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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 26

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

499 head

▼ 218 vs last sale 717▼ 163 vs year ago 662 · −24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 84▼ 87 vs year ago 162 · −53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 30▼ 2 vs year ago 36 · −5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on limited comparable sales. Demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 10.00 higher, instances 12.00-15.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.15/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −126.48 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.

Average price

$302.15

28 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$39.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

vs AR average

−8.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	306.41	1,687	25
Medium and Large 2	563	266.62	1,502	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.79/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale28 hd

302.15

—

AR average8 barns · 279 hd

302.32

−0.17

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−8.11

This barn, trailing median29 sales

428.63

−126.48

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.83, low $350.71, median $428.63 across 29 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,679	152.02	2,553	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	130.34	1,805	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	122.14	1,428	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	800	88.33	707	3thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,377	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	376.29/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,242	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	354.04/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,324	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	367.81/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,523	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	307.94/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,303	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	462	329.61/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,523	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	340.99/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,596	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	317.17/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,545	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	313.41/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,617	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	306.79/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,718	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	272.43/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,566	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	296.39/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,716	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	273.14/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,754	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	233.88/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,565	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	232.37/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,657	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	347	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	989	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	302.87/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,139	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,206	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	290.27/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,254	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	258.49/cwt	235.00–287.50	1,225	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	250.03/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,230	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,157	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	256.62/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,365	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	249.96/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,412	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	224.16/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,361	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,530	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,789	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,334	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	344.17/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,456	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	316.92/cwt	275.00–347.50	1,493	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	319.22/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,628	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,517	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	140.54/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,059	2
Bulls	—	—	1,741	150.62/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,622	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	166.31/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,944	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	120.76/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,366	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,720	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,425	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	125.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,705	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	137.01/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,943	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	628	830.57/head	750.00–975.00	831	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	1,649.91/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,650	6

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 Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 717Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 84Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 30Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
6	350–400	376	280.00–312.50	302.87
17	400–450	432	272.50–307.50	290.27
7	450–500	474	235.00–287.50	258.49
9	500–550	532	240.00–265.00	256.62
3	550–600	565	242.50–262.50	249.96
3	600–650	607	212.50–237.50	224.16
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	683	224.00	224.00
2	800–850	840	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	492	240.00–260.00	250.03
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	520	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	310.00–340.00	329.61
6	550–600	579	290.00–310.00	296.39
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	295.00–325.00	307.94
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	575	265.00–280.00	272.43
1	600–650	615	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	310.00–320.00	317.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	355.00–385.00	376.29
9	350–400	374	325.00–380.00	354.04
7	400–450	414	345.00–380.00	367.81
4	450–500	468	320.00–365.00	340.99
8	500–550	516	310.00–320.00	313.41
11	550–600	560	295.00–325.00	306.79
4	600–650	642	260.00–277.50	273.14
5	650–700	669	220.00–260.00	233.88
2	700–750	713	225.00–240.00	232.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	362.50	362.50
3	400–450	423	320.00–380.00	344.17
14	450–500	471	275.00–347.50	316.92
4	500–550	510	310.00–322.50	319.22
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	628	750.00–975.00	830.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,156	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,649.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,741	147.00–154.00	150.62
2	—	1,465	140.00–141.00	140.54
2	—	1,770	162.00–170.00	166.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	132.00–144.00	137.01
4	—	1,360	120.00–130.00	125.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
1	—	730	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,131	116.00–129.00	120.76
2	—	1,280	130.00–139.00	134.39
1	—	1,295	110.00	110.00

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.