.501,5737
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added518292.58/cwt290.00–295.001,5162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522321.82/cwt310.00–345.001,6806
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568246.63/cwt240.00–250.001,4013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586292.49/cwt285.00–300.001,7142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added590304.17/cwt300.00–312.501,7953
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623296.17/cwt292.50–300.001,8452
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663254.03/cwt247.50–265.001,6843
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added678287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9491
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed730247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8071
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8242
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added294357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,0518
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313325.26/cwt312.50–340.001,01814
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315212.50/cwt205.00–220.006692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326280.97/cwt272.50–290.009163
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added342343.54/cwt342.50–347.501,1759
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added359302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0864
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,1042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed366307.07/cwt290.00–322.501,1244
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369332.55/cwt310.00–370.001,22725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added378316.70/cwt310.00–320.001,1973
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388278.67/cwt257.50–290.001,0816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed406298.12/cwt290.00–310.001,2104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added424305.04/cwt290.00–320.001,2936
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428291.93/cwt272.50–312.501,2498
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428258.83/cwt242.50–267.501,1088
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463277.40/cwt265.00–295.001,28420
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added463268.53/cwt265.00–275.001,2433
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468298.18/cwt290.00–305.001,3955
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478249.93/cwt227.50–267.501,19510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526240.40/cwt222.50–250.001,26513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530273.80/cwt260.00–287.501,4518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added530267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added544277.75/cwt272.50–279.001,51110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560285.83/cwt282.50–290.001,6013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5963
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568234.95/cwt220.00–250.001,33510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added578241.66/cwt240.00–245.001,3973
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578239.98/cwt235.00–245.001,3872
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618211.23/cwt200.00–225.001,3054
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4481
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Replacement940196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8423
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290401.61/cwt400.00–405.001,1653
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2316307.44/cwt280.00–332.509724
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320367.89/cwt355.00–380.001,1772
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330382.22/cwt350.00–395.001,26117
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368299.46/cwt295.00–302.501,1025
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377343.18/cwt325.00–365.001,29414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426342.72/cwt330.00–360.001,46013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426318.00/cwt300.00–330.001,3556
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465271.88/cwt255.00–285.001,2643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471313.72/cwt295.00–340.001,47825
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516244.85/cwt230.00–272.501,2637
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518281.38/cwt277.50–285.001,4582
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520303.50/cwt285.00–320.001,57813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5541
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563262.40/cwt255.00–270.001,4772
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587295.55/cwt293.00–302.501,73511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632277.28/cwt260.00–295.001,7525
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1693243.70/cwt230.00–257.501,6892
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6451
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,025108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1071
Bulls——1,532134.88/cwt131.00–138.002,0663
Bulls——1,819147.60/cwt143.00–153.002,6856
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77590.85/cwt89.00–93.007042
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81583.29/cwt80.00–85.006793
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight860110.06/cwt105.00–115.009472
Cows—Lean 85-90%967110.76/cwt105.00–114.001,0713
Cows—Lean 85-90%98080.92/cwt80.00–87.007937
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00295.06/cwt90.00–100.009535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,068104.47/cwt100.00–110.001,1162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150118.94/cwt114.00–124.001,36812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208131.07/cwt125.00–137.001,5835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456136.67/cwt133.00–142.001,9904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458122.34/cwt120.00–126.001,7844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530106.84/cwt103.00–110.001,6352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29191,247.76/head900.00–1,400.001,2484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,511.43/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5181
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2700139.48/cwt139.00–140.009762
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2759127.66/cwt120.00–145.009695
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,447.94/head1,050.00–1,875.001,4482

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.