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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 2
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
697 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 499▲ 35 vs year ago 662 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 75▼ 72 vs year ago 162 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 34▼ 11 vs year ago 36 · −30.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week is available. Supply was good and demand was strong on most ranges of feeders with added attention from buyers on value added and weaned calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.00/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.64 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$267.00
65 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,442
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.00
vs AR average
−3.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542272.421,47551
Medium and Large 2535247.261,32214thin
One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about $153 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 sale65 hd
267.00
—
AR average9 barns · 317 hd
258.00
+9.00
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−3.59
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−122.64
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—Average1,548137.402,12722
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,342130.891,7575thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,239125.581,55629
CowsLean 85-90%Average997108.041,07727

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,4092thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)846$1,3424thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$1,2882thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)806$1,4167
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,3001thin

Every lot

112 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added305390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328373.93/cwt355.00–390.001,2264
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added375391.69/cwt390.00–395.001,4693
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added375302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1341
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383356.97/cwt350.00–365.001,3675
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387306.88/cwt280.00–330.001,1886
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410362.52/cwt360.00–365.001,4863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418284.59/cwt255.00–315.001,1908
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added423380.58/cwt370.00–385.001,61015
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed427309.94/cwt300.00–325.001,3233
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added457357.96/cwt345.00–370.001,6365
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464276.36/cwt265.00–290.001,2824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,6165
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477309.00/cwt292.50–335.001,47413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522297.59/cwt290.00–315.001,5535
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530256.13/cwt250.00–262.501,3572
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535321.57/cwt320.00–327.501,7209
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added540280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568287.65/cwt272.50–297.501,63412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added573303.09/cwt292.00–315.001,73714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614280.65/cwt270.00–300.001,72313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627273.49/cwt255.00–280.001,7155
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632249.93/cwt247.50–255.001,5803
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653271.48/cwt260.00–287.501,7735
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added660250.00/cwt240.00–260.001,6502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added689236.67/cwt236.00–238.001,6319
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added772235.74/cwt230.00–247.501,8203
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added806228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8385
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323318.74/cwt297.50–340.001,03012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328294.24/cwt280.00–315.009653
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330303.45/cwt292.50–317.501,0013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374306.23/cwt275.00–327.501,14517
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382258.68/cwt242.50–272.509883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added416304.91/cwt290.00–310.001,26820
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418284.57/cwt270.00–307.501,19020
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418271.83/cwt265.00–277.501,1364
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421250.74/cwt240.00–257.501,0567
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added460265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2191
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465241.32/cwt235.00–247.501,1222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471293.14/cwt275.00–297.501,38116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476242.83/cwt220.00–252.501,1568
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477274.84/cwt257.50–290.001,31110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515264.29/cwt252.50–277.501,3618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517281.09/cwt276.00–287.501,45317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added520250.44/cwt249.00–252.501,3025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520246.51/cwt242.50–250.001,2825
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed563253.70/cwt250.00–257.501,4282
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567276.31/cwt270.00–284.001,56714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569262.47/cwt247.50–275.001,49311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580234.74/cwt220.00–250.001,3612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614241.49/cwt235.00–250.001,4834
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625231.88/cwt220.00–237.501,4495
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628266.24/cwt265.00–267.501,6724
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667247.23/cwt239.00–267.501,6496
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667231.73/cwt227.50–235.001,5463
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703220.02/cwt210.00–225.001,5473
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement790230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8171
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added791228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8034
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318376.31/cwt365.00–390.001,19710
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338320.30/cwt300.00–335.001,0836
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369357.23/cwt340.00–370.001,3186
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378305.89/cwt285.00–320.001,1569
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423335.52/cwt317.50–355.001,41912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431275.66/cwt265.00–285.001,1887
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453322.81/cwt321.00–330.001,4625
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473248.15/cwt242.50–262.501,1744
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476292.49/cwt280.00–300.001,39213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520257.87/cwt232.50–275.001,3413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523281.29/cwt262.50–300.001,4717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555242.48/cwt230.00–250.001,3464
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574276.74/cwt260.00–285.001,58814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619252.89/cwt237.50–280.001,56511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663236.31/cwt220.00–252.501,5672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668236.15/cwt227.50–245.001,5772
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713224.91/cwt220.00–230.001,6042
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed726224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6264
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4521
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,268113.02/cwt100.00–125.001,4332
Bulls——1,498134.69/cwt130.00–145.002,01814
Bulls——1,758151.86/cwt147.00–155.002,6706
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75590.53/cwt85.00–95.006842
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77060.36/cwt50.00–72.004652
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight895117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0471
Cows—Lean 85-90%93887.65/cwt70.00–95.008224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073124.06/cwt121.00–129.001,3319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085113.90/cwt112.00–115.001,2368
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166119.31/cwt110.00–124.001,39111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284129.41/cwt124.00–139.001,66218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320133.11/cwt129.00–140.001,7574
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,7451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28461,341.54/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,288.22/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,409.19/head1,400.00–1,420.001,4092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28061,415.96/head1,300.00–1,675.001,4167
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2896142.68/cwt132.00–150.001,2785
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.